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GUINNESS

The finest Stout in the World

"BOAR'S HEAD"

BOTTLING.

SOLE AGENT

H. PRICE & CO.,

12, Queen's Rond Central,

Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1857.

Don't buy imitations, paly buy

GENUINE

TANSAN

BOTTLED BY

J. CLIFFORD WILKINSON

SOLE AGENTS

H. PRICE & CO.,

12, Queen's Road Central.

No. 14,243 +EXTER09 :***+* HONGKONG. WEDNĮ SDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH, 1903 #16 X^+A€+¶ST A2#2^N PRICE, $3 PER MONTH

RAINIER BEER N ERNST

The purest and best American Beer on tho Market,

Rorised Prices from Delober 15th, 1993,

until further notice.

PER CASE OF 6 DOZ. PINTS.....315,00 PER CASE OF 4 DOZ QUARTS...$15.00 PER ONE DOZEN PINTS ....

PER ONE DOZEN QUARTS

2.75 4.00

SOLE IMPORTERS.

A. S. WATSON & CO.

LIMITED,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

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ESTABLISHED 1841

CUTLER, PALMER

& CO.'S

PRIOR $11.00 PER DOZEN

NET

"SPECIAL BLEND" WHISKY

Blend

Felonted

Distillations of the Finest Scotch Whiskies

Apply to

SIEMSSEN & CO., Hongkong, [846

ITONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL TEAM- EL WAYS COMPANY, LIMITED,

HO

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYŃ, --7:30 aaa, tu - 2,00 am....Every 10 minutes. 8,00 am to 8:30 aja....Evory lá minutos. 8.30 am to 9.30 am...Every 16 minute. 9,30 8.m. tu 11.00 am. Every 1 minutes. 11.30a.m. to 12.45 p.....Every 16 minutes. 12.16 pm to 1.15 p.m....Every 10 minutes. 1.18 pan, to 1.45 p....Every 15 minutes. 1.45 p.m. to 2.15 p.m. Every 10 minutes.

15 2.16j, to 3.00 paaa........Every 330 pm to 6.20 p.m....Every 15 minutes. 6.30 p.m.

p.m. ...Evory 10 minutes. NIOHT CARS. 8.45 p.m. & 9 p., 9.46 to 11.15 p.n., every hour.

00

SUNDAYS,

inuten.

800 am to 9:00 am. Every 15 minutes. 900. to 8.30 am....Every 30 minutes. 930 a. to 10.00a.m...Every 16 minutes. 10.30 am, to 1100 n.m, .

....Every 10 Tminutes. 12.00 Noon to p Every 10 minutos.

1.00 p.m. to

...Every 15 minutes.

30 p.m. to 0.00p.m. Every 10 minutos 630 pa, to 750 p.m....Every 15 minutes. 7.00 pan, to 8.00 pm....Every 10 minutas,

NIGHT CAES as ou Werk Daya,

SATURDAYS.

Extra curs at 11.30'p.m. and 11.45 p.m. SPECIAL CAR3 by arrangement at the Corn- pany's Office, 38 & 10, Queen's Foul Cartral

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Fongong, 6th Juno, 1903,

(82761

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY.

PORTLAND CEMENT. Creks of 375lbs, net $4.75 per Cask er Factory, Bogs of 250 lbs. not $2.85 per bag ex Factory,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. General Managers. Ho grope, 14th August, 1999. Tal660 VICTORIA CYCLE EMPORIUM We are Sole Agents for the following:-i MONOPOLE, FUTURE, CENTAUE, and NEW PREMIER CYCLES. Best American Machines in the Market, always on View and for Sale. Also a Large Assortment of SECOND. HAND MACHINES of various maken, nearly as good as new, at greatly reduced prices. MOTOR CYCLES, MAIL CARTS, RICKSHAS FITTED WITH PNEUMATIC TYRES AND BALL BEARINGS

THROUGH-

NERNST ELECTRIC LIGHT.

BEAUTY OF ILLUMINATION COMBINED WITH GREAT ECONOMY

AS CHEAP AS GAS!

WILL BUY BACK.

COTTAM & CO.

FIRST CLASS OUTFITTERS.

SHIRTS.

GLOVES.

COLLAES.

UNDERWEAR.

THE LATEST NOVELTIES IN NECKWEAR

HONGKONG HOTEL BUILDINGS. ·

FOR PARTICULARS APPLY TO

HONGKONG

ELECTRIC CO. о SIEMSSEN & 00.

17 KODAKS,

WE

FILMS,

AND

AT FULL PRICES, ANYTHING PURCHASED OF US THAT DOES NOT TURN

OUT AS REPRESENTED.

It means

This is our way of doing business. It is a new way and a novel way, but IT PROTECTS YOU. It keeps us from recommending anything to you that we are not sure of. Good Drugs, Pare Drugs, and safety for you. It means to us your good will, your confidence | and, with it, a continually increasing trade. That is what we are after and what we expect to get from you by thus protecting you from any risk in buying. We will be glad to have your trade on the above understanding.

WATKINS LIMITED,

CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS WATKINS BUILDING, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG. THE CHINA LIGHT

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POWER CO. LD.

ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANTS NOW IN OPERATION IN CANTON AND}

KOWLOON.

INCANDESCENT LAMPS, ARO LAMPS AND

NERNST LAMPS SUPPLIED,

ESTIMATES MADE FOR ALL KINOS 02 ELECTRICAL WORK AND SUPPLIES.

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Apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

TAILORING DEPARTMENT:

ORDERS FOR THE WINTER SEASON NOW BEING BOOKED,

LATEST LONDON FASHIONS.

NEWEST AND BEST MATERIALS.

STYLE AND FIT GUARANTEED.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

$34

CUTLER, PALMER & CO.

ESTABLISHED IN LONDON IN 1815.

SHIPPERS TO CHINA FOR 75 YEARS.

Their Brands are favourably known all over the World. The following are some of their Stocks with the undersignod:- SUPERB OLD COGNAC,

$23.50 PER DOZ. Distinguished by Four Stars on the label,

ANOTHER FINE COGNAC, $18.50 per doz.)

Less old then the abʊve.

IMPERIAL BRANDY

$12.00 PER CASE.

THE ELITE OF WHISKY—

THE “PALL MALL,”

OUT. Everything in the trade always kept in Stock. First-class workuoanabip gusraafood in all branches of the business. Re-enamelling a C. speciality.

MORURDY & CO.,

*3763

43 & 34A, Queen's Road East,

VICTORIA HOTEL,

SHAMEEN, CANT ··

BRITISH CONCESSION.

LOOD Accommodation.

Excellent CuainHI.

Every Convenience for TourIS,

T. F. DA CRUZ Vini ager,

Ta1977 Cantor, lat Celonne, 19811

OCCIDENTAL HOTEL

ELGIN ROAD, KOWLOON.

35 Bedrooms, excellently furnished. Bath to tach room,

Dining room and Cuisine under strict supervision.

Bsors.

5.

European and American Wines, Spirits, and FOOL AND BILLIARDS. English, American and Manila Nowspapers on filo. Terms: $4 to $7,00 per day; $75 to $120

par month. JAB. D. M. CAMERON,

Manager, Hongkong, 6th May, 1902.

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$21 PER DOZ.

11 Years old: the finest quality shippad.

Ench bottle bearu an Analyst's certificaté.

P

P. & Co.'s OWN SPECIAL

BLEND WHISKY,

$11.00 PER DOZ.

Very soft, paintable, anıl mainre.

C.P. & Co.'s INVALIDS' PORT $21 PER DOZ.

| This fine Wino is old, soft, and of grand favour. Seo analysis and certificate by Proforor Cassall

DOURO PORT, $15.00 PER DOZ.

A Bue, full, and fraily wine.,

AMOROSO SHERRY;

$20 PER DOZ.

biaunter-T

LA TORRE SHERRY,

$17.00 PER DOZ.

A untural and most pleasant wins to the taste

BENEDICTINE LIQUEUR-

D.O.M.. $41.75 PER DOZ. QUARTS. $43.75 PER 2 DOZ, PINTS.

EVERYBODY SHOULD TRY THESE ITEMS THEY ARE UNEQUALLED AT THE FRICK

AGENTS SIEMSSEN & CO., HONGKONG.

W. BREWER

23 and 20, QUEEN'S ROAD.

& CO.

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ACCESSORIES

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.

GOOD WORK, PROMPT RETURN.

HOTELS.

HONGKONG HOTEL

A FIRST-CLASS HOTEL IN EVERY RESPEor Elegantly Furnished Reading. Drawing Music, Ping-pong and Smoking Rooms, Private Bar Bad Two Billiard Rooms for

Hotel Residents.

Dining Accommodation for 300 persons. Private and Special Dining Rooms.

European Chef and Indian Carry Cock.

Ladies' Afternoon Tea Rooms with European

Matron in attendance.

Ladies' Cloak Room.

Hydrandio Elevators to each Flor Bedroom A cocromodation-131 roums, Eleotrip Lighting and Electrio Fans, if

required

Hot and Cold Water throughout.

Wines and Groceries specially imported by

the Hotel Co.

Wines souled by Hotel refrigeratora.

Hotel Linen washed

machinery.

on

Premises by

Fire Extinguishing Mains and Emergency

Exite on every floor.

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MODERATE CHARGES! NO EXTRAS!

H. HAYNES,

Manager.

THE

HOTEL.

ACHEE & CO., PHOTO GOODS STORÈ.

TEMPORARY SHOW-ROOMS, 12, QUEEN'S ROAD

(1ST FLOOR, ABOVE MESSRS. PRICE & CO).

PEAK

Admirably Situated. Sheltered from the North-East Monsoon and Open to the South- West Mons on.

Hongkong, 7th November, 1903.

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ELECTRIC LIGHT

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COVERED

ELECTBIC LAMPS OF ALL KINDS AND AT MODERATE PRICES FROM THE TRAMWAY TERMINUS

ALWAYS IN STOCK.

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EDM. JOHANNSEN,

10, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL.

AQUARIUS COMPANY.

ALL THE AQUARIUS COMPANY'S WATERS

FROM FURE TREBLE DISTILLED WATER.

ARE

MADE

Telephone No. 75.

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.

15, Queen's Road,

Hongkong, 13th November, 1903.

GENERAL MANAGERS.

MARIE BRIZARD AND ROGER

LIQUEURS.

CURACAO, ANISETTE. CREME CACÃO VANILLA,

CHERRY BRANDY. ORANGE BRANDY.

CHERBY WHISKY. APRICOT BRANDY ‹ DE VOYAU. PRALINES VANILLA.

POUSSE CAFE, CLEME DE FRAISES. PARFAIT AMOUR.

CREME DE MANTHE 'GLACIALE. MARASCHINO KIRSCHENWASSER.

APPLY TO...

G. GIRAULT

KELLY & WALSH, LD.

THE ADVENTURES OF GERARD, by

A. Conan Doyle...

FOR THE HOME MAILS.

(140)

... $1.75 CHINA FAST AND PRESENT, by EH.

Parker...

8.00 REX CHRISTUS: AN OUTLINE STUDY OF

1.95 CHINA, b. Rev. A. H. Smith LIFE AND SPOET IN CHINA, by Oliver

G. Ready

800 BUILDING SUPERINTENDENCE, by T. M.

Clark

9.50 THE GREAT SIDebian Railway FROM ST. PETERSBURG TO PEKIN, by

*.75 M. M. Shoemaker; Illustrated THE TARIVE PRÓBLEN, 15 W. J. Ashley 1.95 PROTECTION, THE VIEWS OF A MANU-

FACTURER, by G. Byng

14

NEW.ARTISTIC SERIES OF

CHRISTMAS CARDS WITH

CHINESE SCENES.

Tid

2.75

LIFE AND How To LIVE IT, by Á, E.

Aldrich:..

取样

LES

COULISS PARISIENNES, 200 Illustrations

THE PLAY PICTORIAL; 2 Vols.

2.95

2.00 11.00

MANAGE

LITTLE ENTERTAINMENTS AND How To THEM, by Mrs. W.

Loverloa

L

SPEECHES FOR ALL, OCCASIONS, by An

Oxford M.A.

0.80

0.80

WEBSTER'S INTERNATIONAL DICTION-

ARY, WITH

SUPPLEMENT OF

ADDITIONAL WORDS AND RAR- INGS; 1903 ED. STRONGLY BOUND IN LEATHER WITH THUMB INDEX 35.00 DARWIN'S ORIGIN OF SPECIES; Cheap

Ed.

Conan Doyle's Adventures of Gerard Boy's and Girl's Annuals (New Volume)

291

2.50

.. 81.75 Captain Lloyd's Hongkong to Caxton ... $225

...each 5,75 CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CARDS Chatterbox. Bunday (New Voiamos) each 2.00

FOR THE HOME MAILS. Nautical Almanack 1904 ...

1.65

Very Large Selection. Brown's Naution) Almanack

0.80 Pitcher in Paradise, by Binstend

THE

ANGLO-CHINESE BLOCK 1904

THE

LAHMEYER

China Past and Present, by E. H. Parker 8.00 MENU CARDS. BALL PROGRAMMES

Sport in Chius, by Heady Young England (New: Volame) As the Chinese See Us, by Selby Eastern Talograph Social Code Bhooting, by Hutchinson; 2 Vols. ... Cricket, by Hutchinson

8,00

·8,50 4300

LETTER CASES. POCKET BOOKS.

17.50 DIARIES. CALENDARS,

9.50

•"ho. J. A. My Relations with Carlyle, by

'Fronde

1.25 by Gulland; 2 Vole... 16.50 Chinese Porcelain, by Strength und How to Obtain it, by Bandow 1,85 The Diary of a Year: Passages in the

Life of a Woman of the World 4.00 Photographic Lenses: a Simple Treatise 0.80

DATE BLOCKS, &o

CHRISTMAS NUMBERS OF PAPERS and PERIODICALS Expected Next English Mail, Orders Booked and

Deliveries Made on Arrival.

[233

RICE-PAPER CARDS WITH PIDGIN-

ENGLISH HAND-PAINTED

JAPANESE CARDS.

JAPANESE CREPE CALENDARS.

"A BIT OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE,"

An Album of New Views of Hongkong. In

Artistic Cover.

0.90

DATE

Price $2,00,

(Postage to Europe 10 Cents)..

0.75

GANGWAY LEADS

Telephons No. 29.

INTO THE HOTEL,

Town Office: 7, DuDDALL STREET.

HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN.

1032

PLUNKET'S GAP, The Frit, near the

Tram Terminus. Tel. 56,

For Terms, apply to the

MANAGER. Hongkong, 2nd July, 1900.

* [aão KING EDWARD HOTEL

A HIGH CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL..

Ladies Afternoon Tea-Reams.

Private Bar and Billiard-Rooma. Hot and Cold Water throughout. Electrically Lighted. Electric Fans (if

required).

Electric Passenger Elevator to each floor. Table D'Hote at saparate tables,

For Torms, &c., apply to the-

MANAGER. Hongkong, 10th June, 1903,

CONNAUGHT HOUSE.

#2968

A FIRST CLASS Bituated near

tha Banks and Principal Offices. Excellent Cuisine and Wius.

Large and Lofty Rooms, Elagantly Furnished Hydraulic Elevator, hot and cold water throughout.

Special Rates for Tourists, Laurich Servico for Guests, For Terms. apply to the

MANAGER. Hongkong, Blat October, 1902,

"BOA VISTA " (HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTH

H

CRINA) MACAO

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AS been re-opened under European management and most strict supervision se to food, cleanliness, and hygiene of the place.

All comforts of a home.

A most pleasant retreat for those desirous of a few daya rest and quiet.

Comfortable accommodation for travellers paying a visit to the istorical and picturesque coleny of Macao.

Mano is 10 miles south-west of Hongkong. One stesmer (8.8. Heungskan), daily to and from Hongkong, and two steaners to and from Canton, give easy pommunication with both

these contro

Cable Address Boavista,'

For Terms, apply to

2541

THE WANAOFR

MACAO HOTEL (LATE HING-KEE HOTEL).

NAIS favourite and long-established Hots]

Te situated on the sea-front, commanding a magnificent view of the harbour and adjacent islands, and i open to the cool southerly breezes in summer.

The Bedrooms are large, cool, airy, well (a32 ventilated and bandsomely furnished. The Cuisine is excellent and is under direct Euro- pean supervision.

Picnic, Boating or Shooting Parties specially estered for. A commodious and comfortable

ELECTRICAL CO.. LD.. stezo-wheel Houseboat, with sleeping accommo-

LONDON,

AND

ELECTRIZITAETS ACTIEN GESELLSCHAFT VORM.

W. LAHMEYER & CO., FRANKFURT A/M.

&

dation for eix pussengan and every convenience, in provided for the use of visitors, at reason- able rates.

A Military Band plays in the Gardens, close to the Hotel, three times a week.

Sea Bathing.

Steamers to and from Macao every morn.

FOR ESTIMATES OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS OF ANY DESCRIPTION |ing and afternoon.

Apply to

SIEMSSEN & CO., SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA.

2148

WM. FARMER Proprietor and Manager

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