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GUINNESS

The finest Stout in the World

"BOAR'S

HEAD

BOTTLING.

BOLE ÁCENTS—

H. PRICE & CO.,

12, Queen's Road Central.

Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1857.

Don't buy imitations, only buy

GENUINE

TANSAN

BOTTLED BY

J. CLIFFORD WILKINSON

EOLE AGENTS—

H. PRICE & CO.,

12, Queen's Road Central.

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AFTER DINNER DRINK.

WATSON'S

NERNST

NERNST ELECTRIC LIGHT.

BEAUTY OF ILLUMINATION COMBINED WITH GREAT ECONOMY

AS CHEAP AS GAS!

D

PORT

FOR PARTICULARS APPLY TO

HONGKONG ELECTRIC 00.

OR

SIEMSSEN & CO.

AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE WINE.

176a

A. S. WATSON & CO.

LIMITED,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

ESTABLISHED 1841..

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WATKINS' HAIR

VITE.

KODAKS,

FILMS,

AND ACCESSORIES.

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.

GOOD WORK, PROMPT RETURN.

If it does not do any good, we will refund your money without argument or unpleasantness

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natural, luxuriant growth of now.hair.

We believe that there is not another preparation on the market which will so quickly and surely ACHEE & CO., PHOTO GOODS STORE.

CUTLER, PALMER

& CO.'S

PRICE $11.00 pre Dozen

*NET

" SPECIAL BLEND" WHISKY

WATKINS LIMITED,

CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS. •

WATKINS BUILDING,

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG,

Telephons 344.

ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANTS NOW IN OPERATION IN CANTON AND

TEMPORARY SHOW-ROOMS, 12, QUEEN'S ROAD

HOTELS.

| HONGKONG HOTEL

A FIRST-CLABS HOTEL IN EVERY RESPECT Elegantly Furnished Reading. Drawing Music, Ping-pong and Smoking Rooms. Private Bar God Two Billiard Rooms for

Hotel Residents.

Dining Areolemodation for 300 persoar. Private and Special Dining Rooms. European Chef und Indian Curry Cook. Ladies' Afternoon Tea Rooms with European

Matron in attendanon.

Ladies' Cloak Room.

Hydraulic Elerators to each Flor. Bedroom Accommodation-1ill rouzu. Electric Lighting and Electric Fans, if

required.

Hot and Cold Water throughout.

Wine and Groceries specially imported by

the Hotel Co.

Wines cooled by Hotel refrigerators.

Hotel Linen washed 05 Premises by

machinery,

Fire Extinguishing Mains and Emergency

Exits on every floot.

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

Hongkong, 7th November, 1903,

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MODERATE CHARGES! NO EXTRAS!

H. HAYNES,

Manager.

THE

ELECTRIC. LIGHT

ALL KINDS AND AT MODERATE PRICES PEAK HOTEL.

EDM. JOHANNSEN,

10, DEB YOUX ROAD CENTRAL.

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

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THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO. LD.

ELECTRIC LAMPS OF ALWAYS IN STOCK.

Blend

Selected Distillations of the Finost Scotch Whiskies

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Apply to

SIEMSSEN & CO., Hongkong.

KOWLOON.

INCANDESCENT LAMPS, ARC LAMPS AND.

NERNST LAMPS SUPPLIED.

ESTIMATES MADE FOR ALL KINOS 9 ELECTRICAL WORK AND SUPPLIZA

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1016

LANE,

HONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL TRAM.

WAYS COMPANY, LIMITED..

2,15 p.m. to

aan p.m. to 6:30 p

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS.

7.300 to 8.00 a.m....Every 10 minuter. 8.00 a., to 8.30 am. Erary 10 minutes. 8.30a.m. to 9.30 a.m. Every 10 minutes. 9.30 am to 11.00 am....Every 15 minutes. 11.80 am to 12.45 p. ...Every. 15 minutes 12.16 p.m. to 1.16 p.in....Every 10 minutes, 15 minutes. 1.15 p.m. to 1.16 p.m....Every 15 1.46 p.m. to 2.15 p.....Every 10 minutes. 8.00 p, ...Every 16 minutes. 5.80 p.m....Every 15 minutes. 00 pm. Every-10-minutos.

NIGHT CARS. 8.45 p.m. &p.m., 0.45 to

11.16 p... avery bour.

800 a.m. to 000 am, ...Every 15 minutes. 9.00 am to 9:30 am....Every 30 minutes. 9.30 am to 10.30 am....Every 15 minutes. 10.80 a.. to 11 00 a.m....Every 10 minutes. 13.00 Noon to. p.m. ...Every 10 minutes. 1.09 p.m. to 5.00 pan....Every 15 minutes, B. 1.00 p.m. to 6.00 pas....Every 10 minutes, RC pan. to 7.00 μm, ... Every 15 minutes. 7.00 pm to 8.00p.m. Every 10 minutes.

NIGHT CARS A on Week Days. BATUNDAYS.

SUNBATH,

Extra cars at 11.30 p.m. and-11.45 p.m SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Com pany's Office, 38 & 40, Queen's Road Central.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers.

[12761

-Fongkong. 6th June, 1903.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY.

PORTLAND CEMENT.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers,

CRAWFORD & CO.

TAILORING DEPARTMENT.

ORDERS FOR THE WINTER SEASON NOW BEING BOOKED.

LATEST LONDON FASHIONS.

NEWEST AND BEST MATERIALS.

STYLE AND FIT GUARANTEED.

Telephone No. 75.

ALL

GENERAL MANAGERS.

15, Queen's Road,

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO. CUTLER, PALMER & CO.

284

Hongkong, 13th November, 1903.

THE LAHMEYER

ESTAULISHED 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 undersigned:~-~~-

SUPERB OLD COGNAC, $23.50 FEE DOZ. Distinguished by Four Stars on the label..

Ceaks of 375lbs. net $4.75 per Cask oz Footery. ANOTHER FINE COGNAC, $18.50 per dos. Bags of 250 lbs, net $2.85 per lag ex Factory.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Menagers.

[1600

Bo gling, 14th August, 1905.

* VICTORIA CYCLE EMPORIUM We are Solo Agouts for the following:-- MONOPOLE, FUTURE, CENTAUE, and NEW PREMIERCYCLES. Best American Machines in the Markot, always on View and for Sale. Also a Large Assortment of SECOND- HAND MACHINES

of various munkes, nearly as grod as new, at greatly reduced prices. MAIL CARTS, MOTOR CYCLES, RICKSHAS FITTED WITH PNEUMATIC TYRES AND BALL BEARINGS THEOUGH. OUT. Everything in the trade always kept in Stock. First-class worluanship guaranteed in all branches of the business. Re-enamelling a speciality.

MARDY 3 CO., a27ER 1

43 & 34A. Queen's Rund East.

OCCIDENTAL HOTEL.

ELGIN ROAD, KOWLOON.

35 Bedrooms, excellently furnished. Bath to each room.

Dining-room and Cuisine ander strict Bupervision.

European and American Wines, Spirits, and Users.

POOL AND BILLIARDS. English, American and Manila Newspapers on file. Terms: 84 to $7.00 per day: $75 to $120 per month. JAS. D. M. CAMERON,

Manager.

Hongkong, 6th May, 1908.

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VICTORIA HOTEL,

SHAMEEN, CANTON

BRITISH CONCESSION.

OOD Accommodation.

Excellent Cusine:

Every Convenience for Tourists.

T. F. DA CRUZ Manager. Canton, 1st October, 1901

Less old then the above.

IMPERIAL BRANDY

$12.00 PER CASE,

THE ELITE OF WHISKY-

THE "PALL MALL,"

C.

$21 PER DOZ..

11 Years old; the finest quality shipped.

Each bottle boars an Analyst's certificate.

P. & Co.'s OWN SPECIAL

BLEND WHISKY,

$11.00 PER DOZ. Very soft, palatable, and mature. EVERYBODY SHOULD TRY THESE ITEMS

C.P. & Co.'s INVALIDS' FORT

$21 PER DOZ

This fine Wine is old, soft, and of grand flavour. Bee analysis and certificate by Professor Cassalt.

DOURO PORT, $15.00 PER DÓŻ,

A Bus, full, and fruity wine.

AMOROSO SHERRY,

$20 PER DOZ.

LA TORRE SHERRY,

$17.00 PER DOŽ. Austural and most pleseant wins to the taste

BENEDICTINE LIQUEUR.......

D.O.M...

$41.75 PER DOZ. QUARTS. $43.75 PER 7 02. PINTS. THEY ARE UNEQUALLED AT THE PRICF

HONGKONG.

AGENTS-SIEMSSEN & CO..

W. BREWER & CO.

23 and 25, QUEEN'S ROAD.

NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS.

Chams (Now Volume) Boy's Own Anunal

Girl's Own Annusi... Cassell's Book of Sports and Pastime

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CHRISTMAS NUMBERS OF GRAPHIC. ILLUS. LONDON NEWS, BLACK AND WHITE, SPORTING AND DRAMATIC, $5.25 PEARS ANNUALS 0,00 each.

5.25

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Modern Science and Modern Thought,

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The Long Night, by Weyman Nuttall's Encrolopedia

{e1977 ' Know Your Own Ship

2.50

NEW 'VOLUMES.

CHAT-

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West Mon on,

A COVERED

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GANGWAY LEADS

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AQUARIUS COMPANY.

THE AQUARIUS COMPANY'S WATERS ARE MADE

FROM FURE TREBLE DISTILLED WATER.

FROM THE TRAMWAY TERMINUS

INTO THE HOTEL.

Town Ofoo; 7, DUDDELL STREET.

HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN.

》LUNKET'S GAP, The FEAK, near the

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO. Prominas,

Tel. 56.

For Terms, apply to the

Hongkong, 2nd July, 1900.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

"A HIGH CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL.

Ladies' Aftoricon Tea-Rooms. Private Bar and Billiard-Rooms. Hot and Cold Water throughout,

Electrically Lighted.

required).

Electric Fans (if

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

For Terms, &c., apply to the

MANAGER.

Hongkong, Hith June, 1903.

CONNAUGHT HOUSE.

FIRST CLASS HOTEL Situated near

the Banke and Principal Offices. Excellent Cuisine and Wines.

Large and Lefty Rooms, Elegantly Furnished Hydraulic Elovater, hot and cold water

$0.90 throughout,

Special Rates for Tourists,

CO. LD..

ELECTRICAL

LONDON,

AND

ELECTRIZITAETS ACTIEN GESELLSCHAFT VORM.

W. LAHMEYER & CO., FRANKFURT AM.

FOR ESTIMATES OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS OF ANY DESCRIPTION

Apply to

SIEMSSEN & CO., 8OLE AGENTS FOR CHINA.

KELLY & WALSH, LD.

THE HEART OF ROME, by F. Marion

Crawford

E

2134

CHRISTMAS NUMBERS.

A

NEW BOOKS BY ENGLISH MAIL.

THE FIVE NATIONS, by RUD.

$1.75 YARD KIPLING THE LONG NIGHT, by Stanley J.

Weymau

175

GRAPHIC...

ILLUS. LONDON NEWS...

0.30

McTour, by Cutcliffe Hyuc... THE ODD JOB MAN, by Oliver Onions, THE PREPOSTEROUS YANKEE UP SIDE STREETS, by Pett Ridge.

1.75 BLACK AND WHITE 1.15

Lanach Bervice for Guests.

0.90

For Terms, apply to the

1.75 SPORTING AND DRAMATIC

0.00,

1.75

PEARS' ANNUAL

0.90

1.75

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Welle

1:75

A TEAL IN WHEAT, be W. Norris MORLEY'S LIFE OF GLADSTONE:

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0.80

1.65 2.50

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Djang PIONEERA OF EVOLUTION

4.00!

1.65

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4.00 3.50

THE ANGLO-CHINESE DATE BLOCK

1904.

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75 Cents,

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1.75 2.50

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FIRST-CLASS OUTFITTERS.

COLLARS... UNDERWEAR.

THE LATEST NOVELTIES IN NECKWEAR HONGKONG HOTEL BUILDINGS.

GLOVES.

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MANAGER.

Hongkong, 31st October, 1902.

MACAO HOTEL ¿LATE HING-KEE HOTEL).

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THIS favourite and long-established Hotel Terted on the sea-front, commanding

a magnificent view of the harbour and adjacent islands, and is open to the cool woutherly breezes

in summer.

The Bedrooms are large, cool, airy, woll ventilated and handsomely furnished. The Cuisine is excellent and is under direst Euro. poan enpervision.

Pianic, Routing or Shooting Parties specially estered for. A commodious and comfortable stern-wheel Houseboat, with sleeping accommo- dation for six passengers and every convenience, is provided for the use of visitors, at reason- able rates.

A Military Band plays in the Gardens, cloas to the Hotel, fhree times a week.

Sea Bathing.

teamers to and from Macao every morn- ing and afternoon.

WM. FARMER Proprietor and Manager Ta2433

"BOA VISTA " (HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTH

CHINA) MACAO

HAS been re-opened: under European management and most strict supervision

as to food, cleanliness, and hygiene of the place.

All comforts of s home.

A most pleasant retreat for those desirous of a few days rest and quiet,,

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

Macno is 40 miles south-west of Hongkong; One steamer (as. Heungshan), daily to and from Hongkong, and twe steuners to and from Canton, give easy communication with both these centres.

Cable Addres" BOAVISTA." For Terms, apply to

B36

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THE MANAGER.