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GUINNESS

The finest Stout in the World

" BOAR'S

HEAD

BOTTLING.

SOLE AGENTS-

E. PRICE & CO.,

12, Queen's Road Central.

Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1857:

Don't buy imitations, (nly buy, GENUINE

TANSAN

BOTTLED BY

J. CLIFFORD WILKINSON BOLE AGENTS

HI. PRICE & CO,

12, Queen's Read Central.

No. 14,270 +¤¤T#A¶ BINƑG+4+±Ø★ HONGKONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19TH, 1903. EN XX+AX+FÉTHAƒOR PRICE, $3 PER MONTH

WE HAVE RECEIVED A CONSIGNMENT OF

ATHLETIC SLIPS.

THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO. LD. COTTAM

SHIRTS.

INDISPENSABLE TO SPORTSMEN

AND ATHLETES, ESPECIALLY

IN THIS CLIMATE,

A. S. WATSON & CO.

LIMITED.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

CUTLER,

ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANTS NOW IN OPERATION IN CANTON AND

KOWLOON.

INCANDESCENT LAMPS, ARO LAMPS AND

NERNST LAMPS SUPPLIED.

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ESTIMATES MADE FOR ALL KINDS OF ELECTRICAL Work and SurFLIES.

Apply to- 0426]

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.'S

WINTER SEASON'S GOODS JUST ARRIVED,

AXMINSTER CARPET SQUARES.`

VELVET PILE AND BRUSSELS CAEPETS.

CHENILLE AND TAPESTRY CURTAINS.

161545 BLANKETS AND, EIDER DOWN QUILTS.

PALMER

& Co.'s

PRICE $11.00 PHE DOZEN

1

NET

"SPECIAL BLEND" WHISKY

Blond

Selented Distillations of the

Finest Scotch Whiskies

Apply to

SIEMSSEN & CO., Hongkong.. [346

ONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL TRAM WAYS COMPANY, LIMITED.

TIME TABLE

WEEK DAYS, 7,80 a.ta, to 8.00 im....Every 10 minutes. B.Quia, to 8.30 am....Every 15 minutes. 8.20 a.m. to 9.30 am....Every 10 minutes. 9. a.m. to 11.00 sm....Every 15 minutes. 11.80 am, tu 12.15 p.m. Every 15 minutes. izas pun. to 1.15 p.....Every 10 minutes. 1.15, o 1.46 pm....Every 15 minutes, 145 pm to 2.15 p.m....Every 10 minutos, 2.15 p.. to 3.00 pm....Every 15 minutes. 3.80 p.m. to 6.30 p.m....Every 15 minutes, 6.30 p..

00 p.m....Every 10 minutes.

NIGHT CARS.

3.45 pm. & 9 p.m., 9.45 to 11.16 p.m., every hour.

RUNDAYS,

800a.m. to 9.00 am....Every 16 minutes. ...Every 30 minutes.

9:00 am, to 9.30 a.....

9.80 am to 10.30 a.m....Every 15 minutes. 10.80 a.m. to 11 00 .....Every 10 minutes.'

12.00 Noon to. 10 p.

10 p.....Every 10 minutes. 1.00 p.m. to 5:00

Every 15 minutes.

5.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m....Every 10 minutes. 8.00) p.m. to 7.00 pm....Every 15 minutes. 7.00 pm, to 8.00 pu....Every 10 minutes.

NIGHT CARS ne on Waok Days. SATURDAYS

Extra cars at 11.20 p.m. and 11.45 p.ra, SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Com pany's Offico, 38 & 10, Quom's Roud Central.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Fongkong, 5th Juno, 1903.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY,

المحمدية.

[#2761

PORTLAND CEMENTS Cesks of $75lba, net 84.75 per Cask er Factory. Bags of 230 lbs, net $2.85 per bag ex Factory.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers. Hongkong, 14th August, 1903. [3389

VICTORIA CYCLE EMPORIUM We are Sole Agents for the following:-- MONOPOLE, FUTURE, CENTAUR, 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 makes, nearly as good as new, at greatly reduced prices. MOTOR CYCLES, MAIL CARTS, RICKSHAS FITTED WITH PNEUMATIC

TYRES AND BALL BEARINGS THROUGH. OUT. Everything in the trade always kept in Stork. First-class workmanship guaranteed in all branches of the business. Re-enamelling a speciality.

MCKURDY & CH a27£3

43 & 34A, Queen's Road East,

PURE FRESH WATER

THE HONGKONG STEAM WATER

BOAT CO., LD., in prepared to supply

PERAMBULATOES AND MAIL CARTS.

FENDERS, CURBS, FIRE BRASSES.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO. 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 undersigned:-

SUPERB OLD COGNAC,

$23.50 PER DOZ.. Distingulaled by Four Stars on the label.

ANOTHER FINE COGNAC, $18.50 per dos.

Less old than the above.

IMPERIAL BRANDY

$12.00 PER CASE,

THE ELITE OF WHISKY-

THE PALL MALL,”

$21 PER DOZ.

11 Years old: the finest quality shipped.

Each bottle bears an Analyst's artificala.

C. P. & Co.'s OWN SPECIAL

BLEND WHISKY,

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

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C.P.& Co.'s INVALIDS' PORT $21 PER DOZ. This fine Wine in old, soft, end of grand flavour. See analysis and certificate by Professor Cassail

DOURO PORT, $15.00 PER DOZ.

A bine, full, and fruity wine.

AMOROSO SHERRY,

$20 PER DOZ.

LA TORRE SHERRY,

$17.00 PER DOZ.

A uniural and most pleasant wing to the taste.

BENEDICTINE LIQUEUR---

تم

.` D.O.M.,

$41.75 PEE DOZ, QUARTS. $43.75 PER 2 12. PINTS.

THEY ARE UNEQUALLED AT THE PRICE

AGENTS-SIEMSSEN & CO..

W.

HONGKONG.

BREWER & CO.

28 and 25, QUEEN'S ROAD.

****

6,50 5:00 1.35

GLOVES.

& CO. FIRST-CLASS OUTFITTERS.

COLLARS. UNDERWEAR. THE LATEST NOVELTIES IN NECKWEAR HONGKONG HOTEL BUILDINGS.

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & CO.

ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT.

SOLE AGENTS IN CHINA FOR:

THE ALLGEMEINE ELECTRICITATS GESELLSCHAFT, BERLIN. MESSES. KOERTING BROS., HANNOVER.

THE COMPANY OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY, BERLIN. MESSIE. MIX & GENEST, BERLIN..

1 PRIVATE ELECTRIC LIGHTING PLANTS A SPECIALITY Fully detailed Estimates drawn up free of charge upon application to the above. Hongkong, 3rd December, 1903.

KODAKS,

FILMS,

AND ACCESSO

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.

GOOD WORK, PROMPT RETURN.

ACHEE

CO., PHOTO GOODS STORE.

€76.

333

TEMPORARY SHOW-ROOMS, 12, QUEEN'S ROAD

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

Hongkong, 7th November, 1903,1

NERNST

NERNST ELECTRIC LIGHT,

INSURANCE

THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. (ESTABLISHED 1825.)

པ་་

Funde

£10,600,000 Claims Paid

22,000,000 Revenue

1,310,000 THE STANDARD is the ONLY British Life Office having = LOCAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS in the Far Enst with full powers to accepz proposals, issue policies, pay claims and surrenders, and advance loans.

ON THE SPO without reference home. Attention is respectfully drawn to the advan tages of assuring in a large BRITISH Com- pany of old reputation.

For Fall Particalars and Rates, apply to... MESSES. DODWELL & CO., LD., a1891–9] Agents, Hongkong.

HOTELS.

HONGKONG HOTEL·

A FIRST-CLASS HOTEL IN EVERY RESFECT Elegantly Furnished Reading, Drawing Music, Ping-pong and Smoking Rooms.

1

Private Bar and Two Billiard Rooms for

Hotel Residents.

Dining Accommodation fer 900 personit, Privato and Special Dining Roome. European Chef and Indian Curry Cock. Ladies' Afternoon Tea Room with European

Matron in attendanes.

Ladies' Cloak Baom.

Hydraulic Elevators to each Floor Bedroom Accommodation—l'ii roomA.

Electric Lighting and Elootrio Fans, if

required.

Hot and Cold Water throughout.

Wines and Groceries specially imported by

the Hotel Co.

Wines cooled by Hotel refrigerators.

Hotel Linen washed ou Premises by

machinery.

Fire Extinguishing Maine and Emergency

Exits on every floor.

$181

138

BEAUTY OF ILLUMINATION COMBINED WITH GREAT ECONOMY

عمر

MODERATE CHasers! No EXTRAS

H. HAYNES,

Manager,

THE

PEAK HOTEL.

Admirably Situated. Sheltered from the North-East Mousson and Open to the Sonth West Mons: or.

AS CHEAP AS GAS!

FOR PARTICULARS APPLY TO

HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO. OF

SIEMSSEN & 00.

A

(70%

Telephone No. 75.

[#45

CHAMPAGNES.

POMMERY & GRENO,

BOLLINGE & CO.

KRUG & CO.

GIESLER & CO.

LANS N PERE ET FILS.

IRROY & CO.

PAUL DOMMIER & CO.

LOUIS RENAU,

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.

15, QUEEN'S ROAD..

Sarehedon, by Whyte Molville Peccavi, by Hornung.

$0.45 0.45

Bangkong, 12th December, 1903.

CHRISTMAS NUMBERS OF GRAPHIC, ILLUS. LONDON NEWS, BLACK

THE

DRAMATIC,

SKETCH, Ao.

NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS. Life and Campaigns of Viscount Gough, Field Marshal, by Rait; 2 Vols Mr. Chamberlain, His Life and Fablic

...$12.00

Career Commissioner Kerr, by Pitt Lewis Modern Chess Frimer Cricket, by Hutchinson Chinese Porcelain, by Gulland; 2 Vols.... 17.00 CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CARDS, Shooting, by Hutchinson, & Vols.... China: Fast and Present, by Parker Life and Sport in Clina, by Beady The Wizard's Light, by Hocking... Domestic Dictionary of Medicine,

Thompson

AND WHITE, SPORTING AND LAHMEYER

PEARS' ANNUAL,

Froude

by

11.20 22.00 9.25 9.25 ... 9.00

8.50

1.95

CHOICE SELECTION.

NEW VOLUMES. Young England, Nister's Annual, Father Tuck's Annual Chatterbox, Sunday,Child. ren's Friend, Child's Companion, Infant's Magazine, Little Dots, The Prize, Little Folks, &o, &o.

LETTS, SMITHS, COLLINS DIARIES A. B. C. Codes; 5th Edition. NEW PICTURE TOY BOOKS. 3.00 CHRISTMAS GOODS FOR PRESENTS.

HOCKEY STICKS.

My Relations with Carlyle, by 3. A. Delhi: Past and Pressat, by Fanshaws Cassell's Book of Sport and Pastime

... 12.00 Swimming, by J. A. Jarvis A Deal Certainty, by Nat Gould

0.80 0.45

ELECTRIC LIGHT

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ELECTRIC LAMPS OF ALL KINDS AND AT. MODERATE PRICES

ANY QUANTITY of PURE FRESH | ALWAYS IN STOCK. WATER to the Shipping, both for Deck and Boilers.

Call Flag W.

J..W. KE W.,

Manager,

1st Floor, 37, Connaught Rond,

Houghoug, 13th June, 1903,

[3435

QUAN WAH & CO. GRANITE MEMOHANT CONTRACTORS. Dealers in

MARBLE

and GRANITE MONUMENTS, No. 1, QUEEN'S ROAD EAST. Batimates, Designs & Prices on Application All descriptions of Granite for Export.

Hongkong, 17th October, 1999

204

VICTORIA HOTEL,

SHAMEEN, CANTON

BRITISH CONCESSION.

G

OOD Accommodation.

Excellent Casine;

Every Convenienco for Tourists.

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

[8197

2933)

EDM. JOHANNSEN,

10, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL

TO LET.

IMMEDIATE POSSESSION.

5 SPACIOUS OFFICES (ON 1ST FLOOR),

APPLY TO-

WATKINS BUILDING,

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

RENTAL 370 PER MONTH.

WATKINS LIMITED,

CHEMISTS.

[837

ELECTRICAL

LONDON,

AND

035

20.ID..

ELECTRIZITAETS ACTIEN GESELLSCHAFT VORM.

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

FOR ESTIMATES OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS OF ANY DESCRIPTION

Apply to--

SIEMSSEN & CO., SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA.

CONFECTIONERY!!!

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THE CHOICEST AND LARGEST VARIETY, FROM PARIS AND LONDON.

MARRONS GLACES, CRYSTALLISED FRUITS.

TOM SMITH'S CRACKERS.

XMAS PLUM PUDDINGS.

DATES, FIGS, BAISINS, ALMONDS and NUTS. (STILTON, CHEDDAR, GORGONZOLA, ROUEFORT, CAMENBERT, CHEESE SAVOIR, CREAM CHEESE, MACLAREN'S and YOUNG AMERICAN

CHEESE

YORK HAM and BEST ENGLISH BACON.

TOYS. TOYS. DECORATIONS and CANDLES FOR XMAS TREES.

G. GIRAULT.

.

OCCIDENTAL HOTEL.

$ sere.

ELGIN ROAD, KOWLOON.

35 Bedrooms, excellently furnished. Bath to each room,

(840

"BOA VISTA" (HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTH

CHINA)

MACAO

AS been re-opened under Europeau H

management and most strict supervision as to food, cleanliness, and hygiene of the place.

All comforts of a home..

COVERED GANGWAY LEADS FROM THE TRAMWAY TERMINUS

INTO THE HOTEL.

Telephone No. 29.

Town Olloe: 7, DUDDELL STREET,

HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN.

81032

PLUNKETS GAP, The PRAK, near the

Tram Terminus.

Tel. 56.

For Terms, apply to the

MANAGER.

Hongkong, 2nd July, 1900.

CONNAUGHT HOUSE.

[850

CLASS near the Banks and Principal Oflees. Excellent Cuisine and Wipes,

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

Special Rates for Tourists.

Launch Service for Guests.

For Terms, apply to the

MANAGER. Bongbong, 31st October, 1902.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

149

A HIGH CLASE PRIVATE HOTEL.

Ladies' Afternoon Tes-Rooma.

Private Bar and Billiard-Kooms.

Hot and Cold Water throughout.

Electrically Lighted. Electric Fans (if

required).

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

For Terms, &, apply to the

MANAGER.

Hongkong, 10th June, 1903.

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MACAO HOTEL (LATE HING-KEE BOTÉL). rg18 favourite and long-established Hotel is situated on the sea-froat, commanding a magnificent view of the harbour and adjacent islands, and is open to the cool southerly breezes in summer

The Bedrooms are large, cool, airy, well ventilated and handsomely furnished. The Cuisine is excellent and is under direct Euro- pean sapervision.

able rates.

Dining-room and Cuisine under strict

Picnic Roating or Shooting Partics specially A most pleasant retreat for those desicons of catered for. A commodious and comfortable supervision,

a few days rest and quiet,

etern-wheel Houseboat, with slooping accommo Domfortable accommodation for travellersdation for six passengers and every convenience, European and American Wines, Spirits, and paying a visit to the istorical and picturesque is provided for the use of visitors, at reason.

FOOL AND BILLIARDS.

colony of Macso.

Macso is 40 miles south-west of Hongkong. English, American and Manila Newspapers on One steamer (s. Heungshan), daily to and to the Hotel, three times a wook.

A Military Band plays in the Gardons, close Terms: $4 to $7,00 per day; $75 to $120 pet

from Hongkong, and two steamers to and from Canton, give easy communication with both month.

these centres. JAS. D. M. CAMERON,

Manager. Hongkong, 6th May, 1903.

file.

S

Cable Address—” BOAVISEL,' For Terms, apply to [308254]

-THE MANAGER

Bea Bathing.

Steamers to and from Macao every morn |ing and afternoon,

WM. FARMER Proprietor and Manager