1903-12-28 — Page 1

Page

GUINNESS:

The finest Stout in the World

BOR'S

HEAD"

BOTTLING.

BOLE AGENTS →→→

H. PRICE & CO.,

12, Queen's Road Central,

Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1857.

No. 14,276 新除十柒百弍千肆萬暨第8拾月壹十年或十二鞨,党

IT IS. BEST TO BUY ALL

WINES & SPIRITS

REQUIRED FOR THE CHRISTMAS SEASON FROM

A. S. WATSON & CO.

LIMITED.

YOU SAVE 20 PER CENT. WHEN BUYING FROM WATKINS FOR CASH.

ACTUALITIES, NOT DREAMS.

PRESCRIPTIONE DISPENSED AT LONDON PRICES ON

THE BASIS OF

SMALL PROFITS AND QUICK RETURNS"

ARE WATKINS' MOTTOES..

THE APOTHECARIES' HALL.

WATKINS BUILDING.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, by Sir

G.O.

Don't bay imitations, only bay GENUINE

TANSAN

BOTTLED BY

J. CLIFFORD WILKINSON

SOLE AGENTS--

HI. PRICE & CO.,

12, Queen's Rond Central,

壹拜禮 欄十月弍十年昇百九仟壹典彪香 PRICE; S3 PER MONTH

HONGKONG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28rя, 1903

FACTS. NOT ASSERTIONS. ;

KELLY & WALSH, LD.

LE ROMAX DE DEOX JOLIES FEMMES,

by R. Lesclide LES PEQUINS DE PARIS, by P. de

$2.25

THEIMPERIAL ANGLO-CHINESE DIARY 1904, 13 by 8 in. Interleaved with Blotting Paper ...

... $1.50

Courcelle LA CONFESSION D'UN AMANT, by

Marcel Prevost

2,25

2,25

L'EAU PROFONDE, by P. Boarget LEDGER AND SWORD, OR THE HON. COMPANY OF MERCHANTS OF ENGLAND TRADING TO THE FAST INDIES 1599-1874, by Beckles Willson; 2 Vols.......

3.25

NEW YEAR CARDS. THE FIVE NATIONS, by Rudyard Kipling $1.75 1.75 SEA WRACK, by W. 3. Bullen

BARLANCH OF THE GUARD, by H. §.

Merriman THE LONG NIGHT, by Stanley J.

1,75

18.50

THE

. Trevelyan; Part, 2 Vols, 1 and 2 18.50 LI HUNG-CHANG, His Lifs anND TIKES,

18.50 by Mrs. A. J. Little SELF-DEFENCE, A GUIDE TO BOXING,

ART OF Romz, by Maric

ESTABLISHED AD. 1841.

La1545

Telephone 843.

(-37

THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO. LD.

&o, by R. G. Allanson Winn nad C. E. Walker FREE TRADE A FAILURE FROM THE

First, by T. P. Gaskell LIFE AND CAMPAIGNS OF HUGH VIS

COUNT GOUGH, by B. 8. Rait; 2 Vols. 10.00 THE NATURE AND NECESSITY OF

INTEREST, by G. Cassel FORMOSA UNDER THE DUTCH, by Rar.

W. Campbell

Crawford THE STOLEN EMPEROD, by Mrs.

Fraser!! EEB, by Patt Ridge ...

1.73

1.75

1.75

3.00

MCTODD, by

THE DEATH WHISTLE, by R. Marsh

Cateliffs Hyne ...

1.75

1.75

1.80

IN THE GUARDIANSHIP OF GOD,

F. A. Steele...

1.75

THE ADVENTURES OF

GERARD,

Conan Doyle

1.75

RACHEL MARE, by Morley Roberts

1.75

5.50

8.00

LETTS'S DIARIES.

THE RELATIONS BETWEEN ABIA AND EUROFE, by Meredith Townsend ARDATH TOBACCO.

SMITHS DIANIES.

3,00

HUDSON AND KEARNS' BLOTTING

CRAVEN MIXTURE.

GLASGOW MIXTURE.

PAD DIARIES.

Tary

COTTAM

& CO.

& CO/S

SHIRTS.

WINTER SEASON'S GOODS JUST ARRIVED.

FIRST-CLASS OUTFITTERS.

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

GLOVES

AXMINSTER CARPET SQUARES.

CUTLER, PALMER

& Co.'s

PRIDE. $11.00 PER DOZEN

NET

* SPECIAL BLEND" WHISKY

ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANTS NOW IN OPERATION IN CANTON AND KOWLOON.

INCANDESCENT LAMPS, ARC LAMPS AND

NERNST LAMPS SUPPLIED.

ESTIMATES MADE FOR ALL KINDS UZ ELECTRICAL WORK AND SUPPLIES.

Apply to

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General ManagerB.

LANE, CRAWFORD

0428]

136

INSURANCE

WHAT SHALL I DO WITH IT?

[XY-HAT önn one do with an nunual surplus W

of, say, £25? It won't buy a house; a stockbroker would not look at it. Now £25 invested in the

STANDARD LIFE OFFICE

may represent £1,000, more or less, payable to the assured at sixty years of age should die live so long, or upon his death, should he not, and £1,00 is a los cf money when looked at froza the standpoint of a paltry £25!

For Full Particulars and Rates, apply to

Messna. DODWELL & ÇÖ, LD..

Agents. Hongkong.

HOTELS.

HONGKONG HOTEL

A FIRST-CLASS HOTEL IN EVERY RESPECT

Elegantly Furnished Reading. Drawing Music, Ping pong and Smoking Rooms. Private Bar and Two. Billiard Rooms for

Hotel Residents.

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

European Chef and Indian Curry Cook.

Ladies' Afternoon I ea Rooms with Enropesa

Matron in attendance.

Ladies' Cloak Room.

Hydraulic Elevators to ench Pier.

Bedroom Accommodation-131 rooms.

Electric Lighting and Electric Fans, if

required.

Hot and Cold Water throughout.

Winos and Grosaries specially imported by

the Hotel Co.

Wines cooled by Hotel refrigerators.

on Linon washed

Hotel

Premises by

machinery.

Fire Extinguishing Mdina and Emergency

Exits on every floor.

MODERATE CHARONE! NO EXTRAS!

Blend

Selented Distillations of the

Finert Scotch Whiskies

Apply to

SIENSSEN & CO., Hourkong. Lade

VELVET PILE AND BRUSSELS CARPETS.

CHENILLE AND TAPESTRY CURTAINS.

TONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL TRAM- BLANKETS AND EIDER DOWN QUILTS. HGAYS COMPANY, LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS,

7.30 6.10. to 8.00 a......Every 10 minutes. 9,00 m, to 8.30 A.....Every 15 minutes, 8.30 to 9.30 .....Every 10 minutes. 9.80a.m. t. 11.60 k.....Every 15 mineto

Every 15 minuta,

1th pan

11.20 to 12.45 1. Every 10 minutes. 12,46 pm, to 1.16 p. Every 15 minutes.

1.15 j. to 1.45 pm to 2.1 pan.Every 10 minutes. 213 to 3,00....Every 15 minuter. 8.30 pa, ko 6.301m. Every 15 minutes. 15.30 ..

30p.m... Every to minutes.

NTORY CARS.

$47 pan. & 7 p.m., 9.5 to 11.35 pau, every hour.

FORDAYS. 800 to 900 m....Every 15 minutes. 900, 930 ....Every 30 minutos. 980 am to 10,80 ., ...Every 15 minutes. loth sim. to 100th....Every 10 minutes. 12. Nora to 10pm. Every 10 minutes. 1.00 p.m. to 5.00 pm....Every 16 minuter. 50 to 600p.m....Every 10 minutos, 61 to 7:00 pm....Erory 15 minutes 73m pan, so 8.00 Every 10 minutes,

NIGHT ONES us on Week Dags.

SATURDAYE.

Extra ears at 21.30 pm, and 11.45 p.m. SPECIAL CAR24.Ey nirangement at the Com- pany's Office, 38 & 4, Queen's Road Coctral.

JOHN D. KUNTHREYS & SON,

Goneral Managers,

fa2761

Fongkong, thiJune, 1903. GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY.

PORTLAND CEMENT. Casks of 375 lbs. net $4.75 per Cask ax Factory, Bags of 250 lbs. not $2.85 per bag ex Factory,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers.

[a3589 Ho gkong, 14th August, 1903. VICTORIA CYCLE EMPORIUM

PERAMBULATORS AND MAIL CARTS,

FENDERS, CURDS, FIRE BF ASSES.

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.

Distinguished by Four Stars on the label.

ANOTHER FINE COGNAC, $18.50 per dox.! Less old than the above.

IMPERIAL BRANDY $12.00 PER CASE.

THE ELITE OF WHISKY-

THE "PALL MALL,” $21 PEE DOZ.

11 Years old: the finest quality shipped. Each bottle bears an Analyst's certificata.

про

P. & Co.'s OWN SPECIAL

BLEND WHISKY,

$11.00 PER DOZ.

Very soft, palatable, and mature. EVERYBODY SHOULD TRY THESE ITEMS

We are Sole Agents for the following:-- MONOPOLE, FUTURE, CENTAUR, and NEW PREMIER CYCLES. Best American Mashinea in the Market, always on View and C. for Sale. Also a Large Assortment of SECOND- makas, HAND MACHINES of various nearly as good as new, at greatly reduced prices. MOTOR CYCLES, MAIL CARTS, HICKSHAS FITTED WITH PNEUMATIC TYRES AND BALL BEARINGS THROUGH-] our. Everything in the trade always kept in Block First-class workmanship guaranteed in all branches of the business. Re-enamelling a

MCKIEDY & CO., speciality.

43.& 344, Queen's Road East. 2753)

HIRANO WATER. THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS,

PUBE, SPARKLING, INVIGORATING THELEADING MINERAL WATER OF THE EAST Bottled in Japan by H. E. REYNELL & Co.

BEWARE OF JAPANESE IMITATIONS. F. BLACKHEAD & CO., AGENTS. Hongkong, 31st July, 1909

OCCIDENTAL HOTEL.

ELGIN ROAD, KOWLOON.

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

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

DOURO PORT, $15.00 PER DOZ.

A fine, fail, and frity sine.

AMOROSO SHERRY,

$20 PER DOZ.

LA TORRE SHERRY,

$17.00 PER Dóz.

A natural and most pleasant wine to the taste

BENEDICTINE LIQUEUR-

D....

$41.75 PER boz. QUARTS, $43.75 PER 2 oz. PINTS.

KODAKS,

FILMS,

8)

H. HAYNES,

Manager.

THE

AND ACCESSORIES, PEAK HOTEL.

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.

GOOD WORK, PROMPT RETURN.

LONG, HING & CO.,

PHOTO GOODS STORE,

17A, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

Hongkong, 21st December, 1903.

128

Admirably Situated. Sheltered from the North-East Mousson and Open to the Eonth-

West Mons OB.

A COVERED

GANGWAY LEADS

FROM THE TRAMWAY TERMINUS

INTO THE HOTEL.

Tol. 56.

A1632

MANAGER.

[659

NERNST

NERNST ELECTRIC LIGHT.

BEAUTY OF ILLUMINATION COMBINED WITH GREAT ECONOMY,

AS CHEAP AS GAS!

Telephone No. 29.

Town Office: 7, DUDNELL STREET.

HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN.

DLUNKET'S GAP, The PRAK, near the

Tram Terminas.

For Terms, apply to the

Hongkong, 2nd July, 1900.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

A HIGH CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL.

Ladies' Afternoon Tea Rooms.

Private Bar and Billiard-ROOMIN Hot and Cold Water throughout.

Electrically Lighted, Electric Fang ät

required).

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

[*2988

For Torms, &c., apply to the-

MANAGER. Hongkong, 10th Jans, 1903. NOTICE.

TO THE WEARIED..

THERE is no nicer place to spend a few

days in quict rest than

MACAO,

And there is no more Comfortable Hotel in the

FOR PARTICULARS APPLY TO

HONGKONG

ELECTRIC CO.

OB

SIEMSSEN & 00.

(70a

THEY ARE UNEQUALLED AT THE PRICE Telephone No. 75.

AGENTS SIEMSSEN & CO., HONGKONG.

W.

BREWER &

29 and 25, QUEEN'S ROAD.

Handley Cross; Leech's Illustrations Jerrooks' Jaunts; Leech's Illustrations.. The Vicar of Wakefield; Leech's Illustra

tions

Rachel Marr, by Morley Roberts

Preposterous Yankee...

*14

LAI

CO.

$3.85 COLLINS BLOTTING PAD DIARIES TENNIS BALLS, EAGLE PENCILS 2.65

MITCHELL'S GILT J. PENS.

3.00 CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CARDS,

CHOICE SELECTION. 1.75

0.80

NEW VOLUMES.

***

1.75

175

Young England, Nister's Annual, Father

1.75

1.35

...

1.75

Tack's Annual, Chatterbox, Sunday, Child- ron's Friend, Child's Companion, Infant's Magazina, Little Dote, The Prize, Little Folke, &c. &c.

30

Jarvis on Swimming...

Seven Seas, by Kipling

1+0

Five Nations, by Kipling... Confidences...

414

35 Batrooms, excellently furnished. Bath to each room,

Day of an Age, by J. Alired Exat Lyune, by Mru. Heary Wood... Windsor Magazino; Vol. 18

Prince of Darkness, by Florence Wardon 0.47 Dining-room and Cuisine under strict Mankind in the Making, by H, G, Wells 1.75 Photographic Lenses A Simple Treatise 0.80 5.00 supervision,

European and American, Wines, Bpirits, and Commissioner Kerr, by Pitt Lewis...

CHAMPAGNES.

POMMERY & GRENO.

BOLLINGER & CO.

KRUG & CO.

GIESLER & CO.

LANS N PEEE ET FILS. IRROY & CO.

PAUL DOMMIER & CO.

LOUIS RENAU.

& CO.

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR

15, QUEEN'S ROAD.

Hongkong, 12th December, 1903.

CONFECTIONERY!!!

THE CHOICEST AND LARGEST VARLETY, FROM FARIS AND LONDON.

MARRONS GLACES, CHYSTALLISED FRUITS.

TOM SMITH'S CRACKERS.

IMAS PLUM PUDDINGS.

+35

Far East than the

MACAO HOTEL.

WM. FARMER, Proprietor.

DATES, FIGS, RAISINS, ALMONDS and NUTS. (STILTON, CHEDDAR, GORGONZOLA, ROQUEFORT, CAMENBERT, CHEESE SAVOIE, CREAM CHEESE, MACLAREN'S and YOUNG AMERICAN

CHEESE.

TUYS. TOYS. DECORATIONS and CANDLES FOR XMAS TREES.

YORK HAM and BEST ENGLISH BACON.

Byers.

POOL AND BILLIARDS. English, American and Manila Newspapers on

file.

Terms: $4 to $7,00 per day; $75 to $120 per month,

JAS. D. M. CAMERON,

Manngoz.

Hongkong, 6th May, 1903.

0.45 LETTS, SMITHS', COLLINS' DIARIES

A. B. C. Codes; 5th Edition." 4.75

NEW PICTURE TOY BOOKS. CHRISTMAS GOODS FOR PRESENTS.

HOCKEY STICKE.

ELECTRIC LIGHT

ELECTRIC LAMPS OF ALL KINDS AND AT MODERATE PRICER ALWAYS IN STOCK.

[a908a2933]

EDM. JOHANNSEN,

10, DES VŒUX ROAD CENTRAL.

G. GIRAULT.

VICTORIA HOTEL, SHAMEEN, CANTON, BRITISH CONCESSION

GOOD Accommodation.

Excellent Cusine:

Every Convenienos for Tourists.

T. E DA CRUZ, Manager. Canton, lat October, 1901

[040

CONNAUGHT HOUSE.

FIRST CLASS. HOTEL Situated near

Athe Barks and Principal Offices.

Excellent Cuisine and Wines. Largo and Lofty Rooma, Elegantly Furnished Hydraulic Elevator, hot and cold water throughout.

Special Rates for Tourista. Lunch Bervice for Gussia. For Terms, apply to the*

MANAGER. Hongkong, 31st October, 1902.

"BOA VISTA"

TR3234

(HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTH

CHINA)

MACAO

HAE ben re-opened, under Earopean management and most strict supervision ss to food, cleanliness, and hygiene of the place.

All comforts of a home.

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

Comfortable accommodation for travellors paying a visit to the isterical and picturesque colony of Macas.

Macso is 40 miles south-west of Hongkong, One steamer (as, Heungihan), daily to and from Hongkong, and two steamers to and from Canton, give, enay communication with both these centres,

Cable Address BOAVISTA. For Terms, apply to [49 2547

THE MANAGED