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COMPANY. (ESTABLISHED 1825.)

GUINNESS

The finest Stoat in the World

"BOAR'S

HEAD"

BOTTLING.

SOLE AGENTK-

H. PRICE & CO.,

E, Queen's Road Central,

Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1857.

Don't buy imitations, only buy

GENUINE

TANSAN

BOTTLED BY

J. CLIFFORD WILKINSON

SOLE AGENTH-

H. PRICE & CO.,

12, Queen's Road Central.

No. 14,206 HOR&T=TDA49 BŒMä+##†≈✰★ HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21st, 1904. #O+±£A£****λƒQ### PRICE, 3 PER MONTH

SANDEMAN'S

AUSTRALIAN

WINES.

OF THE FINEST VINTAGE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION,

CLARET, HOOK,

BURGUNDY.

SOLE IMPOLTERS:---

AND

A. S. WATSON & CO.

LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

THE NEW

LEAF.

The first of every year we make a resolution. It is a resolvo to make our Drug Store in all of its departments bettor tian over before. It is our intention to make the year 1904 mark another onward step in our business career. We shall continue our high standard of quality in every ire. We shall aim to make our service the best possible in caring for your Drag Blor neods, and shall make our pricas such as to make trading at our store profitable.į

"SMALL PROFITS AND QUICK RETURNS"

ARE WATKINS' MOTTOES.

THE APOTHECARIES HALL.

WATKINS BUILDING.

INSURANCE

COTTAM & CO.

HIGH-CLASS OUTFITTERS.

THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE

HARD FELT HATS.

STRAW HATS.

SOFT FELT HATS.

RUGS, ETC., ETC.

£10,000,000 22,000,000 1,310,300

AQUARIUS MINERAL WATER.

BILENT WATER.

#

TONIC WATER.

GINGER ALF.

*

Telephone No. 75.

Telephone 344.

GINGER BEER. LEMONADE. LITHIA WATER.

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161545

THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO, LD.

&

GENERAL MANAGERS.

15, Queen's Road,

Hongkong, 12th January, 1904.

THE

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HONGKONG.

CUTLER, PALMER

& CO.S

PRICE $11.00 PER DOZEN

NET

"SPECIAL BLEND"

WHISKY

Blend

Selented Distillations the

Finest Scotch Whiskies-

Apply to

İSTEMSSEN & CO., Hongkong. 1046

ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANTS NOW IN OPERATION IN CANTON AND

KOWLOON.

INCANDESCENT LAMPS, ARO LAMPS AND

NERNST LAMPS SUPPLIED. ESTIMATES MADE FOR ALL KINDS OF ELECTRICAL WORK AND SUPPLIES.

Apply to-

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., Ganeral Managers,

LANE, CRAWFORD &

WINTER SEASON'S GOODS JUST ARRIVED.

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AXMINSTER CARPET SQUARES,

VELVET PILE AND BRUSSELS CARPETS.

CO.'S

CHENILLE AND TAPESTRY CURTAINS.

HONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL TRAM BLANKETS AND EIDER DOWN QUILTS.

WAYS COMPANY, LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS!

7.30 aja. to 8.00 a.m....Every 10 minutes. 16 minutes.

8.30 am to 9.30 a.m.

9.30 am to 11.00a.m....Every 15 minutes.

8.00 am to 8.00 a. in minutes.

11.8 am, to 12.46 p.m....Every 15 minutes.

p.m. to 1.16 p....Every

12 45 p.m. 10

10 minutes.

1. 6 pm, to 1.45 1

1.40 p.m....Every 15 minutes. p.m. to 2.16 p.m....Every 10 minutes, 2.15 p.m. to 8.00 p.m....Every 15 minutes. 15 minutes, 8.30 pm to 5.30 p.m.... Every

501 p.m. to 7.00p.m....Every 10 minutes. Every 15 minnies. 7.00 p.m. tc 8.00

1. at... E NIGHT CAB9.

146 pm, & 1.09 p.m., 8.48 to 11.16 p.m.,

SUNDAYS.

80 am, to 9.00 a.m....Every 15 minutes.

9.00 a., to 990 a.m.

6.....Every 30 minutes.

9.20.19. to 10.80 8.....Every 15 minutes.

WAY 10

minutes. 10.80 am, to 11.00 a..... Every 12.00 Nexm to 1:00 p.m.... Every 10 minutes. ...Every 15 minutes. 1.00 3. to 6.00 p.m..... 500 p.m. to 6.00 p.m...,Every 10 minutes 4.0 p.m. to 7.00 m....Every 15 minutes. 7.00 m, to 8.00 p.m....Every 10 minuts.

NIGHT CARS as on Week Days.

SATURDAYS. Extra cars at 11.30 1

Op.m. and 11.45 p. SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Com- pany's Office, 38 & 40, Queen's Boad Contral, JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Manager».

[a 2761 Kongkong, 14th January, 1904. GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY.

PORTLAND CEMENT.

Ceaks of 375lbs, net $4.75 per Cask ex Factory. Brgs of 250 lbs. net 82.85 per bag ex Factory.

BHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers.

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Ha gloag, 14th August, 1903,

VICTORIA CYCLE EMPORIUM

We are Sole Agents for the following:--

PERAMBULATORS AND MAIL CARTS..

FENDERS, CURBS, FIRE BRAS ES

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.

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The following are some of their Stocks with the undersigned:- SUPERB OLD COGNAC, ¡O.P & Co.'s INVALIDS' PORT

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

ANOTHER FINE COGNAC, $18.50 per doz.

Leas 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.

Esch bottle bears an Analyst's certificate.

MONOPOLE, FUTURE, CENTAUR, and C. P. & Co.'s OWN SPECIAL

NEW PREMIER CYCLES. Beat 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 KICKSHAS FITTED WITH PNEUMATIC TYRES AND BALL BEARINGS THROUGH- OUT, Everything in the trade always kept in Stook. First-class workmanship guaranteed in all branches of the business. Re-ena nelling i

MCKIEDY & CO. speciality. *27£31

43 & 34a, Queen's Road East.

RUINANT PERE & FILS, REIMS

Established 1719,

CHAMPAGNE GROWERS AND SHIPPERS.

Ship only the Finest Quality Extra Dry Green Seal)

BLEND WHISKY,

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

$21 PER DOZ. This Sne Wine is old, soft, and of grand flavour. Seo analysis and cortificate by Professor Cassall

DOURO PORT; $15.00 PER DOZ.

A fus, full, and fruity wine.

AMOROSO SHERRY,

$20 PER DOZ.

·LA TORRE SHERRY,

$17.00 PER DOZ.

A antural sad most pleasant wino to the taste

BENEDICTINE LIQUEUR-

D.O.M..

$41.75 PER DOZ. QUARTS. $43.75 PER 2 DOZ. PINTS. THEY ARE UNEQUALLED AT THE PRICE

AGENTS-SIEMSSEN & CO.. HONGKONG

W.

BREWER &

23 and 25, QUEEN'S ROAD,

NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS.

Whitaker's Almanack 1904

LAUTS, WEGENER & CO. The Rolling Stones in Japan, by G.

Solo Agente.

HONGKONG HOTEL BUILDINGS.

AQUARIUS COMPANY.

The Aquarios Company's Table Waters are made of Pure Treble Distilled Water only..

Absolute purity can only be obtained by dintillation.

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR

LONDON,

Claims Paid Revenue

THE STANDARD is the ONLY British

THE

Life Office having a LOCAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS in the Far East with full Dowors to accept proposals, issue policies, pay

ms and surrenders, and advance loans. ON THE SPOT without reference home. Attention is respectfully drawn to the advan- agos of assuring in a large BRITISH Com- pany of old reputation

For Fall Particulars and Ratos. apply ta......... MESSES, DODWELL & CO., LD.. a1891-2] Agents, Hongkong.

HOTELS.

HONGKONG HOTEL

CO. A FIRST-CLASS HOTEL IN EVERY RESPECT

135

CO..

LD..

LAHMEYER

ELECTRICAL.

AND

ELECTRIZITAETS ACTIEN GESELLSCHAFT VORM.

W. LAHMEYER & CO., FRANKFURT AƒM.

FOR ESTIMATES OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS OF ANY DESCRIPTION

Apply to-

SIEMSSEN & CO., SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA.

CONFECTIONERY !!!

THE CHOICES MARRONS GLACES, CRYSTALLISED FRUITS.

AND LARGEST VARIETY, FROM PARIS AND LONDON,

TOM SMITH'S CRACKERS.

XMAS PLUM PUDDINGS.

Elegantly Furnished Reading. Drawing

usio, Ping-pong and Smoking Rooms. Privato 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 Tea Rooms with European

Matron in attendance.

Ladies' Cloak Room.

Hydraulic Elevstors to each Flor

Bedroom Accoramodation—1ŝi rooms,

Electrio Lighting and Electric Fans, if

required.

Hot and Cold Water throughout,

Wines and Groceries specially imported by

the Hotel Co.

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Wines cooled by Hotel retrigerator.

DATES, FIGS, KAISINS, ALMONDS and NUTS. (STILTON, CHEDDAR, GÜRGONZOLA, ROQUEFORT. CAMENPERT, CHEESE SAVOIE, CREAM CHEESE, MACLAREN'S and YOUNG AMERICAN

CHEESE.

TOYS. TOYS, DECORATIONS and CANDLES FOR XMAS TREES.

YORK HAM and BEST ENGLISH BACON.

G.

KODAKS,

GIRAULT,

FILMS,

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AND ACCESSORIES.

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING FINDERTAKEN.

GOOD WORK, PROMPT RETURN.

LONG, HING & CO.,

PHOTO GOODS STORE,

Hongkong, 21st December, 1903,

17A, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

KELLY &

NEW BOOKS BY ENGLISH MAIL.

WALSH,

518

Hotel Linen waekel on Premis ty

machinery.

Fire Extinguishing Mains and Emergency

Exits on every floor.

MODERATE CHARLESI NO EXTRAS!

H. HAYNES,

Manager.

THE

PEAK HOTEL.

Admirably Situated. Sheltered from the -North-East Monsoon-and-Open to the-fourth---- West Monst on,

A. COVERED GANGWAY LEADS

FROM THE TRAMWAY TERMINIS

INTO THE HOTEL.

Telephone No. 29.

Town Office: 7, Duddell StRKET.

HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN.

a10132

LUNKETS GAP. The PEAK, near the

PLU

Tel. 66.

Tram Terminus.

For Terms, apply to the

MANAGER

10

Hongkong, 2nd July, 1900.

KING EDWARD HOTEL,

A HIGH CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL.

Ladies' Afternoon Tea-Rooms.

Private Bar and Billiard-Rooms.

Hot and Cold Water throughout.

Electrically Lighted. Electric Faza (if

required).

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

For Terms, &c., apply to the-

MANAGER.

Hongkong, 10th June, 1903 NOTICE.

1938

LD.

$5.25

3.00 HERE

7.00

AMERY'S PROBLEMS OF THE AEMY BADSWORTH ON BRIDGE...

FROM PARIS TO NEW YORK ....

THE CHINA COASTER'S TIDE BOOK AND NAUTICAL POCKET MANUAL 1904; CONTAINING A MASS OF MISCEL LANEOUS INFORMATION FOR CHINA Coast, &c. ..

1.75 THE UTTERMOST EAST, by Hawes

TO THE WEARIED.

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¡¡\HERE is no nicer place to spend a few

days in quiet rest thin

MACAO,

And there is no more Comfortable Hotel in the

$2.50 12.50 Far East than the

145

CO.

WHITAKER'S ALMANACK 1904;

$2.20 Completa Edition WHITAKER'S ALMANACK; Paper

0.90 Edition... PARADISE COAT BOAT, by Cutcliffe Hyne 1.75 1.75 THE YELLOW VAN, by R. Whiteing THE UNSHARED SECBET, by FI

Montgomery

.

Biadame Chrysantheme, (English Edition,

Illustrated)

RESURGAN. by L. T Meade

1.75

1.75

ROSE OF JOY, by M. Findlater

1.75

THE FISCAL CONTRUVERBY

0.80

*. 0.90 and $2.20 The Story of a Soldier's Lito, by Field

Marshal Viscount Wolseley; Vohs, 1400

Thomas..

flongkong. 18th May, 1909..

Watson

10,70

105 Some Indian Friends and Acquaintancos,

by Cunningham

6.00

OCCIDENTAL HOTEL.

Japan: A Record in Colour, by Monpes 17.00 Nyaealand Under the Foreign Office, by

A Trip on iba West River, by R. D. From Hongkong to Casion, by the Pearl

Rivor, by Captain. Lloyd CHRISTMAS NUMBERS TATLER,

PUNCH ALMANACK, STRAND, PEARSON'S MAGAZINE, SKETCH. SANDOWN RACE GAME.

1.00

·1.90

Duff

ELGIN ROAD, KOWLOON.

Sraith

8,00 4.50

...

35 Bedrooms, excellently farnished.

Bath to each room.

Chinese Characteristics, by

Russian Grammar

Rusian Dictionary...

Son Wract, by Bullen

Dining-room and Cuisine under strict Naatical Almannek 1904

■upervision.

European and American Wines, Spirits, and Boors.

POOL AND BILLIARDS. English, American and Manila Newspapers on Gile. Terms: 94 to 87,00 per day; $75 to $120 per .month.

M. MATTHAET,

Manager,

Hongkong, 6th May, 1903.

PELICAN FOUNTAIN PEN INDEPENDENT STYLO. PEN.

325 A NEW STOCK OF FRENCHI NOVELS. 3.50 POST-CARD ALBUMS DOG COLLARS.

LETTS, SMITHS, AND COLLINS' DIARIES. GENTLEMEN'S BLACK AND BROWN BOOTS AND SHOES-ENGLISH MAKE.

(833

Mistress Bonaventure, by Dinlloss.

1.75

... 0.90 and 1.90 Piteber in Paradise...

240 Portraits of the Sixties, by Justin Mc-

4,00 Carthy...

1.75

ELECTRIC LIGHT

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

216203)

EDM. JOHANNSEN,

10, DES VŒUX ROAD CENTRAL,

VICTORIA HOTEL,

SHAMEEN, CANTON. BRITISH CONCESSION

OOD Accommodation.

G

Excellent Cusine.

Every Conventence for Tourists.

T. F. DA CRUZ, Savager. Canton, 1st October, 1903

1977

THE HEBREW, by J. A. Stewart ... THE MARK OF THE BROAD ARROW,

NO. ALL YEAR BOOK THE DAILY MAIL" REPORT OF ACTING CONSUL LITTON'S

JOURNEY IN N. W. Yunnan THE BODY BEAUTIFUL: COMMON-SENSE IDEAS ON HEALTH, by N. M. Pratt DRAINAGE OF Town AND COUNTE7 HOUSES, by G. A. T. Middleton RIDER'S ELECTRIC TEACTION PATH OF EMPIRE, RUSSIA AND THE

TAB EAST, by Geo. Lynch WEE TIMOROUS BEASTIES, by Douglas

English...

1.75

STEPHENS' STUDY OF MALARIA

7.50

by

155

1.35

BANDOW'S OWN COMBINED DEVELOPER AND HOME EXERCISER....

$9.50

0,80

SANDOW'S "GRIP" DUMB-BELLS 9.50

ARDATH TOBACCO.

4.00

CRAVEN MIXTURE

الامر

4.00 8.00

STATE EXPRESS CIGARETTES.

8.50

3,90

MACAO HOTEL.

WM. FARMER,

Proprietor.

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YOST TYPE-WRITERS.

SOLE AGENTS.

CONNAUGHT HOUSE.

our

the Banks and Principal Offices. Excellent Cuisine and Winos. Large and Lofty Rooms, Elegantly Furnished Hydraulic Elevator, hot and cold water throughout.

Special Rates for Tourists. Launch Bervice for Guests. For Terma, apply to the

MANAGER. Hongkong, 31st October, 1902.

"BOA VISTA " (HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTH

CHINA) MACAO

TAB re-opened

under European

Histerement and mos' strict supervision

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

All comforts of a home.

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

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

Macao is 40 miles south-west of Hongkong, One steamier (ss. Heungehan), daily to and from Hongkong, and two steamers to and from Canton, give easy communication with bo'l these contres,

Cable Address—~" "Boavista." For Terms, apply to [49224)

THE MANAGER