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GUINNESS

The finest Stout in the World

"BOAR'S HEAD

BOTTLING."

BOLE AGENTI

H. PRICE & CO.,

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12, Queen's Road Central,

Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1857.

Don't buy imitations, only buy

GENUINE

TANSAN

BOTTLED BY

|J. CLIFFORD WILKINSON.

SOLE AGENTG-

H. PRICE & CO.,

12, Queen's Road Central,

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THE BEST BRANDS.

OF

CIGARS AND CIGARETTES

IN FINE CONDITION ABB SOLD AT

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

ELECTRIC LIGHT

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

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EDM. JOHANNSEN,

10, DES VIEUX ROAD CENTRAL

THE NEW LEAF.

The first of every year we make a resolution. It is a resolve to make our Pharmacy

S. WATSON & CO. in all of its departments better than ever before. It in our intention to make the year 1904 mark

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED 1841,

1.1545

CUTLER, PALMER

& CO.'S

PRICE $11.00 ran Dozen

NBT

"SPECIAL BLEND" WHISKY

Blead

Belooted Distillations of the

Finest Bootch Whiskies

Apply to

another onward step in our business career. W shall continue our high standard of quality in evory line. We shall aims to make our service the best possible in caring for your Drag Store moods, and shall make our prices such as to make trading at our store profitable,

WATKINS LIMITED,

CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS,

THE APOTHECARIES HALL.

WATKINS BUILDING.

Telephone 344.

KODAKS,

FILMS,

AND ACCESSORIES.

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.

GOOD WORK, PROMPT RETURN.

LONG, HING & CO.,

HOTELS.

HONGKONG HOTEL

A FIRST-CLASS HOTEL IN EVERY RESPECT

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

Hotel Resilenta.

Dining Accommodation fer 800 persons. Private and Special Dining Rooms, European Chef and Indian Curry Cook. Ladies' Afternoon Tea Rooms with European

Matron in attendance.

Ladies' Cloak Room.

Hydraulio Elevaters to each Flor Bedroom Accommodation-131 rooms. Electric Lighting and Electric Fans, it

required.

Hot and Cold Water throughout.

Wines and Groceries specially imported by

the Hotel Co,

Wines cooled by Hotel refrigeratora,

Hotel Linen prausberi on Premises by

machinery.

Fire Extinguishing Mains and Emergouey

Exite on every floor.

PHOTO GOODS STORE,

17A, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

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Hongkong, 21st December, 1903.

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THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO. LD.

ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANTS NOW IN OPERATION IN CANTON AND

KOWLOON.

INCANDESCENT LAMPS, ARC LAMPS AND

NERNST LAMPS SUPPLIED.

ESTIMATES MADE FOR ÅLL KIN08 07 Elzetrical Work AND SUPPLIES.

Apply to-

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SIEMSSEN & CO., Hongkong, UNGKONG HIGH-LEVEL TRAM- WAYS COMPANY, LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS.

7.30 aan, to 9.00a.m....Every 10 minutes. 5.00 am to 8.30 am,...Every 15 minutes. 8.8 .m. to 2.30 am....Every 10 minutes. 9.80 r.nl. to 11.00a.m....Every 15 minutes. tom. Every 16 minutes. 11.80 a.m, to 12.45 p.m..... 1246 1 to 1.15 pavery 16 minutes. 10 minutes. 1.40 p.m....Every 16 2.15 p.m. Every 10 minutes. 2.15 p.m.

m. Every 15 minnten. 9.00p.m.

15 minutes ...Every 5.80 p.m.

.....Every 10 minuto 7.60 p.m. 8.00 pm....Every 16 minutes,

1.6 p., to 1.46 p.m. to 3.15 p.m. to 3.80 p.m, to 50 to 100 pin, to

NIGHT CABS,

145 pm, & P.00p.m. 9.45 to 11.15 p.1.,

hour BUNDATA.

8:00a.m. to 9.00 am....Every 16 minutes, 9.00 as, to 9.30 am...Every 30 minutes. 9.80 am, to 10.30 a.m....Every 15 minutes, 10.30 am to 11.00 .....Every 10 minutes. 1400 Noon to 1.03 p.m....Every 10 minutos.

2.00 p.m. to 5.00 puta, munk

Every

16 minutes.

5,000 p.m. to 6.00 pm....Evory 10 minutes. Bu pan. Lo 7,00 ...Every

p.m.

7.00 pm, 9.00 1.

15 minuten.

Every 10 minut.

NIGHT CARS as on Weat Days. SATURDAYS.

Extra cars at 11.80 p.m. and 11.45 pm SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Com pany's Office, 38 & 40, Queen's Road Costal,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers.

[a2761 Fongkong. 14th January, 1904. GREEN ISLAND CEMENTI COMPANY.

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SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.S

WINTER SEASON'S GOODS JUST ARRIVED.

A KMINSTER CARPET SQUARES.

VELVET PILE AND BRUSSELS CARPETS.

CHENILLE AND TAPESTRY CURTAINS.

BLANKETS AND EIDER DOWN QUILTS.

PERAMBULATORS AND MAIL CARTS.

FENDERS, CURBS, FIRE ьRAS 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.

-The following are some of their Stecks with the undersigned :—

SUPERB OLD COGNAC,

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

ANOTHER FINE COGNAC, $18.50 per duz.

Less old than the above.

IMPERIAL BRANDY

$12.00 FER CASE,

THE ELITE OF WHISKY —

THE PALL MALL,"

PORTLAND CEMENT. Ceske of 375 lbs. not $4.75 per Cask ex Factory. Bags of 250 lbs.net $2.85 per bag or Factory.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Managers, i Hogkong, 14th August, 1903,

fa3389 VICTORIA CYCLE EMPORIUM We are Sole Agents for the following:-- MONOPOLE, FUTURE, CENTAUR, and NEW PREMIERCYCLES. 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 TYKES AND BALL BEARINGS THROUGH- -OUT. Everything in the trade always kept in Stock. First-class workmanship guaranteed in C. all branches of tho business. Enamelling a

pality.

MCKIRDY & CO. #27431

43 & 34a, Queen's Road East,

OCCIDENTAL HOTEL.

ELGIN ROAD, KOWLOON. S

35 Bedrooms, excellently furnished. Bath to each room. Dining-room and Cuisine under strict supervision....

European and American Wines, Spirits, and Beerr.

POOL AND BILLIARDS. Flish, American and Maulla Newspapers on filo. Terms: $4 to $7,00 per day; $75 to $120 per month.

K. MATTHAEY, Manager. Hongkong, 6th May. 1903. VICTORIA HOTEL,

SHAMEEN, CANTON,

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BRITISH CONCESSION.

"LOOD Awemmedation.

$21 PER DOZ.

11 Years old: the finest quality shipped.

Bach bottle bears nu Analyst's cortificale.

P. & Co.'s OWN SPECIAL

BLEND WHISKY, $11.00 PER DOZ. Very soft, palatable, and mature: EVERYBODY SHOULD TEF THESE ITEMS

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

$21 FEB DOZ. This tine Wine is old, soft, and of grand flavour, Bee nonlysis and certificate by Professor Cassall,

DOURO PORT. $15.00 PER DOZ.

A be, full, and fruity wine.

AMOROSO SHERRY,

$20 PER DOZ.

LA TORRE SHERRY,

$17.00 PER DOZ.

A natural and mort plassant wine to the tasta

BENEDICTINE LIQUEUR-

D.O.M...

$4175 PER DOZ. QUARTS. $43.75 TEE 2 DOZ, PINTS. THEY ARE UNEQUALLED AT THE PRICE

AGENT-SIEMSSEN & CO., Hovelong.

W. BREWER & CO..

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23 and 25, QUEEN'B- ROAD.

NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS.

Whitaker's Almorack 1804 ... 0.90 and $2.20 The Story of a Soldier's Life, by Fiuld

Marshal Visconut Wolseley: 2 Vols. 14.00 Three Rolling Stones in Japan; by G.

Watson

... 10,70 Sorce Indian Friends and Acquaintances,

6.00 by Cunningham

145

1.75

1.00

1.90

Madame Chrysantheme, (English Edition,

Illustrated)... A Trip on the West River, by R. D.

Thoma... From Hongkong to Canton, by the Pearl

River, by Captain Lloyd ... CHRISTMAS NUMBERS TATLER

PUNCH ALMANACK, STRAND, PEARSON'S MAGAZINE, SKETCH.

Japau A Record in Colour, by Menpas 17.00 SANDOWN RACE GAME.

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KELLY & WALSH, LD.

Ma

WHITAKER'S ALMANACK 1994 WHO'S WHO 1904... "DAILY MAIL" YEAR BOOK 1904 CHINA COASTER AND NAUTICAL

POCKET MANUAL

3.50

$2.20 | STRAT THOUGHTS. FOR GIRLS, by

L. H. M. Houlaby 6.50

32.20 1.35 JOHN BULL IN FRANCE, OR FRENCH AS

THE PATH OF Exriss, by Geo. Lynch 8.50

1.50 37 18 KPOKEN, by L. Dalbes

JUST PUBLISHED. THINGS CHINESE, OR NOTHS Cox- RECTED WITH CHINA, by J. DYER BALL; 4th Edition, Bevised and Enlarged

..$7.50

IMPERIAL ANGLO-CHINESE DIARY: INTERLEAVED WITH BLOTTING PAPER

1,50 ALLSIDES OF THE FISCALCONTROVERSY 0.90 IN THE UTTERMOST EAST, NOTES OF TRAVEL IN SABHALİN, KOREA, SIBERIA AND MANCHURIA, by C. H. Hawts; Illustrated......... 12.50 PRACTICAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, FOR STUDENTs, by J. P. Allen; 1,000 Illustrationa THE PRACTICAL STUDY OF MALARIA AND OTHER BLOOD PARASITES, by J. W. Stophone and S. R. Christop- beru THE PERVENTION OF CONSUMPTION, by

A. Hillier, 3.D., Revised by Prof. Kock INSURANCE: PRACTICAL EXPOSITION FOR STUDENT AND BUSINESS MAN, by T. E. Young...

As

6.50

TERRIERS AND TOYS.

25 PorcGRAVURES, Including, by Special Command, H.M. the King's Irish Terrier "Jack," by MAUD BARL. (Only 500 Numbered and Signed Sets). £12 12. 04. ESTEVE. AMOURS AND TRIBULATIONS

·

8.50

-

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4,50

LE JAPON D'AUJOURD'HUI, by G.

Wealersse BECITA DE LA PLAINB ET DE LA

MONTAGNE, by Reto Bazin

D'UN JEUNE PLUMITIF, by A. Thenriet

$2.25

2,50

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2.25

5.90

ÁPPARATUS, Illustrated

MARINE INSURANCE, 178 PRINCIPLES

AND PRACTICE. F. Templeman WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY, ITS ORIGINS. DEVELOPMENT; INVENTIONS AND C. H, Sewall;

PARTAGE DE Coun, by Pierre Maol ODD CRAFT, by W. W. Jacobs

2.25

1:75

2.20

HI

ADVENTURES OF GERARD, by Conan

Doyle

1.75

BABLASUH OF THE GUARD, by H. 8.

Merriman

1.75

FLAME OF FIRE, by B. Hocking

1.75

9.00

COTTAM & CO.

Telephone No. 76.

HIGH-CLASS OUTFITTERS.

SOFT FELT HATS.

HARD FELT HATS.

STRAW HATS.

RUGS, ETC. ETC.

HONGKONG HOTEL BUILDINGS:

AQUARIUS COMPANY.

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

Absolate purity can only be obtained by distillation.

AQUARIUS MINERAL WATER.

BILENT WATER

TONIC WATER,

GINGER ALH GINGER BEER- LEMONADE. LITHIA WATER.

MODEBATE CHABORS! No Extras!

H. HAYNES,

Mazager.

THE

PEAK HOTEL.

Admirably, Bituated. Sheltered from North-East Mousoon and Open to the South

West Mons OD:

A COVERED

GANGWAY LEADS

FROM THE TRAMWAY TERMINUS

INTO THE HOTEL.

Telephone No. 29.

Tovt Office: 7, DUDLELI STEMET.

*1022

HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN.

LUNKET'S GAP, The PEAK, near the

Tram Terminna.

Tel. 56.

MANAGER.

Faso

For Terms, apply to the

Hongkong, 2nd July, 1900,

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

A HIGH CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL.

Ladies' Afternoon Tea-Reoine.

Private Bar and Billiard-Rooma

Hot and Cold Water throughout.

Electrically Lighted. Electric Fans (if

required).

Electric Passenger Elevator to each floor. Tabla D'Hota at separate tables.

For Terms, &c., apply to the

MANAGER.

Hongkong, 10th June, 1903.

CONNAUGHT HOUSE.

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AFEST OLARS Orel Situated near

the Banks and Principal Offices.

Excellent Cuisine and Wines.

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

Special Rates for Tourists. Lauach Service for Guests. For Terms, apply to the

Hongkong, 31st October, 1902,

"BOA VISTA "

MANAGER.

MAR

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO. HOTEL SANITARIUM OF SOUTH

GENERAL MANAGERS.

15, Queen's Road,

Hongkong, 19th January, 1904.

THE

LAHMEYER

035

ELECTRICAL CO. LD..

LONDON,

AND

ELECTRIZITAETS ACTIEN GESELLSCHAFT VORM.

W. LAḤMEYER & CO., FRANKFURT A/M.

FOE ESTIMATES OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS OF ANY DESCRIPTION

Apply to

SIEMSSEN & CO., SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA CONFECTIONERY !!!

CHINA) MACAO

Hanagement and most strict supervision re-opened under Europest

sa 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 travellere paying a visit to the istorical and picturesque colony of Misend.

Macao is 40 miles southwest of Hongkong, One steamier (8.8. Heungahan), daily to and from Hongkong, and two ateamers to and from Canton, give easy communication with both these contres.

Cable Address BOAVISTA," For Terms, apply to

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THE CHOICEST AND LARGEST VARIETY, FROM PĀRIS AND LONDON.

MARRONS GLACES, CRYSTALLISED FRUITS.

TOM SMITH'S CRACKERS.

XMAS PLUM PUDDINGS.

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

CHEESE.

YORK HAM and BEST ENGLISH BACON.

THE MANAN ER

NOTICE.

TO THE WEARIED.

THERE is Do nicer place to spend a few

TOYS. TOYS. DECORATIONS and CANDLES FOR XMAS TREES.

T

Jays in quiet rest than

G.

GIRAULT.

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NERNST

NERNST ELECTRIC LIGHT.

BEAUTY OF ILLUMINATION COMBINED WITH GREAT ECONOMY

AS CHEAP AS GAS!

MACAO,

And there is no more Comfortable Hotel in the

Far East than the

MACAO HOTEL.

Nyasaland Under the Foreign Office, by

Duff

Chinese Characteristics, by Smith

6,00 4,50

Russian Grammar

Russian Dictionary...

3.50

Sea Wrack, by Bullen

1.75

Mistress Bonaventure, by Bindloss...

1.75

Nautical Almanack 1904.

... 0.90 mi 1.90

Fitohor in Paradiso ...

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

1977

Portraits of the Sixties, by Justin Me

Carthy...

2.40

4.00

PELICAN FOUNTAIN PEN INDEPENDENT STYLO. PEN. 3.25 A NEW STOCK OF FRENCH NOVELS POST-CARD ALBUMS. DOG COLLARS. LETTS", SMITHS', AND COLLINS DIARIES. GENTLEMEN'S BLACK AND BROWN BOOTS AND SHOES-ENGLISH MAKE.

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HONGKONG ELECTRIC 00.

OR

SIEMSSEN & 00.

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Excellent Cuslue.

Every Convenience for Tourists.

WM. FARMER,

Proprietor.

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