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POMRIL

· PURE · NON-ALCOHOLIC

APPLE JUICE,

Invaluable for]Stoulaces and

Diabetes

Per doa, quarts..... $7.95 Per doz. pints

4.03

H. PRICE & CO.,

12, Queen's Road Central.

Hongkong Daily Press.

No. 14,408 號捌十陸百 肆千暭萬愛第

WATSON'S PRICKLY

HEAT LOTION

IS A FIRST-RATE PREPARATION,

DAR+

ESTABLISHED 1857.

ITALIAN VERMOLTE

Jao only Reliable Proud is

MARTINI ROSSI

SUCCESSORI *

MARTINI SOLA & CO.

ÁGENTS

FI. PRICE & CO., 12, Queen's Road Central

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18ru, 1904. 肆拜愛 號捌拾月欄年肆客百九仟變英卷香 PRICE, 3 PER MONTI.

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

LONDON:-RANGOON STREET, CRUTCHED FRIARS.

GLASGOW:-~-ST. ENOCH SQUARE,

IT AT ONCE RELIEVES THE SKIN

IRRITATION AND PRODUCES A Telephone No 75.

SOOTHED. QUIET FEELING.

SHANGHAI-FOOCHOW ROAD.

SINGAPORE:-RAFFLES QUAY,

AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE EAST.

A. S. WATSON & CO. LIMITED,

HONGKONG -15, QUEEN'S ROAD,

6th August, 1904

MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

CUTLER, PALMER

& CO.'8

Parca $11.00 Paz DOZEN

NET

"SPECIAL BLEND"

WHISKY

1381

ANN

5

W.

BREWER & CO.

23 and 25, QUEEN'S ROAD.

Joubert's Russia... .. Cassell's History of the Russo-Japanese

War; Part 1 to 6

...enel

How to be Happy Though Married, by

Hurdy...

Things Chinese, by Dyer Ball...

The Crossing, by Winston Churchill The Story of Susan

Reed's Engineer's Hand-Book; 2 Vois... Crabb's SynonyTus

ווי

$6.00 Manabu and Muscovite

Lauder's Gems.......

4 Hoppus Timber Measurer

0.45 9.50

MULANYL MARKing İng. MITCHELL'S Pexe. 1.7% Fishing; 2 Vols., by Hntchiuson 1.7% Cricket, by Hatchinson

... $6.00 ... 24.00

1.50

INSURANCE

THE STANDARD LIFE OFFICE.

(ESTABLISHED 1825)..

Funda nearly

£11,000,000,

DEFORE essuring elsewhero compare the Standard's retes with those of other

...$21.00

10.7

... 10.50 Collins's Unrivalled Graphic Dictionary 3.00 Set of Dickens' Works, Complete; 15 Vols. 17,40 2.8 Academy Pictures; Completa Volama...... 6.00 19,50 1.70 | A.B.C. Code; 5th Edition

Companies,

al612—1]

1.75 Diary of the Russo-Japanese War: with Maps and Illustrations, Parts 1 to 6 ready...

Cherry's Child

Une Doubtful Ione

At Scotland Yard

1.75

485

Life in a Garrison Town

1.75

A Specialist in Crime

1.75

The Queen's Quair

1.76

Rival Millionaires

Sho That Hezitatus

NEW STOCK PLAYING CAR 18,

DODWELL & CO., LD,

Agents. HOTELS.

69 HONGKONG HOTEL

12 DEED BOXES, CASH Boxes, PIN BOWIS, &C. 1.75

[a3H

LANE, CRAWFORD &

C.P. & Co.'s INVALIDS' FORT $21 PER DCZ. This fine Wine is old, soft, and of grand flavour. Seo analysis and cortificate by Professor Cassall.

LADIES'

LADIES

DOURO PORT, $15.00 PER DOZ.

ARE NOW SEOWING

CO.

SKIRTS.

WHITE UNDER

LATEST SHAPES, NEW DESIGNS.

RAINCOATS.

NEWEST MATERIALS, SMARTEST STYLES. "Hongkong, 8th July, 1904,

NDRNST

NERNST ELECTRIC LIGHT,

BEAUTY OF ILLUMINATION COMBINED WITH GREAT ECONOMY.

AS CHEAP AS GAS!

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 Cuizy Cook.

Ladies' Afternoon Tea Rooms with European

Matron in attendance.

'Ladies' Closk Room,

Hydraulic Elevators to each Finor.

Bedroom Accommodation

rooms.

Electric Lighting throughout. Electric Fans

in Rooms, if required.

Hot and Cold Water throughout.

Wines and Groceries specially imported by

the Hotel Co.

Wines cooled by: Hotel refrigerators.

Hotel Linen washed on

Premisse by

machinery.

Bleud

Solonted Distillations the

Finest Scotch Whiskies

Apply to

SIEMSSEN & CO., Hongkong. 546 VICTORIA CYCLE EMPORIUM

We are Bola Agente for the following--- MONOPOLE, FUTURE, CENTAUR, and NEW PREMIER CYCLES. Beat American Machines in the Market, always on View and for Sole. Also a Large Assortment of SECOND- HAND MACHINES of various makes, nearly as good as new, at greatly reduced prices. MOTOR CYCLES, MAIL OARTS,

CUTLER, PALMER & CO.

ESTABLISHED IN LONDON IN 1915.

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 dez,

Less old thou the above.

IMPERIAL BRANDY $12.00 PER CASE.,

THE ELITE OF WHISKY-

THE "PALL MALL,"

$21 PER DOZ.

11 Years old: the finest qualify shipped.

Bach bottle beara an Analyst's cortitles.o.

RICKSHAS FITTED WITH PNEUMATIC C. F. & Co.'s OWN SPE JIAL

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

H. S. ABDOOLA, 60%) GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY

43 & 94, Queen's Road East,

PORTLAND CEMENT.

Caaks of 3751ba net $5.00 per Cask ex Factory. Brge of 250 lbs. net $8.00 per bag or Factory.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers.

Hong on, let August, 1904.

JUST ESTABLISHED: Telephone No. 467.)

To3451

WING SUN & CO., No. 54, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (Premises Formerly Occupied by Messrs. C. J. Gaupp & Co.)

HIGH-CLASS TAILORS & OUTFITTERS, SHIRT & BREECHES MAKERS. Fit, Quality, Workmanship Guaranted. Pricea Very Moderate.

Now Showing-Noir Lot of Straw Hats. Folt Hats, Panamas, Umbrellas. Walking Sticks, Boots and Shoes, Co., La., ko.

Inspection Invited.

Hongkong, 5th August, 1904.

T

THE JAPAN LAUNDRY COMPANY,

REORGANISATION.

BLEND WHISKY,

$11.00 PER DOZ. Very soft palatable, and maiara, EVERYBODY SHOULD TRY THESE ITENS

A fue, full, and fruity wine.

AMOROSO SHERRY,

$20 PER DOZ.

LA TORRE SHERRY,

$17.00 PEK DOZ.

A uniural and most pleasant wine to the taste

BENEDICTINE LIQUEUR-.

D.O.M.,

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

AGENTS-SIEMSSEN & CO., HONGKONG.

E. C. WILKS & CO.,

MARINE SURVEYORS.

CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND NAVAL ARCHITECTS.

COLLISIONS AND DAMAGES SURVEYED.. SALVAGE WORK UNDERTAKEN.

SHIP DESIGNS AND SPECIFICATIONS PREPARED. Agents for the CONSTRUCTION dad SALE of STEAM and MOTO-LAUNCHES. CONTRACTS for New TONNAGE on reasonable terms with first-class builders.

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A large stock of CANADIAN Abbertos and ASBESTOGEL GODna Kapt. Agoats for Meears. ALLEN & SONS ELECTRICAL PLANT and CENTRIFUGAL. PUMPS.

Telegram Address "MARINEWORK," Telephone No. 358.

AND PRINTING

FOR PARTICULARS APPLY TO

EDM. JOHANNSEN ·

SIEMSSEN & CO.

OR

A

MATTER OF TASTE

210

The people who appreciate our Soda Water mest are particular people-those that can deteri the slightest deviation from goodness and purity,

It is there "finiky" people who are best pleased with our Soda-its Tor. its richness, its perfection,

It is entirely a matter of taste" with the people who say that our Sada is the best in town.

WATKINS LIMITED,

CHEMISTS, AERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS,

APOTHECARIES' HALL, WATKINS BUILDING.

A CANTON, SHANGHAL. HANKOW and PEKING.

KELLY & WALSH, LD.

ELECTRIC

1237

6.50

7.50

ROWING AND SCULLING, by W, G. East $0.HO Į SQUIER'S POCKET COMPANION TO THE

BRITISH PHARMACOPARIA MOTORS AND MOTOR DRIVING, by A. C. Hemsworth, Badminton Library ... Morous, CONTINUOUS MOTORS AND INDUCTION MOTORS. THRIE THEORY AND CONSTRUC- TION, by . M. Hobart, Illustrated 10,50 ELECTRIC FLASHES, OR SYSTEMS OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY, by A, T. M. Johnsou THE LIVING PLANT IN LEAF, FLOWER AND FRUIT, A Popular BOOK ON HOTANY. by A. E. Knight and E. Step; 871 Illustrations

-

2.20

10.30

*481

Fire Extinguishing Mains und Emergency

Exits on every floor.

Moderate Charges! [No EXTRAS Į '

H. HAYNES,

Manager.

THE

PEAK HOTEL.

Admirably Situated. Sheltered from th North-East Monsoon and Open to the South West Mona: on.

A

COVERED

GANGWAY LEADS

FROM THE TRAMWAY TERMINUS

INTO THE HOTEL.

Telephone No. 29,

Town Office: 7, DUDDELL, STREET.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

1914

A HIGH CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL.

Ladies' Afternoon Tea Rooins.

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

Eletrically Lighteil. Electric Fans (it

required).

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

For Torina, &o, apply to the-

MANAGER.

Hongkong, 10th June 1903.

fa180

"BOA VISTATM" (HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTH

CHINA) MACAO

ter

HAS been re-opened andar European Il managemont and meat strict supervision as to food, aleanliness, and bygions of the place.

All comforts of a home,

A most pleasant retreat for these desirous of a few days rest and quiet.

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

Macno is 40 miles south-west of Hongkong One steamer (B.. Heungshan), daily to and from Hongkong, and two steamers to and from Canton, give any communication with both these centres,

Cable Addross--" Boavisza.

NEW BOOKS BY ENGLISH MAIL,

A DAUGHTER OF THE SNOWS, by Jack

London...

51.75

[1913

Hongkong, 1st May, 1904.

[1153

AT SCOTLAND Yanr, by J. Sweeney ... THE TATEEN KRIGHT, by R. Sabaliai. 175 THE KING OF DIAMONDS, by Louis Tracy 175 A RACE WITH Rtars, by Headon Hill THE LAND OF SILENCE, by G. B. Bargin STRONG MAC, by S. R. Crockett

175

1.75

1.75

175

PHOTO SUPPLIES

ANNA THE ADVENTURESS. by E. P

Oppenheim

1.75

MONSIEUR.

MADAME ET L'AUTRE

HISTOIRE D'UN SCANDALE, by V. Charbonnel...

2.25

GOOD WORK,

PERVENCHE, by Gyp

225

**+

CONFIDENTIEL, by Max O'Reil

2.25

LA DICHEANCE, by L. Daudet

2.5

PROMPT

LES TRIBULATIONS D'EN CHINOIS EX

CHINE, by Jules Verne

2.00

THи CRISIS, by Winston Churchill LIFE IN A GARRISON Town (Suppressed by the German Government), by Lit. Bilse

$1.75

RETURN.

MANCHU AND MuscovITE, be B. L.

Putoam Weale

8.50

THE QUEEN'S QUAIE, by Maurice.

Howlett

UP-TO-DATE DARK ROOM

(1798

FITTED WITH ELECTRIC LIGHT AND FAN

4.70 AT THE DISPOSAL OF AMATEURS, RUSSIA AS IT REALLY Is, by C, Jonbert 5.00

A SHORT HANDBOOK OF MISSIONS, by

E. Stock

THE ARMY ON SELF, by H. A. Gwynns WAX AND NEUTRALITY IN THE FAR

EAST. by T. J. Lawrence MODERN LAWS TENNIS, by P. A. Vailo:

Illustrate RUSSIA OF TO-DAY, FROM THE GERMAN OF E. VON DER BRUGGEN, by M. Sandwith

20 INCOMPARABLE BELLATIF, by A. and E.

Castle...

1.75

1.75

1.75

22941

MACAO

HJ

300,

5.50

The flusÇHBACK OF WESTMINSTER, by

W. Le Queux

1.75

AND

CANTON

HOTELS.

0,90

ARDATH TOBACCO.

THE

HE above Company have already won grout

admiration from all their customers, the DEVELOPING work being excellently done, A New Scheme has recently beea introduced, and the work is done quickly and satisfactorily. Excellent laundry. men have just arrived from Japan. Charges moderate. Special attention is directed to washing and ironing. Onters will be executed promptly. Head Office, No. 23, Caine Road, Branch Office, No. 201, Mongkokisni Strast,

L. NAKAGAKI,' Manager.

Hongkong. 23rd July, 1904.

CONNAUGHT HOUSE.

FIRST CLASS HOTEL Situated nesz

the Banks and Principal OfRoos.

Excellent Cuisine and Wines.

UNDERTAKEN.

Large and Lofty Rooms, Elegantly Furnished LONG, HING & CO.,

Hydraulic Elevator, hot and nold water

throughout.

Special Rates for Tourists.

Launch Service for Quieste,

For Terms, apply to the

MANAGER.

Tasse

Hongkong, 31st October, 1902. -

CARLTON HOUSE.

10. ICE HOUSE ROAD,

IRST-CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL.

FIRST-CLAS

Cool Rooms, Elaborately Furnished. Com-

ort of Residents and the Cuisine a specivity.

PHOTO GOODS STORE,

17A, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

(Same Premises as Messrs. Al Chee).

[x48

Hongkong, 15th August, 1904.

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & CO.

LARGE STOCK

OF

LIGHT RAILWAY MATERIAL

For terms apply.

·Hongkong, 2nd July, 1904.

B. F. HOWARD,

Lessee and Manager.

[1621

ENQUIRIES SOLICITED.

Hongkong, 29th April, 1904.

#333

CANTUNESE MADE EASY: PART I. A Book of SIMPLE SENTENCES IN THE CANTON DIALECT WITH FREE AND LITERAL TRANSLATIONS, AND DIRECT ON FOR RENOKRING OF ENGLISH GRAMMATICAL FORMS IN CHINES2; 3rd Ed. Revised and Enlarged, by J. DYER BALL

LONDON

CO..

$3.00

[a32

For Tarma, apply to

THE MANAGE

LAHMEYER

ELECTRICAL

AND

ELECTRIZITAETS ACTIEN GESELLSCHAFT VORM.

W. LAHMEYER & CO., FRANKFURT A¡M.

A LITTLE CHANGE.

LD.. THE Round Trip from HONGKONG

to MACAO, thence to CANTON and back to

Hongkong, will be found interesting a d

FOR ESTIMATES OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS OF ANY DESCRIPTION «njoyable

Apply to-

SIEMSSEN & CO. SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA

THE AMERICAN SYSTEM

OF

DENTISTRY

DE M. H. CHAUN.

37, Des Vaux ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONG From the University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Hongkong, 3rd June, 1904

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IEN TING.

SURGEON DENTIST,

No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREE.

TERMS VERY MODERATE.

Consultation Fres, Hoogkong, 21st March, 1903,

WA. FARMER,

Proprietor.

A. LING & 00, FURNITURE STORE. PLATED, GLASS AND CROCKERY WARE, &c., &c.; and FOOCHOW LACQUERED WARE.

68, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL." Hongkong, 21st September, 1903.

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