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ORIGINAL

CLIFFORD

WILKINSON TANSAN

MINERAL

TANSAN GINGER ALE

Sole Agents':

WATER CO., Ln..

KODE, JAPAN,

H. PRICE & CO.,

WINE MERCHANTE,

12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1857

No. 14,879 +LEAFBX-# #★+AZ+4¶+=#* HONGKONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15TH, 1905. LЯA

SPECTAL

BULL DOG BLEND

STOUT & ALE

IN SPLITS.

A. S. WATSON & CO.. LIMITED.

TELEPHONE No. 75.

CHAMPAGNES.

PAUL DOMMIER & CO. (Gold Marque). * IEROY & CO. CARTE D'OR VIN 1898; LANSON PERE ET FILS VIN 1900.

POL ROGER VIN 1898.

GIESLER & CO.

BOLLINGER & CO. EXTRA QUAL VIN 1898. POMMERY & GRENO.

Special quotations for Balls, Dances, Picnics, &e.

SOLE AGENTS-

15, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

ELECTRICAL

LONDON.

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

"Hongkong, 9th November; 1905.

THE

1342 LAHMEYER

CUTLER, PALMER

&

00.'S

THE

FELTEN & GUILLAUME-LAHMEYER WERKE FRANKFURT A/M.

FOR ESTIMATES OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS OF ANY DESCRIPTION

Apply to SIEMSSEN & 00., SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA,

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CUTLER, PALMER & CO.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

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TANGAN MINERAL WATER CO., Li,

KODE.

H. PRICE & CO.,

WINE MERCHANTS,

12 QUEEN & ROAD CENTRAL.

PRICE, $3 PER MONTH.

HOWELS

HONG KONG HOTEL

FIRST-CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE"

Dining accommodation for 300 persone

131 Bedrooms.

J.

Elegantly Furnished Reception Hoeme.

Private Bar and Billiard Rooms for Hiotsi

residents,

Hydraulic Lifts to each Floor.

Electric Lighting and Fans,

OF

171

LONDON, INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA,

ESTABLISHED

15,

Per Cane.

BRANDY

$22.50

1837

20.00

Every Comfort,

CO..

LD

16.75

'Ladies' Afternoon Tea Rooms.

WHISKY, PALL MALL

20.00

Ladies' Clunk Rooms.

JOHN WALKER & SONS?

Matron in attendance.

OLD HIGHLAND -

12.50

CHARGES MODERATE, AND NO EXTRAS

"

5kg

C. P. & CO.'S SPECIAL

BLEND PORT WINE, INVALIDS

10.50

471

A. F. DAVIES,

Acting Manager.

20.00

DOURO

13.75

SHERRY, AMOROSO

LA TORRE

BENEDICTINE, D.O.M.

20.00

-16.00.

40.50

"SPECIAL BLEND" WHISKY

Apply to

A Bond

of Solented

Distillations of the

-Finest Scotch Whickies.

$10.50 Per Case.

SIEMSSEN & CO., Hongkong. (155 GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY

PORTLAND CEMENT.

LANE, CRAWFORD

& CO.

USEFUL XMAS PRESENTS.

BEST ELECTRO-PLATED WARE..

ENTIRELY NEW STOCK.

DINNER CRUETS BUTTER DISHES CAKE KNIVES

BREAKFAST CRUETS

LUNCHEON CHUETS

FROM $8.00 CLARET JUGS... 14.50 CAKE-BASKETS

FROM $1200.

1850

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16.50 JAK DISHES...

5.00 BUTTER KNIVES 5.00 CHEESE SCOOPS

NUT CRACKERS, por pair

1.25 JAM SPOONS. FISH KNIVES and FORKS IN CASES...

without DESSERT KNIVES and FORKS in Cases TEA and COFFEE SETS

9,00

1.25

2,00

1.50

FROM

por dozon pairs

$35,00 27.00

50.00

per sat

50.00

[1.2771

In Caske 375 Ibu, not $4.75 per cask or Factory. In Bags 250 lbs. ret $2,80 per bag ex Factory.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers. Hongkong, Int October, 1905.

WANTED

WANTED.

Yan experieucod young PORTUGUESE who is an able English Correspondent

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and Bookkeeper a position in a Mercantile Firm. No objection to outporis. Shanghai preferred.

" CLERK " Apply to-

Caro of Daily Press" Oce Hongkong, 11th December, 1905.

WANTED.

*2791

ROM 1st March to 31st October next,

57 or 6 ROOMED FURNISHED HOUSE on the Peak or Higher Levels.

Applications slating terms to be addressed to

"PEAK." Carsof "Daily Press" Off.co. [2808. Hongkong, 13th December, 1905.

LARGE

WHISKY DISTILLERY owners require well introduced firms as SOLE AGENTS. Liberal purchase terms and Apply with Unrivalled brands. empport. Bank references to KINCAID, 16 Devonshire

2697 Square, London,

FOR SALE

FOR SALE.

TWO MOTOR-BOATS suitabia for Office

Work or Parries to the shipping.

For particulare, apply to

MOTOR,"

Care of" Daily Press" Office,

Hongkong, 5th December, 1905,

FOR SALE.

12734

LARGE WELL-BUILT GODOWN suitable for storing and discharging goods. Situated at Fong Obuon, Capton, moxt to Messrs. ARNHOLU, KARBERG & Co.'s Godown.

Apply to--

TUNG YUEN, 163, Wing Lok Street. Hongkong, 17th November, 1905. [2597

NOTICE.

GEO: FENWICK & CO., LD., Bugines

&c, are open to receive OFFERS FOR THE PURCHASE OF THEIR WANCHAI PROPERTY, comprising portions of Marine Late Nos. 31 and 38; approximate area 43,000 square feet.

For further particular apply to the Company. Hongkong, 12th July, 1905.

DR. M. H. CHAUN,

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THE latest Method of the AMERICAN

SYSTEM of DENTISTRY.

37, DEB YEUX ROAD, CENTRAL,... From the University of Pennsylvania, U.S;A”

$2056 Kangkono, 4th Beptember, 1905.

IEN TING

BURGEON DENTIST.

STREE

No. 10, DAGUILAR

TERMS VERY MODERATE.

Consultation Free.

Hongkong, 21st September, 1805,

2174

LANE. CRAWFORD & CO. Fengkong, 13th December, 1905.

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PEERLESS SCOTS WHISKIES

oy

HAIG & HAIG, LD., DISTILLERS SINCE 1679.

3 Star, SPECIAL-The finest of all "Peg" WHISKIES at

...$13.00 ...$220)

5 Star, LIQURUR-Exquisite, best in the World for Club or Private use at

Stop drinking rank, Smoky Stuff, because "it comes through the SODA." Try HAIG & HAIG'S WHISKIES: pure, mellow matured, non-smoky, delicate tlavory, Ouce tried, preferred to all others. Sola Apenis for Hongkong:

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F. BLACKHEAD & Co

THE COSMOPOLITAN.

A MONTHLY ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE. -

OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

"......Everyone is bound to appreciate certainly a heterogenous collection of the departure from the stereotyped canone wit and wisdom, but it is the idea of which this magazine promises.....its a Fur Eastern magazine, for it wilt pagesare bright without being shocking, sober the over-spirited or brighten the Its articles are erisp, original, and woll gloomy, just as the spirit mores the written, its illustrations are artistic and reuder... Taken all altogether THE enhance the value of the journal....." COSMOPOLITAN is brightly written, Hongkong Daily Press, 27th October, ap-to-date, and untirely interesting 1905.

loagkong Telegraph, 99th September. "The praise which we gavo to the frst 1905. number of the COSMOPOLITAN my honestly be repeated in reference to the second number. There's some-

thing very attractivo in the unity which parrales the magazine throng its being a one-men affair, and that on man being such an acute student of Fassing events and wielding such a vigerous pen."--N. Daily News, 30th October, 1995.

"..... Le champ d'observation de notre nonvean confrère est si vaste qua nons croyons que la "oopis ne lui manquera pas, et nous lui souhaitons tout le succes desirable"-L'Echo de Chine, 20th September, 1905.

..... quite a new feature in For Eastern journalism... the quality of the letterpress is well worth the hand- some setting. We have found a good deal of

common 2008

"The many articles are well and brightly written..... there should be little in articles as well as ne little fun and doubt of access......" Shanghai Times, humour.....

matters calculated to intarest 20th September, 1965,--

"......Though the language of the staff not only the foreigner in Sharghat and is not English, the English of THE Chinese Treaty, ports, but in Japan": COSMOPOLITAN, idiomatically and gram. Japan Chronicls, 12th October, 1905, matically is irreproachable." Gazette, 22nd September, 1905.

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It is a very promising publication. The pictures are excellent. ore won. Among these are The Art of ders bow it is to be produced month aftor Eating, a witty and observant dis mouth-Japan Daily Mail, 13th Octo- course on modern table manners....It is bor, 1905.

In a few months the magazine will be written for subscribers only, and you will not be ablo to buy single-copies.

The Christmas Number will contain about 150 pages with nearly 100 illos. trations and will cost 32.40 to non-snbecribors whereas subsoribers will get it at the usual price of $1.00:

SUBSCRIPTION-$6.00 for six months plas E0 ceats postage. Sub- soribera joining now may still get back-mhers from September, but as TO have only 81 copies loft for September and 52 for October it will be zecessary to apply at once to:-

THE COSMOPOLITAN,

35, SCHUEN ROAD, SHANGHAI, - Please note my name as a subscriber to the CosOPOLITAN for 6 months: beginning from

Enclosed please lod 26.50, Name Subscriber

Addrees ...

Hongkong, 12th December, 1905.

{£2803

THE ABOVE. EXCLUSIVELY SHIPPED TO

SIEMSSEN & CO..

HONGKONG AGENTS.

CHUN SENG.

No. 39, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG. LATE OF 51, MAIN STREET, YOKOHAMA DRAPER & TAILOR, GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, & GENERAL OUTF TTER.

ALL NEW GOODS IN STOCK.

A Trial Solicited. Fit and Satisfaction Guaranteed. Inspection Invited. Hongkong, 27th May, 1995.

JAPAN

COALS.

[02665

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA

GʻITSUI & CO)

HEAD OFFICE1, SURUGA-CHO, Torvo. LONDON BRANCH-34, LIME TREST, E.C.. HONGKONG BRANCH-PEINOB'S BUILDINGS,Ice House Freres

OTHER BRANCHES

KING EDWARD HOTEL,

A HIGH CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL.

Ladies' Afternoon Tea-Rooms.

Private Bar and Billised-Room, Hot and Cold Water throughout.

Electrically Lighted. Blogtric Fans (i

required).

Electric Passenger Elyator to mask Joor. Table D'Hote at separate tables,

For Terms, &c., apply to them.

MANAGER. Hongkong, 24th July, 1905.

CONNAUGHT HOTEL.

[82416

FIRST CLASS HOTEL Situated near

the Banks and Principal Ofices. Excellent Cuisine and Wines.

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

Special Raton for Tourists. Launch Bervice for Guests, For Terms, apply to the

MANAGER.

Hongkong, Siri October, 1902.

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VICTORIA HOTEL.

SHAMEEN-CANTON,

Cn the British Concession.

MACAO HOTEL.

MACAO, CHINA,

In the Centre of the Praya Grande.

Both Hotela cuder experienced European Management.

New York, San Francisco. Hamburg, Bombay, Singapore, Sourabaya, Manila, Amoy, Shanghai, Chefco, Cientin, Netschwang, Port Arthur, Beoul, Chemulpo, Yokohama, Yokosuka Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Kure, Shimonoseki, Moji, Wakamatsu. Karatea, Nagasaki, Every Comfort and Convenience for Residents Kuchinotsu, Secabo, Maidzura Milko. Hakodate, Taipeh, &c.

Telegraphic Address: “MITSUI" (A.B.C. nad A 1 Codes)

CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Arsenals and the State Railways Principal Raliway Companies and Industrial Works; Home and Foreign Mai and Freight Steamers.

SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Miike, Tagawa, Yamane and Ida Coal Mines; and SOLE AGENTS for Hokoku, Hondo, Kanada, Fujinotans, Mameda, Mannours, Onoura Otsuji.

Bambara Teutakuro, Yoshinetani, Yoshio. Ynnakibars, aud other Coals.

8. MINAMI, Manager. Hongkong.

HIRANO.

THE LEADING MINERAL WATER OF THE EAST, · ·

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Hongkong, 16th Angust, 1905.

TUE HIRANO MINERAL WATER CO., LD., KOBE.

AGENTS: F. BLACKHEAD & CO,

(1905

W. BREWER & CO.

23 & 25, QUEEN'S ROAD.

LETTA, COLLINS'; SMITH'S. DE LA RUE'S POCKET INKSTANDS, DATE STANDS, CARD

DIARIES AND CALENDARS.

CABER, WRITING CASES, PURSES, FRAMES, LETTER CASES, &C.

HARDY'S NEW Boos, JOHN China-

A Maker of History, by Oppenheim Marin's of La Rochefoucauld Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitmeu Broggs Nautical Almanack Tutical Almenuck

$5.00 MAN AT HOME... ... Andersen's and Grimm's Fairy Tales each 0.80 1.75

1.25

1.25

0.75

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Bond Roanthwaite's Tables....

85 5.75

A Servant of the Public, by Anthony

Hope

1.75

NEW STOCK.

Great GAMES in CHRISTMAS

Variely. Compendium of Games from...

3,50 to 12,50

POST CARD VIEWS OF HONGKONG 50 CENTS PIE DOZEN, A PACKET OF 28 FOR $1.00

A VERY CHOICE SELECTION.

Chums, Boy's Annual, Girl's Anuial, Little Folks, Children's Friend, Nister's Annual, Tiny Tota Bo Peep. Infant's Magazine,. &c. New Volumes,

DANCING SHOES, GENTLEMEN'S WALKING

BOOTH AND SHOES-BLACK AND BROWN,

fa35

2696

and Tenrisis.

WM. FARMER.

Proprietor.

"BOA VISTA "*' (HOTEL-BANITARIUM OF SOUTH

H

CHINA), MACAO. --

A8 boon re-opened under European management and most strict supervision

s 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 travellers paying a visit

to the historical and picturesuse colony of Macao,

Mácso is 40 miles south-west of Hongkong One steamer (an. Heungskan),' daily to and from Hongkong, and two steamers to and from Canton, give easy communication with bob

these centres.

Cable Addresɛ--"Boavista:" For Terms, apply

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THE MANAGER.

THE HONGKONG FROZEN FOOD

SUPPLY.

REDUCTIONS IN PRICES.

CUSTOMERS Are requested to note the

following reductions in priced.

50 cts per lb. Australian Smoked Mullet

Schnapper 50 Oyster, 2 doz. bottles $1.00 per bot.

1.90

5

...

Hongkong, 3th November, 1905

KOWLOON HOTEL. KOWLOON.

CABLE ADDRESS:-" CHEF.”

SUN FAD & CO.

MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN LADIES AND CHILDREN'S UNDERWEAR, EMBROIDERIES, LACES, ŠILAS, PONGEES,

GRASS LINEN, Suawls, HaNDKERCHIEFS; BLANKETS, TRENES,

DELIGHTFUL SITUATION. UNEXCELLED RESORT FOR TRAVELLERS EBONY FURNITURE AND FANCT GOODS. AND RESIDENTS.

BILLIARDS AND BOWLING, LAWN AND GARDENS.

JAS. W. OSBORNE, PROPRIETOR AND MANAGER. 9745

No. 82, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

Any Order Promptly Attended To. Hongkong, 12th January, 1905.