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IN SPLITS.

A. §. WATSON & CO..

LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

101342

OREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY

PORTLAND CEMENT,

In Caska 375 11, aut $4.75 per cask oz Factory, In Bags 250 lbs, net $2.80 por hag ex Factory.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CU

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

TAILORING DEPARTMENT.

NEW SEASON'S GOODS FOR SPRING AND SUMMER.

JUST ARRIVED.

MATERIALS of the VERY LATEST and MOST FASHIONABLE Designs, Con-

Bisting of:

·QASHMERES, ANGOLAS, TWEEDS, FLANNELS, BLACK and BLUE

BERGES. o., &o, &c.

SPECIAL TROPICAL DRESS SUITINGS.

ALL ORDERS RECEIVE THE MOST CAREFUL AND PROMPT ATTENTION.

FIT AND STYLE GUARANTEED,

LANE. CRAWFORD & CO. Hongkong, 27th March, 1906.

General Managers. Hongkong, Ist. October, 1905.

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THE LAHMEYER

FOR SALE

THE

FOR SALE OR TO LET.

AT THE PEAX.

N ELEVEN-ROOMED HOUSE, with

A Buble Drying and Bathrooms, die tant thirteen minates by chair from the Tram; fitted with superior baths and with hot and cold water;" large Kiteben; Laundry and Servants' Quarters. Can be used as ono dwell- ng or divided into two.

For Particulars and Terms, apply to-

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Hongkong. 16th March, 1905.

NOTICE,

HIRANO.

THE LEADING MINERAL WATER OF THE EAST.

THE VIRANO MINERAL WATER CO., LF., KOBE.

AGENTS: F. BLACKHEAD & CO.

Hongkong, 16th August, 1905.

W. BREWER & CO.

[1905

HOTELS

HONGKONG HOTEL

FIRST-CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE.

Dining occommodation for 300 Pargons 163 Bedrooms

Elegantly Furnished Reception Roome Frivate Bar Rad Büllerd Rooms for Hotel

Residents

Hydraulic Lifts to each Floor

Electric Lighting and Fase

Ladies' Afternoon Tea Rooms

23 & 25, QUEEN'S ROAD.

Every Comfort

Foster's Bridge in Brief

0.85

Ladies' Cloak Rooms

Round About my Peking Garden, by

Mrs. Archibald Little

Matron in attendance

12,00

THE IMPERIAL NAVAL REVIEW AND VISIT or THE BRITISH FLEET TO JAPAN; Illustrated... $1,75 Who's Who 1800 12.

5,50 Medical Dictionary ...

5.50 Kempe's Engineering Year Book 1906. 5.50 The Leopold Shakespeare; Good Type,

Illustrated

Home Hand-Book of Hygiene and

JUST LANDED.

2.50 A VERY LARGE STOCK OF MATHEMATICAT

INSTRUMENTS AT PRICES VARTING FROM 10 To 25.00.

Bergen's Marine Engineer; 10th Ed. Frank Dickses, R.A., His Life and Work

Rational Medicine, by Dr. Kellogg 16.50 Killarney: Lakes and Tells; 12 Fine

Engravings.

10th

10.00 10.00

La33

Paper tomrs

Cloth Covers

1.75 2.50

The Emire and the Crotary; with 7

Maps

15.20

4.00

Nobody Knows; Illustrated by Madeline

Hall; a Beautiful Child's Book The Doctor at Home, by G. Black...

1,60

4.00

ELECTRICAL CO. LD.. Bhipe und Shipping, by Dowling

LONDON.

FELTEN & GUILLAUME-LAH MEYER WERKE

FRANKFURT A/M.

FOR ESTIMATES OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS OF ANY DESCRIPTION

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

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TRADE

GEO. FENWICK & CO., LD, Engin

ko., are open to receive OFFERS FOR THE PURCHASE OF THEIR WANCHAI PROPERTY, comprising portions of Marine Lots Nos. 31 and 36; approximato area 43,000 square fest.

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

1126

INSURANCES

CANADA ACCIDENT ASSURANCE CO.

HEAD OFFICE, MONTREAL

THIS COMPANY issues the most liberal

and clear Folley over offered in the East.

Policies

Double benedia for "Travel Accidents. Feror, Typhoid, and Smallpox Covered. written HERE, in any currency.

BONGKONG OFFICE:~

14. Des Voeux Road Central.

GRANT & LESLIE, General Agents, Hongkong & South Chins. [777

Hongkong, 1st April, 1906.

ORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN. TILE INSURANCE COMPANY,

TOTAL FUNDS at 31st Dmommune, 1904. £17,161,209.

I. AUTHORISED Capital... 23,000,000 SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL.... 2,750,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL.... 687,500.00 II. FIZE FUNDO 3,001,266 12 9

The Undersigned, AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKE against FIRE at Current Htates.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.. Agenta. Hongkong, 30th June, 1905.

11567

L'UNION OF PARIS FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED

ratos.

BE Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company are prepared to accept Risks against Fire at current

SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, 1st January, 1004.

AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN. SURANCE CO.

OF AIX-LA-CHAPELLE.

THE Undersigned, having been appointe

AGENTS for the above Company, ar prepared to ACCRPT BISKS against F1. at Onrrent Rates..

REUTER, BROCKELMANN & CO.,

Agents. Hongkong, 21st April, 1997

COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

HEAD OFFIOR- LONDON,

Asueta excood

Annual income exceeds...

THE

MAN

AQUARIUS

480

SPARKLING MINFRAL TABLES WATER; Qts., Pte., & Splite,

SILENT WAJER; Qis.

GINGER ALE.

STONE GINGER BEER. ·

TONIC.

LEMONADE.

PURE TREBLE DISTILLED WATER ONLY is used in the Mannfacere of these Beverages and by these means ABSOLUTE PURITY IS GUARANTEED.

MARK

TEI PHONE No. 75.

HOLE AGENTS-

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.,

13, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.、

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

Hongkong, 4th April, 1905.

CHUN SENG.

1074

No. 39, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG. LATE OF 51, MAIN STREET, YOKOHAMA

TRAPER & TAILOR, GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, & GENERAL OUTFITTER. ALL NEW GOODS IN STOCK.

A Trial Solicited. Fit and Estisfaction Guarantood,. Inspeotion Invited Hongkong, 27th May, 1905,

0499

CUTLER, PALMER & CO.,

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

CF

LONDON, INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA.

BRANDY

ESTABLISHED 1915.

**

***

****

Por Case.

$22.50

20.00

*

16.75

WHISKY, PALI MALL

20.00

19

JOHN WALKER & SONS'

OLD HIGHLAND-

12.50

"

C. P. & CO.'S SPECIAL

BLEND

PORT WINE, INVALIDS

10.50

20.00

DOURO

13.75

20.00

16.00

40.50

SHERRY, AMOROSO

LA TORRE

BENEDICTINE, D.O.M.

113

THE ABOVE EXCLUSIVELY SHIPPED TO

SIEMSSEN & CO..

HONGKONG AGENTS.

51a

£10,000,000,

... £2,750,000.

HE following Classes of business Firs

undertaken

Life, Fire, Marine, Typhoon, Accident, Plate Glass, Fidelity Guarantee, including the guarantee of Receivers, Trustees' and Adminis. tration Bonds.

The Company is also prepared to undertake any of the following Offices, viz. --

Executor of Wills.

Trustee of Wilk.

Trustoo of Set:lements,

REDUCED PRICES.

FILM PLATE F. P. CAMERAS fitted with "Ross,” “Zeies," "Dallmeyer" and

Goers" Lentes, Price from $95.00 to $200.00.

PLATE or FILM F, P. CAMERAS, Prico from $10.00 to $100.00,

MAGAZINE CAMERAS, Prico from $5.00 to $40.00.

KASTMAN KODAKS, Price from $10.00 to $75.00.

Trustee for Charitable and other Institutions. WE have just landed a large consignment of Photographic Goode. We invite you to come

Trastes for Debenture Hollors.

W. H. TRENCHARD DAVIS,

[830

Branch Manager and Underwriter.

Hongkong, 7th April, 1906,

and inspect our new stock.

A. TACK & CO.

28,. DES VŒUX ROAD, HONGKONG,

$9

TRADE

NEW STOCK.

VARY CHEAT CREAM LAID NOTE PAPER

AND ENVELOPES TO MATCH. STEPHENS BLUE BLACK AND RED INK. StarHess' GUM, VARIETY OF PRICES OUR EXTRA STRONG BOND 9999 NOTE PAPER. MACKENZIE PIPES.

MACKIE'S

(a32

CHARGES MODERATE, AND NO EXTRAS.

H. HAYNES, Manager

40

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

A HIGH CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL

Ladies Afternoon Tea-Rooms Private Bar and Billiard-Roomis, Hot and Cold Water throughout Electrically Lighted. Electria

required),

Fine (if

Electric Passenger Elevator to each floor. Tabla D'Hote at sapurate tablos.

For Terms, &c., apply to tho

MANAGER. Hongkong, 24th July, 1905.

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"BOA VISTA" [HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTH

CHINA), MACAO.

WHITE HORSE CELLAR HAS-opened auder Europeau

THE UNRIVALLED

MAAK

165

SCOTCH WHISKY $14.00 PER DOZEN.

LANE. CRAWFORD & CO.

SOLE AGENTS.

KELLY & WALSH, LD,,

.

YORK BUILDING. CHATER ROAD.

THE GAMBLER, by K.C. Thurston... $1.75 THE NIGHTLESS CITY: THE HISTORY OF THE YOSHIWARA YURWAKU, by J. E. de Becker: Illustrated

12.50 FRENZIED FINANCE, by T. W. Lawson 4.20 MAGELLAN'S VOYAGE AROUND THE

WORLD, by A. Pigafette, from the Original Text, with Notes, Biblio- J. A. Robertson; graphy & Index,

17.50

? Vols. MAST AND SAIT IN EEROPE AND ASIA,

by H. Warington Smyth; illustrated 16.80 WITH FLASHLIGHT AND RIFLE : HUNT- ING ADVENTURES IN EQUATORIAL

· EAST· ÀFRICA, by G. Schillings; Illustrations, 2 Yola....

THE BEAUTIES OF NATURE, by Lord

Avebury

ON THE FACE OF THE WATERS, by

F. A. Stacle...

WHEN WE WEBE LOVERS IN JAPAN, by

D. Siadan

DE. NIXOLA, by Guy Boothby

THE GHOST, by Mrs. Campbell Praed... THE MANXMAN, by Hall Caine

BARLASCH OF THE GUARD, by H. Seton

Merriman

AN IRLAND LOVE STORY, by Geo, Griffith MADE OF MONEY, by Dorothea Gerard A MATTER OF SENTIMENT, by John

Strange Winter...... DELPHIN, by Curtis Yorke.

each 0.40

management most strict supervision

is to food, cleanliness, and hygiene of the plass.

All comforts of a home.

A most pleasant retreat for those desirous of few days' rest and qui!

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

Meno isles south-west of Hongkong One steamer (s. Houngshan, daily to and from Hongkong, and two steamers to and fros Canton, gire y communication with bab these contres.

Cable Address-"BOAVIPTA,” For Terms, soply

$21

THE MANAGER.

VICTORIA HOTEL,

SHAMEEN-CANTON,

On the British Concession.

MACAO HOTEL.

MACAO, CHINA.

In the Centre of the Praya Grande.

Both Hotels under experienced European Management.

Every Comfort and Convenience for Residents and Tourisie.

21.00

MODERN THEORY OF PHYSICAL

PRENOMENA, by A. Righi

4.00

WHAT MEN LIES IN WOMEN, by Rev.

E. J. Hardy

BRITISH IMPERIALISM & COMMERCIAL.

SUPREMACY, by M. V. Berard

6.00

RODEN'S COENDE, by H. Soton Merriman A WILY WInow. by A. Banvier THE COLUMN, by G. Marriott........... TRINCOLOX, by D, Blodon

#520

THE BONDMAN, by Hall Caine

0.80

***

THE SIEGE AND FALL OF FORT ARTROE,

RELIGIONS CF ANCIENT CHINA, by

by W. R. Smith; (Renter's Corres- pondent)

10.00

THE WORLD'S COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS, WITH FRENCH, GERMAN AND BPANISH EQUIVALENTS THE COMMERCIAL LAW OF ENGLAND,

$1.90

by Slater

A. A.

HA. Giles...

PITMAN'S MANUAL BUSINESS

TRAISING...

KAREMONO: JAPANESE SKETCHER, by

A. H. Edwards

***

0.80

6,00 LA MOBALE CHINO19E, by F. Fargenel 250 ORIGINES ET RÉSULTATS DE LA QUÍRDE

BUBSO-JAPONAISE, by Rone Pinon 3.50 URIC ACID AS A FACTOR IN THE CAUSATION OF DISEASE. by A. Haig, M.D....

12.50

1,85

1.85 PHIMAN'S BUSINESS TERMS & PHRASES 1.85 EG.M. AND DOHERTY BLACK GUT RACQUETS AYERS CHAMPIONSHIP TENNIS BALLS. SLAZENGER'S TENNIS BALLS,

[631

PEERLESS SCOTS

OF

WHISKIES

HAIG & HAIG, LD., DISTILLERS SINCE 1679.

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

5 Star, LICEUR-Exquisite, Best in the World for Club or Private use at

Etop drinking rônk, Smoky Stuff, because “it cornes through the Sona.”

...48.00 ...$22.0

Try HAI & HAIG's WHISKIES; pare, mellow matured, non-smoky, delicato davOL 7. Once tried, preferred to all others. Sole Agents for Hongkong,

2864

JAPAN

MITSUI

F. BLACKHEAD & Co

COALS.

WM. FARMER.

Proprietor.

HONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL TRAM

WAYS COMPANY, LIMITET:

IN LIQUIDATION.

7.00 0.0D,

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS,

7.30, to 2,00a.m.....Every 10 minutes 8.00 am, te 8.30 am....Every 15 minutes. 8.30 am, te 6.30 a.....Every 10 minutes, 0.30 .. to 11.00 a.....Every 18 minutes. 1180 a.m. tc 12.46 p.....Every 15 minutes, 12.45 p.m. to 1.16 p.m....Every 30 minutes, 1.15 to 1.45 pain....Every 15 minuten 1.45 pm, to 2.15 pm, ... Every 10 minutes, 2.35 p.m. to 8.00 p.m....Evory 16 minutes. 8.30 p.m. to 6.00 p.m....Evory 15 minutes. 5.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. ...Every 10 minutes.

NIGHT CARS. 5.46 p.m. & 900 p.m., 9.45 to 11.15 p.m., every hour.

SATTEDATS.

Estro care at 11.30 p., and 11.45 pm, BUNDAYS.

8.00 am, to 9.00a.m....Every 15 minutes! 9.00 .. to 9.30 u.m. .Every 30 minutes. [ 9.80m. to 30.80 a.m....Every 15 minutes 10,30 m, to 110 m...Every 10 minutes. 12.00 Noon to 1.06 pm....Every 10 minutes. 1.00 p.m. to 5.00 pan....Every 15 minutes. 6.00 p.m. to 6,0 b.m...Every 10 minutes. 6.00 p.m. to 7.06 m....Every 15 minutes. 700 pm to 8:00 P ....Every 10 minuter.

GHT ABS at 8.4 p.m. & 9.00 pm, 9,45 to!

1L15 pm, ry half hour, SPECIAL CAÊ by arrangement at the Com- pany's Offes, Alexandra Buildings, Des Voeux

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, Liquidators, Hongkong, 18th July, 1905.

769

Road Central, BUSSAN KAISHA (MITSUI & CO)

HEAD OFFICE:-1, SURUGA-030, TOKYO, LONDON BRANCH:-34, LINA ÊTREST, E.O. HONGKONG BRANCH -PRINOR'S BUILDINGs, Ics HovSE SILED"

OTHER BRANCHES

New York, Son Francisco, Hamburg, Bombay, Singapore, Sourabaya, Manila, Amoy, Shangha Chotos, Tientsin, Newolwang, Port Arthur, Seoul, Chemulpo, Yokohams, Yokosuk Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Kura, Shimonoseki, Moji, Wakamatsu. Karalan, Nagash Kuchinots, Szobo, Maidaura Miškos, Hakodate, Taipoh, &e,

Telographic Address: "MITSUг” (A.B.C. and A. 1 Codes) CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Arsenals and the State Railways; Frincipal Railway Capsules and Industrial Works; Home and Foreign Mai and Freight Steamers. SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Milke, Tagawa, Tamano and Ida Coal Minos; su SOLE AGENTS for Hokoka, Hondo, Kanada, Fujinotana, Mameda, Mantours, Önours Otauji,

Basabers Tsubakuro, Yoshinstant, Toshio, Yunokibare, and other Coals,

S. MINAMI, Manager, Hongkong.

112

ISITORS TO CANTON.

Should purchase "FROM HONGKONG TO' CANTON BY THE PEARL RIVER."

BY

CAPTAIN C. V. LLOYD (8.8, "HANKOW"

With Illustrations, Maps and Plaus,

Prico......

On Sale -

$1.00

Hongkong: "Daily Preis" Office,

MUESTY. KELLY & WALSH. Messrs. W. BBTREE & Co, Messrs. A. S. WATSON & Co

Canton: Hongkong, 4th October, 903,