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HONGKONG WEEELY

PRESS,

with which is incorporated tho

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Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1857

No. 15,002,

號二零零千五萬一第

日九十四年二十三鹩光 HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY 120, 1906. 六拜衋

SPECIAL

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DOG"

BRAND

STOUT & ALE

IN SPLITS.

A. S. WATSON & CO.. LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Cuske 375 lbs, at $1.75 per cask or Foery. In Bags 250 is net $2.50 per bag or Factory.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers. Hongkong, Ist Dotcher, 1905.

LESSONS IN FRENCH.

162771

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6. R... Apply by letter to--

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INSURANCES

GUINNESS'S EXTRA QUALITY

TELEPHONE NO. 3.

C

STOUT

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IN

QUARTS, PINTS, AND SPLITS.

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

16, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

Hoogkong, 5th May, 1984;

CHUN SENG.

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a499,

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OF

LONDON. INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA,

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BRANDY

L'UNION OF PARIS FINE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED

THE Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the slove Company aro prepared to nocept Risks against Fire at current ratas.

SIEMSSEN & CO.

Hongkong, January, 1904.

AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN

BURANCE DO.

OF AIX-LA-CHAPELLE.

"THE Undersigned, having basa appoi tod AGENTS for the above Company, are pared to ACCEPT BISRS against FRE

REUTER, BROCKELMANN & CO.

Agents. Hongkong, 2lat April, 1897

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PORT WINE, INVALIDS

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312

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TORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN-

TILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

TOTAL FUNDS at 31st Decaмnan, 1904.

'I

£17,161 299.

AUTHORISED CAPITAL.. £3,000,000

SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL.... 2,250,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL

II. FIRM FUND

687,500 0 3,091,266 12 9

4

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

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., Agerts. Hongkong, 3th June, 1905.

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