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FOR EUROPE & AMERICA INDIA, AUSTRALIA, 20., And for

PRIVATE RESIDENTS AT THE OUTPOLIS

A Comprehensive und Compléte Record of t

NEWE OF THE FAR EAST

Kiven in the

HONGKONG WEEKLY

PRESS,

with which is incorperated the

CHINA OVERLAND TRADE Export

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the World $2.

Hongkong Daily Press

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THE

DIRECTORY & CHRONICLE

FOR 1986.

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HONGKONG. SATURDAY. MAY 261H, 1906. 六拜禮 魅六十二月五年六百九千一英港者 PerOR, $3 PER MONTH.

GUINNESS'S EXTRA QUALITY

No. 15,014,

號四十零千五萬一第 日四戶四閏年二十三新光

STOUT

"HORSE HEAD" BRAND

SPECIA 1.

"BULL DOG'

BRAND

STOUT & ALE

IN SPLITS.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

TELEPHONE NO. 75,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

1340

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANT

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Caska 375 1. not $4.75 per cask oz Factory. In Bags 250 ha. not $2,81 por bag ox Factory.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Gomera) Maungers.... Hongkong, lai October, 1995.

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AVID CORSAR & SON'S

DMERCHANT NAVY

NAVY BOILED

LONG FLAX

RELIANCE CROWN

CANVAS

ARNHOLD. KARBERG & CO..

851

TARPAULING

Sole Agrotr

FOR SALE

TESSRS. CALDBECK MCGREGOR

IN

QUARTS, PINTS. AND SPLITS.

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.,

TEADE

BIARE

MACKIE'S

WHITE HORSE CELLAR

THE UNRIVALLED SCOTCH WHISKY

$14.00 PER Dozen.

LANE, CRAWFORD

**

INSURANCE

THE STANDARD LIFE OFFICE. (Established 1825,)

THE Accumulated Funds of the Company

aro nearly

£11,000,000, and the annual revenue is at the rate of

£3800 PER DAY.

& CO. SOLE AGENTS.

11566—3)

HIRAN O.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

15, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

Honghong, 5th May, 1906

.1034

CHUN SENG.

THE LEADING MINERAL WATER OF THE EAST.

THE BIRANO MINERAL WATER CO, LD, KOBE.

AGENTS: F. BLACKHEAD & CO. Hongkong, 16th August, 1905.

[1905

LATE OF $1, MAIN STREET, YOKOBAMA No. 39, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG. DRAPER & TAILOR, GENTS FUNISHING GOODS, & GENERAL OUTFITTER. ALL NEW GOODS IN STOCK.

A Trial Solicited. Fit and Satisfaction Guaranteed. Inspection Invited Hongkong, 27th May, 195.

199

CUTLER, PALMER & CO.,

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

LONDON INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA.

́ESTABLISHED 1815

BRANDY

*****

Pur Case.

$22:50

FOR SALE.

20.00

ME

& Co, Hongkong, hava on HAMMOND TYPEWRITER", pattern, recent purchase London, Price-$150,

Viow Intest

"+

Guineas

**

WHISKY, PALL MALL

16.75

20.00

[11

JOHN WALKER & SONS'

OLD HIGHLAND -

12.50

C. P. & CO.'S SPECIAL

BLEND

Hongkong, 2nd May, 1906.

FOR SALE.

- 1 là Twin AnTOP DOATG XIANG

and" BON BON", now doing ferry work from Blake Pier; good investment for Energetic MAD. For particulars and price, apply to--

X. Y. Z

Care of "Daily Press" Office. Boogkong, 12th May, 1903,

A

FOR SALE OR TO LET.

AT THE PEAK.

SIX-BOOMED HOUSE, with Drying. Dresing, and Bah-rootos; distant thirteen miuates by chair from the Trum Atted with uperior baths auri with hot and cold water; large Kitchen; Laundry and Sarranty Quartors.

A FIVE-ROOMED HOUSE, with Drying, Dressing, and Bathrooms; distant thirteen minutes by chair from the Trum; Kitchen and Serrants Quarters.

For Particulars and Tarms, apply to--

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

(1012 Hongkong, 9th May, 1906.

FOR SALE, OR TO LET.

HE WANCHAT PROPERTY of GRO.

THE WHICH & Co. LTD, Bingineers

Bad Shipbuilders Comprising portions of Marine Lots Nos. 31 and 36; approximate areA 43,400 square feet,

Or, a portion of Marine Lot at North Point, feet depth of water at Wbar?: suitable for gedowns, ke.

for further particulars apply to the Company. Hongkong, 25th April, 1905.

HONGKONG

PORT WINE, INVALIDS

DOURO

SHERRY, AMOROSO

..

LA TORRE

BENEDICTINE, D.O.M.

10.50

20,00

13.75

20.00

16.00

40.50

THE ABOVE EXCLUSIVELY SHIPPED TO

SIEMSSEN & CO..

HONGKONG AGENTS.

31.

REDUCED PRICES.

W. BREWER & CO.

Threshing Floor, by J. 8. Fletcher... Gambler, by Author of John Chilecto,

M.P.

Portree, by Eden Phillpotts...

DODWELL & CO., LD.

Agents.

HOTELS

HONGKONG HOTEL

FIRST-CLASS and Er--to-Date.

163 BedroomK

Dining necomimi dation for 300 Persons

Elegantly Furnished Reception Rooms Private

Bar and Billiard Koems for Hotel Residente

Hydraulic Lifts to each Floor Electric Lighting það Foos Every Comfort

Ladice Afternoon Tea Rooms

Ladies' Cloak Rooms

Matron in attendance

CHARGES Moderate, and NÓ EXTRAS H. HAYNES Manager.

38 & 2, QUEEN'S ROAD.

1

Through Race Glasses, by F. E. Vincent 1.70 What Men Like Most in Wemes, by Hardy 0.70 My Bratora, by J. P. Müller

4

The Chinase at Home, by Emile Bard... Children of Far Cathay, by C. Halcombe 350 NOW READY, PART 81: A DIARY OF THE RUBRO-JAPANESE WAB, Completing the Set...

2:00 5,30

0.60

The Man with Opals, by A.Wilsci Barrst

Pilkington, by W. Caine Firet it was Ordained, by

Guy Thorns...

Beauty Shop, by D. Woodroffe

A Specimen Spinster, by Yeigh

The Romance of the Fountain, by Hamilton The Coal of Muy Coloura

Tongues of Gossip, by Sherwood

Stern of Destiny, by Truscott

..

***

The Paraud's Wood, by Simpave ... The Web of the Past, by Cromartio The Diticali Way, by Dearmer

Love in

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in the Lists, by Montgomery... The Prophet of the L'ooz.

Imperial Naval Review and an Arcount of the Visit of the British Flast to Japan...

ach $1,75

BOXING GLOVES, Indian Clubs, DumbaslĽA;" TENNIS RACKETS, TENNIS BAL.LP, TENNIS POLES, CRICKET BATS, CRICKET BALLS, &c.

PLAYING CARDS, BETA OF BRIDGE. WR1ST, PIQUET, BEZIQUE, WHIST MARKERS, BRIDGE MARKERS.

DRAUGHTS, CHESS, DONINOS, DICF.

PEERLESS SCOTS WHISKIES

HAIG & HAIG, LD., DISTILLERS SINCE 1679.

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

5S

LIQUEUR-Exquisite, best in the World for Clab or Private uso at Btop drinking rink, Emoky Stuff, because "it comes through the SopA."

[a32

813.00

$22.60

Try HAIG & BAIO'S WHISKIES; pare, allow matured, non-smoky, delicate favour. Once tried, preferred to all others. Sole Ageste for Hongkong

1137)

JAPAN

F. BLACKHEAD & Co

MITSUI BUSSAN

COALS.

KAISHA

(MITSUI & CO.)

HEAD OFFICE :—1, Suevas-cno, Tosto, LONDON RRANCH, LINE STREET, E.C. HONGKONG BRANCH PRINCE' BOILDINGS, Ica Hoven BTRILT

OTHER BRANCHES.

FILM or FLATE F. P. CAMERAS Sited with "Ross,” · Zeiss," " Dallmeyer and New York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Bombay, Bingapore, Scurabaya, Manila, Amoy, Saangbei,

"Goerz" Lunes, Price from $95.00 to $200.00.

BA

W

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

BOOKBINDING.

"DAILY PRESS" OFFICE.

The only office in China having Europene taught werken Equal to Home

work,

IRON MERCHANTS.

SINGON & CO.,

Tron,

teel, Meist and Hardwar

Wholesale and Retail Morobaols.

Ironmongers. Pig Iron and Foundry. Coke Importers. General Store. keepers and Commission Agents

35 & 37, Eling Loong Street

1st Street Wait of Central Market.) Telephone No.515.

PHOTOGRAPHER.

M. MUMETA, JAPANESE ARTIST.

Bromide and Cmyon Enlargements and also colouring Photos and relief Photos. Views of China and Hania. Work done for Amateure; No. 84, Queen's

Ioad Central.

PRINTING,

"DAILY PRESS" OFFICE

Proofs read by Englishmen.

STORIKEEPERS

KWONG SANG & CƠ,

shipchandlere Sailmakers, Provisione.T

PLATE or FILM F. P. CAMERAS Price from $10.00 to $100.80,

MAGAZINE CAMERAS, Price from $700 to $40.00

EASTMAN KODAKS. Price from $10.00 to 575.09.

E have just landed a large consigament af Photographie Goods. We invite you to come

and inspect our new stork

A. TACK & CO.

26. DES VÕUX ROAD, HONGKONG.

зна

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

LADIES' DEPARTMENT.

JUST RECEIVED

Å

NEW SHIPMENT OF

SUMMER COSTUMES

IN MUSLIN. LINEN, COTTON, ETC.

LADIES' TRIMMED HATS. LATEST LONDON AND PARIS STYLES

BLOUSES, UNDERSKIRTS, BOOTS AND SHOES.

LANE. CRAWFORD & CO. Bongkong, 23rd April, 1906.,

THE LAHMEYER

THE

Chefoo, Tientsin, Nowchwang, Port Arthur, Seoul, Chamulpo, Yokohama, Yokesula, Nagoys, Deska, Kobe, Kure, Shimonoseki, Moji, Wakamatu. Karaian, Nagasi, Xachinot. Bobo, Maidzoru Miike, Hakodate, Taipeh, &o.

Telegraphic Address: “MITSUI" (A.B.C. and A I Godes)

CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Arsenals and the 8ta e

Railways; Frincipal Railway Companies and Industrial Works; Home and Foreign Mx- and Freight Steamers. SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Fanons Miike, Tagawa, Yamano and Ida Coal Mines; and BOLE AGENTS for Hokoku, Hondo, Kanada, Fujinotana, Mameda, Mseneurs, Onoura Ots

Sahara Truba kuro, Yoshinckani, Yoshio, Yunokibars, and other Coals.

112

8. NINAMI, Hansgar, Hongkour.

CANADA ACCIDENT ASSURANCE CO.

HEAD OFFICE: MONTREAL..

THIS COMPANY issues the most Liberal and Clear Pelicy over offered in the East. TDOBLE BENEFITS for TRAVEL ACCIDENTS. FEVER, TYPHOID, and SMALLPOX Covered. Policies written HERE, in any currency.

HONGKONG OFFICE:-14, Des Vour Road Contral. GRANT & LESLIE

General Agents for China.

GEO. GRIMBLE,

Manager, Hongkon77

JOHN ROBERTS & COMPANY. LTD.

BILLIARD TABLE MAKERS,

· BOMBAY,

Cadertake to Supply a First-class full sized Billiard Table, design Ne. 'I, to following Specification, viz.: Ou Eight Massivo Turred Lege, raised panels to Knees, Curved Brackets Screwed Mouldings, double bolted, best Walsh Slate Bed, extra kĉavy solid cushion rails fitted with our new low set Express Cusbicas, patent invisible-Pocket Pater, best Whipcord Pockets Six Chalk Cups, Superfine West of England Cloth" "and patent adjusting toes with lever for levating, complete with the following accessories:

12 Selected Ash Cuer

1 Batt Rost with Patent Brass Head.

133

1 Billiard Best with Patent Brass Head.

1 Long Bult.

1 Mid Bast.

ELECTRICAL CO.

LONDON.

LD..

1 Dust Cover for Table

FELTEN & GUILLAUME-LAHMEYER WERKE

FRANKFURT AM.

1

1 Billiard Marking Board.

Straightedge and Circle.

1 Best Spirit Level,

I Smoothing Iron with Shee.

Wall for Rack.

1 Wall Bult Rack.

Set Billiard Rules, Framed.

Best Billiard Brash.

Set "Crystulate" or Bonzoline" Bil, Balls,

1 Box Best Cue Tips, Assaried.

1 Cue Tip Fastener with Fie

1 Bottle Cus Cemcut.

1 Box Bilk Eprta.

12 Dezea Best White Chulk,

Packed and delivered free on Beard Hougkong or Eheoghti Harbour for the sum of

Rs. 1,400 nett.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

A HIGH CLASS PRIVATE, HOTEL.

Ladies' Afternoon Ten-Hoquer. Privalo -Bar and Bi(Hard-Room:. Hot and Cold Water throughout, Floetrically Lighted. Electris au (if

reynired).

Electrio Passenger Bisrator to sach Boor. Table D'Hote at separate tables,

For Torma, &c., apply to the-

MANAGER

Roogkong, 24th July, 1905,

1.951

"BOA VISTA HOTEL-BANITARIUM OF SOUTH

CHINA), MACAO.

AB boen re-opened

HA

under. Eurogatu

management and most strict supervision

as to food, cleanliness, and hygiene of the plaer

All comforts of a homa,

A mort pleasant retreat for those desirous of

A few days' rest and quiet

Comfortable accommodation for travellers paring a visit to the historical and picturesans

iory of Macao.

Maose is 40 miles south-west of Hongkong One steamer (8.a. Heangahan), daily to sur trow Hongkong, and two steaners to mail from Canton, give easy communication with

the centre.

An Orchestra plays during Dinner Saturdays.

Lucio Adilrose''!$uæ¥ {~T«.' rar Terms, apply

A221

Total

THE MANAGER.

од

VICTORIA HOTEL.

SHAMEEN-CANTON,

the British Concussion.

MACAO HOTEL.

MACAO, CHINA,

In the Cnutre of the Penya Grande,

Both Hotels under experienced European Management.

Every Comfort and Convenience for Residents Lad Tourists.

8520

WM. PARMEI

Proprietor

HONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL TRAV

WAYS COMPANY, LIMITEIN

IN LIQUIDATION.

7.1.2.

7.30 4.4. to

www

TIME TABLAK.

WEBK HATS.

8.00 8mm, ... Every 10 minutes 9.00 m, to 8.30 am,...Every-1-6 minute 9.30 am to 9.80.8.1 Every 10 minutes, 9.20 m, to 11.00 am....Every 15 minutes. (1.30 a.m. to 12.45 p.m.... Every 15 minutes, 12.45 p.m. to 1.15 p.m... Erury 10 minutos.. 1.15.paa. to 1.45 p.m....Every 18 minutes, 1.45.m. to. 2.15 pan... Evory 10 minates, 2.15 p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 15 minuteB 8.80 p.m. to 6.00 pan,... Every 15 minutes, 6.00 p.m. to 8.00 pm....Every 10 minutes

NIGHT CAAS,

5.45 p.m. & 9.00 pa, Gañ to 11.1 p

every hour.

BATE HEATH.

E-tre care at 11,80 por el 0146, p.am

BUNDAYB.

9.00 am to 9:00 am...Every 15 minutes. 9.00 m, to 9.30 am.... Evary 80 minutes. 9:30 am, to 10.30 a.m.... Kvary 15 minutes, 10.30 to 11,00 a.m. Every 10 minutos. 12.00 Soon to 1.00 p.m....Every 10 minutes. "1.00 p.m. to 600p.m.... Every 15 minutes, 5.00 p.m. to 6.00 pm...Every 10 minutes. 8.00 p.m. to 7.00 p....Every 15 minutes. 700.0 8.00 pm....Every 10 minutes, NIGHT CARS at 8.45 p.m. & 8.00 p.m., 9,35 ta 11.16 p.m., every half hour, SPECIAL CARB by arrangement at the Com.

Koad Central.

Illustrated price lists giving prices and particulars of everything pertaining to billiards pays Office, Alexandrs Buildings, Dex Tom Coal Merchants, Hardware, Enginera

Tools, Metal, Iron and Steel Merchants FOR ESTIMATES OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS OF ANY DESCRIPTION can be had on application from the Offices of this paper.

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

Hougkong, 1st April, 1904.

57 58 & 59, Counaagiu Road, New

Prays Central:

461

(798-7

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, Liquidators. Hongkong, lath July, 1905,

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