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ESTABLISHED 1857

No. 15,111,號一十百一千五萬一第

日九十二月七年二十三光

HONGKONG, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 1906.

THE

LAHMEYER

ELECTRICAL

LONDON.

CO..

LD..

JAPAN

THE

MITSUI BUSSAN

COALS.

KAISHA

JOHN COTTON'S

FINEST SMOKING

MIXTURE

Nos. 1 & 2 (MEDIUM).

MAKES A DELIGHTFULLY COOL

SOLE IMPORTERS

SMOKE.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. CIGAR DEALERS & TOBACCOÑISTS

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841. jal180 GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY

PORTLAND CEMENT.

iu Cake 375 lbs, set $4.75 per cask ex Factory. In Bags 250 lbs. not $2.99 per dag ar Factory,

SHEWAN. TOMES & CU, General Managers. Hongkong, lat October, 1905,

PHOTO

MAMERAS of the very

CAMERA

EASTMAN'S KODAK AND FILMS.

CAMERAS and

FELTEN & GUILLAUME-LAHMEYER WERKE

FRANKFURT A/M.

FON ESTIMATES OF ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS OF ANY DESCRIPTION

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

CUTLER, PALMER & CO..

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

OP

LONDON. INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA.

BRANDY

ESTABLISHED 1835.

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MITSUI & CO)

HEAD OFFICE-1, SURDGA-ONO, Torre. LONDON BRANCH-34, LIKE STREET, E.C. HONGKONG BRANCH PRINCE'S BUILDINGS, Ion HousM STEELT

OTHER BRANCHES

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· Telegraphic Address: "MITSUI" (A.H.C. and A 1 Codes) CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Arsenale and the State Railways; Trincipal Railway Companies and Industrial Works; Home and Foreign Mai.. and Freigh Steamers.

SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Miike, Tagans, Yamano and Ida Coal Mines; and SOLE AGENTS for Hokcka, Hondo, Kanada, Fnjinotans, Mamede, Mannoura. Onoura Otsuji.

Sasahara Touba kuzo, Yeahintani, Yoshio, Yanokibara, and other Conls.

112

8. MINAMI, Manager, Hongkong

KELLY & WALSH, LD.

INSURANCE

THE STANDARD LIFE OFFICE.

ESTAPLISHED 1823) Over

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HE Standard is the only British Life Office

THE Store List Board Firectors in Lee

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H. HAYNES, Manager.

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114

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GEO. FENWICK & Co., Ito, [153 Hongkong, 8th Junu, 1906.

AUTOMATIC MAUSER

PISTOLS.

CALIBRE 7.63 m.

With CHAMBER for 10 CARTRIDGES

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SIEMSSEN & CO.

Hongkong, 3rd October, 1905

MITSUBISHI

GOSHI-KWAISHA

(MITSU BISHI CO.)

COAL DEPARTMENT

MARUNO-UCHI, TUKIO.

Cable Address, IWASAKI,"

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1 ABC 5th Ed., Western Union Codes used:

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:MANAGER, MITSU BISHI Co.. with name of place under BRANCH OFFICES-

NAGASAKI, MOJI, KOBE, KA, ATSU, Į

SHANGHAI, HONGKONG

HANKOW.

1

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The Head and branch Offees and the Agensies of the Company will receive any order for Coals produced from the above Callieries, T. MATSUKI, Manager, Hongkong, No. 9, Pedder Streut.

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DIPLOMA: PARIS.

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