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FOR EUROPE & AMERICA, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, &e, and for

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AND

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Hongkong, 30th November, 1906.

TALDE

MARK

MACKIE'S

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

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THE UNRIVALLED SCOTCH WHISKY

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W.

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Residents

Hydraulic Lifts to each Floor

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required).

Electric Passenger Elevator to esu. Table D'Hote at separate tables.

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MANAGER. Hongkong. 24th July, 1905,

NOTICE.

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15

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For AUTUMN AND WINTER

JUST ARRIVED

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DENTAL SURGEON,

G. DE PERIN DORGE,

DIPLOMA PARIS.

LATEST IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING PORCELAIN FILLINGS.

158|

3RD FLOOR, HOTEL MANSIONE,

PEDDER STREET

HIRAN O,

THE LEADING MINERAL WATER OF THE EAST.

THE HIRANO MINERAL WATER CO., LD, KOBE.

AGENTS: F. BLACKHEAD & CO.

(1588

Hongkong, 16th August, 1905,

JOHN ROBERTS & COMPANY. LTD.

BILLIARD TABLE MAKERS,

BOMBAY,

UNDERTAKE to Fuppy & First class Fall Seed BILLIARD TABLE, design No. 1, to following Specification, viz.: On Eight Massivo Turned Legs, raised panela to Carved Bracket Kases, Ecrewed Mouldings, double bolted, beal Wolah Blate Bed, extra heavy solid cushion rails fitted with our new low set Express Cushions, patent invisible Pocket Plates, best Whipcord Pockets, Six Chalk Cups, Superfine West of England Cloth, and patent adjusting toes, with lever for levelling, complete with the following accessories—

12 Bübcien Ash Oner.

Batt Rest with Patent Brass Hand.

Billiard Rest with Patent Brass Head.

1 Long Latt.

1 Mid Butt.

Billiard Working Board.

1 Dust Cover for Table.

Straightedge and Circle.

1 Best Spirit Lovel.

1 Smoothing Iron with Shoe,

11 Wall Cue Rack

1 Wall Butt Rack.

1 Sat Billard Rules, Framed

1 Best Billiard Brugh

1- Set "Crystalate" or "Benzoline" Bil'. Balls.

1 Box Best Cus Tips, assorted,

1 Cue Tip Fastener with File.

1 Bottle Cue Cement.

Box Silk Spots.

Dozen Best White Chalks.

HOTEL.

MACAO, CHINA,

In the Centre of the Praya Grande,

Both Hotels andor experienced Europesa Management.

Every Comfort and Convenience for Residet t and Touriste.

2201

WM. FARMER,

Proprietor.

"BOA VISTA " (HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTH

CHINA), MACAO,

Pecked and delivered free on Beard Hongkong of Shanghai Harbour for the sum of HAB been re-opened under European

Re, 1,400 pest,

Illustrated price lisis giving prices ned porticulars of everything pertaining to.billiards can be had on application from the Oflees of this paper.

Hongkong, 1st April, 1904.

JAPAN

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COALS.

MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA

MITSUI & CO).

HEAD OFFICE-1, SURUGA-CHO, TOKYO, LONDON BRANCH :-34, LIME STREET, E.C. HONGKONG BRANCH PRINCE's Buildings, Ica House Street.

OTHER BRANCHES:

New York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Bombay, Singapore, Sourabaya, Manila, Amáy, Shanghai,"

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CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Arcensis and the Slate Railways; Principal Railway Companies and Industrial Works; Home and Foreign Mail and Freight Steamers, SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Miike, Tagawe, Inmano and Ida Coal Mines; and SOLE AGENTS for Hokoku, Honde, Kanada, Fujimotona, Mameda Maonoare, Onoars

Ognji. Samalara Trubekure, Toshirotani, Yoshio, Innokibars, and other Coils, 113

8. TANAKA, Manager, Hongkong.

mangement and most striatsopervision

as to food, cleanliness, and hygiena of she place.

All comicrts of a home.

A most pleasant retreat for those desirous of

a few days rest aud quiet,

Comfortable accommodation for travellora paying a

to the historical sad picturesqu

a

visit to

of Macao.

colony of

Macro is 40 miles south-west of Hongkong

One steamer (8.8. Honam) daily to and from Hongkong, and two steamers to and from Cau- ton, give casy comtannication with both these CHI TBE.

Cable Address...” DoATISTS," For Terms, apply

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THE MANAGER.

COLD STORAGE.

THE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LTD., THE 10,000 Cubio of old

Storage available at East Poisr. Staras wilj bo Open at 10 A.M. and 4 P.M. daily, Sunday. sxcapted to recnica and deliver perishable goods.

WM. PARLANE, Manager. Hongkong, 18th November, 1901, 147

PURE FRESH WATER.

HONGKONG STEAM WATER

TBOAT CO, LTD., is prepared to capply any Quantity of PURE FLESH WATER the Shipping, both for Deok and Boilers.

Call Flag-W.

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J. W. KEW, Mayager, Hotel Mansions, Brd Floor, Bgkong, 8th August, 1905.

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