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PRIVATA RESIDENTS AT THE

OUTPORTS

A Comprehensive and Complate Hecord of the

NEWS OF THE FAR EAST is given in tha

HONGKONG WEEKLY

PRESS,

with which is incorporated the CHINA ÖVERLAND TRADE Raror,

Subscription, paid in advance, #12)

'peu abiluna, Postage to any part of) the World 2.

Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHER 1857

No. 15,297, +ABSTER-$ #R+==+=#* HONGKONG, FRIDAY, APRIL 26ru, 1907. Z

WATSON'S

CARBOLIC

SOAPS

Fon BATH AND TOILET

RECOMMENDED

BY THE

MEDICAL FACULTY.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

LONDON, INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN AND; AUSTRALIA

ESTABLISHED 1815.

BRANDY

15

By Royal

Warrant 1

Ris Woesty the Kind

BOVRIL

contains the whole of the valuable stimulating and nourishing pro perties of beef and is therefore of great value scale inesses

aal kinds.

骏六十二月四年七雾百九千一英描香 PRIOE, $3 PER MONTH.

HOTELS

BREWER & CO., LIMITED.

B

EXTRA SIZES IN COPYING PRESSES HONGKONG HOTEL

POST CARDS, FINE PRODUCTIONS. ACTRESSES, DELIGHTFUL)

DEVONSHIRE. PICTURESQUE |

SURREY, CAMBRIDGE

LONDON,

LOVELY LAKES,

GAY GARDENS. Packet of 6

40 cents

GILLOTT'S GOLDFIELD PENS. EASTERBROOK'S 314 RELIEF PENS,

BRIDGE BLOCKS, by Major Thomson and

De La tines' with Sammary.

PENHOLDERS. TYPEWRITER

CUTLER,

PALMER & CO..

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

07

TEDDER STREET-Adjoining Main Entrance HONGKONG HOTEL. Wagner's Lobengrin re-told sad Ellus. trated in Colour, by Tilney... Songs of Two Savoyards, Words by

"Gilbert, Music by Sullivan

$2.75

7.50

The Dawn of To-morrow, by Frances

Burnatt Last days of Mary Stuart, by Samuel

Cowan

2.00

LAN

3.00

Per Cams:

Five Years in Ireland, by McCarthy

2.50

The Man of the Creg, by Boothby

1.50

$21.50

Little Esson, by Crockett

1.50

Sword and Glove, by Gunter...

1.5)

Gross Boxes and Small Box es.

19.00

A Maid of Honour, by R. March

16.00

I Believe: sud Other Essays, by Guy

Твогла

1.50

1.50

$9

The Nation's Pictures. A Selection of the

YULCANITE

WHISKY, PALL MALL

19.00

Best Modern Paintings in the Public Picture Galleries of Great Britain,

CIRCULAR

ERASERS.

a1189

JOHN WALKER & SONS'

OLD HIGHLAND.

C. P. & CO.'S SPECIAL

BLEND

12.00

5 Coloured Pictures | 12 Parts

in each Hoyle's Games; Now Edition Multom in Parvo, Atlas

ready...

$1.00 1,75

10.00

TRADE

PORT WINT, INVALIDS

19.00

13.00

19.00

15.25

MARK

40.50

SIEMSSEN & CO..

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Cake 375 a. ust $4.50 par cask of Factory Co Bags 250 lbs, net $2,70 per bag oz Factory.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.. General Managers.

Hongkong, 3rd October, 1906.

KWONG TẠI LUY

#2244

RATTAN FURNITURE, BAMBOO BLINDS,

TIENTRIN CARPETS,

JAPANESE AND SHANGHAI SEN BLINDS, MATTING of all Colours and JAPANESE Goons of all Descriptions. No 16, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

HONGKONG,

viss

A. LING

& CO.,

FURNITURE STORE,

PLATED GLASS AND CROCKERY WARE, &c., &.; and FOOCHOW

LACQUERED WAKE.

19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

2lat September, 1903

Hongkon

778

HONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL TRAM

7.00 a.

WAYS COMPANY, LIMITED.

In LiquiVATION.

TIME TABLE

WERK DAYS.

380 a.ui. to 9.30 am....Every 10 minutes. 9.00 am, to 3100 km. ...Every 18 minutos. 11.80 m. tc 12,45 p.m. ...Erey 16 minute, 12.46 p. to 1.15 p.m....Every 10 minutes, 1.16 pm. to 1.46 pan....Erary 16 minuten, 1.45 p.m. to 2.15 p...Every 10 minuto. 2.16 p.m. to 8.00 p.m....Every 10 minutes, 8.80 p.m. to. 5.00 p.m....Every 16 minutos, 8.00 p.m. to 8.00 px....Every 10 minuter.

NIGHT CARN.

8.46 p.m. A 1.00 p.m., 9.45 to 11.10 p.m.,

dvery{ hour.

SATURDAYS,

Artrar st. 11,80 p.m. and 11.57 p.u

GUNDATH.

#;00-a;m, tc—9:10. Every-18 tainutek, 9.00 am to 9.8 .....Every 30 minute! 9,806.m. to 1030 .....Every 15 minute, 10.30 am to 11.00 ....Every 10 minutes. 12.00 Noon to 1.00 paa....Every 10 minutos. 1.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.....Every 15 minutos. 6.00 p.m.1

to 6.00 pm...Every 10 minuton 16.00 p.m. tu 7.00 p.m... Every 15 minutes. 7.00 pm to 8.00 p.m... Every 10 minuter, NIGHT CALE at 8.45 p.m. & 9.00 p.m., 0,45 to 11.15 p., every half hour.

SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Coin- pany's Office, Alexandra Buildings, Des Voux Bond Central,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON

Liquidators. Hongkong, 27th August, 1906.

COLD STORAGE.

DOURO".

SHERRY, AMOROSO

"3

LA TORRE

BENEDICTINE, D.O.M.

THE ABOVE EXCLUSIVELY SHIPPED TO

HONGKONG AGENTS.

V. 0.

AND

EXTRA SPECIAL FINEST

LIQUEUR

ARE THE BEST WHISKIES; OBTAINABLE.

Sole Agente-

TELEPHONE No. 75.

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.,

Hongkong, 13th March, 1907:

107

51a

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS

15, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

894

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

ANDERSON'S

NAVY AND ARMY

REGULATION WATERPROOFS.

TROPICAL

THE

577

LADIES'

THE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LTD., Storage available at EAST POINT. Stores will be Open at 10 AM. and 4 P.M. daily, Sunday excepted, to receive and deliver perishable goods.

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

NEW CARTRIDGES.

47

DY Popular English Manufacturers. In BY Ball Bores and "Sizos..

SMOKELESS POWDER and CHILLED SHOT. From Nu. 10 to SSSG. at $6, 57 and $7.50 per 100. SPORTING REQUISITES and AIR GUNS in Variety.

Inspection Invitel.

WM. SCHMIDT & CO. [771 Hongkong, 26th October, 1906,

AUTOMATIC

POCKET

BROWNING PISTOLS.

CALIBRE 7.65 m,m.

With CHAMBER for 8 CARTRIDGES

FIRING 8 SHOTS in 2 SECONDS.

SIEMSSEN & CO.

Hongkong, 6th March, 1907.

46

AUTOMATIO MAUSER

PISTOLS..

CALIBRE 7.63 m.m.

With CHAMBER for 10 CARTRIDGES FIRING 10 SHOTS in 2 SECONDS.

CARLOWITZ & CO. Agents. Hongkong, 13th March, 1907.

575

DENTAL SURGEON,

G. DE PERINDORGE.

DIPLOMA: PARIS.

LATEST IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING PORCELAIN FILLINGA,

928

3RD FLOOR, HOTEL MANSIONS,

PRODER STREET,

WATERPROOFS.

$18.50 TO $30 EACH

“ZAMBRENE" SLIP ON COAT

LIGHT-STORMPROOF-POROUS.

AND GENTLEMEN'S REPELLUS" RAINCOATS.

GOLOSHES.

UMBRELLAS

LANE. CRAWFORD & CO.

HIRAN().

THE LEADING MINERAL WATER OF THE EAST.

833

THE HIRANO MINERAL WATER CO., LD., KOBE.

AGENTS: F. BLACKHEAD & UO.

Hongkong, 16th August, 1905.

MITSUI

BUSSAN

KAISHA

(MITSUI & CO).

EXPORT AND

COMMISSION

MERCHANTS.

IMPORT

HONGKONG BRANCH PRINCE'S BUILDINGS, Ice House Street, M. KOBAYASHI, Manager.

HEAD OFFICE:-1, SURUGACHO, TOKYO,

OTHER BRANCHES:

1689

London, New York, San Francisce, Hamborg, Calcutta, Bombay, Raagoon, Singapore, Bangkok, Seurabaya, Manila, Canton, Bratow, Amor, Foochow Chesape Yokobums, Yokosuka, Shanghai, Hapkow, Chefoe, Tientsin, Nowchwang, Tairon, Angtung, Seoul, Chemalpe, Yo. Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Kure, Maizuru, Moji, Wakamatsu, Karatsu, Nagasaki, Kuchizotzu, Sasebo, Milk, Hakudate, Sapporo, Taipeb, Tuinan, ke.

Telegraphio Address: "MITSUI" (A.E.C, and A 1 Codes).

CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Nary and Mint and Arsenals; the State Bailways, Principal Railway Companies; Industrial Works; and Homs and Foreign Mail and Freight Steamers.

SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Müke, Tagawa, Tamane and Ide Coal Mines and BOLE AGENTS for Fujinotare, Hokoku, Hondo, Kanade, Mameda, Obtenji, Ohnours, Basahara, Tsukabaro, Yoshio, Yunokibare, and other Cosle. IMPORTERS and EXPORTERS of Cotton, Cotton Yarn, Cotton Piece Goods, Copper, Silver, Tia, Lead and other Metals, Railway Meterials, Acids, Camphor, Flour, Cereale, Manure, Rice, Opium, Isinglers Mushroome, Sugar, War, Vermicelli, Sulpher, Hamp, Bear, Cement, Cigarettes, Matches, Papor, Hidee, Leather, Belts, Teak & other Timber etc,

118

SLAZENGER'S, DOHERTY and E. 0. M.

TENNIS RACKETS.

THE BLICK TYPEWRITERS.

MACKIE'S

632

WHITE HORSE CELLAR

THE UNRIVALLED SCOTCH WHISKY

$13.00 PER DOZEN,

LANE. CRAWFORD & CO.

HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

AUCTIONEER.

SOLE AGENTS.

INSURANCES

BRITISH AND MERCAN.

NORTE BREUISANCE COMPANY.

TOTAL FUNDS at 31er Ducumane, 198 £17,837,119.

C. DE M. C. VIEIRA-RIBEIRO,

Auctioneer. Consignments solicited. Account . AUTHORISED CAFIZAL... £3,000,000

Salus rendered and settlement effected

FIRST-CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE.

Dining accommodation for 300 Persons 163 Bedrooms

Elegantly Furnished Reception Reoma Private Bar and Hilliard teem for Hotel

Residenta

Hydraulic Lifts to each Floor. Electric Lighting and Fans

Comfort

Ladies' Afternoon Tea Room

Ladies' Cloak Roome

Matron in attendsure

CHARGES MODERATE, AND NO EXTRAS 642

H. HAYNES, Manager.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

A HIGH CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL,

Ladlew Afternoon Tea Rooms. Private Bar and Billiard-Roms. Hot and Cold Water throughout.

Electrically Lighted Electric

required),

Fans (it

Electrio Pessenger Elevator to each floor. Tablo D'Hote at separate tables. For, Terms, &c., apply to the

Hongkong, 24th July, 1905..

MANAGER.

"KINGSCLERE,"

PRIVATE HOTEL

afet

APPROACH. FROM KENNEDY Road and

MACDONNEL ROAD.

Telephone No. 184,

"SACHSOLA,"

Talegraphic Address: A.B.C. Code, 5th Ed.

TALECTRIC LIGHT, Hot and Cold Water

Ehroughout. Billiards. Tuauis, Croquet,

putting green and line stabling for horses.

Proprioires, MBS, G. SACHSE.

GRAND HOTEL,

·DIVISION STREET, KOBE.

45

THE

promptly.

No. 8, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.

Surachiump CAPITALA, 2,750,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL

[I, FIEN FUND8

687,500 0 3,386,720 19

0

8

BOOKBINDING,

"DAILY PRESS" OFFICE.

The only ofles in China baving Europea

taught workmen Equal to Home

work.

IRON MERCHAN18.

SINGON & CO., Iron, Steel,

Merchante.

Metal And Wholesals and

Hardware

Retail

Ironmongers, Pig Iron and Foundry. Coke Importers, General Store keepers and Commission Agents 35 & 37, Hing Loong Stroot

(1st Street West of Contral Market.) Telephone No.515.

PHOTOGRAPHER

M. MUMEYA, JAPANESE ARTISİ,

Bromide and Crayon Exlargements aud also colearing Photos and relief Photos Views of China and Manila, Work done for Amateurs; No. 8A, Queen's

Road Central,

PRINTING.

"DAILY PRESS" OFFICE Proofs real by Englishmen

TYPEWRITERS.

F. A. V. RIBEIRO,

Typewriting Work Undertaken, Cleaned, Repaired, Overhauled. Charges moderate. late of the Hongkong Typewriting Burena) SA, Queen's Road Central

(First-floor).

YUET-HAN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED.

NOTICE.

WE Altention of the Publie is drawo to

WAY COMPANY'a Regulatican-

This Company has been formed by Chinese Merchants who shall invita Chinese Subjects only to subscribe for Shores. The Railway shall be constructed by themselves. Foraigners are denied the privilege of subscribing for sharsa in tho Company.

Chiness Subjects, who have been naturalized Subjects of Foreign Countree, shall be recognized as Chinese Subjects by the Company

and are

a allowed to subscribe. Such Shareholders shall be treated as Chinese Subjects and shall not claim the privileges of a Foreign Subject. Should they interfere in any way the Company is horoby empowered to cancel their shores and all interest and privileges with the Company shul be withdrawn from them.

CHEANG TỬ CHAI Presidout of The Yust-Han Railway Company Ltd, Canton, 9th April, 1907,

MAIL TABLES

FOR 1907.

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

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., Agenie Hongkong, 11th July, 10

1349

OF HAMBURG.

THE GLOBUS INSURANCE COMPANY

HE

· FIRST-CLASS CUISINE.

COMFORTABLE & AIRY BEDROOMS. Situated in close proximity to the Harbour and Railway Station.

BEST WINES And Liquors bUPPLIED,

Special arrangements for a long stay.

LOB

F. DOMBALLEĮ M. MAIGLE

Propriétaires.

Undersigned, having bean appointed AGENTS for the above Company, arc VICTORIA HOTEL. prepared to ACCEPT RISKE against FIRE at Current Rates.

CARLOWITZ & Co.

Hongkong, 13th Angust, 1906.

Co

AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN- BURANCE CO.

OF AIX-LA-CHÁPELLE.

HE Undersigned, having been apported AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE

Current Rates.

REUTER, BROCKELMANN & CO.

Agents.

Hongkong, 21st April, 1897,

14

BOARD AND RESIDENCE

PRIVATE BOARD AND RESIDENCE

R S. GILLAN DER S

"CLAREMONT,"

MB

· 304

2 & 4, KENNEDY ROAD, Hongkong, 9th February, 1907,

FIRST-CLASS BOARD & RESIDENCE

AT

"BRAESIDE.".

AND COMMODIOUS

ARESIDENCE standing in its own grounds, with Tennis Courts, Good Dining and Reception Rooms, Largo Airy and Well Faruished Bedrooms, every home comfort. Fino View of the Harbour; Terms moderate Apply to Mrs. F. W. WATTS.

· Braeside," 20, Mastonnell Kund (late of "Tang Yuen.";

143 Bongkour, 27th June, 1905.

STORAGE.

Fox COAL, TIMBER, &c.

TELEGRAMY VICTORIA, SUAMEEN

SHAMEEN-CANTON.

On the British Concussiou,

F. E. DEBEAUREPAIRE (Late of Australia)

MANAGER.

MACAO HOTEL.

TELEGRAMH-FARNER, MACAO. MACAŬ, CHINA.

In the Centre of the Praya Grande.

CAPT. T. AUSTIN, R.N.R., Manngar,

Bath Hotels Electrically Lighted sud under experienced European Management.

Every Comfort and Convenience for Resident and Tourista,

a473

WM. FARMER.

Propriator

**BOA VISTA" (HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTH

HA

CHINA), MACAO.

AS been re-opened under European management and most strict supervision as to food cleanliness and hygiene of the place

All comforts of a home.

A most pleasant rotrest for these desirous of a few days' re tand quiet.

Comfortable accommodation for travellers paying a visit to the bistorical and picturesque colony of Macao.

Macao is 40 miles south-west of Hongkong Two steamers (8,5. Sui An and Suf Tui) daily to and from Hongkong, and two steamers to and fron Canton, give exey communication with both these centres.

Cable ddress—“ Boavista." For Terms, apply

No. 285 at NORTH POINT, Suitable for above Purpose. EXTENSIVE WATER FRONT. DEEP WATER.

TO BE LET, a Fortion of MARINE LOT 217

Also FOR SALE. Portious of MARINE LOTS Nos. 31 & 36 Approximate AREA 20 PRAYA EAST.

13,000 SQUARE FT. 399 YEARS' LEASE.

For Particulars, apply---.

GEO. FENWICK & Co., LTD. Hongkong, 8th June, 1996.

- [100

Shows the dates of departure of the Maile to Europe and America, and the date of their For expected arrival at their destinations, as well as the dates of return Mails.

Mounted on Card On Paper

30 Centa 20

"

On Sale at the Hongkong Daily Press Offico.

Hongkong, 26th January, 1957,

ON SALE.

A TABLE OF THE

RATES OF EXCHANGE AT

HONGKONG

Demand Drafts on London on the day of or preceding the departare of the English Mails; also Tabls of the Yearly Approximate Averages for 32 Years FROM 1874 TO 1905.

Price: $2 Caab. On mulo at the "DAILY FEESS" Office, or Local Booksellers,

W

THE MANAGER.

NOTICE.

E have This Day. RENOVED to No. 16, DES VEUX ROAD CEN- TRAL next to the HONGKONG HOTEL

HOLLAND-CHINA TRADING CO.

#8) Hongkong, 25th April, 1907.

IEN TING

SURGEON DENTISį.

No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREET.

TERMS

VERY MODERATE. Consultation Free.

Hongkong, 21st September, 1905

DR. M. H. CHAUN,

481

HE intest Method of the AMERICAN

TSYSTEM of DENTISTRY.

33, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, From the University of Fennsylvania, 0.8.A

Hongkong, 17th April, 1907,

305

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