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No 15,37, ++B=TIK-8 1=+=AX4E+EM★ HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 318x, 1907. =# #-+=JŁ4+$TAT-ANG PRICE, $3 PER MONTH.

GARRICK

· TOBACCO

AND

CIGARETTES.

A. S. WATSON & CO..

LIMITED,

CIGAR MERCHANTS

AND

TOBACCONISTS,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

SHEPHERD'S LIGHTNING

ICE CREAM FREEZERS

MAKES THE SMOOTHEST AND LIGHTEST CREAM,

ICE SHAVES

ICE BLANKETS ICE CHESTS

ICE BUCKETS, ICE. TONGS,

ICE PICKS.

1005

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Caske 975 lbs. net 84,50 por cask ex Factory Io Baga 250 m, net 32.70 per bag ex Factory.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 3rd October, 1966. a1946 NEW CARTRIDGES.

BY Popular English Manufacturers.

all Bores and "Sizos.

In

SMOKELES8 POWDER and CHILLED SHOT. From No. 10 to 8886. at 86, 87 and $7.50 per 10%, SPORTING REQUISITES and AIR GUNB in Variety.

Inspection Invited.

WM. 8CHMIDT & CO. Hongkong, 26th October, 1906.

AUTOMATIC

POCKET

DOULTON'S FILTERS,

"BILLIARDS"

making it for playing purposes as good as new,

QUE New Patent Low Set Express Cushious can be fitted to any BILLIARD TABLE

• Freight on a case of Cushions to Bombay, Rs. 4/- only.)

BEST AFRICAN IVORY BILLIARD BALLS THOROUGHLY SEASONED.

'CRYSTALATE AND BONZOLINE BALLS ALL SIZES.

WEST OF ENGLAND HILLIARD CLOTHS A SPECIALITY.

WE HOLD THE LARGEST STOCK OF BILLIARD TABLES, ACCESSORIES AND MATERIALS OUT OF LONDON,-

ALL ORDERS DESPATCHED BY RETURN MAIL STEAMER

Illustrated price lista, giring prices and particulars of everything pertaining to billiarde, com be bad on application from the Offees of this paper.

JOHN ROBERTS & CO., LD..

LANE. CRAWFORD & CO.

Hongkong, 23rd July, 1907,

433

BILLIARD TABLE MAKERS AND IVORY TURNERS, BOMBAY. Hongkong, 6th April, 1904.

TRADE

CUTLER, PALMER & CO..

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

DF

LONDON, INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN;AND AUSTRALIA

ESTABLISHED 1815.

1771

BRANDY ★★✰✰✰

BROWNING

PISTOLS.

CALIBRE 7.65 mm.

TEN YEARS OLD.

$13 PER Dozen. ·

(697-2

BOTTLED IN SCOTLAND

FROM THE

ORIGINAL RECEIPT or 1746.

WHITE HORSE" WHISKY

SOLE AGENTS:

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

CHAMPAGNE

MUMM &

THE MOST POPULAR WINE.

MARK

For Cas

65

$21.50

19.00

35

16.00

a' 07

WHISKY, PALL MALL

19.00

46

JOHN WALKER & SONS'

OLD HIGHLAND -

12.00

C. P. & CO.'S SPECIAL

BLEND

With CHAMBER for B CARTRIDGES

FIRING 8 SHOTS in 2 SECONDS.

SIEMSSEN & CO.

Hongkong, 6th March, 1907.

AUTOMATIO MAUSER

PISTOLS.

CALIBRE 7.63 m..

With CHAMREE for 10 CARTRIDGES FIRING 10 SHOTS in 2 81CONDS. CARLOWITZ & CO. Agenta,

Hongkong, 13th March, 1907.

PEAK TRAMWAYS

7.00 h..

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE,

WEEK DAYS.

PORT WINE, INVALIDS

675

#

COMPANY,

7.30 am to 0,80 ajm. ...Every 10 minutes, 9.00 nam, to 11,00 a.m. ...Every 15 minutes. 11,80 a.m. to 12,46 p.m. ...Every 15 minutes 12.48 pm to 116 p.m....Every 10 minutes. 1.18 pm to 1.45 pm,...Every 15 minutos, 1.46 pm to 2.16 p.m....Every 10 mimates. 2.18 p.m. to 8.00 p.m... Every 15 minutos. 8.80 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. .....Evory 16 minutes -6.6-pam to 8:00 p.ai, ...Every 10-minutes. —

NIGHT CARN.

8.45 pm. & 9.00 p.m., 9.45 to 11.15 p.m.,

every horr. BATUBCA18.

AUNDAIR.

Ertz, Cam & 11.80 pm, and 11,45 p.ш,

8.00 a.m; to 9.00a.m....Every 15 ininuten 9.00a.m. to 0.80 a.m. .....Every 30 minutes, 8.80 8.10.

to 10.80 a.m...Every 16 minutes 10,40 km/ to 17,00 mm. „., Fvery 10 minutes, 11.45.a. to 12.00 Noor...Every 15 minutes. 1200 boon to 1.00 p.m. ««livery is minuter, 1.00 pm to 5.00 p.m. .. Every 15 minutes 5.00 pm to 6.00 p.m. ...Every 10 minutes. 18.00 p.m. to 7.00 pon....Every 16 minutes. 7.00 .m. to 8,00 p.m. ...Every 30 minutes,

→ NIGHT CARS at 8.45 pm, & 9,00 p.m., 9.45 to

11.16 p.m., every half hour.

SPECIAL CAB8 by strangement at the Com- pany's Office, Alexandra Buildings, Dee Youx Road Central,

JOHN D. HUMPHREY & SON,

General Managers. Rongkong, 9th May, 1907,

M

ITSU

BISHI

677

GOSEI-KWAISHA

(MITSUBISHI CO.)

COAL DEPARTMENT MARUNO UCHI, TOKIO,

Cablo Addror, IWASAKĮ," which applies to all Branch Offees.

A1 ABC 5th Ed., Western Union Codets need All Letters Addressed:

MANAGER, MITSU BISHI Co.

with orme cf place under.

BRANCH ORVICES

NAGAFAKT, MOJI, KOBE, KARATSU

SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, &

HANKOW.

AGENCIES:-

YOKOHAMA: M. ASADA, Esq. CHINKIANG: Messrs. GraRing & Co. MANILA: Mosors, MACONDRAY & Co. SOLE PROPRIETORS of Takashima, Ochi, Shinnew, Namazata and Komi-Yanada Collleries, and also Hojo Colliery, which will shortly be ready to produce on a large scale the best. Bazen Coal.

DOURO -

SHERRY, AMOROSO

LA TORRE

BENEDICTINE, D.O.M. -

99

G.

H.

CO.,

SALEB IN THE UNITED STATES EXCEED THE TOTAL OF ALL OTHER

10.00

19.00

Can be had in the following qualities:--

13.00

EXTRA DRY (Gout Americains,

BRUT

(Cordon Rouge).

19.60

15.25

40.50

THE ABOVE EXCLUSIVELY SHIPPED TO

SIEMSSEN CO.,

HONGKONG AGENTS.

151

Hoogkong, 1st June, 1907.

HIRANO.

THE LEADING MINERAL WATER OF THE EAST,

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

AGENTS: F. BLACKHEAD & CO.

Hongkong, 16th August, 1905,

IMPORT

MITSUI

BUSSAN

KAISHA

MITSUI & CO)

EXFORT

AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS.

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

HEAD OFFICE:1, SURugacho, ToxYO,

OTHER BRANCHES.

1588

London, New York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Calentts, Bombay, Rangoon, Singapore, Bangkok, Sourabaya, Manila, Canton, Swatow, Amey, Fooshow, Tsingtan, Shanghai, Hankow, Chefoe, Tientsin, Nowchwong, Tairon, Angtung, Feoul, Chezoolpe, Yokohama, Yokosuke, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Kure, Maizuru. Moji, Wekamatsu, Karateu, Nagasaki, Kuchizotzu, Sasebo, Mijke, Hakudate, Sapporo, Taipeb, Tainan, ko,

Telegraphic Address: "MITEUI" (A.B.C. and AI Codes).

CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperiel Japanese Navy and Mint and Arsenals; the State Railways: Principal Railway Companies; Industrial Works; and Home and Foreign Mail end Freight Steamers.

SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Mike, Tagawe, Yamano and Ido Coal Mines and SOLE AGENTS for Fujinotans, Hokoku, Hendo, Karade, Mameda, Obtsuji, Obnoura, Sasabers, Tsukaburo, Teshie, Yanokibars, and other Cosle,

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The Head and Branch Offices and the TELEPHONE NO. 75. Agencies of the Company will receive any order

or sale produced from the above Collieries.

814)

T. MATSUKI, Manager, Hongkong.

No. 2, Fodder Street.

TRY

CALDBECK'S

VERMOUTH

COCKTAIL AND

113

GIN COCKTAIL

$1.00 PER QUART BOT TLF.

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.,

15, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

Hongkong, 7th July, 1907,

*34

BRANDS.

SERVED IN ALL CLUBS AND FIRST-CLASS HOTELS, AND OBTAINABLE

AT ALL WINE MERCHANTS IN THE COLONY.

PHOTOGRAPHIC

OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS. EASTMAN'S KODAKS AND FILMS,

(81017

GOODS

ILFORD PLATES AND PAPERS. DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.

Hongkong, 1st June, 1907.

and

LONG. HING & CO...

17, QUEEN'S ROAD.

KELLY & WALSH, LTD.

JUST PUBLISHED.

CANTONESE MADE EASY

Part 2: Third edition, revised enlarged, by J. DYER

RHYMES IN CHINESE CLINES: A Lecture on Chinese Pestry and Poets and Translations of Chinese poems, y.J. DYER BALL...

BALL... RHYHES AND

Upton Sinclair

The Tangled Bkein, by Baronusa Orezy The Journal of Arthur Bidding, by 2885 Mayfair, by Frank Richardson New Chronicles of Rebecca, by Kate

Douglas Wiggia The Burning Torch, by E. F. Montrésor The Queen of a Day, by J. & Fletcher The Fur Fhilanthropists, by

Life of

'Tho

1.00 A 1.50

[1028

of Actits! Togo, by Seppings

Post Summer Anuval

Soul, by Guy Maupassant. Translated by H.

HOTELS

HONGKONG HOTEL

FIRST-CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE.

Dizing socommodation for 800 Persone 163 Bedroom

Elegantly Furnished Reception Rooms Privato Bar and Billiard Loom for Hotel

Residents

Hydraulic Lifts to eacli Floor. Electric Lighting and Fans Every Comfort

Ladies' Afternoon Tea Rooms

Ladies' Cloak Booms

Motron in attendance

CHARGRA MODERATE, AND NO EXTRAD -

A. F. DAVIES, Manager.

a12

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

A HIGH CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL.

Ladies' afternoon Tes-Rooms.

Priyala Bar and Billiard-Rooms. Hot and Cold Water throughout. Blooteilly Lighted

required).

Electrio

Pans (it

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

For Terms, &c., apply to the—

Hongkong, 24th July, 1905,

MANAGER.

41243

"KINGSOLERE,"

PRIVATE HOTEL.

APPROCH FROM Kennedy Road and

MACDONNEL ROAD

Telephone No. 134.

Telegraphic Address:

"SACHBULA,"

A.B.C. Code, 5th Ed. TALECTRIC LIGHT, Hot and Cold Water Econglou, Bilure, Tepuis, Croquet. putting green and fine stabling for horses.

Proprietress, Mas, G. SACHSE,

45

THE

GRAND HOTEL DIVISION STREET, KOBE

FIRST-CLASS CUISINE.

COMFORTABLE & AIRY BEDROOMS Bitvated in alcse piaximity to the Harbour and Railway Station.

807

BEST WINES And Liquors suPPLIKI.

Special arrangements for a long stay.

F. DOMBALLE)

M. MAILLE Propriétaires.

}

VICTORIA HOTEL. TELEGRAMS-VICTORIA, SHAM HEA

SHAMEEN-CANTON,

On the British Concession,

H. HAYNES, Manager.

MACAO HOTEL.

TELRORAMS Farner, MacAD, MACAO, CHINA.

In the Centre of the Prays Grande.

CAPT, T. AUSTIN, R.N.K., Manager.

Both Hotels Electrically Lighted and under experienced European Management,

Evory Comfort and Conveniente for Residents and Touriste.

a1014

WM. FARMER.

Proprietor,

*** BOA VISTA ' (HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTH

CHINA),

MACAO.

HA bands atret but pan

management and most strict supervision

as to food cleanliness and bygiene of the place

All comforts of a home.

A most pleasant retreat for these desirous of a few days' reat and

quiet,

Comfortable accommodation for travellers paying a visit to the historical and picturesque 400 colony of

Macao is 40 miles south-west of Hongkong.

70 Two steamers (8.8. Sui An and Saz Tai) daily to

and from Hongkong, and two atanmere to and from Canton, give easy communication with both these centres.

Cable ddress" BOAVISTA."

For Terms, apply

The Clash of Empires, by Rowland

Thirimere....

$2,00

The Unveiled East, by F. A. Mackenzie Lettere fom the Far East, by Bir

Charles Eliot

9,25

6.00

$5.00

The Industrial Republic, by Upton

Sirolair

of Macao.

Wright

Wing

70

de

Blarchamp...

1.10

1.50 1.50

Health in the Home Life, by Honnor

Morten

1,75 217

1,50 1.50

Report by Mr. W. J. Garnett on a Journey through the Provinces of Shantung and Kiangsu. With two

Mops

40

1.50

the

1.80

95 CENTS EACH, CE THREE FOR 81.00.

1.50:

Mason's The Four Feathers.

130

McCarthy Cha

1,20

Wbero Love Leads, by Charks Garvice

1.50

A. Mirror of Shalott, by Rotert Angh

Bens.

1.50

A Full-Tergth Pertrait of Eve, by

Douglas Brewer

1.50

Pemberton's Pro Patria.

The Red Ruth, by L. T. Meade Colonel Daverco, by Percy White

150

1.50

Gaborina's The Lerouge Casa. Marryat's In the Name of Liberty.

author of "Lady Negge

The Pilgrimage, by C. F. I amenco Emancipatie, by Arthur Beckett Needles and Pins, by Jnatin Huntly

NOTICE.

DILLS for all Monica due by me should Br

he presented to me on er before the 15th Septemler, 1967. All entetending accounts duo to me, if not settled on or before the 15th September, 1907, will be passed into the hands of my Solicitore.

J. W. OSBORNE. Hongkong, 15th July, 1907.

..

1181

Fowler's À Corner of the West. Stockton's The Hundredth Man. Le Fanu's Le Dragon Vola t.· Crawford's A Reman Singer,

Anthony Hope's Double Harness. Merde's Home of Sweet Content. Q'The White Wolf

ON SALE.

THE MANAGER.

CHILDREN OF FAR CATHY.

A BOCIAL AND POLITICAL NOVEL OF ABSORBING INTEREST,

By CHAS J. HALO MBE (Formerly of the Imperial Climenu Custome Service, Author of "The Mystic

Flowery Laud," etc.)."

THE VOLUME which consists of 481

THE You Includes a sketch Plan of |historical interest showing the disposition of the Forces at the battle of Kweilin, is dedicated to Sir ROBEet Hart, GC M.G. and Dr. A. RENNIB

Its description of Chinese Social Custom and Superstitions, combined with the insight it al gives into political conditions in Chine makes "CHILDREN OF. Paz Cathay" an excellent Tolame for presentation to friends at Home.

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