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No. 15,442,波二十四百四千五萬一日一、初月九年三十三鹣光 HỤNGKUNG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 127, 1907 AND #=+X+#+##★‡-**¶ PRICE, $3 PER MONTU

WATSON'S....

FRUIT SYRUPS Prepared from GENUINE FRUIT Juices Make

DELIGHTFUL COOLING

DRINKS.

A. S. WATSON & CO.. LIMITED,

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY-

PORTLAND CEMENT."

In Canka 375 thự, nef $5.10. per cask ex Factory. Tu Bags 250 lbs. nei $3.00 per bag ox Factory.

SHEWAN TOMES & CO., General Managort.

Hongkong, 3rd October, 197

CUTLER, PALMER & CO..

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

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LONDON, INDIA, CHINA, JATAN AND AUSTRALIA

BRANDY

ESTABLISHED 1825.

ASK FOR

INSURANCE

EVERY FACILITY

KUPPER'S PILSENER BEER In connection with Life Assurance Businisess

AND SEE THAT YOU GET IT.

LOOK CAREFULLY AT THE LABEL,

BEWARE OF COLOURABLE IMITATIONS.

Per Care.

$21.50

TELEPHONE No. 75.

19.00

16.00

Hongkong, 13th Feptember, 1907.

19.00

WHISKY, PALL MALL

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JOHN WALKER & SONS'

·OLD HIGHLAND -

.12.00

•~ & CO.'S SPECIĀL

BLEND

10.00

PORT WINE, INVALIDS

19.00

13.00

19.00

15.25

40.50

$1016

AUTOMATIC · BROWNING POCKET PISTOLS.

CALIBES 7,65 m.m.

With CHAMBER for 8 CARTRIDGES FIRING 8 SHOTS in 2 SECONDS.

SIEMSSEN & CO. 46 Hongkong, 6th March, 1907.

AUTOMATIO MAUSER

PISTOLS.

CALIBRE 7.63 m.m.

With CHAMBER for 10 CARTRIDGES FIBING 10 SEOTS in 2 SECONDS,

CARLOWITZ & CO. Agente. Hongkong, 18th March, 1907.

DOURO-

SHERRY,, AMOROSO

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LA TORRE

THE ABOVE EXCLUSIVELY SUIPPED TO

BENEDICTINE, DOMADAS

SIEMSSEN & CO..

HONGKONG AGENTS.

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LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

EOLE AGENTS.

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

15, Queen's Road Central,

BREWER & CO., LIMITED.

FFDDER STREET-Adjoining Main Entrance HONGKONG HOTEL

LETE'S DIARIES, 1903, Practical Shipbuilding, by Helms,

$20.00

The Nation's Beat Pictures-A Soloo

tion from the finest modern Paintings in the Public Galleries of Britain re-produced in Colour, 24 Parta

Great

Leupold Shakespeare

3.50 Little Folke Volume

2-Volumes; with Diagrams and

Illustrations Accounting and Banking, by A. Nixon 7.00 The Royal Scottish Academy, Spacist

Number of "The Studio" Through Town and Jungle-14,000 Miles Awheel among the Temples and Feuplo of the Indian Plaine, by W. Hunter Workman A.B.C. Code; 5th edition. Father Pink, by Wilson Barrett... The Monk's Treasure, by Geo. Horton... Caratte of Sark, by Oxenham... The Loda Star, by Max Pemberton

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The Bridge Winner...

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NE of the largest and wealthiest of the

ONE of the

Kingdom, Forms of applicstíós__and`all information will be promptly afforded on application to

DODWELL & CO., LD..

Agente

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HOTELS

HONGKONG HOTEL

FIRST-CLAM And Ur-to-DatH.

Dining 'commodation for 300 Persons Well Furnished Reception Rooms

Private Bar and Billiard Room for Hotel

Besidents

Electric Lifts to each Floor, Bleotrio Lighting and Fans

Telephones on every Floor.

JE vary Comfort

Ladies Afternoon Tea Roone

Ladies' Cless Rooms

Matron in attendance

312.00

9.50

2,50

70

142

7.00

A NEW STOCK or CHEAP NOVELS 35 Cents Each or 8 for $1.

NEW STOCK:

1.50 AMERICAN SQUEEZER, PLAYING

CARDS, TYPEWRITER RIBBONS for all Machines.

1.00 1.50

PHOTO SUPPLIES.

LONG HING &

575

NEW STOCK OF SPORTING GO O D S.

FRESH STOCKS OF

A LING & CO.. 12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

Next to Messrs. KUHN & KOMOR)..

FURNITURE AND, PHOTO GOODS"

STORE.

Photographic Goods of every Description

*778-128

in Stock.

Developing and Printing Undertaken. Hongkong, 81st July, 3007.

REDUCED PRICES

Fatman's No. 3, F.P.K. Film 12 Exps $1.60

BA,

JA,

2,

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10

1.60

6

90

12

1:40

6

70

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Prices of other sizes of Films are very moderate.

Developing and Printing for Amateurs

carefully and promptly undertaken.

A. TACK & CO.,

Furniture Manufacturers & Photo

Goods Store,

26, Des Voeux Road.

1487

Hongkong, 2nd September, 1907.

KUHN & KOMOR'S

ART CURIOS STORE

will be RE-OPENED on the 7th inst, at

No. 13, QUEEN'S ROAD (under

Connaught Hotel) and

A CLEARANCE SALE

At greatly REDUCED PRICES will be

held to the end of this month.

Inspection Cordially invited. Hongkong, Sri October, 1907,

PEAK TRAMWAYS

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WREE DAYS.,

1506

COMPANY,

2.00 €.0 7.80 sm, to 980,,,Every 10 minutes 9.30 am to 13,00 8.m. Every 15 minutes.

· 11,80 xăm, to 12,45 p.m. .....Every 15 minutes! 11.15 p.m. to 1.16 p.....Every 10 minutes. 1:16 pm, to 1,46 p.m. Every 18 minuter, 1.36 pm, to 2.15 p.m....Every 10 minutos, - 2.15 p.m, to 8.00 pas... Every 18 minnice. 120 pan, to -5:00 p.....Every 18 minutes 5,00 pm to 8.00 p.....Every 10 minuter.

NIGHT CARS, PLAN

8:46 pm. & 9,00 p.m., 9,46 to 11.15 p.m.,

every hour. SATURDAYS,

Extra, Cars at 11,680 p, and 13.46 pm.

"BUNWAYS

8.00 1,2; to 9.00 km. ...Every 15 minutes, 9,00 am to 980 a.....Every 30 minutes 9.30 s.m. te 1080 sau. ...Every 15 minutes 13.80 2.

to 1100 m....Every 10 minutes 11:45 am to 1200 Noer1 Every 15 minutes. 15,00 BooD to 100 y.m....Every 10 minutae,

1.00 p. to 600 pan, Every 15 minutes 6.00 p.m. to 100 p.m...Every 10 minutes. 1p.m. to 700 p.m. Every 15 minutes. 7.CO v.m, to 8.00 pa. Every 10 minutes.

· NIGHT CARS at 8.45 p.m. & 9.00 pm. 9.45 to 11.16 p.m., every half hour,

SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Com pany's Office, Alexandra Buildings, Des Voux Boad Central,

JOHN D.-HUMPHRDY & SON,

General Managers, Hongkong th May, 1907,

CRICKET BATS from 20.00 each.

BALLS

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90 cents each..

STUMPS. LLG GUARDS, GLOVES, ETO. TENNIS RACKETS from $10.00 each.

BALLS per doz. -89.10

POSTS, NETS, COURTMARKERS, ETC.

HOCKEY STICKS from 82.75 each.

BALLS

90 conts each.

LAWN BOWLS, QUOITS, CROQUET.

RUGBY $5,00 each.

FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION from $4.50 each.

SANDOW'S DEVELOPERS AND DUMB BELLS,

LANE. CRAWFORD & CO.

MITSUI BUSSAN

KAISHA

(MITSUI & CO)

IMPORT EXPORT AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS HONGKONG BRANCH-PRINCE'S BUILDINGS, Ide House Street, M. KOBAYASHI, Manager

HEAD OFFICE), SURUGACHO, TOKYO,

OTHER BRANCHES;

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London, New York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Calcutta, Bombay, Rangoon, Singapore, Bangkok, Sourabays, Manila, Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Fooshow, Tsingtan, Shanghai, Hankow, Chefoo, Tientsin, Newchwang Tairen, Angtung, Feoul, Chemulpo, Tokohama, Yokosuka Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Kure, Maisura, Moji, Wakanistru, Karatau, Nagasaki, Kurhipotna, Basebo Mike, Hakodate, Sapporo, Taipei, Tainan, &c,

Telegraphic Address: “MITSUI" (A.B.C. and A 1. Codes), CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Mist and Arsenals; the State Railwayn; Principal Railway Companies; Industrial Works; and Home and Foreign Mail and Freight Steamerd.

SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Mike, Tagawa, Yamane and Ids Coal Mines and SOLE AGENTS for Fujinotana, Hokoku, Hondo, Kanada, Mameda, Obtanji, Ohioura, Fasahara, Tsukabure, Yoshin, Yunokibars, and other Cosle

IMPORTERS and EXPORTERS of Cotton, Cotton Yarn, Cotton Fisce Goods, Cepper, Silver, Tin, Lead and other Metals, Railway Materiale, Acids, Camphor, Flour, Cereals, fanure Hice, Opinn, Jeinglars, Mushrooms, Sugar, Wax, Vermicelli, Sulpher, Hemp, Beer, Cement Cigarettes, Matches, Paper; Rides, Leather, Belts, Teak & other Timber sto.

CHAMPAGNE

G. H. MUMM & CO.,

THE MOST POPULAR

Can be had in the following qualities →→

WINE.

EXTRA-DRY (Gout Americain), BRUT

Cordon Ronge).

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17, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL.

CO..

PHOTOGRAPHIC GOODS

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OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. THE ONLY STORE IN THE COLONY." Devoted exclusively to Photographie Goode. Developing and Printing, undertaken, Hongkong, 30th September, 1907,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received instructions to cell by Fublio Anction,

FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

TO-DAY (SATURDAY),

tha 12th October, 1967, commencing at 2.30 e.m., at their SALES ROOM, No 8. Des Voeux Road, corner of Ice House Street,

A VERY FINE ASSORTMENT OF

JAPANESE CURIOS

COMPRISING

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CHARGES MODERATE, AND NO EXTRAP,

A. F. DAVIES, Manager.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

A HIGH CLA 88 PRIVATE HOTEL.

Ladies' Afternoon Tea-Rooms.

Private Bar and Billiard-Rooms. --

Hot and Cold Water throughout.

Electrically Lighted Electrio Fans (it

required).

Electric Passenger Elevator to each door, Table D'Hote at separate tables. :: For Terms, &c., apply to the

Hongkong, 24th July, 1905.

·MANAGER,

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*** KINGSCLERE," PRIVATE HOTEL.

APPROACH FROM KENNEDY ROAD AND

MACDONNEL ROAD.

Telephone No. 134,

Telegraphio Address:

"SACHSOLA," A.B.C. Cede, 5th Ed.

LECTRIC LIGHT, Hot and Cold Water

feruis,

putting greet and fine stabling for horses.

Proprietress, Mas, G. BACHSE.

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THE GRAND HOTEL, DIVISION STREET, KOBE.

FIRST-CLASS CUISINE,

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

OLD IVORY CARVINGS and WOVEN NETSUKES, LACQUERED TOILET STAND, INKO (Medicine Cace, HAND-PAINTED SCREEN ON GOLD PAPER, 807 OLD BUDDHAB and IDOLS, CLOCKS (from a Daimyo's collection);

+180

FINE TKTOJË E SHELLS SHIBUICHI VASES, MAKUDZU TEA SETS and VASES, KINKOSAN and SATSUMA TEA SETS and VASES, FRONZE and BRASS VASES, BLUE and WHITE ARITA WARE, KAGA TEA SETS &o, &o, &c.j

AND.

SILK-EMBROIDERED KIMONDS, TABLE COVERS, SCREENS; &c., &c.: INIAID PANELS and SCREENS.

Catalogues will be issued,

THMS :- As usual, Hongkong, 9th (ctober, 1967.

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TRADE

TEN YEARS OLD.

$13 PER DOZEN.

HUGHES & DOUGH,

Azotioneers.

1640

WHITE HORSE" WHISKY

MABE

SOLE AGENTS:

BOTTLED IN SCOTLAND

FROM THE

ORIGINAL RECEIPT OF 1746.

LANE. CRAWFORD & CO.

JOHN ROBERTS & COMPANY. LTD.

BILLIARD TABLE MAKERS, BOMBAY,

UNDERTAKE to Supply a First-class Full Bixed BILLIARD TABLE, design No. 1, to following Specification, vis: On Eight Massive Turned Legs, raised panels to Carved Bracket Knees, Forewed Mouldings, double bolted, best Welsh Slats Bed, extra heavy solid cushion rails fitted with our new low set Express Cushicus, patent invisible Pocket Platea best Whipcord Peckoti, Six Chalk Cope, Superfine West of England Cloth, and patent adjusting toes, with lever for levelling, complete with the following ¿ccessories :--'

12 Selected Ash Cuer.

1 Butt Best with Patent Brass Head.

1 Billiard Reat with Patent Brass Head.

3 Long Butt.

1 Mid Butt

1 Billiard Marking Board.

SALES IN THE UNITED STATES EXCEED THE TOTAL OF ALL OTHER1 Dust Cover for Table.

BRANDS.

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

AF ALL WINE MERCHANTS IN THE COLONY, AND FROM

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., EOLE AGENTS.

Hongkong, IstJuz, 1907.

181017

Straightedge and Circle.

1 Best Spirit Level.

1 Smoothing Iron with Shoe, "

I Wall Cue Rack,

1 Wall Batt Rack.

1Set Billiard Rules, Framed

1 Best Billiard Brush

1.Set "Crystalate" or "Bonzoline" Bild. Balle.

1 Box Best Cre Tips, assorted.

1 Cue Tip Fastener with File.

1 Bottle Cue Cement.

1 Box Bilk Spots

2 Dozer Best White Chalk.

Packed and delivered free on Board Hongkong or Shanghai Harbour for the sum of Eu. 1,400 nett,

Illustrated price lists giving prices and particulars of everything pertaining to billiard can be had on application from the Offices of this paper.

Hongkong, 1st April, 1904;

(697-1

BEST WINES AND LIQUORS SUFFLIED."

Special arrangements for a long stay.

F. DOMBALLE) M. MAILLE

Propriétaires.

[“BOA VISTÅ "' (HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTH CHINA) MACAO.

Hausgement and most strict supervision A re-opened under European

sa to food cleanliness and hygiene of the place

All comforts of a home,

A most pleasant retreat for those demirous of

a few days rest and quiet.

Comfortable socommodation for travellere paying a visit to the historical and picturesque colony of Mueno.

TWO

Maceo is 40 miles south-west of Hongkong. steamers (s.s. Sui An and Sue Toi) daily to and from Hongkong, and two steamers to and from Cantun, giresusy communication-with both those entree.“

Cable Address~" BOAVISTA.” For Terms, apply

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THE MANAGER.

VICTORIA HOTEL

SHAMEEN-CANTON..

FIRST CLASS ECHOPEAN HOTEL On the British Concession.

Electrically Lighted.

Every Modern Comfort and Con vet ience at Bensorable Rates.

Under the Personal Superintendence of

H. HAYNES, late Manager Hongkong Hotel

MACAO HOTEL. TELEGBANG-FARMER, MACAO, MAÇÃO, CHINA,

In the Centre of the Praya Grande CAFT, T. AUSTIN, Manager. Both Hotals Electrically Lighted and undos experienced European Management. Every Comfort and Convenience for Residents and Tourista. a1431 WM. FARMER, Proprie or.

NEW CARTRIDGES.

Ba Bores and Sizes.

Y Popular English Manufacturers. Ia.

SMOKELESS POWDER and CHILLED- SHOT. From No. 10 to 888G. at 16, 37 and $7.50 per 100 SPORTING REQUISITES and AIR GUNS in Variety.

Inspection Tuvite

en af den WM. SCHMIDT & CO.

Hongkong, 26th October, 1906,

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