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FOR EUROPE & AMERICA, INDIA, AUSTRAɣja, do,, und for

PRIVATE RESIDENTS AT TEN OUTPORTS

A Comprehensive and Complete Record of the

NEWS OF THE FAR EAST is given in the

HONGKONG

WEEKLY,

PRESS,

with which is incorporated the CUINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT, Subscription, paid in advance, $12

per annum. Postage to any part of

Eve World 62.

Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1857

No. 15,455. +EEPTIK-# =+4STE** HONGKONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 281H, 1907.

WATSON'S HYGIENOL

A

POWERFUL DISINFECTANT

GERMICIDE. AND

CHEAP HARMLESS, EFFECTIVE Per Pint Tin... 50 cents

Gallon

$2.00

A. S. WATSON & CO..

LIMITED,

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

OBEEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Casks 375 lbs. nel $5.00 per cask ex Factory. In Haga 250 lbs, net $3.00 per bag oz Factory.

SHEWAN. TOMBS & CO., General Managers. dongbong, 3rd October, 197.

CUTLER, PALMER & CO..

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

LONDON, INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA

ESTABLISHED 1815.

BRANDY ★★★

THE

DIRECTORY & CHRONICLE FOR 1907.

Complete Edition Small

$10.00 6.00

Orders may be sent to the Hongkong Daily Press Ultoe and to the Local Booksellers

一拜禮 #^t=At&LBEAT AÆG PRICE, $3ER MONTH.

PHOTO SUPPLIES.

LONG HING & CO.,

17, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL.

FRESH STOCKS OF

INSURANCE

THE STANDARD LIFE OFFICE.

(ESTABLISHED 182)

Funds nearly

£11,000,000.

RE elsewhere compare

KODAK FILMS, ILFORD PLATES AND B. Standard's rates with those of other

PAPERS, AND PHOTO GOODS

C

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

PRICES OF FILNS HAVE BEEN REDUCED. DEVELOPING AND PRINTING A SPECIALITY.

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HOTELS

HONGKONG HOTEL

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Every Comfort

Ladies' Afternoon Tea RooTKA

Ladies' Clont Rooms

Matron in attendance

Per Cazo.

$21.50

19.00

16.00

WHISKY, PALL MALL

19.00

The Art of writing. English.

1005

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12.00

C. P. & CO.'S SPECIAL

BLEND PORT WINE, INVALIDS

10.00

Manual for Students with Chapters on Parophroring, Eesay writing, fanctuation and other Matters, by J. M. D. Meiklejohn ... Dialrgues d'Amour, par Micte! Provins Les Fois par Jules Lemaitre...

Threeper con Day for Reed by Eustace

Miles....

80.70

Gaidening for Horgkong, by W. J.

Tatcher

+4

$175

31

The Shanghai Autumn Bace Book

1.00 1.50

PIA

50

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11.00

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50

19.00

Petit Mousme, par Gabriel Hautemer...

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13.00

The Modern - Chess Primer, by Tho

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1.40

19.00

Hoyle's Games Modernized, by Prof.

Hoffmann.

1.40

15.25

How to start in Life, A Popular Guide

The Philippine Islands, by Fred

W. Atkinson The Breath of the God" by Sidney

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to Commercial, Munfoipal, Civil Service and Professional Employ-. ment, by Alfred King Walker's Rhyming Distionary of the

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Cooke...

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140

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70

51

The Foreign Correspondett, A Book for Alf using or learning Foreign Languages for Business purposes.. by Albert Emil Davies...

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POCKET

PISTOLS.

CALIBRE 7,65-m‚m.

DOURO SHERRY, AMOROSO

LA TORRE

BENEDICTINE, D.O.M.

With CHAMBER for 8 CARTRIDGES THE ABOVE EXCLUSIVELY SHIPPED TO

FIRING 8 SHOTS in 2 SECONDA

SIEMSSEN & CO.

48

Hongkong, 6th March, 1907.

AUTOMATIO MAUSER

PISTOLS.

CALIBRE 7.69 m.m.

With CHAMBER for 10 CARTRIDGES. FIRING 10 SHOTS in 2 SECONDS. CARLOWITZ & CO. Agents. Hongkong, 19th March, 1907.

575

A LING & CO.. 19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (Next to Moura Kuur & Komoe).

FUENILURE AND PHOTO GOODS STORE.

Photographie Goods of every Description in Stock,

Developing and Printing Undertaken. Hongkong, Slat. July, 1907.

1691

A. TACK & CO..

26, Des Vœux ROAD, CENTRAL

THE CHEAPEST AND BEST

PHOTO

SUPPLIES

IN THE COLONY

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING

UNDERTAKEN.

A. TACK & CO.

Hongkong, 16th October, 1907.

1437

KUHN & KOMOR'S

ART CURIOS STORE

will be RE-OPENED on the 7th inat, at No. 19, QUEENS ROAD (under

Connaught Hotel) and

A CLEARANCE SALE

At greatly REDUCED PRICES will be beld to the end of this month.

Inspection Cordially invited. Hongkong, 3rd October, 1907.

PEAK

TRAMWAYS

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS. `-

1606

COMPANY,

1.00 .. 7,80 km, to 9.20 am....Every 10 minutes 8.0, to 11.00 6...Every 16 winuter. 11.30 am. to 19.45 p.m... Every 15 minutes 12.45 .. to 1.15 p.m....Every 10 minuter. 115m, to 1.16 p.m. Every 15 minutes.. 1.45 p.m. to 2.16 p.m....Every 10 minutes. 9.36 pm to 8.0 p.m....Every 15 minutes, 1.80 p.m. to 100 y.....Every 15 minutes. 5.00 pm to 8.00 pm...Every 10 minuter,

HIGHT CARS, ......

€,45 p.m. à 9.00 p.m., 9.45 to 11.17 pm,

every hour. SATURDAYS,

Estra) Cara at 11.20 p.m, and 11.4f-p.m...

SUNDAYS, ...

F.CO..m to 9.00 am...Every 16 minutes. 90a.m. to 9.30 am, Every 30 minutes. 9.30 am. to 10.20 ...Every 15 minutes 1070, to 17.00 .m. Every 30 minutes 11.45 am. to 12.00 Noon...Every 15 minutes. 12.00 Nocu to

Every-10-minuter. 1.00 pm to 5.CA p.....Every 15 minutes.

10

minutes. 8,00 Fm to 6.00 pm... Every

3. to 7.00 p.m.... Exey IF minutes. 1.UT..to 8.00 pm, Fossy. 10 minutes. NIGHT CARS at 8.45 pm. CC p.m., 9,45 to 11.16 p.m., every ball hour. SPECIAL-CARS by rangement at the Com- pary' Offre, Alexandra Buildings, Des Yan Bond Central

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General Mosgera. Hergberg, 9th May, 1907,

677

LANE,

CRAWFORD & CO.

NEW STOCK OF SPORTING GOODS.

CRICKET BATE from 80.00 excb."

BALLS

90 cents each.

STUMPS. LLG GUARDS, GLOVES, ETC.

TENNIS BACKETS from $10.00 each.

BALLS per dos $9.00

POSTS, NETS, COURTMARKERS, ETC.

STICKS from $2.75 each.

HOCKEYALLS

*

80 cents each.

LAWN BOWIS, QUOITS, CROQUET.

BUGBY $5.00 each.

FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION from $4.50 each.

SANDOW'S DEVELOPERS AND DUMB BELLS.

LANE. CRAWFORD & CO.

CHAMPAGNE

G. H. MUMM & CO.,

THE MOST POPULAR WINE.

Can be had in the following qualities:---

EXTRA DRY (Gont Americain). BRUT

Cordon Ronge):

SALES IN THE UNITED STATES EXCEED THE TOTAL OF ALL OTHER

BRANDS.

SERVED IN ALL CLUBS AND FIRST-CLASS HOTELS, AND DETAINABLE AT ALL WINE MERCHANTS IN THE COLONT, AND FROM

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., COLE AGENTS.

Hongkong, 1st June, 1907.

MITSUI

BUSSAN

KAISHA

(MITSUI & COJ

IMFORT EXPORT AND

COMMISSION MERCHANTS.

HONGKONG BRANCH-PRINCE'S BUILDINGS, Ice House Street,

M..KOBAYASHI, Manager.

HEAD OFFICE), SORUGACHO,` TOKIO,

OTHER BRANCHES:

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London, New York, San Francisco, Hamborg, Calcutta, Bombay, Rangoon, Singapore, Bangkok, Sourabaya, Manila, Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Foochew, Tsingtau, Shanghai, Hankow, Chefoe, Tientsin, Newchwang Tairen, Angtung, Seoul, Chamulpo, Tokohama, Yokosuka Nagoya, Cuska, Kobe Kure, Mairurn, Moji, Wakamatsu, Karatsu, Nagasaki, Kuchinotan, Sasebo Miike, Hakodate, Sapporo, Taipei, Tainan, &c.

Telegraphic Address: “MITSUI" (A.B.C. nu A 1 Codes).

CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Mint and Arsenals; the State

and Freight Steamers.

~Ballways; Principal Railway Companies; Industrial Worke; and Home and Foreign Mail

SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Mike Tagawa, Yamano and Ida Coal Mines and SOLE AGENTS for Fujinotans, Hakolu, Hondo, Kanada, Mameda, Ohtani, Chours, Sasahara, Tenkabure, Yoshio, Tunukibara, and other Coals. IMPORTERS and EXPORTEES of Cotton, Cotton Yarn, Cotton Pieze Goods, Copper, Silver, Tin, Lead and other Metals, Railway Materials, Acida, Camphor, Flour, Cereals, Manure Rice, Opism, Jringlass, Mushrooms, Bugar, Waz, Vermicelli, Sulpber, Hemp, Beer, Cement, Cigaretter, Matches, Paper, Hider, Leather, Belts, Teak & other Timber etc.

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TEN YEARS OLD.

$13 FER DOZEN,

WHITE HORSE" WHISKY

MARK

SOLE AGENTS:

HOTTLED 18 SCOTLAND

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CHARGES MODERATE, AND NO EXTRA!. A. F. DAVIES, Manager.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

A HIGH CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL.

Ladies Afternoon Tea Rooms,

Electric Passenger Elovator to each floor.

For Terms, &c., apply to the

* KINGSCLERE,” PRIVATE HOTEL ̈

APPROACH FROM KENNEDY ROAD AND MACDONNEL ROAD.

Telephone Ne, 134,

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7LECTRIC LIGHT, Hot and Cold Water

THE

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FIRST-CLASS CUISINE. COMFORTABLE & AIRY BEDROOMS Situated in close proximity to the Harbour and Railway Station.

807.

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F. DOMBALLE) Propriétaires.

M. MAILLE

VICTORIA HOTEL.

SHAMEEN-CANTON.

FIRST CLASS EUROPEAN HOTEL On the British Concession. Electrically Lighted. Every Modern Comfort and Convenience at Reasonable Rates.

Under the Personal Superintendence of H. HAYNES, late Manager Hongkong Hotel MACAO HOTEL.

3,50

1,00

FROM HONGKONG TO CANTON, BY THE PEARL RIVER—” A Book for the Globetrotter," by Capt. C. V.LLOYD; with Mape and Illas. 1.90 HONGKONG. WEEKLY PRESS,

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18th, Illustrated Account

0.50 TEMPORARY MINING REGULA-

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20.00

24.00

8 12

4 DOZEN QUARTS.

PINTS, SPLITS.

TELEPHONE No. 75.

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LESS 10% OWING TO HIGH RATE OF FXCHANGE.

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,'

15, Queen's Road Central

Hangking, 15th October, 1907,

NEW CARTRIDGES.

Y Popular English Manufacturers, In Borer and Birca.

BMOKELESS POWDER and CHILLED SHOT From No. 30 to 8SEG at 86, 87 and 37.50 per 100 SPORTING REQUISITES and ALL GUNS in Variety.

Inspection Invited.

WM. SCHMIDT & CO. 1669 Hongkong, 20th October, 1908.

ON SALE.

A TABLE OF THE

RATES OF EXCHANGE AT

HONGKONG

TALGEAMS-FAHMIE, MACAO," MACAO, CHINA.

In the Centre of the Praya Grande. CAPT. T. AUSTIN, Manager,

Both Hotels Electrically Lighted and unde experienced European Management,

Dvory Comfort and Convenience for Residents und Teorists.

WM. FARMER, Proprietor,

"BOA VISTA

(HOTEL-BANITARIUM OF SOUTH

H

· CHINA),

MACAO.

A 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 retreat for those desirous of

a few days rent and quiet,

Comfortable accommodation for travellers paying a visit to the historical and picturesque oolony of Macao.

Maono ir 40 miles south-west of Hongkong, Two steamers (8,8. Sui An and Sui Tui) daily to and from Hongkong, and two steamers to and from Canto,give easy communication with both these centres.

Cable Address"BOAVISTA." For Terms, apply.

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THE Istest Method of thy AMERICAN T SYSTEM DENTISTRY.

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TERMS VERY MODERATE. Consultation Free, Hongkong, 21st September, 1905

1540.