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FOR 1907.

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No. 15,458, ATLEUTIK-# £+==+=** HONGKONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31st, 197 W *-+=A+LTEAT-ARE PRICE, $3 PER MONTH.

WATSON'S HYGIENOL

A

POWERFUL DISINFECTANT

CHEAP HARMLESS, EFFECTIVE

Fer Pint Tin Gallon

50 cente

$2,00

J

AND GERMICIDE,

A. S. WATSON & CO..

LIMITED,

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

1905

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Casks 375 lbs. nat $5.00 per csak ex Factory. In Rage 250 lbs. not $3.00 per bag ex Factory,

SHEWAN. TOMES & CU., General Managers.

dongkong, 3rd Octobor, 1917.

AUTOMATIO

POCKET

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

GENUINE BARGAIN

·ENLARGEMENT OF OUR

SALE.

LADIES' DEPARTMENT.

We are offering our Complete NEW SEASON'S Delivery of

AUTUMN & WINTER GOODS

AT 25% DISCOUNT

FOR

CASH,

This affords a really excellent opportunity for Ladies to obtain absolutely NEW GOODS at exceptionally low prices and much less than in London,

STOCK COMPRISES-Large Selection of Latest Styles in-HATS, COSTUMES, SKIRTS, BLOUSES, COATS, HOSIERY, RUFFLES, BOOTS AND SHOES, BELTS, UMBRELLAS, &c., Ac.

SALE COMMENCES MONDAY, 4TH NOVEMBER.

NOVEMBER.

LANE.

1046

BROWNING PISTOLS.

CALIBRE 7.65 m.m.

With CHAMBER for 8 CARTRIDGES.

FIRING 8 SHOTS in 2 SECONDS.

SIEMSSEN & CO.

Bongkong, 6th March, 1907.

40

AUTOMATIO MAUSER

PISTOLS.

* CALIBRE 7.63 m.m With CHAMBER for 10 CARTRIDGES FIRING 10 SBOTS-in 2 SECONDS. CARLOW1JZ & CO. Agents. Hongkong, 13th March, 1967.

4

675.

LING & Co.. 19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (Next to Mesir. KUHN & KOMOE),

FURNITURE AND PHOTO GOODS.

STORE

Photographic Goods of every Description

in Stook...

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

1691

A. TACK & CO.,

26, Das VauxX ROAD, CENTRAL. -

THE CHEAPEST ADD BEST

PHOTO

SUPPLIES

IN THE COLONY

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING

UNDERTAKEN.

A. TACK & CO.

Honghong, 16th October, 1907.

KUHN

& KOMOR'S ART CURIOS, STORE

LOSES 14TH

CRAWFORD *& CO.

MITSUI BUSSAN-

KAISHA

MITSUI & CO)

IMFORT EXPORT AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. BONGKONG BRANCH-PRINCE'S BUILDINGS, Ica House Streël.

M. KOBAYASHI, Mexager.

READ OFFICE), SURVOACHO, TOKYO,

OTHER BRANCHES:

TRADE

TEN YEARS OLD.

$13 PER DOZEŃ.

'WHITE HORSE" WHISKY

KART

SOLE AGENTS:

BOTTLED IN SCOTLAND

FROM THE

ORIGINAL BECEIPT OF 1746.

LANE. CRAWFORD & CO.

KELLY & WALSH, LTD.

The Art of writing English. A Manual for Students: with Chapters on Paraphrasing, Deray writing, Punctuation and other Matters, by J. M. D. Meiklejohn... Dislegnes d'Amour, par Mishel Provins Les Rois, par Jules Lemaitre...

INSURANCE

THE STANDARD LIFE OFFICE.

(ESTABLISHED 1825.) Over £24,000,000

Paid in Claims.

HE Standard is the only British Life Office having a Local Board of Directors in the Far East with full powers to accept Proposals, pay Surrenders and Claims on the spot without reference home.

The Oldest and Cheapest Company in the Enst,

DODWELL & CO., LD,

Agents.

1144—2]

HOTELS

HONGKONG HOTEL:

FIRST-CLASS and Up-to-Date.

Dining Bossmmodation for 300 Persons Well Furbished Reception Rooms

Private Bar and Billiard Room for Hotel

Besidents

Electric Lifts to pach Floor..

Throoper ce a Day for Rood by Eusines

Miles

$0.70

Gaidening for Hongkong by W. J.

Tutcher

1.00

$1.75

The Shanghai Autumn Race Book.

1,50

50

Kaempfer's History of Japan. 3 pole... 23.00

50 British Malaya, by

Sir Frank

Electric Lighting and Fana

Donatienne, par Rene Bazin ...

50

Swettenham Taman

•

11.00

Telephones on every Floor.

33

Petit Moneme, par Gabriel Hautomer......

2.00

The Philippine Jelande, by Fred

W. Atkinson

Every Comfort

750

Ladies' Afternoon Tea Rooms

Hoyle's Garces Modernized, by Prof.

Hoffmann

The Modern Cheus Primer, by The

Rev. E. Cunningham-

1.40.

The Breath of the Gods, by Sidney

McCall

Ladies' Cloak Roeme

3.50

Matron in attendance,

The Dragon Painter, by Sidney McCall

3:00.

1.40

42

Success in the Office, by Herbert O. 8.

Cooke...

How to start in Life, A Popular Guide to Commercial,, Municipal, Civil Service and Professional Employ ment, by Alfred King ... Walker's Rhyming Dictionary of the

English Language Crabb's English Synonyms.

WITH PHONETIC PRONUNCIATION.

Gomen Saif Taught

Russian Self Taught

1:40-

1,10

Hindustani Self Tanght,..

1.40

2.50

Japanese Self-Taught

1.40

Ladies' Afternoon Tes-Boɑms, va

1+1

2:50

Portuguese Self Taught ..

1,40

Private Bar and Billiard-Rooms.

L'Anglais sans Maitre

70

Hot and Cold Water throughout."

1.40

Der Englisoho Dolmetscher

70

French Self Taught...

70

70

1.40

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SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Miike, Tagawa, Yamano and Ida Coal Mines SNĚ

The Foreign Correspondert, A. Book

for All using or learning Foreign Languages for Business purposes, by Albert Emil Davies

PHOTO LONG

1.10

Epanish Self Taught

Tamil Self Taught...

SUPPLIES.

HING & CO.,

17, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL.

FRESH STOCKS OF

FOLE AGENTS for Fajinplans, Hokeku, Hondo, Kanada, Mameda, Obliuji, Chnones, K DAK FILMS, ILFORD PLATES AND

Basahara, Trukabaro, Toshio, Yanokibars, and other Coals.

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CUTLER, PALMER & CO..

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

OP

LONDON, INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA

BRANDY

ESTABLISHED 1815.

19

PAPERS. AND PHOTO GOODS

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. PRICES OF FILMS HAVE BEEN REDUCED. DEVFLOFING AND PRINTING A SPECIALITY.

CHARGES MODERATE, AND NO EXTEA?. A. F. DAVIES, Manager.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

A HIGH CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL.

Electrically Lighted Electric Fana (it

required).

Electric Passenger Elevator to each floor. Table D'Hote al separato tablas.

For Terms, &c., apply to the

Hongkong, 24th July, 1905

MANAGER.

#1704

“KINGSOLERE,”

PRIVATE HOTEL.

APPROACH FROM KENNEDY ROAD AND

MACDONNEL ROAD.

Telephone No. 134.

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Telographic Address: AA, Ed. Ethroughout, Billiards. Tennis, Croquet,

[1018

THE

BREWER CO., LIMITED.

PEDDER STREET-Adjoining Main Entrance HONGKONG HOTEL. TELEPHONE No. 606.

CHRISTMAS CARDS in Great

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New Volumes of Chums; Bo Peep,

Little Folks

ALECTRIC LIGHT, Hot and Cold Water

patting green and find stabling for horses,

Proprietress, us SACHSE,

GRAND HOTEL DIVISION STREET, KOBE.

FIRST-CLASS CUISINE.

COMFORTABLE & AIRY BEDROOMJ Bifested in close proximity to the Harbour and Railway Station,

BEST WINXS and Liquors BUPPLIED,

Special arrangements for a long stay.

F. DOMBALLE)

M. MAILLE

Propriétaires.

"BOA VISTA"

(HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTH

CHINA), MACAO.

A been re-opened under European management and most strict supervision

to food oleanliness and hygiene of the placo

All comforts of a home.

A most pleasant retreat for those desirous of

The Ideal of the East; Special reference

to the Art of Japan .... Art and the Camera, by Guest; fao.

illustrations

$3.75

4.25

Per Case.

The Story of Gladstone's Life, by Justin

McCarthy

807

320

$21.50

Lator Peeps into Parliament, by Lney ·5.09.

19.00

16,00

1437

WHISKY, PALL MALL-

·19.00

JOHN WALKER & SONS'

OLD HIGHLAND

12.00

C. P. & CO'S SPECIAL

BLEND

Hellespont on Bridge; New Edition The Little Encyclopedia of Commen Things; numerous illustrations Things seen in Japan, by Clive Holland Philip's Handy Volume Atlas of the World; 12 Maps and Statistical Notes and Index

Nister's Annus), Wee Folk's Annua), &c. The Awakening of Chins, by Martin;.

illustrated from Photographs... Romance of Modern Electricity, by

Gibson

Rise of our East African Empire;

$11.50

TAT

3.50 3.75

2,00 1.50

2 vols. illustrated, by Bir F. Lugard 20.00 A Year in Russia, by Maurice Baring... Travels amongst the Great Audes of the

Equator, by Whymper Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Forty Plates on Building Constrnation,

hy M tobell

3.50

**

10.00

7.00

H

MB

"

8 30

British

*2.50* illustrated...

10.00

PORT WINF, INVALIDS

19.00

13.00

-19.00

15.25

40.50

SIEMSSEN & CO..

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

No. 13, QUEEN'S ROAD (nuder Connaught Hotel) and

A CLEARANCE SALE

At greatly REDUCED. PEICES will be held to the end of this month.

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

РЕАК

7.00 8.10.

TRAMWAYS LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS.

1606-

COMPANY,

7.80 am to 9.30 mm. Every 10 minuten 9.10 .m. to 11.00 B...... Every L6 minutes. 11.80 am, to 12.46 p.m....Every 15 minutes 84 pm, to 1.16 p....Every 10 minutes.

- 1.15 pm, to... 1.46 p.m. Every 15 minutes. 1.45 p.m. tō 2.15 pin. .....Every 10 minutes. 2.16 p.m. to p.m....Every 8.00

15 minutes. 8.80 pan. to. 6.00 p.m. Every 15 minutes, 6.00 pan, to 800 p.m.... Every 10 minuter.

NIGHT CARS.

€45pm, & 900 p.m., 8.45 to 11:15 pm.

every hour..

BÁTURDITË.

BUSVÁTS

Bɔtà; Camp at 11.20 p.r, and 11,40 p.m.

8.00 to 0,00 a,....Every 15 minutes. 9.00 am, to 9.30a.m....Every 80 minuter, 9:30 am to 10,80 am....Every 15 minutes. 1080 a.. to 11.00a.m....Every 10 minutes. 11.45am to 12.00 Noon...Every 15 minutes. 1200 Noon to 1,00 p.....Every 10 minuter.

1.00 pm, to 6,00 P Every 15

15 minutes, 5.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.Every 10 minutes. Tp.m, to 7.00 pm....Every 18 minutes. 7.00 pm to 8.00 p.m... Every 10 minutes. NIGHT CARS at 8.45 p.m. & 9.00 p.m., 9.46 to 11:16 p.m., every half hour.

SPECIAL CARS by arningumont at the Com" pany's Office, Alexandra Buildings; Des Vaux Road Central

JOHN D. HUMPHREY & SON,

General Managers. Hongkong, 9th May, 1907,

DOURO SHERRY, AMOROSO

LA TORRE BENEDICTINE, D.O.M.

THE ABOVE EXCLUSIVELY SHIPPED TO

HONGKONG AGENTS.

Ferryman; Nigeria, by

சா

1832

ALE

BASS &

CO'S PALE

HORSEHEAD' BRAND.

$18.00. FER CASE...

4 DOZEN QUARES.

20.00

8

PINTS,

24.00

12

"

59

SPLITS.

LESS 10% OWING TO HIGH RATE OF EXCHANGE,

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.,

51

TELEPHONE No. 75..

Hongkong, 15th October, 1907.

CHAMPAGNE

G.

H. MUMM & CO.,

THE

THE MOST POPULAR WINE.

Can be had to the following qualities:---

EXTRA DRY (GAnt Americain).

BRUT

Cordon Rouge),

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 COLONY, AND FROM

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., SOLE AGENTS.

677

Hongkong, 1st June, 1907,

La1017

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

15, Queen's Road Central.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public Auction,

FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED, TO-MORROW (FRIDAY) AND SATURDAY,

8.50

634

the 1st and 2nd November, 1907, commencing each day at 2.90 P.M, at their SALES ROOMS, No. 8, Dos Vienx Road, corner of Ins House Street,

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF JAPANESE CURIOS COMPRISING A

MOTHER-o'-PEARL INLAID PANELS and SCREENS, IVORY CARVINGS and NETSUKES, OLD JAPANESE BUDDAHS, CARVED BRASS VASES, BOWLS and INCENSE TURNERS, KINKUSAN SATSUMA VASES and INCENSE BURNERS, MAKUDŽU VAŠES and PIATES, SILK-EMBROIDERED SCREENS, KIMONOS ma KAKEMONO8, TORTOISE-SHELL ORNAMENTS, KAGA. TEA SETS, &o, &c,, &o.

Catalogues will be issued. TEZ MS ---As usual,

Hongkong, 29th October, 1907.

HUGHES & BOUGH, Auctioneers,

1732

a few days' rest and quiet.

Comfortable accommodation for travellers paying a visit to the historical and pictaresque colony of Macao,

Macao is 40 miles south-west of Hongkong.. Two steamers (8,8; Sui An and Sui Ta) daily to and from Hongkong, and two slesmere to and from Center, giveesy communication with both these contres.

Cable Address" BOAVISTA," For Terms, apply

"THE MANAGER.

VICTORIA HOTEL.

SHAMEEN-CANTON.

FIEST CLASS EUROPEAN HOTEL On the British Concession. Electrically Lighted.

Every Modern Comfort and Convel inace at Reasonable Rates.

Under the Personal Superintendence of

H. HAYNES, late Manager Hongkong Hote MACAO HOTEL.

TELEGEAMS FARMER, MAÇÃO, MACAO, CHINA,

In the Centre of the Praya Grside,

ĊAPE. T. AUSTIN, Manager,

Both Hotels Electrically Lighted and unde experienced European Management

Every Comfort and Convenience for Residents and Tourista. WM. FARMER, Proprie or..

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ON 'SALE.

A TABLE OF THE

RATES OF EXCHANGE AT

HONGKONG

For Demand Drafts on London on the day of

or preceding the departure of

English

Mails; also Table of the early -Approximate Averages for 33 Years

FROM 1874 TO 1906.

Price: $2 Carli. On sale at the "DAILY PRESS" Office, or Local Booksellers.