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·COLD CURE

TABLETS

FOR THE SPEEDY RELIEF AND CURE

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

OF

LONDON, INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN and AUSTRALIA

COLD

IN THE

by

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HEAD

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1005

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-SHEWAN, TOMES & CU..

· General Managers. Longhong, 3rd October, 187 a1033

A LING & CO.. 18, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (Next to Mesars, KUHN & KOMOR)..

FURNITURE ́AND' PHOTO GOODS.

STORE.

Photographic Goods of every Description

in Stock,

Developing and Printing Undertaken.

Hongkong, 31st July, 1907,

AUTOMATIO

POCKET

1691

BROWNING

PISTOLS.

CALIBRE 7.65 nm.

With CHAMBER for 8 CARTRIDGES

FIRING 8 SHOTS in 2 SECONDS.

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

46

AUTOMATIO MAUSER

CALIBRÉ 7.63 mm.

With CHAMBER fər 10 QARTRIDGES FIRING 10 SBOTS in 2 SECONDS,

GARLOWITZ & CO. Agents. Hongkong, 18th March, 3007.

NEW CARTRIDGES.

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Encyclopedia of Marine Law, by Dock POCKET WALLETS, LETTER CASES. HONGKONG HOTEL

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Ý. KUBO, MANAGER, HONGKONG,

No. 5, Queen's Road. Central,

$75

Hongkong, 27th November, 1907,

Y Popular English Manufacturers. In

Ball Bores and Bises.

SMOKELES8 POWDER and CHILLED SHOT. From No 10 to 588G. at $6, $7 and $7.50 per 100 SPORTING REQUISITES and AIR GUNS in Variety.

Inspection Invited.

WM, SCHMIDT & CO. Hongkong, 26th October, 1996. 1669

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...

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DEVELOPING AND PRINTING FOR

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UNDERTAKEN.

Hongkong, 2nd Deember, 1907.

PEAK TRAMWAYS

1,00

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYB

1427

COMPANY,

7,80 km, to ́9.80 8.. ... Every 10 minutes, 9.80 am to 11.00 6.m. Every 15 minutes. 1.30 am, to 12.4 p.m....E Every 15 minutes. 2.46 pm. to 1.15 p.m. ...Every 10 minuter. 1.15 j.m, to 1:46 pa....Every 15 minutes 1.35 pim, to 2.15 p.m. ...Every 10 minutes. ---2.15 p.m bụ. 8,00 p.m. ...Every 15 minutes.

180 p.m. to. 5.00 pa. .....Every: 15 minutes. - 6.00 p.m. to: 8.08 pim. ...Every 10 minutes.

RIGHT CARS,

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every hour. SATURDAYS,

Extım Cars at 11:30p.m. and 11.45 pm-

· BUNDAYS,

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DOW'S

PORTS.

$32 DOZEN

ROYAL DRY...

INVALID

$27

$25

ARMADALE

$1884

TELEPHONE No. 75.

SOLE AGENTS:-

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & 00,

834

Hongkong, 3rd December, 1997.

Road Central

WINE AND SPIRIT

15,

LANE, CRAWFORCHANTS,

NEW STOCK OF

& CO.

DR. JAEGER'S PURE WOOL

DRESSING

818.50 to $40.00.

GOWNS

TRAVELLING RUGS

$10.50 To $45.00.

CAMELHAIR SLEEPING BAGS

VERY WARM AND COMFORTABLE

IMFORT

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THE BLICK AND WELLINGTON TYPEWRITERS.

MITSUI BUSSAN

KAISHA

(MITSUI & COJ

EXFORT AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. HONGKONG BRANCH:—PRIECT'S BUILDINGS, ISG House Street,

M. KOBAYASHI, Manager.

BEAD OFFICE—1, BURUGACHO, Toxxo.

OTHEN BRANCHES: London, New York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Calcutta, Bombay, Rangoon, Bingapore, Bangkok, Bourabaya, Manila, Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Fosakow, Tsingtas, Shanghai, Haokow, Chefoo, Tientsin, Newchwang Tairen, Angtung, Reoul, Chemulpo, Yokehama, Yokoenka Nagoya, Onska, Kobe Euro, Maisura, Moff, Wakamaten, Karatan, Nagasaki, Kuchinatan Basbo Mille, Hakodate, Sapporo, Taipeh, Tainan, ko.

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G. H. MUMM &

CO.,

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Can be bad in the following qualities !---

EXTRA DRY (Gént Americain).

BRUT

Cordon Rouge).

113

SALES IN THE UNITED STATES EXCEED THE TOTAL OF ALL OTHER

BRANDS.

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

AT ALL WINE MERCHANTS IN THE COLONY, AND FROM

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., SOLE AGENTS. Borghong, 1st June, 1907.

JOHN ROBERTS & COMPANY,

BILLIARD TABLE MAKERS, BOMBAY,

FIRST-CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE..

Dining accommodation for 300 Persons Well Furnished Reception Rooms

Private Bar and Billiard Room for Hotel

Residents

Electric Lifts to esch Floor. Electric Lighting and Fran Telephones on uvory Floor.

Every Comfort

Ladies' Afternoon Tea Roohs

Ladies' Cloak Booms

Matron in attendance

CHAOS MODERATE, and No EXTEAP.

A. F. DAVIES, Manager,

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

▲ HIGH CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL.

Tadles” Afternoon Tes-Booms.

Private Bar and Billiand-Rooma.

Hot and Cold Water throughout. Electrically Lighted Electric Fanz

required),

Electrio Passenger Elerator to each Anor, Table D'Hote at separate tables.

For Terma, &o, apply to the

Hongkong, 24th July, 1905, -

MANAGER.

"KINGSCLERE,”

*1704

PRIVATE HOTEL.

APPROSCH FROM Kennedy Road and MACDONNEL ROAD. Telephone No 134.

"SACHBULA."

Telegraphio Address: A B Code, 5th Ed. ELECTRIC LIGHT, Hot and Cold Water throughout. Billiards. Tennis, Croquet, putting green and Bne stebling for borres,

Proprietress, Mrs. G. SACHSR.

"BRAESIDE," FRIVATE HOTEL:

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'Braeside,” 20, Macdonnell Road, Hongkong, 4th December, 1907. [143

THE GRAND HOT

www.

DIVISION STREET, KOBA.

FIRST-CLASS CUISINE.

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

141017

80"

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UNDERTAKE to apply a First-cines Full Sized BILLIARD TABLE, design

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BEST WINES And Liquors súPPLIED,

Épesial arrangements for a long stay,

F. DOMBALLEĮ M. MAILLE

Propriétaires

VICTORIA HOTEL.

SHAMEEN-CANTON,

FIRST CLASS EUROPEAN HOTEL On the British “Concession,

Eleatrically Lighted.

Every Modern Comfortend Courel fence at

Bessonable Rates,

solid cushion rails fitted with our new low set Express Casbiene, patent invisible Pocket Plates Under the Fermal Superintendence of

best Whipcord Pockets, Six Chalk Cups, Superfine West of England Cloth, and patent adjusting H, HAYNES, late Manager Hongkong Hotel foes, with lever for levelling, complete with the following accessories -

12 Selected Ash Caes.

J Butt Reet with Patent Bras Hend.

1 Billiard Rest with Patent Brass Head.

1 Long Butt.

1. Mid Butt...

1 Billiard Marking Board).

1 Dust Cover for Table.

Straightedge and §. Cirolo.

1 Best Epirit Level.

18moothing Iron with Shoo.

1 Wall Cue Rack.

| 1 Wall Butt Rask.

1 Bat Billiard Rules, Framed

1 Best Billiard Brush

1 Set "Crystalate" or "Bonzolino" Bild. Ball

1 Box Host Cue Tips, assorted.

1 Cue Tip Fastener with File.

1 Bottle Cue Cement,

1 Box Silk Spots.

2 Dozen Best White Chalk......

Packed and delivered free on Board Hongkong or Shanghai Harbour for the sum of

Es. 1,400 nátt.

Illustrated price lists giving prices, eid particular of everythis g. pertaining to billiard can be bad on application from the Offices of this paper.

LANE. CRAWFORD & CO.

Hongkong, let April, 1904.

Hongkong, th December, 1907,

33

TRADE

PHOTO

TEN YEARS OLD.

$13 PER Dozen.

SUPPLIES.

LONG HING & CO..

17, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL.

་་

DEVELOPING & PRINTING

UNDERTAKEN.

677

Hongkong, 5th December, 1907.

LONG HING & CO.

PHOTO GOODS DEALERS.

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107

JOHN D. HUMPHREY & SON,

General Managers, Hongkong, 9th May, 1907.

[897-1

WHITE HORSE" WHISKY

MARK

SOLE AGENTS:

BOTTLED IN SCOTLAND

FROM THE

ORIGINAL RECEIPT OFr 1746.

LANE. CRAWFORD & CO.

MACAO HOTEL. TELEGRAM:——Farmer, Mação,

MAÇAO, CHINA...

In the Centre of the Prays-Grande: CAPT. T. AUSTIN, Manager,

Both Hotels Electrically Lighted and ander experienced Edropean Management,

Every Comfort and Convenience for Residents and Touriste

WM. FARMER, Proprie or.

**

"BOA VISTA (HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTH

HA

CHINA). MACAO.

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

so to food aleanliness and bygiene of the plagi

All comforts of a horne.

A most pleasant retreat for those desirous of a few days' rest and quiet,

Comfortable accommodation for travellers" paying a visit to the historical and picturesqās colony of Moose.

Macao is 40 miles south-west of Hongkong, Two steamers (s. But du and Sui Tai) daily to and from Hongkong, and two steamers to and from Canton, give easy communication with both

these centres,

Cable "Address" BÕLVIḤTÀ.”. For Terms, apply

THE MANAGER

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