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A Comprehenaire and Complete Record of the

NEWS OF THE FAR EAST

is given in the

HONGKONG. WEEKLY

PRESS,

with which is incorporated the (China Overland Trads KLPORT, subscription, paid in advancs, $12

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Hongkong Daily Press

ESTABLISHED 1857

No. 15,502. 號二零百五千五萬一第二日七十月一十年三十三赭光 HONGKONG, BATURDAY, DECEMBER 216T,1907. 六拜癒 號一十二月二十年七界百九千

WATSON'S

COLD CURE

TABLETS

SPEEDY RELIEF AND CURE

FOR THE

COLD IN THE

CUTLER, PALMER & CO..

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

LONDON, INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA

ESTABLISHED 1915.

HEAD

BRANDT

AND

INFLUENZA

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED,

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

2005

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Canks 875 lbw, net $5.00 per csak ex Factory- Xu Bags 250 l, not $3.00 per bag ox Factory.

SHEWAN. TOMES & CO., General Managers.

dongkong, &rd October, 197. a1938

PORT WINE, INVALIDS

SHERRY, AMOROSO

AUTOMATIC

POCKET

DOURO

MITSUI BUSSAN

KAISHA

(MITSUI & COJ

IMI OPT EXPORT AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. HONGKONG BRANCH-PRINCE'S BUILDInes, Ice House Street,

M. KOBAYASHI, Manager.

BEAD OFFICE1, SURUGACHD, TOKID

OTHER BRANCHES: Landon, New York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Caloutts, Bombay, Rangoon, Singapore, Bangkok, Fourabaya, Manila, Canton, Ewatow, Amoy, Fooehow, Tsington, Shanghai, Hankow, Lien Solatila Leibeir John Angtner Kem) Champs Tokohama Yokownloa Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Kure, Maisura, Moji, Wakamated, Kariten, Nagasaki, Kuchinotan Easobo Milke, Hakodate, Sapporo, Taipeh, Tainan, de

Telegraphic Address; "MITSUI" (A.3.0. and A. 1 Codem). CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Mint and Arsenale; the State Ballways; Principal Railway Companies; Industrial Works; and Home and Foreign Mail and Freight Steamers. SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Milke, Tagawa, Yamano and Ida Coal Mines and SOLE AGENTS for Fujinotsos, Hokeku, Hondo, Kanada, Mameda, Oktsuji, Oḥnoura, Basahara, Tsukaburo, Yoebio, Yunokibara, and other Coals, IMPORTERS and EXPORTERE of Cotton, Cotten Tern, Cotton Pince Goods, Copper, Silver, Tin, Lead and other Metals, Railway Materials, Acids, Campher, Floor, Cereals, Manure Rice, Opium, Isinglass, Mushroome, Sugar, War, Vermicelli, Sulpher, Hemp, Beer, Cement,

113 Cigarettes, Matches, Paper, Hides, Leather, Belts, Teak & other Timber etc.

CHAMPAGNE

Per Cam $21.80

WHISKY, PALL MALL

16.00

19.00

JOHN WALKER & SONS' OLD HIGHLAND -

12.00

C. P. & 00.'S SPECIAL

BLEND

10.00

19.00

13,00

19.00

*

BROWNING PISTOLS.

LA TORRE BENEDICTINE, D.O.M.

15.25

40.50

G. H.

THE ABOVE EXCLUSIVELY SHIPPED TO

SIEMSSEN & CO..

HONGKONG AGENTS,

151

DOW'S

PORTS.

ARMADALE

$32 DOZEN

ROYAL DRY...

INVALID

$27

$25

CALIBRE 7.65 mm.

With CHAMBER for 8 CARTRIDGES

FIRING 8 SHOTS in 2 SECONDS.

SIEMSSEN & CO.

Hongkong, 6th March, 1907.

46

AUTOMATIO MAUSER

PISTOLS.

CALIERS 7.68 mm, ple

With CHAMBER for 10 CARTRIDGES FIRING 10 SHOTS in 2 SECONDS,

-CARLOWITZ & CO. Agents. 575

Hongkong, 18th March, 1907.

NEW CARTRIDGES.

B Bore and Slave

T Popular English Manufacturers, · In

BHOT. ERFORDERNA DELLED $7.50 per 100 SPORTING REQUISITES * AIR GUNS In Variety.

Inspection Invited.

WM. BOHMIDT & CO. Hongkong, 26th October, 1908,

1€69

A. TACK & CO..

26, Dgs Veux ROAD, CENTRAŽ,

JUST ARRIVED:

A LARGE STOCK

OF

SPECIALLY SELICTED

LADIES BOOTS AND SHOES.

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING

AMATEURS. CAREFULLY

FOR

UNDERTAKEN.

Hongkong, 2nd Deember, 1937.

1427

A LING & CO..

19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (Next to Mosers. Kuan & KomGE).

FURNITURE AND PHOTO GOODS. STORE,

Photographic Goods of every Decoription in Stock.

Developing and Printing Undertaken, Hongkong, 31st July, 1907,

PEAK

TRAMWAYS

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE,

WERE DAYS

1691

COMPANY,

7.30 am to 9.80 am,...Every 10 minuta.. 9.30am, to 11.00 sm. ...Every 12 minutes.. 1:00 am, to 18:45 pm. Every 10 minutong 2.45 pm, to "1.15 p.m. ...Every 10 minuter, 1.18 pm, 6o 1,85 p.nz ...Every 15 minuten, 1.66 p.m. to 2.15 pm. Every 10 minutes. 1.25 pan to 8.00 p.Every 15 minutos. 80p.m. to 6.00pm. Every 15 minute 5.00 pm to 6.00 pm....Every 10 minutos.

HIGHT CAEN.

1,45 p.m. & 9.00 p.m., 9.45 to 11,15 pana

every hour. SATURDATE.

Est Cars at 11:30 pm, and 11.4 p.m.

TÄSSÄ SUNDAYS,

6.00- 1.mi tơ - 900 mm. .....Every 15 mlmates, 0.00 sm, to: 9.80 aan........... Every 30 minuta. 9.30 Km. to 10,80 mm, ...Every 15 minutes.

0.50 am, to 11:30 n ma Every 10 mizurbes, 11,45 sm, to 12.00 Noon.....Every 16 ERREARS. 12.00 Noon to 1:00 paží s Every 10 minutos. 11.00 5.m. to: 8./0p.m. Every 15 minutes. 5.99 to 6.00 p.m. Every 10 minutes. (0.0), to 7:00p.m. Every 15 minutes. *7.00 nm. to 8,50 p.m...Every 10 minutes.

NIGHT CARS at 8.45 p.m. à 9.00 p.m., 9.45 to

• 11.16 pm. every half hour,

SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Com many's Ollae, Alexandra Buildings, Das Ver

- Bond Cantrala en Welt klanten

JOHN D. HUMPHRAY & BON,

* General Diniger,

Hongkong, 9th May, 1907.

TELEPHONE No. 75,

SOLE AGENTS - CALDRECK. MACGREGOR & CO.,

Hongkong, 3rd December, 1997.

WINH AND SPISIT MERCHANTE,

15, Queen's' Road Central.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

NEW STOCK OF

DR. JAEGER'S PURE WOOL

DRES $18.50 TO

TRAVELLING

GOWNS

RUGS

$10.50 To $45.00.

CAMELHAIR SLEEPING BAGS

VERY WARM AND. COMFORTABLE.

LANE. CRAWFORD & CO.

Hongkong, th December, 1907.

PHOTO

SUPPLIES.

LONG HING &

17, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL

MUMM & CO.,

THE MOST POPULAR WINE.

Can be had in the following qualities

EXTRA DRY BRUT

(Goat Americain), (Corden Bonge).

SALES IN THE UNITED STATES EXCEED THE TOTAL OF ALL OTHER

BRANDS.

SERVED IN ALL CLUBS AND FIRST-CLASS HOTELS, AND OBTAINABLE AT ALL WINE MERCHANTS IN THE COLONY, AND FROM

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., COLE AGENTS. Hongkong, 1st June, 1907.

la1017

BREWER & CO., LIMITED.

PEDDER STREET--Adjoining Main Entrance HONGKUNG. HOTEL.

TELEPHONE No. 896.

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR PRESENTS.

Choice Bannd Books..

Boys' and Girls' Books. Picture Toy Books. Thin Faper Editiors.

Bound Editions of the Poets,

Stamp Albums.

Post Card Albums.

Sunny Memories Albums. Portrait Album.

Cigarand Cigarešto Cases.

B. B. B Pipes.

Cigar and Cigarette Holders, Borap Albame.

A Fine Stook of Brass Frames.

GAMES OF ALL KINDS. Sets of Bridge.

Anims.

Snakes and Laddera.

Chess and Draughts.

LEATHER GOODS.

Lado.

Pocket Wallets.

Lotto.

Writing Cases.

Letter Cases

Ladies' Hand Bags Pursos,

Compendiosa.

THE DIRECTOROKIOLE

FOR 1907.

Complete Edition -$10.00 Bal

6.00:

Orders may be sent to the Hongkong Daily Press Office abr to the Local Bookseller

- Paton, $3 PER MONTH

INSURANCE

EVERY FACILITY In connection with Life Assurance Businisess

afforded by

THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.

NE of the largest and wealthiest of the Prorident Lastitations of the United Kingdom. Forms of application and all information will be promptly afforded on application to

DODWELL & CO, ́LD.,

Agents.

all]

HOTELS

HONGKONG HOTEL

FIRST-CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE.

Dining accommodation for 300 Persone Well Furnished Reception Rooms Private Bar and Billiard Room for Hotel

Residents

Electric Lifts to osch Floor. Electria Idghting and Faze Telephones on every Floor. Every Comfort

Ladies' Afternoon Tea Rooma

Ladies' Cloak Rooms

Matron in attendance

CHARGE MODERATE, AND NO EXTRAP.

A. F. DAVIES, Manager.

1-19

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

A HIGH CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL.

Ladles Afternoon Tes-Rooma,

Private Bar and Billiard-Booms.

Hot and Cold Water throughout

Electrically Lightəd

required).

Electric Fane (11

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

For Terme, &c., apply to the

MANAGER.

#1704

Hongkong, 4th July, 1905.

99

* KINGSCLERE,' PRIVATE HOTEL

APPROACH FROM KENNEDY ROAD AND MACDONNEL "ROAD. Telephone Ne, 184. Tolegraphic Address: A.3.0. Code, 5th Ed.

"SACHSOLA."

EL

DY LECTRIC LIGHT, Hot and Cold Water throughout, Billiards. Tennis, Croquet, putting green and fire stabling for horses.

Proprietress, MES. G. BACHSE.

BRAESIDE,"

PRIVATE HOTEL,

STANDING in its own grounds with Tennis ❤ and Croquet Lawas, Large Airy and Well Furnished Bedrooms, every home comfort, < Fins Viaw of the Harbour; Terms moderate. Talophone, No. 690.

Apply to Mrs. F. W. WATTS.

"Braeside," 20, Macdonnell Road, Hongkong, 4th December, 1907. 1043

THE GRAND HOTEL DIVISION STREET. KOBE,

FIRST-CLASS CUISINE,

COMFORTABLE & AIRY BEDROOMS Situated in close pa sximity to the Harbour end Railway Station.

Diabolo.

Cricket Gooda

Tennis Goods.

A Chcies Selection of

*32

807

All the New Christmas Volumes and Diaries

Newest Christmas Cards.

TRADE

TEN YEARS OLD.

$13 PER DOZEN.

WHITE HORSE” WHISKY

MARK

CO.,

DEVELOPING & PRINTING

UNDERTAKEN.

Hongkong, 5th December, 1907.

LONG HING & CO.

PHOTO GOODS DEALERS.

[a1018

MIYASAKI & CO.,

COAL MERCHANTS.

HEAD OFFICE -----Fakayamaōhi; Kobe, Japan. BRANCH OFFICES –Nishinobasbi, Sminonoszki, Japan, and HONGKONG,

CABLE ADDRESSES :-**

"MIYASAKI," applying to Head Office and Shimonoseki Branok. “YUTAKA,” applying to Hongkong Branch only.

A. B.G. 5th Edition used.

THE HEAD and BRANCH OFFICES will revive my Order for

JAPAN COALS.

Y. KUBO, MANAGER, HONGKONG,

677

Hongkong, 27th November, 1907,

No. 5, Queen's Rost Central 1884

107

SOLE AGENTS:

BOTTLED IN SCOTLAND

FROM THE.

ORIGINAL RECEIPT or 1746;

LANE, CRANK & CO.

JOHN ROBERTS & COMPANY. LTD

BILLIARD TABLE MAKERS, BOMBAY,

BEST WINES AND LIQUORS JUPPLIED.

Special arrangements for a long stay.

F. DOMBALLE}

M. MAILLE

Propriétaires.

"BOA VISTA”- HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTH

CHINA) MACAO.

[As been re-opened under European

Hanagement

se to food cleanliness and hygiene of the placs.

All comforts of a home.

A most plasmat retreat for those desirous of

a few days rest and quiet,

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

Baçao is 40 miles south-west of Hongkong. Two steamers (68. Bui An end. Sui Tai) daily to and from Hongkong, and two steamere to and from Canton, give easy communication with both these centres

Cable Address--" BOAVISTA,” For Terms, apply -1217-

THE MANAGER,

NDERTAKE to Supply a First-class Full Sised BILLIARD TABLE, desiguVICTORIA HOTEL.

No. 1, to following Specification, viz.: On Eight Massive Turned Legs, raised panels to Carved Bracket Knees, Ecrewed Mouldings, double bolted, boat Welsh Blato Bed, extra heavy solid cushion rails fitted with our new low not Express Cushions, patent invisible Pocket Plates best Whipcord Pockets, Sh Chalk Cups, Superfine West of England Cloth, and patent adjusting toes, with lever for levelling, complete with the following accessories

12. Selected Ash Cuer.

1 Butt Best with Patent Brass Head.

1. Billiard Best with Patent Brass Hend.

1 Long Butt.

1 Mid Batt.

Billiard Marking Board.

1 Dust Cover for Table.

Straightedge and Circle.

1 Best Spirit Leral

1 Smoothing Iron with Shoe,

1 Wall Car Rack.

1 Wall Butt Rack.

1Set Billiard Rules, Framed,

1 Best Billiard Brush

1 Set Crystalaia" or "Bonzoline" Bild. Balla.

1 Bor Best Cue Tips, assorted.

1 Cue Tip Fastener with File,-

1 Bottle Cae Cement.

1 Bor Silk Spots.

2 Dosen Best White Chalk,

Proked and delivered free on Board Hongkong or Shanghat Harbour for the sum of

Rs. 1,400 nott,

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

Lot April, 1904.

1697-1

SHAMEEN-CANTON.

·FIRST CLASS EUROPEAN HOTEL Un the British foncession.

Electrically Lighted. Every Modern Comfort and Converience at Reasonable Rates

Under the Personal Superintendence of:

H. HAYNES, hate Manager Hongkong Hote

MACAO HOTEL.

TELEGRAMS-FARMER, MAÇAO, MACAO, CHINA,

In the Center of the Prays Grands.

CAFT. T. AUSTIN, Manager,

Hoth Hotels Electrically Lighted and unde- experienced Europese Management;

Every Comfort and Convenience for Rendente and Tourista. WM. FARMED, Prop..

1911