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A Comprehensive and Complete Becord of the

KIS OF THE FAR FAST

. is given in the BONGKONG WEEKLY

PRESS,

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TELEPHONE No. 70.

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1005

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THE

DIRECTORY & CHRONICLE

FOR 1907.

Complete Edition Small

$10.00 $.00

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

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THE Accumulated Funds of the Company

are nearly

£11,000,000,

£3600 PER DAY.

DODWELL & CO., LD,

Agouts.

ARMADALE

ROYAL DRY...

INVALID

$82 DOZEN

THE BROKEN ROAD, by A, E., W.

MASONSa

$1.50

The Convert, by E. Rolins

$27

Mr. Stardge, by Pervy White

Mafoots, by Dolf Wylarde...

1.50 1.50 150

$25

The Woman la the War, by W.

Le Queux

THE IMPERIAL ANGLO CHINESA DIARY, 1908; Size 18 8 in. Interleaved with Blotting Paper, Containing Chinese Dates Holidays, Customs Tariff, Postal and the annual revenue in at the rate of Information &s, de $1.50.

TH

1.50

411

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A Subaltern of Horse, by The In-

telligence Ofair

1.50

Thon Fool, by J. J. B

1,50

THE ANGLO CHINESE DATE BLOCK; 1008; 75 cents

$1144-8]

The Company's Syvant, by B. M.

Croker...

LETTS'S, SMITH'S, WALKER'S

1.50

134

The Diary of A Lost One, by M. Bokmą Dr. Smith of Queen Anne Street,

by A. Konenly

180

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J

1.50

1.50

70

70

The Japones Nation in Evolution,

by W. E. Griffle

3,00

Prva at Day Shipbuilding, by T. Walion Distolo

70

FO

A. S. WATSON & CO..

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Casks 375 lbe, not $5.00 per esak ex Factory. In Bagi 250 Iba, met $3,00 por bag ex Factory,

SHEWAN. TOMES & CO. General Managern. alongkong, 3rd October, 1967.

AUTOMATIC -- BROWNING

POCKET PISTOLS.

CALIBRE 7.65 mm.

With CHAMBER for 8 CARTRIDGES

FIRING 8 SHOTS in 2.SECONDS.

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

AUTOMATIÒ MAUSER

PISTOLS.

CALIBLE 7.68 m.m.

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

CARLOWITZ & CO; Agents. 575

SOLE AGENTS CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.,

WIND AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

16, Queen's Road Central,

Hongkong, 3rd Decembar, 1907.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

FINEST MUSCATEL RAISINS

Lobelia of China, by Sadi Grant ... Lord of the World, by B. H. Beson The Navy League Annual, 1907-198 Lloyd's Calendar, 1908...

Potting the Red B.ll, by R. Leri

Régales-vous Messieura!

SMYRNA FIGS. CARLSBAD PLUMS Les Meizes Humoristes; Ferd. Bas MARRONS A LA VANILLE.

JORDAN ALMONDS.

CAKES.

FRUIT. ALMOND. CHERRY. MARZIPÄN. MADEIRA.

SULTANA, GINGER. GENOA.

LANE. CRAWFORD &

Abel Faivre: A Guillaume

TRADE

Exch 5

TEN YEARS OLD.

Hongkong, 13th Marah, 1907.

B

NEW CARTRIDGES.

Y Popular English Manufacturers, In

all Boren and Sizes.

SMOKELESS POWDER and CHILLED SHOT, From No. 10 to 8880, at $6, 37 and $7.50 per 100 SPORTING REQUISITES and AIR GUNS in Variety,

Inspection Invited

WM. SCHMIDT & CO. 1669 Hongkong, 26th October, 1906,

A. TACK & CO.,

26, DEO Vaux ROAD, CENTRAL,

JUST ARRIVED:

A LARGE Brook

OF

SPECIALLY SELECTED

LADIES BOOTS AND SHOES.

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING

AMATEURS CAREFULLY

FOR

UNDERTAKEN.

Hongkong, 2nd Deember, 1997.

1427

A LING & CO..

19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (Next to Mears. KUHN & KOMOR).

FURNITURE AND PHOTO GOODS

STORE..

in Stook.

Photographic Goods of every Description

Developing and Printing Undertaken. Hongkong, Slat July, 1007,

1601

COMPANY,

TELEPHOEE 97.

Hongkong, 28th December, 1907.

PHOTO

DIARIES for 1908.

-TENNIS BALLS, 1908.

THE YOST 1 YI EWRITER is the beat on the market; does not get out of order.

$13 PER DOZEN,

NO RIBBON

Savea Time and Money.

Inspection Invited,

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WHITE HORSE" WHISKY

MARK

€6

CO.

SOLE AGENTS:

39

107

SUPPLIES.

LONG HING & CO...

-17, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL.

DEVELOPING & PRINTING

UNDERTAKEN.

Hongkong, 5th December, 1907.

LONG HING & CO.

PHOTO GOODS DEALERS.

MIYASAKI & CO.,

[1018

BOTTLED IN SCOTLAND

FROM THE ORIGINAL RECEIPT of 1746.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

MITSUI BUSSAN

KAISHA

(MITSUT & CO)

IMI ORT EXPORT AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, HONGKONG BRANCH-PRINCE'S BEILDINGs, Ice House Street

M. KOBAYASHI, Manager.

HEAD OFFICE 1---1, BURUGACHÓ, TOKYO.

OTHER BRANCHES:

London, New York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Calonta, Bombay, Bangcon, Bingapore, Bangkok, Boursbey, Manila, Canton, Bwatow, Amoy, Foodbow, Tsingtan, Shanghai, Hankow, Chefoo, Tientsin, Nowotwang Tairen, Anginng, Feoul, Chemalpa Yokokama fokostka Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Kure, Maisaru, Moji, Wakamatsu, Karaten, Nagasaki, Kuchinotas Basebo, Milke, Hakodate, Sapporo, Talpeh, Talaan, &o,

Telegraphie Addrom: “MITSUI” (A.B.C. and A.1 Codes). CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Imperial Japanese Navy and Mint and Arsenala; the State Failways; Principal Hallway Companies; Industrial Works; and Home and Foreign Mail and Freight Steamers

COAL MERCHANTS. SOLE PROPRIETORS of the Famous Milke, Tagawa, Yamano and Ids Coal Mines and

ELAD OPPICH Baksyamachi, KOBE, Japan. BRANCH OFFICE-Nisbinohashi, SHIRONOMIKI, Japan, and HoNGKONG.

Cabia AddEESSES :—.

*MIYASAKI," applying to Head Office and Shimonosėki Branch, "YUTAKA," applying to Hongkong Branch only.

A. B. C. 5th Edition-used-

THE HEAD and BRANCH OFFICES will receive any Order for

JAPAN COALS.

Y. KUBO, MANAGER, HONGKONG,

No. 5, Queen's Road Central.

Hongkong, 27th November, 1907,

CUTLER, PALMER & CO..

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

OP

LONDON, INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA

ESTABLISHED 1835,

BRANDY

***

PEAK TRAMWAYS

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WERK DAYS.

730am to 18 Ero

10 minutes 9.00 am to 11:00 am...Every 15 minute. 180 m to 18.45 p....Every 15 minutos,

punto 1.16 p.m. 18.45 Du

115 foi, to 1.45 pm. 165 p.m. to 9.15 pm, 3.16 pm to 8.00 p.m. 180 p.m. to 6.00 pm. 6,00 pm to 8.00 pan,

Every 10 minuter. Every 15 minutes. Every 10 minator, Every 15 minutos. Every 16 minutes Every 10 minutes. MIGHT CARE

2,45 p.m. & 9.00 pm, 9.46 to 11.15 pm,

Serary home.

AŠ KATULJATO. Extm. Cars at 11:30 pm, and 11.46 p SUNDAYE.

0 to 9:00 Ant. Every 18 ma

9.00

p.m.

minutes. to 9.30 am....Every 30 minutes.

9,80 nm, to 10.50 602, i Every 15 minuten

-0.80 8.m, to 19,00 Km/

11.45 am. to 12.00

10 minutes.

13.00 Noon to 100minutos.

1400

p.im.

10 minutes. to 5.00 pm. Every 15 minutes 5,00 m, to 6.00 p.m. Every 10 minutes. frm to 7.00 pm Every 10 minutes. 7.00 r., to 8.00 pm. a 10 minutes. NIGHT CARS at 8.45 pm, £9.00 p.m., 9.45 to

11.16 p.m., every half hour.

PORT WINE, INVALIDS.

DOURO-

SHERRY, AMOROSO

LA TORRE BENEDICTINE, D.O.M.

SPECIAL CARE by arrangement at the Con- THE ABOVE EXCLUSIVELY SHIPPED TO

pany's Office, Alexande's Buildings, Des Voeux

Zoad Central,

JOHN D. HUMPHREY & SON,

General Managers.

Hongkong, 9th May, 1907

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BOLE AGENTS for Fujinotans, Hokoku, Hondo, Kanada, Mameda, Ohimuji, Ohnours, Basahara, Tankabure, Tonhio, Tunokibara, and other Coals IMPORTERS and EXPORTERS of Cotton, Cotton Yarn, Cotton Piece Gooda, Copper, Bilver Tis, Lead and other Metals, Railway Materiais, Acids, Camphor, Flour, Corests, Moonre Rice, Opium, Jinglese, Mushrooms, Sugar, Wax, Vermicelli, Sulpher, Bewy, Beer, Cement, Cigarettes, Matches, Paper, Hides, Leather, Belts, Teak & other Timber eta.

CHAMPAGNE

G. H. MUMM & CO.,

THE MOST POPULAR WINE.

Can be had in the following qualities ---

EXTRA DEY (Gout Americain). BRUT

(Cordon Bouge).

118

SALES IN THE UNITED STATES EXCEED THE TOTAL OF ALL OTHER

BRANDS.

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

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., SOLE AGENTS.

fa1017

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS” PUBLICATIONS.

...$10.00

FROM HONGKONG TO CANTON, BY THE PEARL RIVER" A Book for the Globetrotter," by Capt.

HOTELS

HONGKONG HOTEL

FIRST-CLABS AND UP-TO-DATE

Dining Boomodation for 300 Farsons Well Furnished Reception Rooms

Private Bar and Billard Boom for Hotel,

Roaldents

Flectric Lifts to each Floor. Electric Lighting and Fana Telephones on every Floor.

Every Comfort

Ladies' Afternoon Tea Rooma Lading Cloak Booms

Matron in attendance

CHARGES MODERATE, AND NO EXTRAP.

A. F. DAVIES, Manager.

-KING EDWARD HOTEL.

A BIG CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL

Ladies". Afternoon Tea-RooKAM, Private Bar and Billiard-Rooma, Hot and Cold Water throughout. Electrionily Lighted

required).

Electric

Faur (it

Electric Passenger Elevator to esok floor. Table D'Hote at separate tables,

For Terms, &e, apply to the

Hongkong, 24th July, 1905,

MANAGER.

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" KINGSOLERE,” PRIVATE HOTEL..

APPROACH FROM KENNEDY ROAD AND MACDONNEL ROAD. Telephone No. 194.

"SACHIOLA." Telegraphic Address: A.B.C. Code, 5th Ed.

LECTRIC LIGHT, Hot and Cold Water

Econgot. Birde. Tornis, Croquet,

40

potting green and fine stebling for horses,

Proprisiress, MR, G. SACHSE.

BRAESIDE,"

PRIVATE HOTEL.

TANDING in its own grounds with Tennis and Croquet Lawas, Large Airy and Well Furnished Bedrooms, every home comfort, Fine View of the Harbour; Terme moderate. Telephone, No. 690.

Apply to Mrs. F. W. WATTS...

"Braeside," 20, Macdonnell Road Hongkong, 4th December, 1907. [849

THE GRAND HOTEL, DIVISION STREET, KOBE.

FIRST-CLASS CUISINE.

COMFORTABLE & AIRY BEDROOMS Situated in close proximity to the Harbour and Railway Biation,

807

Baaz. WINES AND LIQUOES BUPPLIED,

Special arrangements for a long stay.

F. DOMBALLE Propriétaires.

M. MAILLE'

SI

"BOA VISTA (HOTEL SANITARIUM OF SOUTH OHINA). MACAO.

H

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

as to food cleanliness and bygiene of the placi

All comforts of a home.

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

Comfortable accommodation for travellere paying

a visit to the historical and picturesque colony of Macao.

Macro is 40 miles south-west of Hongkong. Two steamera (8.5. Sui An and Sud Tai) deily to and from Hongkong, and two sleamers to and from Canton, give sesy communication with both these centres.

Cable Address* BOAVISTA. For Terms, apply

0. V. LLOYD; with Mapeand ITFax $1.00 | a172 HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS,

balf yearly rol bound

FIFTY YEARS ANGLO-CHINESE

CALENDAR, 1884 to 1913

THE MANAGER.

750 VICTORIA HOTEL.

SHAMEEN-CANTON.

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

Hongkong, 1st June, 1907.

Per Case.

$21.50

19.00

16,00

WHISKY, PALL MALL

19.00

JOHN WALKER & SONS'

OLD HIGHLAND ·

12,00

C. P. & CO.'S SPECIAL

BLEND

DIRECTORY AND CHRONICLE

OF THE FAR EAST Do,

Do.

Small Edition 6,00 CHILDREN OF FAR CATHAY: 6 Bocial and Political Novel, by C, J. Haloombe THE JUBILEE OF HONGKONG, being on Historical Sketch to which is added Account of the Celebra 2 tions in 1891..

8,50

2.00

RATES OF

1.00

10.00

19.00

13.00

19.00

15.25

40.50

STEMSSEN & CO.,

HONGKONG AGENTS.

POLITICAL OBSTACLES TO W

THE HONGKONG TYPHOON, Soph,

Account 18th, Illustrated TEMPORARY MINING REGULA-

TIONS IN CHINA REGULATIONS FOR RAILWAY

CONSTRUCTION IN CHINA... 660 HONGKONG HANSARD REPORTS OF THE MEETINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Pub labed annually MOUNTINGS OF NAVAL GUNE and their Subsequent Use with the."

LO Ladysmith Relief Column WARLIKE EXPLOFTS OF THE MERCHANT NAVY, by J. E Fetherstonbaugh

EXCHANGE - AT HONGKONG English Mail days 1874 to 1900

2,00

0,50

0.50

€4.00

BOMBAY RATES OF EXCHANGE AT HONGKONG, English Mal Days 1893 to 1005 CALLED OUT: or the Chang Wang's Daughter, an Anglo-Chinese Re mance, by Chas, J. H. Halcombe FROM PORTSMOUTH TO PEKING, VIA LADYSMITH, WITH A NAVAL BRIGADE (Crains of HM.S., Terrible) SKETCH OF THE WEST RIVER... PLAN OF VICTORIA

100

2,00

· 1,00

0.25

100

#

KOWLOON

0.75

Both Hotels Electrically Lighted and under

-100

PEAK

0.75

и

NEW TERRITORY CANTON POWER OF ATTORNE

0.75

.0.50

FORM

0.25

51

0.25

"

TO MIS SIONARY SUCCESS IN CHINA 0.25 TRADE MARK REGULATIONS

IN CHINA

Every Modera Comfort and Convenience st Reasonable Rates.

Under the Personal Buperintendence of H. HAYNES, late Manager Hongkong Hotel

MACAO HOTEL.

TELEGRAM-FARMER, MACAO, MACAO, CHINA.

In the Centre of the Prays Granda. CAPT. T. AUSTIN, "Manager,

experienced Europesa Management.

Every Comfort and Convenience for Residezita and Tourists,

1911

WM. FARMER, Proprietor.