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FOR BUROPE & AMERICA INDIA, AUSTRÁLYa, &c., and for PRIVATE BIDENTS AT THE OUTPORTS

A Comprehensive and Complete Record of the

NEWS. OF THE FAR EAST la given in the

HONGKONG WEEKLY

PRESS,

with which is incorporated the ⱭKINA OTSELAND TRADE REPORT Sabeription, pald is advance, #12 anism. Postage to any part of

World S

By Royal Warrant to

Hongkong Daily Press. V

ESTABLISHED 1857

itja Majesty The King,

BOVRIL

is a true food and contains Albumen and Fibrine which go to form Blood, Bone, Brain and Muscle. Beel-teas and Meat-Extracts are stimulants

only.

Boyraz in liquid life.

No 15,523. +=¤£7£X-# #R+A=+4=+=#* HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17TH 1998. 五拜疆 號七十月正年八零百九千一共港香 Puton, $s Pen MoNTi.

PERFUMERY

OF THR

FINEST QUALITY

DOW'S

PORT

TRADE

TEN YEARS OLD.

ARMADALE

$32 DOZEN

$14 PER DOZEN.

ROYAL DRY INVALID

$27

$25

MAST

WHITE HORSE" WHISKY

AND

DESCRIPTION,

TELEPHONE No. 75.

SOLE AGENTS:-

A. S. WATSON & CO..

LIMITED,

#82

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Casks 375 lba, pot $5,40 per cask ex: Factory, Au Baga 150) Iba, not $4.00 per bag ux Factory,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers, Hongkong, 3rd October, 1907.

n1998

AUTOMATIC BROWNING

POCKET PISTOLS.

CALIBRE 7.65 mà.m.

CHAMBER for 8 CARTRIDGES

STRING 8 SHOTS in 2 SECONDS.

SIEMSSEN & 00. Hongkong, 6th March, 1907.

42

AUTOMATIO MAUSER

PISTOLS.

CALIBRE 7.63 mm,

With CHAMBEE for 10 CARTRIDGES

FIRING 10 SHOT) in 2 SECONDS.

CARLOWITZ & CO. Agents.

Hongkong, 13th March, 1907.

NEW CARTRIDGES.

575

Ba Boreal Blu

Y Popular English. Manufacturers. In

·

SMOKELESS POWDER and CİXİLLED BHOT From No. 10 to 888G/at $6, $7 ind 37.50 per 100 SPORTING REQUISITES and AIR GUNS în Varloty,

Inspection Invited.

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

1689

A. TACK & CO.,

28, Das Vaux ROAD, CENTRAL

JUST ARRIVED :

A LARGE STOCK

07

-SPECIALLY SELECTEDİ

LADIES' BOOTS AND SHOES.

DEVELOPING AND PRINTING FOR

AMATEURS CAREFULLY

UNDERTAKEN.

Hongkong, 2nd Déember, 1907.

A LING & CO..

19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (Next to Messrs. KUHN & KOMOE).

FURNITURE AND PHOTO GOODS STORE.

-Photographic Goods of every Description

in Stook

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

.1691

CALDBROK, MACGEEGOR & CO.,

Hongkong, 3rd December, 1907.

WINE AND SPIRIT MOHANTS,

15,'Queen's Road Central-

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

JUST RECEIVED

NEW PATTERNS IN

DINNER

SERVICES

TEA AND BREAKFAST SETS

DESSERT · SETS

TABLE GLASS WARE

SINGLE AND DOUBLE

TOILET SETS

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

Hongkong, 17th January, 1908.

PHOTO

SUPPLIES.

LONG HING & CO..

17, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL.

DEVELOPING & PRINTING

UNDERTAKEN.

Hongkong, 5th December, 1907.

LONG HING & CO.

SOLE AGENTS:

BOTTLED IN SCOTLAND

BOM IBM ·

ORIGINAL RECEIPT of 1746.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

CHAMPAGNE

G. H. MUMM & CO.,

WINE.

THE MOST POPULAR

Can be had in the following qualities—

EXTRA DBY (Gout Americain), BRUT

¿Cordon Rouge).

HOTELS

HONGKONG HOTEL.

FIRST-CLASS AND UP-TO-DAT

Dining accommodation for 300 Person Well Furnished Reception RoomE Private Bar and Billard Room for Hotel

Roaldezte

Electric Lifts to each Floor,

Electric Lighting and Fans Telephones on every Floor.

Every Comfort

Ladian' Afternoon Tea Room Ladies' Cloak Rooms Matron in attendance.

CHARGES MODERATE, AND NO EXT *NO

·A. F. DAVIES, Munger

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

A HIGH CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL.

Ladie' &fternoon Tea Rooms. Private Bar and Biliard-RoomES,

Hot and Cold Water throughout,

Electrically Lighted

required).

Electric Faar (it

Electric Pasien ger Elevator to each finor, Table D'Hols at separate tables For Terme, &c., spply to the

SALES IN THE UNITED STATES EXCEED THE TOTAL OF ALL OTHER Hongkong, 24th July, 1905.

BEANDS.

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

AT ALL WINE MERCHANTS IN THE COLONY, AND FROM

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., SOLE AGENTS. Hongkong, lat June, 1907,

{#79

BREWER &

CO., LIMITED.

PEDDER STREET-Adjoining Main Entrance HONGKONG HOTEL. TELEPHONE NO. 696.

CHRISTMAS NUMBERS: Strand Magaino Winder Magasine, Pearson's Magazine, do,

Norwegian By ways, by Charles W:

Wood

The Bridge Book, by Dann

The Other Side of the Lantern, by Sir Frederick Troves "A trip round the **World"

The Awakening of China, by Martin Map of Hongkong and New Territory $4.00 Robert's E-gineering Drawing 2.75 Reed's New Guide and Key ... Wall Map of Chios on Rollers

NEW STOCK:

Rhoda's Steamship Guide

75

The Purloined Prince, by Turner, and

15

To's Nan Confessed, a Novel; by Irene

Osgood

70

Pitcher in Paradise, by Binstead...

200

In Tune with the Iranite, by Trine

2,7%

[+80

Camell's Family Phyaleist, New

Edition: Volumes...

20.00

1.76

PHOTO GOODS DEALERS.

MİYASAKI & CO.,

Ehen Holden, by Bacheller, Cloth... By Game Shooting; 2 Velamer.... Golf Greens and Green Keeping by

Hutchinson

VERY SUPERIOR QUALITY WRITING CASES.

MANAGER.

a1704

*KINGSCLERE,”

PRIVATE HOTEL.

APPROACH FROM KENNEDY ROAD, AND MACDONNEL ROAD, Telephone No. 134.

Telegraphic Address: B.B.C. Code, 5th Fa,

"SACHSOLA,"

Ethroughout, Billiards, Teruis, Crquet,

LECTRIC LIGHT, Hot and Cold Water

rutting green and fine stabling for horser,

Proprietress, Mas G, SACHSE,

$1

BRAFS] DF,"

PRIVATE HOTEL

TANDING in its own grounds with Tennis and Crognet Lowa, Large Airy and $9.50 Well Fara shed Bedrooms, every home comfort, 11.50 Fine View of the Harbur; Terma moderate.

2.00 Telephone, No, 600,

4.00

7.00

25.00

MENU CARDS BALL PLOGRAMMES, WEDDING CARDS,

FANCY CARDJ.

WRITING BLOCKS.

COPYING PRESSES; Various Sizes. STEPHEN'S INKS:

15.00 THE WELLINGTON" TYPEWRITER;

» Superior Machine for the Offee. THE WELL-KNOWN "BLICE"; Very handy and very useful

7,00

COAL MERCHANTS. Art of Billiards, by Hotine. 1.29

HEAD OFFICE -Sakayemachi, Kom, Japan.

BRANCH OFFICES ---Nishinohashi, BKIMONOSEKI, Japan, and HONGKONG,

CABLE ADDERANS ;-

"MIYASAKI," applying to Head Office and Shimonoseki 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,

Hongkong, 27th November, 1907,

No. 5, Queen's Boad Central.

CUTLER, PALMER &

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

#1884

CO..

LONDON, INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA

BRANDY

ESTABLISHED A875.

WHISKY,

PALL MALL

JOHN WALKER & SONS'

C. P. & CO.'S SPECIAL

BLEND

OLD HIGHLAND .

PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,

7.00 mm,

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

„WEEK_DATEL

7.87 mm. to 9.30 am. Every 10 minutes, 9,80 m. 60 11.30 am....Every 15 minutes. 1,80 mm, tó 13.15 p.m. Every 15 minutos, 12.66 p.m. to 1.18 pm, Every 10 minutes. 1.15 pm to 1.45 p.m....Every 15 minutos, 1.45 pm to 2.15 p.za, Evary 10 minutes. 16 pm to 8.00p.m...very 15 minuter, 1.80 to 8.00 all, Every 15 minuter,

p.m. 5,00 to 8.00 pm, Evory 10 minutes.

• NIGHT CA25.

*240m, & 3.00 p.m., 9:45 to 11.15pm

svary hour.

BATUNDĀTS,

Eats Cars at 11.20 pm, and 1148 pan.

NUNDATE,

8.09 0 to 9.00 a.....Every 15 minutos. 9.00-8. to 9.80 ....Frey SU minutes. 9.30 am, to 19,80 8.m...Every 15 minutes, 0.80 mm, to 11,00 m, Every Hi minuten." 11:45 am to 12.00 Noon. Every 15 minutes. 19,00. Noon to 1,00 p.m...Every 10 minuter. 11.00 pm to

to 6.60 p.m. Every 15 minutes,

^^ p.m. to -6,00 pm. ..... Every 10 minuter, p.1.00 p. Every 15 minutes. 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm. Every 10 minutes, NIGHT CARS at 8.45 pm, & 9.00 pm, 9.45 to

11.15 pui, evay half hour

PORT WINE, INVALIDS

DOURO -

SHERRY, AMOROSO

LA TORRE BENEDICTINE, D.O.M.

SPECIAL CARS by angement at the Com- THE ABOVE EXCLUSIVELY SHIPPED TO pany's Offoe, Alexandra Buildings, Des Vœux

JOHN D. HUMPHREY & SON,

General Managera.!

671

CentralĄSK

· Hongkong, 9th May, 1907,

Par Como

$21.50

19.00

16.00

19.00

10.00

19,00

13.00

19.00

15.25

40.50

SIEMSSEN & CO..

HONGKONG AGENTS.

IEN TING..

BURGEON DENTIST,

No. 10, DAGUILAR STEEET TERMS VERY MODERATE. Consultation Free. Hongkong, 21st September, 1908

DE. M. H. CHAUN,

1540

THE inteet Method of the AMERICAN

SYSTEM of DENTISTRY.

PRIVATE BOARD AND RESIDENCE

MEB.

GILLANDERS

*CLAREMONT," 2 & 4, KEDY ROAD. Hongkong, 8th February, 1907.

1530

DMERCHANT NAVY

AVID CORSAR & BON'S

83, Quis's Boad Central From the University of Pennsylvania, U.8.4. 1994

Hongkong, 17th April, 1907.

1444

COLD_STORAGE,

THE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LTD.

have now 40,000 Cable Feet of Cold

NAVY BOILED.

LONG FLAX

RELIANCE CROWN TARPAULING

AN AB

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & CO

Storage available at EAST POINT. Stores will MITSU

be Open at 10 am, and 4 P.m, daily, Bunday

azcepted, to receive and deliver perishable goods.

WM. PAELANE, Manager. Hongkong, 18th November, 1901

43

KWONG WOO. JEWELLER, DEALER IN SILKS, &c. No. 79, Queen's Road, Central, BEG8 to inform his Patrons and the

General Public that, owing to necessary extension of stock to meet incensed business, he will REMOVE to his New and mors Spacious Premie at No. 18, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAI, (seven doors East of his prezent premises) on 3rd January, 1908.

Hongkong, 1st January, 1908.

ON SALE.

THE FIFTY YEARS

131

ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAR

日英中年十三~

FROM JET JARvanx, 1861 to 3lar DECEMBER 1919, BRIEG FẸOM JHE IST THAR OF THJ 7914 UTC TO THE 50TH YEAR OF THE 78TH CYNE, THAT IN THE 3RD YEAR OF TONG CHI TO THE 39TH IBAR KWONG FU

FBICE (2 CASI.

OF

On Sale at the Boreuung "DAILY PRESS" Oprice, or Agents Hi all the Ports of the Far East.

The Book will be sat by Registered Foat (free) to ar y part of the World unrepresented by Agents on receipt of Money Order,

Hongkong, and October, 1908.

1841

A.,

Bola Agents.

BISHI DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS, VAGASAKI

CODE WORD : " DOCK,” A.B.C., and Engineering Code Use

NEW DOCK NOW OPEN.

DOCK No. 3,

14

722 feet,

7714

961

Extreme Length... Length on Blocks Width of Entrance on Top Width of Entrance on Boftem... 83 Water on Blacks at Spring Tide 341

HI

104

329 test. $13.

DOCK No. 1, Extreme Length... Length on Blocks Width of Entrance on Top Width of Entrance on Bottom... Water on Blocke at Bpring Tide 61.

DOCK No. 2. Extreme Length...

Leng

on Blocks

KIT

Dek

Width of Entrance on Top

Width of Entrance on Boltem,

***

Water on Blocks at Epring Tide

PATENT SLIP.

Suitable for vessels up to 1,000-

871 foot

LATEST PLANTS and APPLI THE WORKS are well equipped with ANCES to undertake BUILDING · α REPAIRING SHIPS, ENGINES, BA BOILEUS, and also ELECTRICAL WORK

A LARGE STOCK of MATERIAL D always kept on hand.

OURA-MARU" (712 tomm, 700 I.H.P The COMPANY has the powerful steame specially built for SALVAGE PURPOSES equipped with necessary gear. always randy Shorf Notion.

799

Apply to Mrs. F. W. WATTS,

"Bramide," 20, Maedonsell Read, Hongkong, 4th December, 1207. *(140

THE GRAND HOTEL

DIVISION STREET, KOBE...

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

83

BEST WINIS And Liquors supPLIED, Special armagomezta for a long stay.

F. DOMBALLE M. MAILLE

Propriétairem.

VICTORIA HOTEL.

SHAMEENCANTON.

FIRST CLASS EUROPEAN HOTEL On the British Concesion,

Electrically Lighted. Every Modem Comfort and Convenience at Reasonable Bates.

Under the Personal Superintendence of H. HAYNES, hate Manager Hongkong Hot MACAO HOTEL.

THISORIES FARMER, MAÇÃO, MACAO, CHINA.

In the Centre of the Prays Grande. CAFT. T. AUSTIN, Manger,

Both Hotels Electrically Lighted and under experienced European Management.

Every Comfort and Convenience for Residents and Tourists, 1911

WH. FARMER, Proprietor.

**BOA VISTA" (HOTEL-BANITÁRIUM OF SOUTH

CHINA); MACAO.

HAM been moponed teet Durant management and most strict supervision s to food cleanliness and hygiene of the place

All comforts of s home,

A moet planesat retreat for those desirous of few days rest and quiet.

Comfortable socommodation for travellers paying a visit to the historical and picturesque colony of Maono,

Macao is 40 pics south-west of Hongkong. Two steamers (88. Sui An and Sui Tay) daily to and from Hongkong, and two steamers to and from Canton, give easy communication with both these centres.

Cable Address" BOAVISTA,” For Terms, apply

THE MANAGER,

ON SALE.

A TABLE OF THE

RATES OF EXCHANGE AT

.HONGKONG

For Demand Drafts gu London on the day of or preceding the departure of the English. Msils; Abo Table of the Yearly Approximate Averages for 33 Years FROM 1874 TO 1906. Frice: $3 Cash. On sale at the "DAILY Paasa" Office Local Booksellers.