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Ter

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2000

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HOUND VOLUMES of the HONGKONG BERKLY PRESS, July to December 1907. With INDEX. Price $7,50.

On sale at the HonGrond DAILY PERĦB" Ofer

Hongkong, 6th February 1907

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FROM 1898 TO 1905;

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H

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Hongkong, 4th March, 1907.

PEAK

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE

WEEK DAYS.

7.80 mm. to 9.80 a.m....Every 10 minater, B.30 am to 11.00 am. Every 15 minuter. 11,80 sm to 12.46 p.m....Every 16 minutes 18.46 pm to 1.15 p.m....Every 10 minuter. 115 rum, to -1,45 pm....Every 15 minutes, 1.56 pm, to 2.15 pm...Every 10 minutes. 8.16 p.m to 200 p.m....Every 15 minutes. 8.80 p.m. to 6.00p.m.Every 16 minuter, 5,60 m, to RD0 p.m....Every 10 minutes.

NIGHT CALS.

9.45 p.m. & 8.03.p.m., 9.45 to 11.15 pm,

every hour.

SATURDAYS.. Extra Cam at 11.80 p.in. and 11.45 pm.

SUNDATS,. *8.00 sm to 9.00 am....Every 15 minuta. 9.00 4.m, to 9.30 am....Every 30 minutes. *9:30 sm, to 10.80 a.....Every 15 minutes, 10,00 am to 11.00 am. Every 10 minutes. 145 am to 12:00 Noon...Every 15 minutes. 12.00 Neon to 1.00 p.m....Every 10 minutes. 1.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m...Every 15 minutes, 8.00 pm, to 8.00 pm. Every 10 minutes. 6.00 y.m. to 7.00 p.m. Every 15 minutes. 7.000.m to 8:00 pm. Every 10 minutes, NIGHT CARS at 8.45 pm. & 9.00 pm, 9,45′′bo

11:15 pm every half hour, th

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BLEND

PORT WINF, "INVALIDS

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Road Central.

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General Manager.

Hongkong, 9th May, 1907,

SIEMSSEN & CO..

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