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FOR EUROPE & AMERICA ;. AUDI AUSTE bia, đề. and for PRIVATE RESIDENTS AT ZER OUTFORTE

A Comprehensive and Complete Record of the

NEWS OF THE FAR EAST is given in the

HONGKONG WEEKĻI

PRESS,

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Hongkong Daily Press.

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二拜體 HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAY 12TH, 1908.

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TO CONNOISSEURS.

"LOLITAS

AN EXQUISITE CIGAR

Of mild favour and fine aroma, made from the Anext specially selected Munila Tobacco8.

IN BOXES OF 50 95.50.

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1938

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Casks 375 lbs: net $5.50 per msk ex Factory In Bags 250 lbs. nst $3.95 per bags ex Factory.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers. Hongkong, 20th April, 19€ 8.

POCKET

BROWNING PISTOLS.

CALIBRE 7.65 m.m.

With CHAMBER for 8 CARTRIDGES

FIRING 8 SHOTS in 2 SECONDS.

SIEMSSEN & CO.

AUTOMATIC

Hongkong, 6th March, 1907.

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CALIBRE 7,63 m.

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In

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JUST RECEIVED

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$6.50 TO $12.00 EACH

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$5.50 TO $8.50 EACH

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Hongkong, 24th April, 1908

JUST RECEIVED

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13.50

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26.50

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DEVELOPING. and PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.

Hongkong, 4th March, 1907:

РЕАК

7:00 a.in

TRAMWAYS

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE

WEEK DAYS.

1.80 to 6.80 a...Every 10 minuter, 9.80 to 11.00 am....Every LS minuter. 11.30 am to 12.45 p.m. Every 16 minutos, 18.45 pm, to 1.15 p.m. Every 10 minuter. 1.16 p.m. to 1,45 p....Every 15 minuter, 3.15 pm to 2.16 p,t....Evary 10 minutes. 2:15 pm to 8.00 pm Every 10 minutes. 8.80 p.m. to 15.00 mary 15 minuter. 5.00pm, to 8.00 p....Every 10 minutes.

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every hour.ja SATURDAYA,

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TA SUNDAYE

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SOLE AGENTS

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CRAWFORD

COLD STORAGE.

THE HONGKONG ICH COMPANY, LTD., Fave now 40,000 Cubic Feet of Cold gtorage available at EAST POINT. Biores will be Open at 10 AM, and 4 P.at: daily, Sunday azcepted, to receive sad deliver parisha tie goods.

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ON SALE.

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SOUND VOLUMES of the HONGKONG BEEKLY FRESS, July to December

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On sale at the "HongKong DAILY PRESE" Ofice.

Hongkong 26th February 1807

ON SALE.

& CO.

A TABLE OF THE RATES OF EXCHANGE

AT HONGKONG

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FOR

DEMAND DRAFTS ON BOMBAY

On the Day Freceding. the Deparlare of the. English Mails from the Year of this Chaing of the Indian Mints to the Free Coinnge of Silver

FROM 1893 TO 1905;

ALSO

RATES FOR SOVEREIGNS, GOLD LEAF. BAR SILVER (From 1900), and other Useful Informaation,

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On Sale at the DAILY PEXS" Ofice, or Local Booksellers

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#216

THE MANAGER

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Every Modern Comfort and Conver incent Reasonable Rates.

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THE Intest Mathod of the AMERICAN

T

SYSTEM of DENTISTRY.

35, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

From the University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

477 Hongkong. 17th April, 1907.

S

I EN TING.

'SURGEON DENTIST,

No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREET

TERMS VERY MODERATE. Consultation Free Hongkong, 21st September, 1905

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