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FOR EUROPE & AMERICA INDIA, AUSTRALIA, &c., and for

PRIVATE RESIDENTS AT TH OUTPORTS

A Comprehensive and Complete Fecord of the

NEWS OF THE FAR EAST

· is given in the

HONGKONG WEEKLY

PRESS,

with which is incorporated the

CHINA OVERLAND TRADE EXPORT,

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er BEPON Postage to any part of

The World 12.

Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1867

No: 15,641.

日七初月五年四十三赭光 犹一十四百六千五萬一第

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH, 1908.

五奔襪

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82

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IN CHINA

Macao is 40 miles south-west of Honghong. Two steamers (8,8. Sui Az and Sui Tai) daily te and from Hongkong, and two steamers to and from Canton, give easy communication with both these centres.

Cable Address" BOAVISTA

For Terme, apply to

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MACAO HOTEL.

025 SPECIAL REDUCED SUMMER RATES

0.30 & 0.20 FER DAY $4 to $7 according to Room selected

D

WEEK 125 to $40 do.

do. do.

21

MONTH $90 to 8110 do.

do. do.

TAUAJI, 7.03. to 9.30 am....Every 10 minutos. 9.30 am to 11.00 am....Every 15 minuter. 11.30 to 12.45 pm...Every 15 minutes p.....Every 10 minuter. 12.45 pan, to 1.18

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NIGHT 128.

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1

Extra Cars at 11.30 p.m. and 11.56 p.m..

FUNDATE, 8:00 m to 9.00 ...Every 16 minuter, 9.00-1.m. to -9.30 am,...Every 30 minuter. 9.30 to 10.30 am. Every 15 minutes, 10.00 am to 11.00 am....Every 10 minutes. 115 am, to 12.00 Noon. Every 16 minutes. 1800 Noon to 1:00 pm. Every 10 minutes. 1.00 pm to 5.00 p....Every 15 minutes. 6.00 pm to 6.00 p.m. Every 10 minutes. 6.00 p.m. to: 7.00 pm. Every 15 minutes. 7.00 p.m. to 8.00p.m. Every 10 minutes. NIGHT CARS at 8.45 p., & 9.00 pm, 9,45 to 11,15 pm every hall hour.

SPECIAL CARS by Brangament at the Com- pany's Offee, Alexandrs Buildings, De Voux Road Central

JOHN D. HUMPHREY "SON.

General Managor Hongkong. 9th May, 1907.

WATKINS SERVICE

MEANS

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COMPETITIVE PRICES. PROMPT DELIVERY.

COURTEOUS ATTENTION.

With WATKIN 8 Service Shopping should be an easy matter. We supply everything

for the Honeshold. Will you giren

Trial

WATKINS LIMITED. CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS, ERATED. WATER MANUFACTURERS.

31, Queen's Road Central

TELEPHONE 706, Hongkong, lat June, 1908.

THEATRE ROYAL, CITY HALL.

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ALL HONGKONG TALKING !! CARTER.

912

Supported by bis Eminent Star Company and 20 Tons of Mystical ILLUSIONS, Box Plan now open for reserved Seats at MOUTRIE & CO. LTD.

H. PIYONS, Touring Manager. Prices 3 Dollars, 2 Dollars and One Dollar

COLD STORAGE,

THE HONGKONG ION COMPANY, LTD.,

SINGON & CO.

ISITORS TO CANTON. Bhould purchase 900 FROM HONGKONG TO CANTON,

BY THE PEARL RIVER."

T have now 40,00 Calo Pea Col TRON, STEEL, METAL and HARD.

storage available at EAST POINT Stores will be Open at 10 A.M. and 4 P., daily, Sunday excepted, to receive and deliver perishable goods

G. K. HAXTON, Manager. Hongkong 1st April, 1908

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WARE MERCHANTS. Wholesale and Retail Ironmongers Pig Iron and Foundry Coke Importers. General Btors- keers and Shipohandlers. 35 & 37, Hrse, LOONG STREET, (2nd Street, west of Central

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EX

CAPTAIN C. V. LLOYD (8:8, FATHAN" With Illustrations, Maps and Plaas. Price $1.9) Sale at

·Hongkong: "Daily Pruss" Office,

Messz. KELLY & WALSH,

Mosers. W. BREWER & CO. Cantons Messes. A 3. WATROW & Co

Hongkong, 4th October, 1904,

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