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A Comprehensive and Complete Record of the

NEWS OF THE FAR EAST

is given in the

HONGKONG WEEKLY

PRESS

with which is incorporated the

(Cina Ormsland Trade Errort,

Enbecription, paid in advance, $19

per annum. Postage to any part of

World 2

No. 15,701.

WATSON'S

Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1857-

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EFFERVESCING

LIVER SALT.

Highly Recommended for Bilionsrom,

Sluggish Liver, Indigestion and Headsebe.

A. S. WATSON & CO..

LIMITED,

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

.82

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Caaks 375 lbs. not $5.50 per maak ex Factory -In Bags 250 Hb. not 83-85-per-bags or Factory

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers. Hongkong, 20th April, 1908.

1948

COLD STORAGE."

THE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LAD

Euvs. now 40,000 Cable Feet of Cold Storage available at RAST POINT. Stores will be Open at 10 am, and 3 r.M. daily, Sunday sxcopied, to receive and deliver perishable, goods

G. K. HAXTON, Manager. Hongkong lat April, 1908

AUTOMATIO

POCKET

BROWNING PISTOLS.

CALIBRE 7,65 x..

With CHAMBER for 8 CARTRIDGES FIRING 8 SHOTS in 2 SECONDS.

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

42

AUTOMATIO MAUSER

PISTOLS.

CALIBRE 7.63mm.

With CHAMBER Jor, 10 CARTRIDGES FIRING 10 SHOTS in 2 SECONDS," CARLOWITZ & CD. Agents.

Hongkong, 13th March, 1907.

536

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

(TELEPHONE 97).

JUST RECEIVED

LATEST NOVELTIES IN

SILK NECK WEAR.

A LARGE SELECTION OF

WALKING STICKS.

NEWEST SHAPES

IN

LINCOLN & BENNETT'S, AND S0OTTE

TWEED CAPS.

LANE. CRAWFORD Hongkong, 12th August, 1908.

MIYASAKI & CO.,

TALAPHONE No. 75.

BOVRIL

should be in every home as well

as in every hospital. When you are worried and cannot eat well nor sleep well, you will find a great help in

BOYRI

BSWARE OF CHAP BANTATIONS,

By Royal Warrant fa

Hits Majesty

the King.

RO+ƑËŒɅSEAT--*** PRIOR, $3 PER MONTE,

AQUARIUS WATER.

A PURE, THEBLE DISTILLED

TABLE WATER

IN QUARTS, PINTS AND SPLITS.

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO., Hongkong, 12th August, 1908,

Wine & Spirit Merchants-

BREWER & CO., LIMITED.

PEDDER STREET-Adjoining Main Entrance HONGKONG HOTEL,-

TELEPHONE No. 696

COLONIAL EDITION $1.75 EACH OB 3.rom $5.00. Paula A Sketch from Life, by Victoria

Cross,

Six Chapters of a Man's Life, by Victoria

Cross

To-morrow? by Victoria Cross

Five Nights, by Victoria Cross.

Three Waska, by Elinor Glyn,

First Aid to the Injured Printers Pie, 1908 A

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90

&

CO.

The Philippine Islands, by J. Forman Macaulay's History of England; 5 Vols. Strand Magazine Volume, January to

June, 1908...

20.00 4,00

*** **

4.75

Stars of the Desert, by Laurance Hops 5.50 Confercial Correspondence,.,”

1.75

Business Terms and Phrages

The Nun, by Rene Basin,

1.75

Búsinom Man's Guide

3.10

Jerome K. Jerome,

Business Training

175

The Lost Angel, by Katherine Tynan,

Shooting in China, by T. E. Jerniga

6.00

A Gilded Serpent, by Dick Donovan,

Confessio Medici

Ethel Pilcher, by Winifred Boggs,

3,00

The Block Exchange, by Ingall and

Withers

A Yankee in Pigmyland, y W. E. Gail.

Tables of Stone, by Harold Begbie.

450

Not Proven, by A, & C. Askaz,

Commercial Tables for all Countries Marine Insurance, by William Gow

[31

2.00 4.60

The Wild Widow by Gertio de S.

Wentworth James,

COAL MERCHANTS.

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A. B. U. 5th Edition used.

THE HEAD and BRANCH OFFICES will receive any Order for

JAPAN GOALS.

TELEPHONE 724,

Hongkong Sed August, 1908.

Y. KUBO, MANAGER, HONGKONE,

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Beidenta

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·Electric Lighting and Fane Telephonos on every Floor,

Every Comfort

Ladies' Afternoon Tea Rooma

Ladies' Cloak Rooins

Matron in attendance

CHARONS MODERATE, AND NO EXTRAS 139

A. F. DAVIES, Manager,

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

A HIGH' CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL

Ladies' Afternoon Tea-Rooms, Private Bar and Billiard-Rooma,

Hot and Cold Water throughout. Electrically Idghted Electrio Font (it

required)

Electrio Pasonger Elevator to escli flour, Table D'Hote at separate tables. For Terms, &c.; apply to the

The Angel and the Author and Others, by Hongkong, 24th July, 1905.

The Revolt in Hindustan, by Sir Evelyn

Wood FM, V. C.

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JOHANN. MARIA FARINA (ALTER MADEE NO. 54.)

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Apply to Mrs. E. W. WATTS.

"Braeside," 20, Macdonnell Road.. Hongkong, 4th December, 1907- ——-[a10_

THE GRAND HOTEL

DIVISION STREET, KOBE:

FIRST-CLASS CUISINE. COMFORTABLE & AIRY BEDROOM Situated in close proximalty to the Harbour and Railway Biation.

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Special arrangements for a long stay.

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M

(MITSUBISHI 00.) COAL DEPARTMENT

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3.30

7

WHISKY, PALL MALI

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BLEND

12.50

10.50

20,00

DOURO. -

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14.75

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half yearly vol, bound FIFTY YEARS ANGLO-CHINESE

CALENDAR, 1864 to 1918 ...............i 2.00 RATES OF EXCHANGE, NT HONGKONG Englich Mail days --1874 to 1906 BOMBAY RATES OF EXCHANGE AT HONGKONG, English Mail Days 1823 to 1905- CALLED 'OUT or the Ching Wang's

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$7,50

..

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2.00

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·100

ita ***

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16.00

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+

1.00

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18.50

PEAK

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20.00

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POLITICAL OBSTACLES TO MIS-

✅SIONARY SUCCESS IN CHINA 0.25 TRADE MARK REGULATIONS

IN CHINA

NEW TERRITORY CANTON POWER OF ATTORNEY FORM. 0.25 MAIL" TABLES for 1903

0,75 0,50

0.25

761

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BRANCH OFFICES:-NAGASAKI, MOJI, KARATSU, WAKAMATSU, KOBE, OSAKA, SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, HANKOW.

Cable addresses for shove," IWASAKI " Codes, AI, ABC 5th Ed., Western Union.

AGENCIES:-

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CHINKIANG: Mears, GĦABING & Co. MANILA: Messrs. MACONDEAT & 00,

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Manager, No, 2 Pedder Street, Hongkong. Hongkong, 7th August, 1908,

PEAK

7.CD J.

TRAMWAYS COMPANY;

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WEEK"DAYS,

0 to 9.80 r....Every 10 minuteri ---®;#0 ̈¬w.na: to 11:00 matt....Every 15 minúter, 11:30 am to 12.15 p.m./.....Evosy. 15 minutos! 12:45 pán, to 1.15 p.m. ...Every 10 minutes. 1.16 pan, to -1,45 jam. .....Every 15 minuter, 1.45 pm to 2.15 p.m. Every 10 minutes, 2.15 pm to 8.00 p.m....Evers 18 minutos. 8,30 pm to 5.00 p.m. ...Every 10 minuter. 5,00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m...Every 10 minuter.

"NIGHT CARĻ.

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every A baur, BATORDATE,

1XXX 11,0 15.

• Kris Cara du 11,BU pan, tink

BUNBATE

8,00 am to 9,00 a,ni. .....Every 15 minutes, 9.00 m, to 8.20 3. Every 30 minuter. 9:30 to 10,80 m....Every 15 pilnutes, 10.00 am to 11.00 s, Every 10 minuter. 12.46 am to 12:00 Noon...Every 16 minutes. 12.00 Noon to 1.00 pm. Every 10 minutes, 100p.m. to 5:00 p.m....Every 15 minutes 6.00 p.m. to 8.00 pm. Every 10 minutes. 6.00 p.m. to 7.00 pm....Every 15 minutes. 1.40 p.m. to 8:00 pm....Every 10 minutes. NIGHT CARS at 8.45 p.6. & 8.00 p.m., 9,45′′to

115 p. every half hour, SPECIAL CAR3 by arrangement at the Com pany's Office, Alersndra Bail Ings, Des Voeur Pond Central,

JOHN D. HUMPÍIREY? & SON,

General Managers, Hongkong, 9th May, 1907.

PORT WINE, INVALIDS

BENEDICTINE, D.O.M.

SIEMSSEN & CO..

HONGKONG JAGENTS.

"STERLING" ON PRESCRIPTIONS.

#45

Our Label on a Prascription 15 the same ss the STERLING *”. Mark on Piece of Silver.

It is's Guarantee of Purity, Asturacy, Cu

divizzi Value.

You can Afford to us Plated Silver, you cannot Afford to have your Prescriptions anything less than "STERLÍNG.”

Prescriptions cost nо mоrе его.

WATKINS LIMITED,

CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS,

ÆRATED WATER MANUFACTURERS,

31. Queen's Road Central

TELEPHONE No. 706

Hongkong, 14th August, 1908,

• ■913.

A TACK & CO..

-26, Des VœDS ROAD, CENTRAL.

JUST. LANDED

A LARGE ABORTMENT OF CAMERAS and PAGET'S PAPERS, &o, &c.,

Kindly Come and Inspect our New Stook,

DEVELOPING and PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.

Hongkong, 7th August, 1908.

ON SALE.

THE FIFTY YEARS

81

ANGLO-CHINESE CALENDAL 日腰英中年十五

SPECIAL REDUCED SUMMER RATES PE DAY 84 to $7 according to Room selected

do. WHEx $25 to $40

do. do. à. -MONTH $90 to 8140 do.

do, WAEK-END-Saturday afternoon to Monday morning 87 to $10.

Two persons occupying one roon, will be

charged a rate and a half only. 0.75 Children under 12-half rates.

SPECIAL TERMS FOR FAMILIES,

0.30 & 0.20 Excellent Cooking by A¤ Cazone, for over

seventeen years Chief Cook with the late Mr. J. W. OSBORNE

LING & CO..

-19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

(Next to Mostra. KUHN & KOMOR).

FURNITURE AND PHOTO GOODS STORE.

Photographie Goods of overy Description In Stock,

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

ON SALE.

A TABLE OF 'THE'

BATES OF EXCHANGE

AT HONGKONG

FOR

730

DEMAND DRAFTS ON BOMBAY*** FROM 1ST JANUARY, 1864 TO 31ST DECEMBER, On the Day Preceding the Departure of the 1913, BRING FROM THE 18T YEAR OF THE English Mails from the Year of the Closing 76TH CYCLE TO THE 50TH YEAR OF THE of the Indian Mints to the Free Coinage of TOTH CYOLE THAT IS THE 3RD YEAR OF Silver TUNG CHI TÔ TINH 38TH YEAR OF KWONG BÙI

PRICE $2 CASH'

On Esle at the "HazonG DAILY PRESS OFFICE, or Agents in all the Ports of the Far East

The Book will be sent by Registered Post (free) to any part of the World unrepresented by Agents on receipt of Money Order.

FROM 1893 TO 1905;

ALBO

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

- Prion: $1 CASE;.

On Sale at the "DAILY Pexas" Office, or Local Booksellers,

1919

WM. FARMER

Proprietes

"BOA VISTA " (HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTH

T

CHINA), MACAO.

HE Hotel is under Europeaɔ manage- ment and most strick supervision at to. food, cleanliness and hygiene of the place.

All comforts of a bore,

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

Comfortable accommodation for travellers paying a visit to the historical and picturesque colony of Macso.

* Mgsão is 40 miles south-west of Hongkong. Two steamers (88. Buż An and. Bui Tui) daily to and from Hongkong, and two steamers, FLANS from Canton, gire essy communication with both "Énces dentreek",

Cable Address"? BOÁVIŠTÁ For Terms, apply to #216*.

ON BALE.

A TABLE OF THE

BATES OF EXCHANGE AT HONGKONG

For Demand Drafts on London on the day of or preceding the departure of-the English Mails; also Table of the Yearly Approxiniste Averages for 34 Years FROM 1874 TO 1907. Price: $2 Cash: On sale at the “Daily Przsa" Offos; or Local Booksellers.