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BONGKONG WEEKLY

PRESS,

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Hongkong Day Press.

ESTABLISHED 1867

THE

DIRECTORY & CHRONICLE

FOR 1908.

Complete Edition $10.00 Small

6.00

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WATSON'S

EFFERVESCING:

LIVER SALT. Highly Recommended for Biliousvess, Sluggish Liver, Indigestion and Headache:

S. WATSON & CO..

LIMITED,

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Cocks 375 lbs. zet $5.50 per mask ex Factory In Bags 250 Ibs, net $3.45 per begs ex Factory

-BIDWAN, TOMES & CO. General Managem,

Mongkong, 29th April, 1908.

COLD STORAGE,

1949

THE HONGKONG ION COMPANY, LTD.

kave, now $0,000 Cable Foot of Cold Storage available at EAST POINT. Stares will bo Open at 10 AM, and 4 PM. dally, Sunday szoepfed, to receive and deliver perishable goodi

G. E. HAXTON, Manager. Hongkong lat April, 1909

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AUTOMATIC

BROWNING PISTOLS.

POCKET

CALIBRE 7,05 mm.

With CHAMBER för 8 CARTRIDGES

FIRING 8 SHOTS in 2 SECONDS.

MIYASAKI & CO.,

COAL MERCHANTS.

HEAD OFFICESakayomachi, KoDB, Japan.

BRANCH OFFICES-Nishinobashi, BRINOXоEET, Japan, and HONGKONG.

CABLE ADDRESSES ——

'MIYASAKI,” applying to Head Office and Shimonoseki Bran “YUTAKA,” applying to Hongkong Branch only.

A. B. C. 5th Edition need.

THE HEAD and BRANCH OFFICES will receive any Order for

JAPAN COALS.

TELEPHONE 724,

Hongkong. 3rd August, 1908

Y. KUBO, MANAGEE, HONGKONG,

4th Floor, No. 2 Connaught Road,

CUTLER, PALMER & CO..

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

LONDON, INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA

ESTABLISHED 1915.

1884

For CRIS

BRANDY

$92.50

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20.00

17.00

WHISKY, PALL MALL

20.00

JOHN WALKER & SONS!

STEMSSEN & CO.

Hongkong, 6th March, 1907.

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OLD HIGHLAND. C. P. & CO.'S SPECIAL

BLEND

12.50

10.50

PORT WINE, INVALIDS

20.00

DOURO.

13.50

SHERRY, FINO SUPERIOR

1475

LA TOREE-

16.00

OLD FAST INDIA AMOROSO

18:50-

20.00

ROYAL AMONTILEADO CURIO SOLERA

28.00

26.50

Qrs. 40.00 Prs. 42,00

AUTOMATIO MAUSER,

PISTOLË,

CALIBRE 7.63 mm.

With CHAMBER for 10 CARTRIDGES "FIRING:10 SHOTS 1 2 SECONDS,

CARLOWITZ & CO. Agents. Hongkong, 18th March, 1907.

535

46.

Prescription is the same as the STERLING" Mark

GENUINE EAU DE COLOGNE

DISTILLED BY

JOHANN MARIA FARINA (ALTER MARKT No. 54.) MOST DELICATE AND BEFRESHING PERFUME FOR USE IN THE

HOT WEATHER. DELIGHTFUL IN THE BATH "QUART SIZE. $4,00

PINT SIZE $2.50

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138

WICKERED BOTTLES.

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60 & 61, BENTINCK STREET,

CALCUTTA.

BILLIARD

TABLES

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C. LAZARUS & CO., CALCUTTA.

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AQUARIUS WATER.

:

A PURE, TREBLE DISTILLED

TABLE

WATER

IN QUANTS, PINTS AND SPLITS.

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

Wine & Spirit Merchants.

"HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

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761

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Hongkong, 14th August, 1908,

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Hongkong. 943 May, 1907

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For Tere, apply to

THE MANAGER

MACAO HOTEL.

SPECIAL REDUCED SUMMER RATES Pax Day $4 to $7 according to Room soleated

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do. do: ... MONTH $90 to $140 do. do. do. WHEK-ENDS—Saturday afternoon to Monday morning-87 to $10. Two persons occupying one room, will

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

SPECIAL TERMS FOR FAMILIES. Excellent Cooking by AR CHEONG, for ove seventeen years Chief Cook with the late Mr. J. W. OSBORNE,

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Next to Mosin LVEF COLONOH),

FURNITURE AND PHOTO GOODB STORE.

Photographie Goods of every Deskription

1 in Brook.

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