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FOR EUROPE AMERICA, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, ko., 'and för

PRIVATE RESIDENTS AT TER OUTFORTS

A Comprehensive and Complete Record of theTM

NEWS OF THE FAR EAST

is given in the

HONGKONG

WEEKLY

PRESS,

with which is incorporated the CHINAOVERLAND TRADE REFOBT

Enbscription, paid in advance,

812 per annum, Postage to any

part of the World 82..

No. 15,924

Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1857

̇戴四十二百九千五萬一第 日七十月三年元宜 HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 6TH, 1909. 四興義 號六月五年九零百九子——英港特

NEW PIANOS

ON HIRE

AT $10 PER MONTH,

TUNING AND

REGULAR

ATTENTION

INCLUSIVE.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

ARE NOW SHOWING NEW DESIGNS IN SELECTED TEAK FURNITURE. SIDEBOARDS AND DINNER WAGGONS, DINING TABLES. CHAIRS. DESKS. BOOKCASES. FOLDING CARD TABLES. HALLSTANDS. HALL CHAIRS. BEDROOM SUITES. WARDROBES.

FIRST CLASS WORKMANSHIP

INSPECTION INVITED.

LANE. CRAWFORD & CO.

KUPPER'S

PILSENER

Hongkong, 9th April, 1909,

S. MOUTRIE & CO..

LIMITED.

CHATER RO AD

Hongkong, 1st October, 1908.

L40-1

TELEPHONE No. 75.

KOWLOON HOTEL

THE

HE ONLY FIRST CLASS

ESTABLISHMENT ACROÈS

THE WATER.

Cooking by

ĂN CHONG.

(Late Chief Cook for many years to late

Mr. J. W. Osborne).

O. E OWEN,

Proprietor.

Hongkong, 4th May, 1909.

: [a692

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Casks 375 Ibe. not $5.50 per cask er Factory In Bags 250 lb. not $3.45 per bag ex Factory

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 29th April, 1908. {x1647

THE GRAND HOTEL. DIVISION STREET, KOBE.

FIRST-CLASS CUISINE.

COMFORTABLE & AIRY BEDROOMS. Situated in close proximity to the Harbour and Nailway Station.

BEST WINES And Liquors Supplied.

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Special, arrangements for a long stay.

PRAK

F. DOMBALLE) Propriétaires.

M. MAILLE

TRAMWAYS LIMITED.

TIME TABLE

WEEK DAYS,

COMPANY

7.00 a.m 7.30a.m. to 10.00 .....Every 10 minutes. 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 nm...Every 15 minutes. 11.30 am to 12.45 p.m....Every 15 minutes 12.45 p.m. 10

to 1.15 pm... Every 10 minutes. 1.15 p.m. to 1.45 pm...Every 15 minutes. 1.45 p.m. to 2.15pm.... Every 10 minutes. 2.15 p.m. to 3.00 p.m. Every 15 minutes, 3.30 pm to 5.00 pm.... Every 15 minutes: 5.00 p.m. to 8.00 pm... Every 10 minutes.

NIGHT CARS.

8.45 p.m. & 9.00 p.m., 9.45 to 11.15 p...

every ho

GATVEDAYS.

AAAASUNDAYS.

Extra Cars at 3:15 pm 11.30pm and 11.45 p.m.

8.00 a.m. to 900 .. 9.00 am to 930...Every 15 minutes. 9.30am to 10.30....Eve 10.00 a.. to 11.00a.

30 minutes. Every Every 15 minutes. ...Every 10 miantes. 11.45am to 12.00 Noon Every 15 minutes. 12.00 Noonto 1.00pm....Every 10 miuntes. 1.00 p.m. to 5.00 pm....Every 15 minute: 5.00p.m. to 6.00 p.in. Every 10 minutes. 6.00 p.m. to

7:00 p.m. Every 15 minutes. 7.00 p.in, to 8.00 p.m....Every 10 minates -NIGHT CARS 5 at 8.45 p.m. & 9.00p.m., 9.45 to

11.16 p.m., every half hour. SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's

Office, Alexandru Buildings, Des

Voux Road Central.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers

Hongkong, 1st April, 1909.

1549

BEER.

THE LEADING BEER IN THE

FAR EAST.

SOLE AGENTS:

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.,

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

Hongkong, 15th April, 1909.

15, Queen's Road Central

1:35

PRESCRIPTION INSURANCE

Isn't it worth something to know that your Proscription has been filled absolutely right; that the drags used have been the best obtainable, that it is just as the doctor wants it? You have this Insurance when your Prescription is diled at WATKINS DISPENSARY, and our charges are no higher than those of other CHEMYSTS.

QUALIFIED ENGLISH CHEMYSTS

WILL ALWAYS BE ON DUTY TO DISPENSE PRESCRIPTIONS.

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WATKINS,

CHEMYSTS AND DRUGGISTS.

31, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

HONGKONG.

DAY AND NIGHT TELEPHONE: 492.

(0.39

CUTLER, PALMER & CO.,

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS

LONDON, INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA.

BRANDY

ESTABLISHED 1815.

Per Case.

$22.50

20.00

17.00

WHISKY, PALL MALL

20.00.

JOHN WALKER & SONS"

OLD HIGHLAND

12.50

C. P. & CO.'S SPECIAL

BLEND

10.30

PORT WINE, INVALIDS

20.00

13.50

16.00

20.00

Qrs, 40.00 Prs. 42.00

SIEMSSEN & CO..

HONGKONG AGENTS.

fasi

DOURO SHERRY, LA TORRE

AMOROSO

1353

BENEDICTINE, D.O.M.

"THE "ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVELY SHIPPED TO

BREWER & CO., LIMITED.,

PEDDER STREET-Adjoining Main Entrance HONGKONG HOTEL. TELEPHONE, No. 696.

Hydrographical Surveying, by Wharton and Field? Now Enlarged and Revised Edition Modarn Gas and Oil Engines, by F

-Grover, ...... The New Spirit in India, by H. W

Nevison Forsonal Religion in Egypt before

Christianity

NEW NOVELS $1.75 EACH. High Life in the Far East, by James Dalziel:

Author of "In the First Watch."" Septimas, by Willliam J. Locke Author

of Beloved Vagabond."

Adventures of Louis Blake, by Louis Becke The Tempting of Papi Chester, by Alice

and. Claude Ankow.

-NOW-READY

THE

DIRECTORY & CHRONICLE

FOR 1909.

Complete Edition Small...

$10.00 6:00

Orders may be sent to the Hongkong Daily, Press Office and to the Local Booksellera..

PRICE, $3 PER MONTH.

HOTELS

HONGKONG HOTEL

FIRST-CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE.

Dining accommodation for 300 Paroons. String Band Playa during Tifin and Dinner. Wall Furnished Reception Rooms. Private Bar and Billiard Room for Hotel

Residents.

Electric Lifts to each Floori Electric Li

Lighting and Fans. Telephones on every Floor.

Every Comfort

Ladlos Afternoon Tot Rooms. Ladies' Cloak Rooms.

Matron in attendance.

CHARGES MODERATE, AND NO EXTRAR,

A. F. DAVIES, Manager, KING EDWARD HOTEL.

$17.00

4.20

9.00

My Experiences in Cyprus, by Hasil

Stewart

Three Plays of Shakespeare, by

Swinburne....

2.25

2.25

4.50

The Crime on Canvas hy F. M. White. Sir Vorcombe's Marriage by Flororios

Warden.

Roman Life and Manner, by L.

Friedlander

4.50

The Capture of Paul Beck, by M. McDonnell

Bolkin

$42}

The Art of Modera Conjuring.

2.75

The House Called Herrish, by "Rita"

Cole's Fur Doctor

1.75

The Iron Heel, by Jack London.

Another Hardy Garden Book...

5.50

The Fernandez-Reciter: Popular and

Humerons

2.75

The Sino Alison Daring, by L. G.

Moberly.

Regulations Relating to the Examination

"Thie My Son "René Bazín.

of Engineers

40

Regulations and. Suggestions as to the Survey of the Machinery of

We of the Never Never, by Mrs. Arness

GOGL

Steamships...

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The Conventionaliste, by R. H. Benson.

"CLAN MACKENZIE"

SCOTCH WHISKY.

$15.50 PER DOZ.

AN OLD MATURED WHISKY OF FINE MELLOW FLAVOUR.

AS SUPPLIED TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS,

LANE. CRAWFORD & CO.

SOLE AGENTS.

KELLY & WALSH, LTD.

Little Daril Doubt, by Oliver Onione The Sword of the Lord, by Joseph

Hooking

Magnißest, by Vincent Brown The Royal End, by H. Harland The Member for Easterby, by James

Blyth ...

The Last Persecution, by 8. N.Sedgwick The Dream and The Woman, by Tom

Gallon...

A Fair Refugee, by Muries Gerard The Love that Kills

The New June, by H. Now belt Links in the Chain, by Headon Hill

My Lady of Shadows, by John Oxenhara Teresa, by B. A. Zangwill

Fights Forgotten, by H. Sayers; Ilus. Katherine the Arrogant, by B. M. Croker.

81.75, The Stock Owner's Manual, by F. T.

Barton.......

1.75 The Interpretation of Radiom, by F.

Soddy ...

1.75

1.75

1.75

+1.75 Old Irish Folk Music and Songs, 842 Irish A-s and Songs Hitherto Unpubli·ed, by P. W. Joyne The Government of England, by A. D.

Lowell ge la far deg 1.75 Company Management. For Direstor

Secretaries, &c., by H. C. Emery...

1.75

1.75 Social Disease and Its Prevention, by

H. N. Bobson 1.75

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$9.00

A HIGH CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL

Ladies' Afternoon Tea Rooms. Private Bar and Billiard-Rooms. Hot and Cold Water throughout,

Electrically Lighted, Electric Fans (if

required).

Electric Passenger Elevator to each Boor. Table D'Hote at separate tables. For Terme, &c., apply to this

Hongkong, 24th July, 1905.

MANAGER.

"KINGSCLERE,”

PRIVATE HOTEL.

[6651

APPROACH FROM KENNEDY ROAD AND MACDONNEL ROAD. Telephone No. 134.

Telegraphio Address B.C. Code, 54b-Id

"BACHBOLA."

Ethroughout Birds, Tennis, Croquet,

ALECTRIC LIGHT, Hot and Cold Water

putting green and fine stabling for horses.

457 Proprietress, MRA. G. SACHSE.

"BRAESIDE,' PRIVATE HOTEL.

15

TANDING in its own grounds with Tennis and Croquet Lawns, Large Airy and Well Furnished Rooms, every home comfort. Fine View of the Barbear, Telephone, No. 690.

Apply to-- MRS. E. W. WATTS,

Braesida, 20, Macdonnell Read. Hongkong, 4th December, 1907. [$44

5.25 ORIENTAL HOTEL

9.00

14.50

TELEFRONE 197.

No. 2, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

Mas. M. MATTHAEY, Propristress;

4.50 A thoroughly First-Class and Up-to-Date Hotel

i

1

2.25 Large and Airy Rooms, affording every comfort

1.76 Burney Yeo's Manual of Medical Treat- 1.75 ment. New edition revised; 2 Vols. 17.00.

1.75 Bailway Working and Appliances and

Railway Skoteling, by E. 8. Hadly 1.30 Prah, Pen and Poncil Series: The

Book of Tom Browne

1.75

1.75

By Their Fruits, by Mrs. Campbell.

Praed...

$0.80 Larner's Text Book of Walking

Mayfair, by W. Graham...

The Lady Noggs, by E. Jepson

The Daft Days, by N. Munro..

The Lunatic at Large, by S, Clouston... Ok Christins, by J. J. B.

The True Christian Relig

Swedenborg

Haeckel: His Life and

Bobobe

Work, by

NOTICES OF FIRMS

NOTICE.

The Complete Borer, by Gunner Moir 80 The Golfer's Manual, by W. M. Butler Business Practical Hints for Master and Man, by T. 9. Knowlson....... 80 STRAITS SETTLEMENTS OPIUM COMMISSION REPORT, Vol. 1

&& $8888.

35 STRAITS SETTLEMENTS OPIUM COMMISSION REPORT; Vol. 3

35

have This Day resumed my Business of

SHARE and GENERAL BROKER.

THOMAS I ROSE. Hongkong, 1st May, 1909,

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THE CHINA-BORNEO CO, LTD.

NOTICE.

M

of the Company's Business and affairs during nry absence.

WANTED

T

3.10

80

.80

80

80

80

3:30

(631

WANTED IMMEDIATELY.

MOR up country, Central China, a duly

FOR qualified CHINESE or FOREIGN

DOCTOR. He must have had Hospital train- ing in a first class Hospital for the wound term, of yours and have been in regalar practice thereafter for 3 to 5 years. Good sargical experience indispensable.

to Residents and Tourišta.

Table D'Hota at Separate Tablēs. MODERATE RATES. Telegraphic address," Comfort," Hengkong.

For Particulars; apply to

M. MATTHARY, Proprietress.

Hongkong, 5th October, 1908.

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VICTORIA HOTEL

'. SHAMEEN-CANTOF. MANAGER-ME. H. HATNES. Telegraphic address" VICTORIA, SHAMEIN. BITUATED ON THE BRITISH CONCESSION.

MACAO HOTEL.

MACAO MANAGBE—M3. H. N. BEÀUKEPAIRE, Telegraphic address-" FAEMEE, MACAO." SITUATED IN. THE CENTRE OF PRAYA GEANUM Both Hatels electrically, ligted, and under experienced European Supervision. GUIDES AND CHAIRS PROVIDED.

Every

Application for the above post, stating age, 1623] qualifications and experience and enclosing copies of diplomas, certificates, etc., (not return.

'B. WALTER GEORGE DARBY will

take over the General Managementable) and stating salary expected should be made,

in writing only, to :—

T. K. ΤΟΥ, Care of IMPERIAL CHINESE TELEGRAPHS,

The Band,

Shanghai.

J. WHEELEY.

-General Manager,

Hongkong, 1st May, 1909.

(686

SHANGHAI LIFE INSURANCE CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE.

ORDER of the Board of Directors of

BY of the This Day handed over charge of the Hongkong Agency to ME. WONG PO CHUN,

The Shanggal Life Insurance Co.,LD.,

5. J. M. ECA DA SILVA,

General Agent for HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO & WEST RIVER, Hongkong, 1st May, 1909.

676]

WANTED IMMEDIATELY. SSISTANT ACCOUNTANTS (Chinese),

(required to furnish Bond Tla 5,000). Interpreters to Engineer. (Chinese). Translators. (Chinese). Stenographer sui Typist. (Chinese), Typists. (Chinese),

information and Special attention given

to Tonriste. REASONABLE RATES.

WM. FARMER,

Proprietor.

"BOA VISTA:" (HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTH

TH

CHINA). MACAO.

HE Hotel is under European manage

-ment and most strict supervision as to food, cleanliness and hygiene of the place.

All comforts of a home.

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

Comfortable accommodation fer travellers paving a visit to the historical and picturesque colony of Nacho

Maceo is 40 miles south-west of Hongkong. Two steamers (s.s. Sui An and Sui Fa) daily to Efficient Clerks for English Correspondence and from Hongkong, sad two steiners to and from Canten, give easy communication with both these centres.

(Chinese).

Application for the above positions should be made in writing only accompanied by Copies of Testimonials (which will not be returned) atating qualifications, experience and salary expected

Cable Address BOAVISTA." For Terms, apply to

1967 [700

SHANGHAI LIFE INSURANCE CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE.

BY ORDER of the Board of Directors-of this Company, I have This Day assumed charge,- SPECIAL GENERAL AGENT for the Agencies at Macao, Canton & West RIVER PORTS.

THE SHANGHAI Lipe Insurance Co., LD..

J. M. ECA DA SILVA,

General Agent for CANTON, MACAO & WEST RIVER. Canton, 1st May, 1909.

[701

677]

T. E. TOW Care of IMPERIAL CHINESE TELEGRAPHS,

The Bund

Shanghai.

WANTED.

DY GERMAN GENTEEMAN, residing Game Beau, Advanced Lessons, and Accompanist Violin and Piano twice a weak from 9 to 10 o'clock in the evening. Apply stating terms to-X W.,

on

Care of " Daily Press" Offico. Hongkong, 6th April, 1909. -

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THE MANAGER.

KTALAT HOTEL,

SWATOW.

IF you go to Swatow don't forget to stay

at the KIALAT HOTEL, 'Nio"

Comfortabe Koome, excellent empus. Situated-five minutes run by rickshaw from German Consulate,

M189 E. WILL

Proprietrees

552

Swatow, let April, 1909.