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follows:-

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Arrive-Dairen

Saturday or Sunday Monday or Taerday Friday Tuesday Sunday

Wednesday Saturday

Monday

State Express for St. Pet'g.

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11 8.50 p.m. 9.15 p.m. 5 A.M. 6.55.8.11. 13 p.m.

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State

824.50

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Human Body, by Furneaux

3.50

Lv. Ar.

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afternoon.

Sunday

Brassey's Naval Annnal, 1909...

10.50

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Friday

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Philip's Popular Maunikin

3.00

cases of Warm Climates, by Sir Patrick Manson..

10.50

Philip's Anatomical Model, a Pistorial

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of the Human

O. E. OWEN,

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4,00

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1.75

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In honour of the 7th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CORONATION

H

OF

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General Managers. Hongkong, 29th April, 1908.. [6827

PEAK

TRAMWAYS

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYN.

CUTLER, PALMER & CO.,

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS :

OF

LONDON, INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA.

ESTABLISHED 1815.

COMPANY

BRANDY

7.00 n.m. 7.30a.m. to 10.00 am....Every 10 minutos. 10.00 .. to 11:00am. Every 15 minutes. 11.30 a.m. to 12.45 p.m....Every 15 minutes. 12 15 pm to 1.15 p.m.... Every 10 minutes. 11pm to 1.45 p.m....Every 15 minutes. 145 p.m. to 2.15 p.m....Every 10 minutes. 2.15 pm, to 3.00p.m.... Every 15 minutes. 3.30 p.m. to 5.00p.m... Every 15 minutes. 5.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.... Every 10 minutes.

NIGHT CARB.

9.45 to 11.15 p.m. every hour. SATURDAYE,

8.45 p.m. & 9.00 pm., 9.45

2

Extra Cars at 3.16 p.m. 11.30p.m. and 11.45 pm.

SUNDAYS.

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~ 6.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. ........ Every 15 minutes.

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pm, 9.45 to 11.15 p.m., every half hour.

SPECIAL CARS by arrangement at the Company's Office, Alexandrs Buildings, Dos Voux Bood Contral

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & BON, -

General Managers.

1549

Hongkong, 1st April, 1909...

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LANE. CRAWFORD &

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THE KING. By Royal Appointment.

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the Bǝcret of Baccess.

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will be refusedsup piles.

Per Case.

$22.50

20.00

MARK

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FIRST-CLASS 1 AND UP-TO-DATE, Dining accommodation for 300 Persons. String Band Plays during Tiffin and Dinner. Well Furnished Reception Rooms. Private Bar and Billiard Room for Hotel

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Electric Lifts to each Floori

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Telephones on every Floor.

Every Comfort.

Ladies Afternoon Tea Rooms.

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CHARGES MODERATE, AND No Extas. $42]

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Hongkong, 24th July, 1905,

· MANAGER.

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PRIVATE HOTEL.

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

SACHSOLA."

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MRR. M. MATTHAEY, Proprietress.

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For Particulars, apply to

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M. MATTHAEY, Proprietress. -Hongkong. 5th October, 1908. VICTORIA HOTEL

SHAMEEN-CANTON. MANAGER-MB. H. HAYNES. Telegraphic address" VICTORIA, Shameen. SITUATED ON THE BRITISH CONCESSION.

MACAO HOTEL.

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PULICIDE.

WM. FARMER,

Proprietor,

"BOA VISTA ": (HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTH

CHINA). MACAO.

TE Hotol is under European manage ment and most strict supervision as to

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SIEMSSEN & CO..

HONGKONG AGENTS,

BY DESTROYING FLEAS. MOSQUITOS AND ALL NOXIOUS INSECTS.

AND VERMIN AND ALL DISEASE GERMS.

AS SUPPLIED TO AND RECOMMENDED BY THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT, HONGKONG, AND USED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.

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Hongkong, 21st July, 1209.

DIRECTIONS

HARMLESS.

CONVENIENT.

EFFECTIVE.

-A tenchpful (quarter piut) to be added to a pailful (three gallons) of water.

To be used for, washing floors, clothes, utensils, etc., etc.

S. WATSON & CO..

LIMITED.

HONGKONG, CHINA AND MANILA.

CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT TO.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE

GOVERNOR.

(907

All comforts of a home.

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a few days zest and quiet.

Comfortable Recoinmontion for travellers paying's visit to the historical and picturesque colony of Maciles south-west of Hongkong

Micso

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THE MANAGEE.

THE

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DIVISION STREET, KOBE.

FIRST-CLASS CUISINE. -

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BEST WINES AND Liquons Supplied.

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