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虢千六萬一第

日八十月六年元宜 HONGKONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 9ăn, 1909.

TEADE

CALL

C. LAZARUS & CO., CALCUTTA.

MOUTRIES"

FOR

THE PIANO

MANUFACTURERS OF

HIGH-CLASS BILLIARD TABLES

AND

ACCESSORIES.

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QUE TIPS,

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BALLS.

CATALOGUE ON APPLICATION.

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(240-3

TELEPHONE No. 75.

1853-2

KUPPER'S

PILSENER

BEER.

THE LEADING BEER IN THE

FAR EAST.

SOLE AGERTB :----

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.,

Hongkong, 21st July, 1909.

15, Queen's Road Central.

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KOWLOON HOTEL

In honour of the 7th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CORONATION

O

H.M. KING EDWARD THE VII.,

A CORONATION DINNER

(Followed by

8 OPEN AIR CONCERT),

Will be Borred

On MONDAY, "the 9th Acoust, 35 8 P.M.

The famous LÁTH RAJPUTH BAND. WIL perform during the Evening.

O. E OWEN,

CUTLER, PALMER & CO.,

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS

LONDON, INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA,

ESTABLISHED 1815..

Proprietor.

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BRANDY

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Canks 375 lbs. not $5.50 per eask 'ex Factory

In Bage. 250 lbs net 83.45 per bag ox Factory

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers.

Hongkong, 29th April, 1909.

PEAK TRAMWAYS

7:00 axa:

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE..

WEEK DAYE,

[-897

WHISKY, PALL MALES

二拜後

城三月八年九零百水千——莫港香

The GOLD MEDAL for Quality in the Franco-British Exhibition has been awarded to

WHITE HORSE" TO MAJESTY

WHISKY.

MACKIE & CO: DISTILLERS LTD. LAGAVULIN, DISTILLERY, INLAY.

MARK

OBTAINABLE AT ALL STORES

OR FROM THE

SOLE AGENTS:

LANE. CRAWFORD & CO.

Estab, 1742.

THE KING.

By Royal Appointment.

Quality

the Secret of Success.

$15 PER DOZ.

NOTE Any perens proved guilty of re-filling or empty bottles with inferior Whisky

will be refusedaup plies.

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SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO. ल

SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE BETWEEN

THE FAR EAST AND EUROPE, VIA DAIREN,

SUMMER SCHEDULE.

THRICE WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, composed of excellently equipped Sleeping, Dining and 1st claes Cars, oporated between Dairen and Changchun in connection with the Trans-Siberica Express Trains and with the Dairen-Shanghai Direct Steamer Service by the 8.8. "KOBE MARU" and "Saikio Maru" (2,877 tons each) as follows:--

NORTH-BOUND,

Blate Express for St. Pet'g.

Leave Shanghai (Steamer)

Thursday

Saturday or Sunday

Arrive-Dairen

Saturday

Monday or Tuesday

Iv

Ar....

-Makdow

11 6.50 p.m.

Sunday

Tuesday Friday

L

9.15 p.m.

Ar.

Lv

Ar.

Changchun

-Harbin

5 B.to.

Monday

Wednesday Saturday

(Russian Train)

6.55 a.m. 1.3

p.m.

Connecting at Harbin, with

State Express for Moscow.

Wagon-Lita for Моверг,

State Ex-

press from Express from

St. Pet'g.

State "Moscow."

(Russian Train)

G

B..

Tuesday

Thursday

7

1.TH.

2.10 .m

Wednesday

Wagon-Laits from Moscow

Saturday

Friday Sunday

2.30 am,

12.30 p.m.

afternoon.

Sunday

Friday

Tuesday

Leave-Harbin Arrive Changchun. (

SOUTH BOUND.

Connecting at Harbin with

Ly.

Ar

-Mukden

AT..

-Dairen

(Biesmer)

AT

-Shanghai

6 p.m.

Russian Troin time is 23 minutes earlier then 8. M. R. time. TICKET AGENCIES The Company's Railway and Steamer Tickets are obtainable at all the Agencies of the International Sleeping Car and Express Trains Co. and Mesara Thon Cook & Bon.

RAILWAY HOTELS-YAMATO HOTEL (Təl Að3⁄4: “YAMATO")

At Dairen (with enlarged accommodation), Port Arthur and Changchun, all under the Company's management

FUSHUN COAL.

FRESH STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND AT DAIREN AND NEWCHWANG DEPOTS,

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY COMPANY,

DAIREN.

-Tel. Add : « MÄNTETSU," Codes: A.B.C., 5th Ed., AI, and Lieber's. [137-722

LONG HING & CO.,

PHOTO SUPPLIES.

Fer Case.

$22.50

20.00

17.00

20.0.0

JOHN WALKER & SONS'

OLD HIGHLAND

12.50

COMPANY

O. P. & 00.'S SPECIAL

BLEND

JUST LANDED-

10.50

PORT WINE, INVALIDS

20.00

18.50

16.00

20.00

QTS. 40.00 PTS. 42.00

7.30 am to 10.00 am..., Every 10 minutes. 10.00 am to 11.00 .....Every 15 minutes. 11.30 a.m. to 12.45pm....Every 15 minutes. 1245 pm. to 1.15 pm... Every 10 minutes. 12p. to. 1.45pm. Every 15 minuts. 145 pm to 2.15 p.in....Every 10 minutes. 2.15 pm. to 3.00p.m.... Every 15 minutes. 3.30 p.m. to 5.00 pm...Every 15 minutes. 5.00 p.m. to. 8.00 p.m... Every 10 minutes. NIGHT CARS.

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

every

SATURDAYS.

Extra Cars at 3.15 p.m. 11.30 p.m. and 11.45 p.m.

SUNDAYA

8.00 am. to '900 a.m...........Every 15 minutes, 9.00 ... to 930 a.m....Every 30 minutes. 9.30 am. to 10.30 a.m...Every 15 minutes, 10.00 a.m. to 11.00a.m....Every 10 minutes. 11:45 am to 12.00 Noon...Every 15 minutes.

2001

00 Noonte 1.00p.m....Every 10

minutes. 00p.m. to 5.00p.m....Every 15 minutos. 5.00 pan. to 6.00 p.m....Every 10 minutes,

6.00 p., to

to 7.00 p.m ...Every 15 minuter. 7:00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m... Every 10 minuter. NIGHT CARS at 8,45

pm. &9.00 p.m.; 9.45 to 11.15

55.p.m.; every

every half hour. SPECIAL CARS by arnagement at the Company's Office, Alexandra Buildings, Des

Voeux Road Central.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers. Hongkong, 1st April, 1909.

DR. M. H. CHAUN,

1549

MEE Intent Method of the AMERICAN THE

SYSTEM of DENTISTRY.

33, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

From the University of Pennsylvania, U.B.A.

Hongkong, 17th April 1907,

➡IEN TING.

SURGEON DENTIBT,

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No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREET.

FERMS VERY MODERATE

¿Panmiliation?Breo,27 Hongkong. 21st September, 1995,

1504

DOURO SHERRY, LA TORBE

AMOROSO

BENEDICTINE, D.O.M. -

THE ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVELY SHIPPED TO

SIEMSSEN & CO..

HONGKONG AGENTS.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

(TELEPHONE 97).

17, QUEEN'S · Road, CENTRAL.

EASTMAN'S KODAK FILMS.

FOLDING CAMERAS FITTED WITH ·

ZEISS,"

"GOERZ," "ROSS" LENSES COMPOUND SHUTTERS

AT MODERATE PRICES.

OPING & PRINTING

NOTICE.

A SPECIALITY.

ON

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HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY IT HEREBY NOT, FLED in Pelon

METALLIC BREAKAGE and SPOILED

1. IRON BREAKAGE Shout,.

RUBBER in fallowing

2. Steel BREAKAGE

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3. BURNT CAFT-IRON...

S. ZING BEZAKAGE

"GRIFFIN EXTRA S"

ASPARAGUS

THE BEST IN THE MARKET

95 CENTS

PER TIN.

THIS ASPARAGUS IS PACKED WHERE GROWN AND

*

PLACED IN THE CAN IMMEDIATELY AFTER CUTTING, THUS

INSURING ALL ITS FRESHNESS AND DELICACY OF FLAVOUR.

LANE. CRAWFORD & CO.

Hongkong, 14th July, 1909.

133

4 BABBIT BREAKAGE...

...

6. SPOILED RUBBER Sbout...

poods.

$2.000

3000

·60.

30 1320

Persons, who like to buy Metallic Breakage and Spoiled Rubber are naked to make thair Applications not later than 12 o'clock NOON. the let of SEPTEMBER, 1909, to the address of the Administration's Council, in sealed envelopes with the following insuription: "Applications about the purchase of Metallic Breakage of CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY CO. All Appli- cations sent in later than the time above men- tioned will not be accepted. The Application must contain:

1. Christian name, second me, surname

and the address of the purchaser.

2. Quantity and kind of metallic breakage he

wishes to haTO

3. Price of such kind separately.

4. With the Application should be enclosed: the receipt of a deposit of security in the Principal Account Offleo, smounting to 10 per cent of the proposed price, or the receipt of a

Chinese pot in any Section of Russian

on current account of the

Railway's Director and the Conditions aigned by purobneer All inforsstion necessary and conditions can be proented at the Material Department in Harbin, daily, except Holidays from § 3 o'clock. The Railway Administration has the right not to sell those parts of breakage on which the offered price is too low and also has the right not only to consider the price offered, but other considerations as well.

P.B.

CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY Co,

Herbla Harbin, 23rd Junė, 1909.

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PRICE, $3 PER MONTH,

HOTELS

HONGKONG HOTEL

FIRST-CLASS 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

Residents.

་

Electric Lifts to each Floor,

Electrio Lighting and Four. Telephones on every Floor.

Every Comfort.

Ladies' Afternoon Tea Roonis,

Ladies' Cloak Rooms.

Matron in attendance.

CHARGES MODERATE, AND NO EXTRAS. B42]

A. F. DAVIES, Manager,

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

A HIGH CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL

Ladies' Afternoon Tea-Rooms.

Private Bar and Billiard-Koona.

Hot and Cold Water throughout,

Electrically Lighted; Electric Fans (if

required).

Electrio Pacuger Elevator to each floor. Table D'Hôte at separate tables,

For Terms, &c., apply to the Hongkong, 24th July, 1905.

--

MANAGER.

*KINGSOLERE,"

PRIVATE HOTEL.

[a99€

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

"SACHSOLA." Telegraphic Address: A.B.C. Code, 5th Ed

FALECTRIC LIGHT, Hot and Cold Water E

throughout. Billiards, Tennis, Croquet, putting groan and fine stabling for horses.

B45] Proprietress, Mus. G. SACHSE.

"BRAESIDE,

PRIVATE HOTEL.

STANDING in its own grounds with Tennis and Croquet Lawns, Large. Airy and Well Farnished Rome, every home comfort. Fine View of the Harbour.

Telephone, No. 690.

Apply to Mas. F. W. WATTS,

"Braeside," 20, Macdonnell Toad. Hongkong, 4th December, 1907. [#44

ORIENTAL HOTEL

TELEPHONE 197.

· No. 2, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

MRS. M. MATTHAEY, Proprietreas,

A thoroughly First-Class and Up-to-Data Hotel

Large and Airy Rooms, affording every comfor to Residents and Tourists, Table D'Hôte at Separate Tables. MODERATE RATES. Telegraphic address: "Confort," Hongkong

For Particulars, apply to

M. MATTHAEY,

Proprietress

Ta43

Hongkong, 5th October, 1908, VICTORIA HOTEL

SHAMEEN--CANTON. MANAGER-MB. H. HATHEB. Telegraphic address...“ VICTORIA, SHAMBEN. SITUATED ON THE BRITISH CONCESSION.

MACAO HOTEL.

MACAO.

Telegraphio address -" FARMER, Macão.” - SITUATED IN THE CENTRE OF PRATA GRANDE Both Hotels electrically lighted, and under experienced European Supervision. GUIDES AND CHAIRS PROVIDED. Every information and Special attention given

IS NOTIFIED that, and of ICE will be INCREASED to ONE CENT1625) Per Pound. .:.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Ltd.,

General Managers, Hongkong Tee Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 13th July, 1909,

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THE

DAIRY FARM CO., LTD.

CHOICE AUSTRALIAN

RABBITS

75 CENTS EACH..

HARES

$1.50 EACH.

GRAUA & CO., (Established 1896.)

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to 'l'ourists. REASONABLE RATES.

WM. FARMER,

Proprietor.

*BOA VISTA ** (HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTH

CHINA). MACAO.

THE Hotel is under European manage

Text 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 for travellers paying a visit to the historical and picturesque colony, of Masao.

Macao is

TWO

is 40 miles south-west of Hongkong. steamers (6.8. Sui An and Suí Tai) daily fo and from Hongkong, and two steamers to aad from Canton, give ensy communication will both these contres..

Cable Addres~~" BOAVISTA”

For Terms, apply to **196]

THE MANAGER.

THE

GRAND HOTEL DIVISION STREET, KOBE,

FIRST-CLASS CUISINE.

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

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BEST WIHER AND LIQUORS SUPPLIRI,

Special arrangements for a long stay.

T. POMBALLE

M. MAILLE