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FOR EUROPE & AMERICA, INDIA, AUSTRALIA, Jo., and for PRIVATE RESIDENTS AT TER OUTTAKES

A Comprehensive and Complete Record of tho

İNEWS OF THE FAR EAST

is given in the

HONGKONG WEEKLY

PRESS,

With which is incorporated the

CHINAOVERLAND TRADE REPORT

Bubscription, paid in advance,

$12 per annum. Postage to any

part of the World $2.

Hongkong Daily Press.

to B.. che King.

Those in favour of healthy and strength please signily in the usual way by taking

BOVRIL

玉套丽 钱六月八年九零百九千一英港香

ESTABLISHED 1857-

No. 16,003.

日一会月六年元銃宜 魅三零零千六萬一第

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 6TH, 1909.

NEW

CUTLER, PALMER & CO.,

BADE

The GOLD MEDAL for Quality in the

PIANOS

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS

07

LONDON, INDIA, CHINA, JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA.

ESTABLISHED 1815.

ON HIRE

BRANDY

AT

$10 PER MONTH.

Franco-British Exhibition has been awarded to

To H MAJESTY

WHITE HORSE" KING.

WHISKY.

MACKIE & CO. DISTILLERS LTD. LAGAVULIN DISTILLERY, I8LAY.

OFTAINABLE AT ALL STORES

OR FROM THE

SOLE AGENTS:

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

Eetab, 1742.

By Royal Appointment.

Quality

the Secret of Success,

$15 PER DOZ.

NOTE--Any persons proved guilty of re-filling our empty bottles with inferior Whisky

will be refusedlamp plies.

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SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY CO. M

MARK

Per Case.

$22.50

20.00

17.00

WHISKY, PALL MALL

20.00

JOHN WALKER & SONS'

OLD HIGHLAND.

12.50

TUNING AND REGULAR

C. P. & CO.'S SPECIAL.

BLEND

10.50

ATTENTION INCLUSIVE.

PORT WINE, INVALIDS

20.00

"

DOURO

13.50

16.00

AMOROSO

20.00

Qrs. 40.00 Prs. 42.00

THE ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVELY SHIPPED TO

(040-3

S. MOUTRIE &

CO.. LIMITED.

KOWLOON HOTEL

In honour of tho 7th

ANNIVERSARY OF THE CORONATION

OF

H.M. KING EDWARD THE VII,

A CORONATION DINNER- (Followed by an OPEN AIR CONCERT), Will be. Berved.

On MONDAY, the 9th AvorHT, st 8 PM.

The famens 13TH BAJPETS BAND will perform during the Evening.

O. E. OWEN,

Proprietor.

Fa692

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPÁNY

PORTLAND CEMENT.

in Casks 375 lbs. net $5.50 per csak ex Factory In Bags 250 lbs. net $3.45 per bag ex Factory

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 29th April, 1908.

PEAK TRAMWAYS

7.00 a.m.

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYO.

56827

COMPANY

7.30 a.m. to 10.00 am...Every 10 minutes.. 10.00am to 11.00a.m... Every 15 minutes. 11.30 a.m. to 12.45 pm....Every 15 minutes. 12.45 paá. to 1.15 p.m.... Every 10 minutes. 117pm to 1.45 pm.... Every 15 minutes. 1.45 p.m. to 2.15 p.m....Every 10 minutes. 2.15 p.m. to 3.00 pm... Every 15 minutes 3.30 p.m. to 5.00 pm... Every 15 minutes. 5.00p.m. to 8.00 1

3.00. Every 10 minutes.

:: NIGHT. CARS. 8.45 & 9.00 m., 9.45 to 11.15 p.m.

p.m..

every hour, SATURDAYS, Extra Cars at 3.15 p.m. 11.30p.m. and 11.45 p.ui.

NDAYS 8.00 am to 900a.m... Every 15 minutes. 9.00 am to 930 am....Every 30 minutes. 9.30 am to 10.30...Every 15 minutes. 10.00 am to 11.00am. Every 10 minutes 11.45 sm. to 12.00Noon...Every 15 minutes. 12.00 Noon to 1.00p.m. .... Every 10 minutes.

1.00 pm to 5.00 pum. ........

Every 15 minutes. 5.00 p.m. to 6.00p

to:

10 minutes.

15

minutes.

10

6.00 pm DJ. p. 9.45 to

NIGHT

£16

SPECIAL

every half hour.

by arrangement at the Company's Office, Alexandra Buildings, Deu Your Road Central.

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

DR M. H. CHAUN.

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THE latest Method of the AMERICAN- Tata DENTISTRY.

233, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL From the University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Hongkong, 17th April, 1907.

NIEN, TING

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SURGEON DENTIST

No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREET,

TERMS VERY MODERATE.

Consultation Frie. Hongkong, 21st Beptember, 1905,

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SHERRY, LA TORRE

BENEDICTINE,

SIEMSSEN & CO..

HONGKONG AGENTS.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

(Telefone 97).

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 class Cars, operated between Dairen and Changshan in connection with the Trans-Siberian Express Trains and with the Dairen-Shanghal Direct Steiner Service by the 5.8. "Konn Mary" and "Sainio Maru” (2,877 tons each) as follows:

NORTH-BOUND. ***Leave --Shanghai-(Steamer)

Arrive Dairen

9.15 p.m.

Saturday or Sunday Monday or Tuesday Tuesday Friday

State Express for

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.

Privato Bar and Billard Room for Hotel

Residents.

Electelo Lifts to each Floor)

Electrio Lighting and Fans- Telephones on every Floor. Every Comfort.

Ladies' Afternoon Tea Roome. Ladies' Cloak Roome.

Matron in attendance.

CHARGES MODERATE, AND NO DITRAS.

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A. F. DAVIES, Manager,

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

A HIGH CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL.

Ladies". Afternoon Tea-Rooma.

Private Bar and Billiard-Rooms. Hot and Cold Water throughout,

Electrically Lighted; Electric Fans (it

required).

Electric Passenger Elevator to each floor. Table D'Hôte at, separate tables. For Terms, so, apply to the

Hongkong, 24th July, 1905.

MANAGER

"KINGSCLERE,"

PRIVATE HOTEL.

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APPROACH · FROM Kennedy Road and MACDONNEL ROAD. Telephone No. 134.

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

ELECTRIC LIGHT, Hot and Cold Water throughout. Billiards, Tennis, Croquet, putting green and fine stabling for horses.

#45] Proprietress, Ms. G. SACHSE.

"BRAESIDE,

PRIVATE HOTEL.

St Pot'g,ANDING în ite own grounds with Tennis

11 B.M.

Thursday Saturday Bunday

-Makden

8.50. p.m.

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År

Changchun

-Harbin

5

(Bassian Train)

2.30. 6.55.

Monday

Wednesday

Saturday

3 p.D.

Connecting at Herbin with

SOUTH BOUND.

Connecting at Harbin with

State Express for MoHOW

Wagon-Lite for Moscow.

State Ex press from Express from

St. Petg.

Leave Harbin Arrive-Changolun

Mukder...

(Brusian Train

Tuesday

State

MOBOOW

Thursday

from Moscow

Baturday

6 p.m.

77.

77

Wednesday

-Dairen

Lv.

(Steamer

– Shanghai

Friday

"GRIFFIN EXTRAS”

ASPARAGUS

THE BEST IN THE MARKET

PER TIN.

95 CENTS

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.

KUPPER'S

(233

.9. a.m.

2.10m 2.30 a.m.

12.30 pm. afternoon,

Wagon-Lits

Friday *pilasy

Sunday Thesday

Russian Train time is 23 minutes earlier than B. M. E. 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 Meters Thoa, Cook & Son

RAILWAY HOTELS-YAMATO HOTEL (Tel. Add; “YAMATO "}

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

FUSHUN COAL.

FRESH STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND AT DAIREN AND NEWOUWANG DEPOTS.

SOUTH MANCHURIA RAILWAY COMPANY, DAIREN. Tel. Add: MANTETSU" Codes: A.B.C., 5th Ed., AI, and Lieber's.

LONG HING & Co..

PHOTO SUPPLIES.

17. QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL,

EASTMAN'S KODAK FILMS.

FOLDING CAMERAS FITTED WITH

ZEISS," GOERZ,”

JUST LANDED

PILSEN ER

BEER.

THE

LEADING BEER IN THE

FAR EAST

TELEPHONE No. 75.

BOLE AGENTS:

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO.,

16, Queen's Road Central

Hongkong, 21st July, 1909.

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BREWER & CO., LIMITED.,

PEDDER STREET-Adjoining Main Entrance HONGKONG HOTEL

TELEPHONE, No. 696.

NEW FRENCH NOVELS $2.00. EACH.

Les Yeuxqui S'ourveent, by Henry Bordonuz. Pierre et Thérèse, by Marcel Provost Le Droit a la Terce, by Daniel Leanour. La Parts Etreito, by Andro Gido, Nietzschoen, by Daniel Lesueur;

La Route du Bonheur, by Yvonne Barcey. Autour de L'Amour, by Gaston Begeot. Le Marl de La Couluriere, by Duvenzoin. Lea Sept Femmes de La Barbe Blans, by

Anatole France.

NEW GERMAN NOVELS.

SPECIAL OFFER FOR DIE STAMPING

Monogram Dies of two or three letters, or Address Dies of one or two lines, ent FREE, OF CHARGE with order for one room. (4 boxes) of Note Paper.

Previous to this exceptional offer many of our customers have refrained from having their Note Paper stamped on sccount of the cost of having die ont being so great However, low that we have made the sborg offer there is no mason why everybody should not hare their Noto Paper stamped, and we therefore trust you will avail yourself of this

Aus Einer Negen Literatur, by Stefan V. opportunity.

Kotze

Mondnnaht in Amalfi, by Hermann Bessemer, John Ba Rockefellar's Memoiren, by

Autorisierte Übersetzung.

A few asuples of our High Class Note Papers sent on application,

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"ROSS

COMPOUND SHUTTERS

AT MODERATE PRICES.

LENSES

ON

DEVELOPING & PRINTING

A SPECIALITY.

THE

DAIRY FARM CO., LTD.

CHOICE AUSTRALIAN

RABBITS

75 CENTS EACH.

HARES

$1.50 EACH.

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and Crognat Lawas, Large Airy and Well Furnished Room, every home comfort. Fine View of the Harbour.

Telephone, No. 690.

Apply to Mas. F. W. WATTS,

"Braeside," 20, Macdonnell Road, Hongkong, 4th December, 1907. [344 ORIENTAL HOTEL

No. 2, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

Mes. M. MATTHAEY, Proprietress.

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

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

For Particulars, apply to

M. MATTHAEY, Proprietress.

Hongkong, 5th October, 1908.

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"BOA VISTA " (HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTH

CHINA). MACAO.

THE Hotel is under European manage. ent and most strict anpervision as te food, cleanliness and hygiene of the place.

All comforts of a home.

A most pleasant retreat for those desirous for

■ few days rest and quiet,

Comfortable accommodatien for travellers paying a visit to the historical and picturesque oclony of Macho.

neo is 40 miles south-west of Hongkong. Two steamers (s. Bui dn and Sui Tat) daily to and from Hongkong, sad two steamers to and from Canton, give easy communication with both these centres.

Cable Address" BOAVISTA." For Terms, apply tó

THE MANAGER.

VICTORIA HOTEL

HONGKONG ICE COMPANY, LIMITED. | ■196) -

́T IN HEREBY NOTIFIED that, on and after the 19th current, the Selling Priso ICE will be INCREASED to ONE CENT For Found

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Las,

Mr General Managers,

Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 13th July, 1909.

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AUTOMATIC BROWNING POCKET PISTOLS.

CALIBRE 7.65 m,m. With CHAMBER for 8 CARTRIDGER FIRING 8 SHOTS L & SECONDS.

BIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, 6th March, 1907.

NEW CARTRIDGES.

HAVE Bglish

GENTLEMEN, WE

SOMETHING TO SUIT YOU!

UST UNPACKED.

A Fine Stock of GENTLEMEN'S HOSE (SOCKS). Assorted Shades and Designs

SHAMEEN CANTON. MANAGER-M8. H. HAYNER Telegraphie address"VICTORIA, SKAMMEN, SITUATED ON THE BRITISH CONCESSION.

MACAO HOTEL.

MACAO.

Telegraphic address "FARMPE, MACAO.” SITUATED IN THE CENTRE OF PRAYA GRANDM Both Hotels electrically lighted, and under experienced European Supervision. GUIDES AND CHAIRS PROVIDED. Every information and Special attention given to Tourists. REASONABLE RATES.

WM. FARMER,

Proprietor

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popular English Manufacturers. In SMOKELESS POWDERS and CHILLED

SHOTS. From No. 10 to 888G, at 35, 57 and $7.50 per 100, SPORTING REQUISITES and ALR GUNS in Variety

Inspection Invited

SCHMIDT & Co. [623 Hongkong, 26th October, 1906.'

AVID CORBAR & SON'S

Black, Taiz Striped Checks, Lisle and SD MERCHANT NA

Lisle, Double Heel and Toe, Plain

and Lace Worked. Warranted Fast Colours,

Guaranteed Stainless HOOSAIN-ATA & 00

(41 Hongkong, 3rd August, 1909.

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NAVY BOILED LONG FLAX

4.

RELIANCE CROWN TARPAULING ROO

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & CO.

Bole Agouts,

THE

GRAND HOTEL DIVISION STREET, KOBE.

FIRST-CLASS CUISINE.

COMFORTABLE & AIRY BEDROOMS. Situated in close proximity to the Harbour mid Rallway Station.

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BEST WINES ANd Liquors SurPLIKY,

Special serangements for a long stay.

BOOMBALLEI M. MAILLE