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OF

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PRESS NOTICE. From Masers, KELLY & WALSH, LTD, we have received a set of the Daiatiest Christmas Cards Imaginable. They aro Collotpre reproductions of Views of Hongkong taken from Pok falam, the Jubilee Road, off Belcher's Foist, the Aberdeen Waterfall and elsewhere, giving exquisite glimpses of seme of the most beautiful poeps· In ̃ this beautiful Colony. Appropriate lines and poetry accompany saob ploture, which in enclosed in a dainty white sheath bearing a Chinese motto in red and the season's grectinge in gold, while a delicate strip of silk binds the whole together. There ought to be Charming A great rush for these Cards, fera nicer way of introducing the beauties of Hongkong to Folks at Home could not have been devised.

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HOTELS

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on overy Floor,

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A. F. DAVIES, Manager,

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"BOA VISTA" (HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTH

CHINA). MACAO.

THE Hotel is under. European manage Tent and most strict supervision as to food, cleanliness and hygiene of the place.

All comforts of a home.

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

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Cable Address" BOAVISTA." For Terms, apply to $196)

THE MANAGER,

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SHAMEEN-CANTON. MANAGER-MR. H. HAYNES, Telegraphic address—“VICTORIA, SHAMESN. SITUATED ON THE BRITISH CONCESSION.

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