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ROPE TAKERIDA,

A AUSTRALIA, 3e, and for PRIVATE RELIENTE AT TEM Островита

A Comprehensive and Compless Record of hs:

NEWS OF THE FAR EAST

da given in the

HONGKONGWEEKLY

Parse,

With which is incorporated the

CHINAOVERLAND TRADE REPORT]:

Subscription, paid in advance,

812 per annum. Postage to any

art of the World $2.

Hongkong Daily Press.

STABLISHED 1857

Sup

No. 16,130.

號十三百一千六萬一站

日十二月一千年元薪宜

HONGKONG, SATURDAY,-

誠一月正年十一百九千—英港香

IN PREPARATION:

THE

DIRECTORY & CHRONICLE

FOR 1910.

$10.00 6.00

Complets Edition Bmall...

Hongkong Daily Press Office and

Orders may be sent to the

to the Local Booksellers.

NEW

PIANOS

CHAMPAGNES.

POMMERY & GRENO,

BOLLINGER & Co., VIR 1900,

GIESLER & Co.,

FOL ROGER, IN 1900,

LANSON PERE ET FILS, VIN 1900, DUC DE MONTEBELLO, 0.

IRROY&Co., 1998 & 1900, PAUL DOMNIER & Co.,

LOUIS RENAU

ON HIRE

TELEPHONE No. 75.

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO,

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

15, Queen' Road Central.

CRAWFORD

(TELEPHONE 97).

NEW STOCK OF

30]

LANE,

$10 PER MONTH.

TUNING AND REGULAR

ATTENTION INCLUSIVE.

PLAIN ASH FOR CLUB USE

ROSEWOOD BUTTED

EBONY BUTTED, SPECIAL VALVE

S. MOUTRIE

CO.. LIMITED.

[234-1

CHINA MUTUAE LIFE INSURANCE CO., LD., OF SHANGHAL.

DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. ALEXANDER MCLEOD, Esq., Chairman;

C. STEPHARIUS, Elg.

LE YUNG SU, Esq.

"T: H. MOMIONARL, Esq.

C. R. BURKILL, Esq.

A. WATTIE, Esq. Managing Director.

J. HUGHES, Esq., Boorstary.

BN

Kapag aasporation Kökigtezea

ander Hongkong Ordinances and under late Acunmauso Comparles' Acts, England.

Insurance in Force ...834,054,152.00 Assets

Income for Year...

7,114,490.08

3,073,834.81

Total Security to Policyholders 7,883,852:53

LEFFERTS KNOX, Esq.,

· Tistrict Manager:

B. W. TAPE Esq.

a1472]

District Secretary.

Hongkong, Cau-

ton, Macao

and the Philippines.

ALEXANDRA BUILDING, HONGKONG,

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY

་

PORTLAND CEMENT.

Lu Caaks 375 lbs, net 45.50 per cask er Factory

In Bags 250 lbs.net $3.45 per bag ex Factory

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 29th April, 1908. [1491

TOYS! TOYS!!

CHEAP SALE.

TOYS!!! CHEAP SALE..}·

large and varied assortment of X'MAS CRACKERS, X'MAS STOCKINGS, TOYS, DOLLS and BALLS. All these Goods are of the Best Quality, and will be anld at Cheap Prices. We beg to invite. Indius and Gentlemen to visit our Stors, and convince themselves before purchasing from elsewhere.

Prices very reasonable.

.

H. HIFTOOLA &·00.-

13 and 15, D'Aguilar St. (1373 Hongkong, 2nd November, 1909.

COMPANY

РБАК

·7.00a.m.

TRAMWAYS

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS...?

7.30 am to 10.00 am... Every 10 minutes. 10.00 sm. to 1100 s.m... Every 15 minutes. 11:30a.m. to 12.45 p.m....Every 15 minutas, 12.45 p.m. to 115 p.m... Every 10 minutes. 1.15pm to 1.45pm... Every 15 minutos. 145 p.m. to 2.15 p... Every 10 minutes. 2.15pm. to 3.00pm, Every 15 minutes. 3.30 pm 6.00p.m. to BNN Les Every 15 minutes. Every 10 minutes. KURT CARS.

8.45 p.m. & 9.00 pm., 3.45 to 11.15 pmL

every 1 hour,

SATURDAYE.

Extra Cars at 3.15 pm, 11.30p.m. and 11,45 pm.

SUNDAYS.

8.00 am 9:00 am.... Every 15 1

minutes. 9.00 am 9.30 a.zı, Every 30 minutes, 9.30 am to 10.30 am....Every 15 minutes. 10.30... to

Every m

10 minutes, $11.45.&m UAM, Avery 15 minutes.. 1200 Noon to 1.00p.m.

1. Every 10 minuter, 100 pm to 5.00p.m...Every 15 minutes. 5.00 pm to 6.00 pm...Every 10 minutes. 6.00 p.m. to

Every 15 minutes.

500 p.m. ama

10 minutes.

NIGHT CARS at 8.45pm. &.9.00 p.m., 9.45 to 11.15 pm every half hour. SPECIAL CARS by arragement at the Company's Office, Alexandre Buildings, Dos Your Road Central

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

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BILLIARD CUES.

THE PEALL" RECORD CUE

(BREAK 3,304). CUE TIPS, TIP FASTENERS, CUE

IVORY AND BONZOLINE BALLS.

TABLES RECOVERED.

CO.

APANESE OAK LOGS

AND

SEVERAL KINDS OF HARD AND SOFT WOOD.

SUITABLE FOR SHIPYARDS AND BUILDERS.

立529吋

PRICE VERY MODERATE.

MITATI BUSSAN KAISHA, LTD.

JOHN ROBERTS & CO., LTD.,

BILLIARD TABLE MAKERS, BOMBAY,

NDERTAKE to Supply a First-class Full Sized BILLIARD TABLE, design No. 1, to following Specification, viz: On Eight Massive Turned Logs, raised panola to Carved Bracket Knees, Borewed Mouldings, double bolted, bast Walsh Slate Bed, extr heavy solid cushion rails fitted with our new low set Express Cushions, pateat invisible Pocket Plates, best Whipcard Pockets, Six Chalk Caps, Superfine West of England Cloth, and patent adjusting toes, with lever for levelling, complete with the following accessories 12 Selected Ash Cues.

1. Wall Cue Rack.

$1.75

3:00

1 Butt Rest.with Patent Brass Head,

1 Wall Butt Rack.

5.50

1 Billiard Rest with Patent Brass Hood.

1 Long Butt.

11.00

1 Mid Butt.

1 Billard Marking Board.

41Dust Cover for Table,

CASES.Straightedge and Circle.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

CUTLER, PALMER & CO.,

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS

SINAZJATAN AND AUSTRALIA. ESTABLISHED 1815.

1 Best Spirit Levol. 5

1 Smoothing Iron with Shoo.

1. Set Billard Rates, Framed.

1 Best Billiard Brush.

1 Set "Crystalate" or "Houzoline" Bild, Palle.

1 Box Best Cue Tips, asserted.

1 Che Tip Fastener with File,

1 Bots Cue Comfort.

1 Box Bilk Spots.

2 Doach Best White Chalk

Facked and delivered free on Board Hongkong or Shanghai Harbour for the sum of Rs. 1,400 nett. !

Illustrated price lists giving prices and particulars of everything pertaining to billards can be had on application from the Offloss of this paper.

1.29

TRADE

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

LONDON ADDRESS: 3A, NEW LONDON STREET, MARK LANE, LONDON, EC.

BRANDY

IMPERIAL WHISKY'

A MAGNIFICENT BRAND, SPECIALLY SELECTED FOR THE FAR EAST.

WHISKY, PALL MALL

PRICES

JOHN WALKER & SONS

OLD HIGHLAND - C. P. & CO.8 SPECIAL

BLEND

ON

APPLICATION.

PORT WINE, INVALIDS

DOURO

SHERRY, LA TORRE

"

AMOROSO

BENEDICTINE, D.O.M.

THE ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVELY SHIPPED TO

SIEMSSEN & CO.

HONGKONG AGENTS.

145

PEARSON'S HYCOL

CO-EFFICIENT 18/20.

The most Powerful Disinfectant in the World. Guaranteed 18/20 times more effective than Pare Carbolic Acid under Government Standard Test on Typhoid Germs. Certificate of Strength given to each buyer. Non-Poisonous and Non-Irritant to Human and Animal life. Non-Corrosive. One Gallon will make 400 Gallons of Efficient Disinfectant. Perfect Emulsion in Water.

PRICES

$3.00 per 1 gall.Drum. $12.50 per 5 gall. Drum. $2.60 per 1 gall. in Bulk.

WHITE

HORSE'

WHISKY.

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

MARK

OBTAINABLE AT ALL STORES

OR FROM THE

SOLE AGENTS:

(1134-1

To HIS MAJESTY

THE KING.

By Royal Appointment.

Estah, 1742.

Quality the Secret of Success.

LANE. CRAWFORD & CO. NOTE-Any partons proved guilty of re-filling our empty bottles with inferior Whisky

will be refusedeup plies."

[+29

BREWER & CO., LIMITED.,

PEDDER ST., Adjoining Main Entrance HONGKONG HOTEL. TELEPHONE, No. 696.

BOYS' OWN ANNUAL

GIRL'S OWN ANNUAL, CHUMS, BUNDAY, CHATTERBOX, BO PEEP.

ANDREW LANGS COLOUR FAIRY TALE BOOKS.

NEW Brocit or HIGH-CLASS LEATHER GOODS.

Gold Mounted Letter Cases. Silver Mounted Ladies' Purses Manicure Sets.

Military Brushes in Case.

Attache Hand Bage..

Large Assortment Writing Canes:

from 8200 up to $40.00.

Now Stylographic Pen $3.00 New Fountain

Pen 5.00 Alao well-known makes us the ONOTO, WATERMAN, CONKLIN, SWAN PRIVATE GREETING X'MAS CARDS,

ENGLISH & JAPANESE CALENDARS, Largest Assortment in the East of X'mas Cards.

·-a27]·

HOTE

HONGKONG HOTEL

FIRST-CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE.

Dining socommodation for 300 Portens, Well Furndahed Reception Rooma, Private Bar and Billiard Room for Hotel

Residente

Electric Lifts to each Floor. Electrio Lighting and Fans. Telephones on every Floor:

Evory Comfort

Ladies Afternoon Tea Rooms.

Ladies' Cloak Booms.

Matron atiendance.

Charges LoERSÄULL AND NO EXTRAS.

DAVIES, Manager,

35]

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

A HIGH CLASS PRIVATE HOTEL,

Ladies' Afternoon Tea-Rooms, Private Bar and Billlard-Rooms. Hot and Cold Water throughout, Electrically Lighted: Electric Fans if

required).

Electric Passenger Elevator to each floor. Table D'Hôte at roparito tables For Terme, &o, apply to the

Hongkong, 24th July, 1905.

MANAGER.

"KINGSCLERE,"

PRIVATE HOTEL.

[1341

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

**SACEBOLA." Telegraphle Address:A.B.U. Code, 5th Ed. ELECTRIC LIGHT, Hot and Cold Water throughout. Billiards, Tennis, Crogtist, putting green and fino stabling for horses.

37] Proprietress, Mus G. SACHSE.

"BRAESIDE,

PRIVATE HOTEL

TANDING in its own grounds with Tennis and Croquet Lawas, Large Airy and Well Furnished Rooms, every home comfort. Fine View of the Harbour.

Tolophone, No. 690.

Apply to Mus. F. W. WATTS,

"Bracalde, 20, Macdonnell Ittad. [*36 Hongkong, 4th December, 1907.

DONT "BATCH" IN BATCHES!!!

HEN you may have ALL the Comferte

at less Cost at

THE WAVERLEY,

PRIVATE BOARDING HOUSE,

43, Robinson Road..

Newly decorated and fitted with avery modern

convenience...

Cuisine unexcelled.

LETT'S DIARIES FOR 1910. SMITH'S

1910.

#

COLLIN'S

· 1910.

$2.00

Tennis Court.

80

THE NAUTICAL ALMANACK ABRIDGED EDITION BROWN'S NAUTICAL

ALMANACK '

MEMO

TABLET

DATE

BLOCKS

IN 4 LANGUAGES; ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH, ITALIAN, INDISPENSABLE TO SHIPPING PEOPLE, BERNARD'S STORM SIGNAL CHARTS.

For the Following Trads Rontes

No.1 Mediterranean, Baitis and Howe Trades,

"

#t

2 N. &. S. America and Y. Indian Trades.

3 Bouth African Trade.

4 East Indian Trado.

5 China Trade.

6 Australian, New Zealand, and Japan Trades, including Signals for the THILLIPTSEE.

CHRISTMAS NUMBERS: GRAPHIC, SKETCH, ILLUS. LONDON NEWS, BLACK AND WHITE FEARS,

LONG HING & CO.,

DEALERS IN :-

17, QUEEN'S Road, Central

PHOTO GOODS of all descriptions, EASTMAN KODAK FILMS. &0. &0.

DEVELOPING & PRINTING

A. SPECIALITY.

"SHACKELL”

{D1465

Pearson's Saponified CRESOL "SEAL" RED PRINTING INK

PRICES:

Co-Efficient 10; $1.95 per 1 gallon Drums 5$1.75 per 1 gallon Drum.

Ask other Manufacturers of Fluids for a Guarantee of the Germicidal Strengths of their products. (in relation to Pure Carbolic Acid) ander the Standard Test on Typhoid Germs, and then com pare the result with our HYCOL, This is the only way you can arrive at the Germ Killing Properties and at the true value of a Genuine Disinfectant Fluid.

SOLE AGENTS for HONGKONG,

18 ABSOLUTELY THE BRIGHTEST RED ON THE MARKET.

MPLE GRATIS

Terms, Just right!

MRS. W. H. EMBERLET Proprietress, Hongkong, 1st November, 1909,

[44

VICTORIA HOTEL

SHAMEEN-CANTON. MANAGER-ME. H. Harsz.. Telegraphic address VICTORIA, SHAMKEN,

SITUATED ON THE BRITEH CONCESSION.

MACAO HOTEL.

MACA O Telegraphio address -" FixMax, Macio," SITUATED IN THE CENTER OF PRAYA GRAND Both Hotels electrically lighted, and under

* experienced European Supervision.

GUIDES AND CHAIRS PROVIDED. Every information and Special attention giren to Tourists: BEASONABLE RATES.

$1623]

WM. FARMER,

Proprietor.

"BOA VISTA ” (HOTEL-BANITARIUM OF SOUTH

CHINA). MACAO.

TABLE Hotel is under European manage- zient and most strict supervision se to food, cleanliness and hygiene of the place.

All comforts of a home..

A ̈most pleasant retreat for these desirous fer few days rost and quiet,

Comfortabla peceramionation for travellers paving a visit to the historical and picturesque

Colony of

of Macro,

Macro is 40 miles south-west of Hongkong. Two steamers (8.8. Sui An and Sri Tar) daily to and from Hongkong, nad two steamers to and from Canton, give easy communication with both those centres

Cable Address? BOAVIST For Terms, apply to

THE MANAGER

AVID CORSAR

MERCHANT - NAVY)?

196

SHACKELL EDWARDS & CO., LTD.

PRINTING INK MAKERS.

ESTABLISHED 4786,

DA

TEAD OFFICE-5, RED LION PASSAGE, FLEET STREET, LONDON, EC

[1565 Hongkong, 16th October, 1907.-

€1133

1535]

DODWELL & CO., LTD., SOUTH CHINA and JAPAN

For Pearson's Antiseptic Co., Limited.

NAVY BOILED LONG FLAX

RELIANCE CROWN TARPAULING

480NS

ARNHOLD, KARBERG & CO

Bole Agants.