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For EUROPE

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India; AUSTRALIA, &8., and for PRIVATE RESIDENTS AT THE OUTFONTS

A Comprehensive and Complete Record of tho

NEWS OF THE FAR EAST

Is given in the

HONGKONG

WEEKLY

PRESS,

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Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1857

IN PREPARATION.

THE

DIRECTORY & CARONICLE

FOR 1911.

Complete Edition Small,.. Agents in all the Foreign Sottlemonts throughout the Far

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INTIMATIONS

CALL

AT

“MOUTRIES"

TO PURCHASE

"MOUTRIE

PIANO

FIVE YEARS'

WRITTEN

GUARANTEE.

NEW MODELS FOR 1910.

PRICE $378.

S. MOUTRIE & Co., L».

CHINA MUTUAL

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LIFE

INSURANCE CO., LD., HEAD OFFICE, DRAAGDAL

IRECTORS AND OFFICERS. ALIANDER MCLEOD, Esq., Chairman.

O. STEPHALIUS, Esq.

LED TUNG Sv, Esq.

JH MOMICHAEL, Esq.

C. R. BURKILL, Esq,

J.A. WATTIN, Esq., Managing Director.

A. J. HUGEES, Esq., Secretary,

B. B. NEILL, F.I.A., Actuary.

A strong British Corporation Registered

ander Hongkong Ordinances and under Life Assurance Companies' Aots, England.

Insurance in Force$37,855,885,00 Aussta

***

Income for Your

8.415,250.00

3,556,559.00

Total Security to Policyholders 8,216,813,00

LEFFERTS KNOX, Esq., Hongkong, Can-

Distriot Manager.

B. W. TAPE, Ezq.,

Distriot Secretary.

Alexsudra Busid ng.

ton, Macao and the Philippines.

CLAWDER, Esq., Inspector, Hongkong.

`S

Advisory Board Hongkong.

PAUL CHATER, Kr., CMG.

1. F. HOUGH, Esq.

C. J. LAFRENTZ, Esq.

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BEEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Casks 375 bar net

In Bags 250 Iba, not

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers.

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Hongkong, 29th April, 1909.

PEAK

7,00 8.m.

TRAMWAYS LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WEEK DAYS,

COMPANY

7.30 am to 10.00a.m....Evay 10 minutes. 10.00 am to 11.00a.m....Etery 15 minutes, 11.30a.m. to 12.45 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 12.45 pm. to 1.15 p.m...Every 10 minutes, to 1.45 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 1.16 to 216 p.m. Every 10 minutes. 1.45 p.m. to

Op.m...1 2.15 p.m. to 3.00 Every 15 minutes.

3.30 pm to 5.00p.m Every 15 minutes. 5.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m., Elvery 10 minutes

NIGHT CARS.

8.45pm. &9.00TLE

9.45 to 11.15 p.m.

Dheevery

BATURDATE,

Extra Carn at 3.15 p.z. 1 11.30p.m. and 11.45 p.m.

SUNDAYS.

8.00 am, to 9.00 sm...Every 15 miantes 9.00 am to 9.30 am... Every 30 minutes, 9.30 am to 10.30 .in ....

Every 15 minutes. 10.30 am to 11.00 am Every 10 minutes. 11:45 am, to 12.00 Nocn. Every 15 minutes. 1200 Noon to 1.00p.m.

10 miantes. 15 minator

TO-NIGHT (WEDNESDAY),

DECEMBER 21ST,

AT 9.15 P.M.

PHILHARMONIC

TELEPHONE No. 75.

830-13

CONCERT

AT THE

Theatre Royal.

(1371

Booking at MESSES. LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.

CHAMPAGNES

FOR THE XMAS SEASON.

Pommery & Greno,

Bollinger & Co.

Giesler & Co..

Pol Roger.

Lanson Pere et Fils.

Duc de Montebello.

Irroy & Co.

Paul Dommier & Co.

BOLE AGENTS:

Atlas CALDBECK,

"HEIDSIECK & Co. MONOPOLE." E

CHAMPAGNE.

Purveyors to

H.I.M. THE GERMAN EMPEROR

and

H.I.H. THE GERMAN CROWN PRINCE.

Sole Agents for

JAVA, CHINA AND JAPAN.

CARLOWITZ & CO.

Hongkong, 21st December, 1910.

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MACGREGOR & CO., KELLY & WALSH, LTD.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

JOHN ROBERTS&CO.,LD.,

BILLIARD TABLE. MAKERS, BOMBAY,

No. 1, to following Specification, viz.: On Eight Massive In MARLE designi to Carved Bracket Knees, Screwed Mouldings, double bolted, best Weish iced panels heavy solid cushion rails fitted with our new low bet Express Cushions, patent invisture- -Pocket Plates, best Whipoord Pockets, Six Chalk Cups, Superfine West of England, Cloth, and patent adjusting toes, with lover for lovelling, complete with the following accessories

100p.m. to 5.00 p... 10 minutes. 5.00 pm to 6.00 pm Dvory 15 minutes

Every 6.00 pm to 7.00 pm. ... *7.00pm to 9.00 pm.... Every 10 minutes.

9,45 to 1 NIGHT CARS 5 pm, &9.00pm, 9,45b

11.15

every half hour 5p.m. SPECIAL CARS by arrangement Company's Office, Alexandra Buildings, Des Vesus Road Central

at

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

$113

12 Belected Ash Cues.

1 Butt Best with Patent Brass Head.

1 Billiard Rest with Palent Brass Hond.

1 Long Batt.

-1 Mid Butt.

Billiard Marking Board.

1 Dust Cover for Table,

Straightedge and Circle.

1 Best Spirit Levol

1 Smoothing Iron with Shoe.

11 Wall Cue Rack

2 Wall Butt Rack.

1 Bet Billiard Rules, Framed.

1: Best Billiard Brush.

Sat "Crystalate" or "Bonzuline" Bild. Balls

Fox Fest Cue Tipe, assorted.

1. Cue Tip Fastener with File,

1 Bottle Cue Cumont

1 Box Silk Spots.

2 Dozel Best White Chalk.

Packed and delivered free on Board Hongkong or Shanghai Harbour for the gam of

Ba, 1,400 nett.

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

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MITSU BISHI DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS.

A1, ABC Western Union, and Engineering Codes used. Builders and Repairers of Shipe, Engines and Bosters, and Electrical Engineers Manufacturais of Contratto Condenser, Stone's Manganese Bronze, and Parsons Steam Turbines, eto, etc., etc.

AT NAGASAKI :-Telegraphio Address: “DOCK" NAGASAKI

Breadth at Entrance

Length on Keel-Blocks,

... 510 ft.

350 ft 714 ft.

(No. 1 Dry Dooka No. 2 No. 3 1 Patant Slip capable of lifting vessels up to The Salvage Steamer "OURA-MARU, ready at short notice.

on Bottom

77 ft

£3 ft*

88 ft. 1,000 tons..

Depth of Water on Keel-Blocks.

26 ft. 24 ft. 24 t

tone and 12 knots speed, is always

AT KOBE-Telegraphie Address: "WADADOCK" KOBE.

Lifting Power

Max. Length of Ship taken in

Breadth

Draft

Floating Docka. No. L 7,000 Tona. 460 Fest

No. 2. 12,000 Tons.

520 Fost.

£6 25

The Salvage Steamer ABIMA MARU," pumping capacity per honr 2,000 tona," The Floating Sheerlegs, capable of lifting 40 ton weight:

ANY ORDERS WILL BE PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO AN ESTIMATES SENT ON APPLICATION

WEISMANN

LTD

XMAS CAKES

BAND

XMAS

NOVELTIES

SEASONABLE GOODS.

CHRISTMAS

CARDS.

PRESENTS.

BOOK S.

FOUNTAIN PENS.

ENGRAVINGS.

LEATHER GOODS.

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The Best Selection of Christmas and New Year Cards.

Private Greeting Cards Printed at the Shortout Notice.

Ladies' Wrist Bags, Photo Frames, Bridge Cases, Gent's Wallets, Inkstands, Writing

Large Assortment of Bress and Leather Goods.

Books for Boys, Girls, and Children to Suit all Ages.

BEAUTIFUL GIFT BOOKS, Leather Bound Editions of Standard Work s.

The Bost makes in Fountain Pena;

the Best of X'mas Gifts, Large Variety of Famous Pictures, by Great Painters in Autotypes, Collotypes and Engravings.

Oil Colours of Hongkong Harbour Scenes.

P. & O.

STEAM NAVIGATION CO.

TH

S.S.

MARMORA," (10,500 TONS.) CAPTAIN G. H. C. WESTON, B.N.B.

THIS THROUGH MAIL, STEAMER FOR MAHSEILLES AND LONDON VIA BOMBAY WILL LEAVE HONGKONG ON MARCH 18TH. 1911, STAYING AT BOMBAT 24 HOURS ONLY AND IS DUE TO ARRIVE AT :---

MARSEILLES

LONDON

FARES TO LONDON-

1001

APRIL 15TH.

APRIL 22ND.

1ST SALOON £71.10 SINGLE; £106.14 RETURN. 2ND

"

£48.8 For Further Particulars, apply to

£ 72.12

وو

E. A. HEWETT, SUPERINTENDENT

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

(TELEPHONE 97).

Christmas

Presents,

Delicacies,

TOYS, GAMES.

HOTELS

HONGKONG HOTEL

FIRST-CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE,

Dining accommodation for 300 Forgons. Wall Furnished Reception Rooms. Private Bar and Billiard Room for Hoo

Residents.

Elootsie Lifts to each Floor, Electric Lighting and Fans. Telephones on evory Floor,

Every Confort

ן *

Ladies' Afternoon Tea Rooms.

Ladies' Cloak Rooms,

Matron in attendanso.

CHARGES MODERATE, AND NO EXTRAS

A. F. DAVIES, Manager.

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KING EDWARD

HOTEL.

A HIGH, CLASS KOTEL

Ladles' Afternoon Tea-RooTM98 Private Bar and Billiard-Rooms. Hot and Cold Water throughout, - Electrically Lighted; Electric Fani ş

required).

Electric Passenger Elevator to each fepri Table D'Hôte at separate tables. For Terms, &c., apply to the

Hongkong, 24th July, 1905.

MANAGER. [al 200

GRAND HOTEL

QUEEN'S ROAD ÖRNTBAL.

A FIRST CLASS AND UP-TO-DATE HOTEL. ENTIRELY UNDER EUROPEAN- MANAGINREZ, been thoroughly THIS HOTEL has recently

renovated, extensively enlarged, and is now Iniuriously furnished and up-to-date in every respect, situated in the most sentral position. Large and Airy Rooms, Hat, Cold, and Showar Publis Bars and Billard Rooms, CUISINE ENTIRELY UNDER EUROPEAN SUPERVISION, Sanitary Arrangements of the latest, HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS, Monthly Rates for Tišin and Dinner Special Rates for married familjes on application to

J. E. OXBERRY, Manager.

FREDERICK REICHMANN,

Proprietor (late Manager of J. H. LYONS (Troosder»), leading Caterers in London, and

· GRAND ORIENTAL HOTEL, Colombo). TELEPHONE No. 197.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS "COMFORT,” Hongkong." Hongkong, 1st September, 1910.

"BRAESIDE.”“

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PRIVATE HOTEL

CTANDING in its own grounds with Tennis and Croquet Lawns, Large Airy and Well Furnished Rooms, every home comfort Fine View of, the Harbour, Telephone, No. 690.

Apply to Mrs. E. W. WATTS,

“Brasside,” 20, Macdonnell Road. Hongkong, 4th December, 1907. [036

BOA VISTA"

(HOTEL-SANITARIUM OF SOUTH

CHINA), MACAO.

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 those desirous for

a few days rest and quiet.

Comfortable socommodation for travellers aving a visit to the historical and picturesque paying colony of Macao.

-Macao is 40 miles south-west of Hongkong, Two steamers (8.8. But An ard Bui Tas) daily to and from Hongkong, and two steamers to and from Canton, give away communication with both these centres.

Cable Address—“BOAVIŠTA.” For Terms, apply to 213]

THE MANAGER

VICTORIA HOTEL

SHAMEEN-CANTON, MANAGER-MR. H. HATNES. Telegraphic address" VICTORIA, SHAMEJI." SITUATER ON THE BEITISH CONCESSION

MACAO HOTEL

МАСА О Telegraphic address "FARME, Macao.”-

Our Store will be Open till 6 p.m. during This Week and will be SITUATED IN THE CENTER OF PRAYA GRANDE Closed on Monday and Tuesday, the 26th and 27th instant,

Beta Hotels electrically lighted, and under experianced European Supervision. GUIDES AND CHAIRS PROVIDER. Every information and Spacial attention

to Tourisiz. REASONABLE RATES.

WM. FARMER

Proprietor

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