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Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1957.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8TH, 1913.

三拜禮號入月正年二國民華中

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The GOLD MEDAL for Quality, in the Franco-British Exhibition was awarded to

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No. 17061 號一十六零千七萬一第日一初月二十年子壬

INTIMATIONS

BEEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY

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WEISMANN'S

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La 398

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75 Crs. PER 1 LB. TIN.

40 Ors. PER LB. TIN.

133

TITSU BISHI GOSHI KWA1SHA.

MT

(MITSU BISHI 00.) COAL DEPARTMENT

SOLE PROPRIETORS of TAKASIMA, OCHI, MUTABE, TOSHINOTANI, KISHIDAKE, HOJO, KANADA, NAMAZUTA, SAYO, SHINNEW KAMIYAMADA and Collieries. AGENTS FOR

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DAIREN.

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1

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No.

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460 Feet

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