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1917 Fifty Fifth Annual Issue,

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Hongkong Daily Press.

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ESTABLISHED 1857.

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THE LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE INSURANCE CO., LTD.

No. 18.418.

二十百四千八萬一第 日二初月四年巳T

HONGKONG, TUESDAY. MAY 22ND 1917.

二拜體

驍二十二月五年六國民事中

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AND

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200

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No. 1 7,000 boss. No

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19,000 tons. 580 feet.

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of Naval Gon and their Sabreguent Use with the Imlysmith Ballet Column

Temporary Mining Regulations in Chins 0.50 Regulations for Railway Locstruction in

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Hasard Reports of the 050 Hongkong

Meetings of the Legislative Council, Published Annually

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368 fao:go Inch.

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Depth of Water on Blocks at Spring Tide)

WM. SCHMIDT & Co.

1.00

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are closely connected with each other, enabling them to co-operate in the prompt exeon tion of work and to sat the convenience of customers. "

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P

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LIMITED.

TIME TABLE.

WERK DAYS,

7.00 sm. toTM 8,00 sm.. Every 16 minutes,

8.00

10.00

to 10.00)

to 11.00 j

11.30 to 12.45 pm

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to

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European Hotel in

Canton

Guides and Chairs provided

020 Every information and special

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END

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Forms of Tender can be ob

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LEGISTEREN ONE

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VE HAVE from the 1st day of May OPENED our OFFICES at SHAMEEN, CANTOs, under the style of HOGG & KARANJIA, LIMITED, where we shall marry on business as Import and Export and General MerchantsRaw and Waste Silk and also Oriental Produce

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SO FOR SALE.

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COLLECTION OF POSTAGE STAMPS.

Blamps, all different, for $8,

L. D. J. BELL,

Lief Constructor.

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AOOLAL AND POLAZICAL MOVE OF

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