SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1921.
3H (PP N}
P. & O.-BRITISH INDIA
APCAR AND
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND).
HONGKONG BANK.
THE CHINA MAIL.
PHONOGRAPH NEEDLES.
IMPORTANT BUILDING OPERA-MANY USES FOR THOSE THAT
TIONS AT SINGAPORE.
ARE WORN OUT.
Phonograph needles which have Early in the now year will see the
served their purpose in playing re- commencement of building operations sords can be utilised in numerous which will entirely transform that
handy ways about the home. Here important corner in the local com mercial world opposite Johnston's are some suggestions:-
Wooden and metal phonograph Pier, says the Straits Times. New premises are to be built for the weedles placed in a small dish or
bowl make Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
good substitute for the shot ordinarily used for Corporation on the site of the present building but covering a wider holding the pen. The metal needles ares; close to it, along Collyer will fall to the bottom of the dish to Quay, the building which has shelter form a substantial base for the pen. ed the fortunes of the house of. Bou-
Phonograph needles are hard to stead for so many years is to go the improve on for aids in the framing of eventual way of all old buildings, and pictures at home. They are easily in its place will come a fine new pushed into the soft wood of the
MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICEStructure erected by the Union In-frame and are firmer than pins and
STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, KAURITIUS, KAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INGLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND POETS, EMD ABA, EGYPT, EUROPE, 26.
Meeurs. Swan and Maclaren are the architects for both these works, Tenders have already been invited for the building of the new Hungkong
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS (South) Bank, and operations will be started
Destination
surance Society of Canton, Ltd., in smoother than tacks ordinarily used which Boustead's and other firma will for the purpose.
If the ponograph needle is given a! And accommodation.
sidewise slant so that its edge will not stand up straight when tacked into the carpet or linoleum it makes a good substitute for the carpet tack whose head is so unreliable and soft. as soon as possible. As is generally A good temporary leak mending known, the construction of new bank may be effected with a phonograph promises has been under consideration needle. If the hole in the pan is very for a considerable time, se the small, the needle may be pounded into the hole at the point and a present accommodation
secure repair made until the leak can long been taxed to
be soldered. capacity. It will be a five storey building, covering the whole of the present site and also the site of Diethelm and Co.'s old godown next door in Collyer Quay. Naturally the bank will not require the whole of a 18th Mar,MARSEILLES, LONDON & A'werp. building of such an extent as this.
8. S.
Tons.
From Hongkong (about)
•LABORE"
3,200
6th fee.
“HOMALI"
$,700
"DUNERA" I
5,200
10th Dec. 20th Dec-
NELLORE”
7,000
24th Dec.
"DONGOLA"
8,000
7th Jan.
1922
"EGYPT"
*1941
18th Jan.
"KASHMIR"
8,841
21st fan.
"NAGOYA"
5,854
18th Feb.
KASHGAR"
8,840
4th Mar.
"KHIVA"
B017
"DEVANHA "
8,092
1st Apr.
"NOVARA
$850
15th Apr
"KALYAN"
3,987
19th Apr.
"PLASSY"
7,346
13th May
Singapore, Colombo & Bombay. MARSEILLES, LONDON & A'werp. Singapore, Colombo & Bombay MARSEILLES, LONDON & A'werp. MARNEILLES, LONDON & A'werp,
B'bay., M'LLES, L’don, & A'werp.
BRITISH INDIA-APOAR SAILINGS (South)
"ARRATOON APUAR”
4,500 5th Des.
Calcutta, via Singapore, Pening and Rangoon.
its
bas for utmost
Phonograph needles also make About excellent bottle cleaners. twenty or thirty needles shaken up and down in soapy water in a milk bottle will clean it thoroughly. A
The discarded needles also will serve The upper storage will comprise offices a useful purpose in stretching lace as in the case of other bank buildings The curtains may be stretched over curtains after they have been washed. in Singapore, the bank bring accom-bed sheets on the floor and beld in modated on the ground floor with strong rooms in the basement. The position until dry by means of the Hongkong Bank mess will, of course, have to seek pastures now.
The building is to be of reinforced concrete with the lower storey of granite and the other storeys finished
HASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) on the outside in artificial granite,
Singapore only, Marilla, Sandakan, Caires, Thursday Island, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney & Melbourne
SHANGHAI
"KURYALUS "
#EASTERN"
"ARATURA"
3,800 4,000 6,000
3rd Doc. 12th Dec.
9th Jan.
SAILINGS
TO
"TAKADATM
"DUNERA"
"DONGOLA”
"ARAFURA"
& JAPAN
8th Dec. 1 Shanghai, and Kobe,"
Shanghai only. Fhanghai and Japan, Yokohama direct.
7,000
8,800
10th Dec.
8,000
12th Dec.
6,000
20th Dec.
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.
"Carge only.
I
Tat Saloon Passengers may travel by B.I.S.N. Company's steamers between Bingapore oad Calcutta or Singapore and Madras in lies of the section of their P.&O. Tiokota Sinsapore to Colombo..
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fanefree of charge.
Parcels Measuring not more than 2 ft. x 8 ft. x 1 will be received at the
Gompany's Offe up to noon on the day previous to piling.
1
this striking a new note in local architecture.
A feature of the banking ball will be the absence of woodwork. Coun- ters as well as floor will be entirely of marble, and there will be marble columns with brass capitals. A big dome in the centre of the hall will be of stained glass, giving a cathedral liko effect. The style of the building. will be English renaissance. A colonnade will extend over the pave ment, and above broad verandahs
will front the offices. Instead of the usual wooden window fittings there will be a new feature in steel windows with specially designed sunblinds. The whole will form a very hand Fome addition to the big buildinga in the centre of Singapore, and in a year or so, when the new Prat Office build-
For Further Information. Passage Fares, Freights, Handbooke, etc., apply to-ing is also in existente, this part of MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. Singapore will be changed altogether.
22, Des Voeux Road Contral, BONGKONG.
Agents.
♣ CO.
E. HING
LARGE STOCK OF SHIPBUILDING MATERIALS, viz. Steel Ship Plates, Angles and Bara
Also Shipchandlery Articles,
Telephone No. 1116.
35, Wing Was Street, Osstemi.
N. Y. K.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
SAILINGS FROM KONGKONG BURJEDT TO ALTERATION
VICTORIA, SEATTLE & VANCOUVER via Shanghai &
Japan ports. Through bills of lading issued to all Over land Common Points in SA. and Canada,
HAKONE MARU
***
Malacca, Penang Colombo, Suez & Port Said."
9th. Dec., at 11 am, ....Friday,
...Friday, 23rd Dec., at 11 am. Friday, 6th Jan, at 11 60.
200
needles tacked into the floor.
Lot Cuticura Be Your! First Thought Always
V the rat signs of pimples, redness, cr roughness appear: sinear gently with Catimara Gutment to soothe and herd, then bathe with Cuticaire Soap and ho! "enter to cleanse and purify Finely dust Date: refreshing Cuticura Talcum, a dedi enfelv verliested, exquisitely scented pow der. If used for every-buy toilet puroics. Cuticure does much to preventaktin trouble. . 38,, Ointment is. 36. and a, 14. Balucharoon untukmpire, British trapet: Fiew Zarya Baan,214, 37.chariechodn8q., Landan, 2,0.£
Cuticura Soap sbavor without me.
. EARLY COLDS.
Himrods
GIVES
INSTANT RELIEF
ASTHMAT
CURE
Over 40 yeainage the Late Lord Bisaconsfeldtes- tilled to the benefits he received from Florod's Asthman Cure, and every post bringe afimiliat letters to-day.
FAMED FOR 30 YEARS Sold in Cina by all Chemiste and Stores throughout the country LEWARE OF LIITATIONS
MARTIN'S PIOL&STEEL
&French Remedy for all brangulation. Thousands of Ladica siways keep a box ef Martina Parity of the 59ta.. inely don 'may be adrakitend Those whe Fae that rechei them, hanes that dr
af All Enemiste and Stores seči tre rought the World, ar past trv¢_B)», MARTIN, C÷mist, mouthampton," "Rug
MARTIN'S
APIOL & STEEL
PALACE MOTOR Co., Ltd.
Phone Central
844 Western Branch 3148 Kowloon Branch K807 New Cars For Hire & For Sale Private Care garagod.,
Rapa ring Cars a Speciality.
MITSUBISHI SHOJI
KAISHA, LTD. (Mitsubishi Trading Co., Ltd.) COAL, GENERAL IMPORTS and EXPORTS.
SOLE PROPRIETORS UF
TAKASHIMA, OCHI, MUTABE,
KISHIDAKB,
YOSHINOTANI,
HOJO, NAMAZUTA, BAYO, SBIN- NEW. BANAJ A RIBAI- KAMIYA- MAPA and OYUBARJ.
AGENTS FOR SAKITO COAL
Head Office:--TOKYO.
Branches aud ·
Representatives :— Nagaiak, Karaten. Wakamaten, Moji, Kurs, Robe, Osaka, Teuroga, Nagoya Foncina, Tokyo. Hakodate, Mororan Otaru Vladivostock Peking, Tientsin, Dairon. Tsingtao, Tsinarifa, Hankow, Shanghai, Hongkong, Canton, Manila. Singapore, Boorabaya, London, Paris, New York and seattle,
Octo Addres—WASAKISAL Cories-4.1. A. B. U. 6th d
Webern Union and Bendlov. 6gencies for: The Mitsubishi Marine & Fire Insurance Co. The Osaka Marine &
The bank will continue to occupy the old building during operations. In undertaking new construction the bank is following out its careful of the colds you take at this time of the year. They aro policy in other parts of the East. particularly dangerous. A neglected "New premises have recently been cold may mean a winter-long cold. F. opened in Manila and Canton, con- Take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at once. For tale by all Chemists and siderable additions are being made to Storekeepera. headquarters in Hongkong, and a fine new bank is being built in Shanghai.
*
Of local interest also is the fact that new building for the branch at Johore Bahru ia under construction.
The Union Insurance Society of Canton have closely identified them- selves with Singapore by purchas ing the valuable site DOW. CC- cupied by Meaars. Boustead and Co., and here a very handsome new building will be erecte:l. In style it will harmonise with the new
Hongkong Bank which it will adjoin.
Besides the Society and Boustead's
KATORI MARU (calling. Manila)aturday, 3rd Deo. at 11a.m. there will be office accommodation for KASHIMA MARU....
...Toesday, 27th Dec. st 13. SUWA MARU (calling Manil.)
Saturday, 14th Jan, st.115.m, various other firms in a big building MARSEILLES, LONDON & ANTWERP vin Singapore which will meet modern requirements in all respecta During the course of construction Boustead and Co. will. be housed in temporary premises. The design of Messrs. Swan and Maolaren was accepted for this builä- ing, and tenders will be called for shortly, so that in this case also operations should be proceeding early in the new year.
ТОКОН МА MARU
YOSHINO MARU
HAMBURG via LONDON & ROTTERDAM,
Sunday, 27th Nov.
Wednesday, 7th December....
via MARSEILLES.
* MATEUSE MARU
LIVERPOOL
KAMAKURA MARU.....”.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila, Zamboange, Thursday
Taland; Townsville & Brisbane.
TANGO MARU...
NIKKO MARU... ...
144
...Tuesday, 20th Dec., at 11 am ...Tuesday, 17th Jan, at 16mm, NEW YORK via PANAMA & CUBAN PORTS.
...Monday, 28th Doo.
TOBA MARU
NEW YORK via SUEZ,,
TSUTAMA" MARU ...
End" of Doommber,
A very successful whist, drive, in which 152 players participated, was held at the Catholle Man's Club on Thursday evening. Mr. T. Finohes performed the duties of M. C. The following were the prize winners Ladies Ly Mrs. Harrison (170);, Mrs. Borden (175); 3: Mish
RIO DE JANEIRO, JANTOS & BUENOS AIRES vis Caps.May (173) Hidden Number: Mra-
BOMBAY via Bingapore, Penang & Colombo.
HĀGA MARU✨......
"AWA MARU (calling Baigon) in ALOUTTA <in Singapore Fanang & Rangoon.
Wednesday, 7th Deo. ...Sunday 18th Dec
11th Deo,
16th Doo
TSUSHIMA MARU!
BAKI, KOBE
ХОКОДАМА
***.
MARUM
GHAL KOBE & YOKOHA
Williams (102) Men 1, Mr. Terga- son (191) 2, Mr. Ditson (180) 8, Mr. Small (176) 9. Mr. Hanitair (176) Hidden Number: Mr. Chant |(145). It was announced that in future these whist drives would be held weekly on Mondayu, and that the
BY AJUDINTMENT
Fire Insurance Co.
Particulars, apply to
S. KOMURA, Manager.
No 14. Peder Kærber, Flossmore
Hotels,
Restaurants & Clubs
catering for
dis-
criminating tastes, serve LEA PERRINS Sauce
the highest quality sauce in the world.
Lea Perrins
ORIGINAL WORCESTERSHIRE.
Sauce
KWONG NING TAI
CHAN LUM.
RES COAL MERCHANTS NDLERS SHIPPING
SHIPPING
STRUTHERS & DIXON, Inc.
...
·Operating Far Eastern services for account" of the VITED
STATES SHIPPING BOARD
To LOS ANGELES & SAN FRANCIS00
*** West. Prospect "
7th December.
To SEATTLE AND VANCOUVER
West Orowa".
15th December.
"Also, cargo accepted for Transhipment at San Franciscó
and/or Seattle to woskly sailings for⠀⠀ NEW ORLEANS, SAVANNAH, NORFOLK, BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIA,
NEW YORK, & BOSTON,
Through Bill of Lading fund to all U.8. & Canadian Overland Common „Pokamų HONGKONG OFFICE=−1«t £oor-Powell's Building, 12, Des Voeux Rd., Tel. 3008,
T. K. K.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA
HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO,
VIA KEELUNG, SHANGHÀI, THE INLAND ́SEA, JAPAN & HONOLULU,
THE PATHWAY or tær Sur."
- FONG.
TENYO MARU.................. 22,000 -
STKAMERS,
KOREA MARD
• PERSIA MARU
TAIYO MARU.......
SHINYO MAEU22,000
+ SIBERIA MARU
LEAVE HỌNGIONE, Nov. 27th.
20,000
• Dec. 7th.
ca. 18th.
22,000
an. 15th.
20,000 JE 91
Calling at Dairen and omitting call at Keelung & Shanghai. Calling at Dairen and omitting call at Keelung
SOUTH AMERICAN LINE. HONGKONG TO. VALPARAISO
VIA JAPAN, HONOLULU, HILO, SAN FRANCISCO, SAN PEDRO) SALINA CRUZ, BALBOA, CALLAO, MOLLENDO, ARICA & IQUIQUE, THRNCE BY THang-Andean Route To Burnos „AYERS
LEAVE HONGKONG, BRAKUYO MARU... 17,500.......................DOD. 13th.
STEAMERS.
TONA.
Calling Manila. For full information regarding passengers freight and sailings, apply to:- Y. "TSUTSUMI, Manager: King's Building. Tel. Nos. 2274 & 28781
Arents at Canton: Masara. 1. E. GRIFFITH, LID.
THE EAST ASIATIC COMPANY, LTD.,
OOPENHAGEN,
The 5/8
**RHODESIA
will be loading for Hamburg, Copenhagen and other
• Sdandinavian ports. about. 20th December..
Further sailings :--
M.S." JAVA"
M. S. "INDIEN." M. S. PERU M.B. "ANNAM "
M. B. " ASIA "
M. S." AFKIKA"
Expected an
or about.
30th November, 16th December.. 28th December. 7th January.
15th
51
20th
Will leave for above porta
on or about.
6th January. 20th
10th
4th February.
24th
3rd March.
For further particulars please apply to?—
MANNERS & BACKHOUSE, LTD.
Agents.
THE WING CHEUNG MOTOR BOAT CO., Fast and Comfortable Motor Boats de luxe. For hire and for sale.
Picnic Parties, and Passen.
gala cerried to Kowtoon. Vessels in harbour.
MODERATE TERMS. Tel. $124.
Office: 16 Anton St., Watobai. Manager: Lokam,
HOUSEHOLD
COAL
We are prepared to accept orders for HOUSEHOLD COAL ra-screened in Hongkong at the following prices :-
Lellvered to Peak District (above Bowen Road)...$22.00 per ton
Bowen Road and, Lower Levels pred
and Kowloon...821 00 per ton. TERMS-CASH WITH ORDER
(CHEQUES PAYABLE TO "KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION”)
MINING ADMINISTRATION
HEAD! OFPIOR-TIENTBIN,
HONGKONG
KAILAN
AGENTS
DODWELL
CO., LTD...
CARDIFF STEAM COAL.
Large stocks for sale.
Will deliver where
HING IP COMPANY,
Coal Merchants,
Queen's Road Central, 1st floor.
Telephone No. 3796;
DO YOU KNOW THAT YOUR OLD WINTER SUI
CAN BE MADE NEW AT,
KADER'S HOSPITAL FOR SICK CLOTHES ? THE HONGKONG DYLING & CLEANING CO.,
(Cenitactors to H Mỹ Navy), 17, The Wo Birett, Bast- Just Telephone 2819, and Our Man will be right there
WING CHEUNG & CO.
SHIP OH ENDLERS
GENERAL
AND
STOREKEEPERS
108. Der Van Road