BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Alkali Manufacturers
Importers & Exporters
Brunner, Mond & Co. (China), Ltd. | The Hongkong Import Co.,
Alkali Manufacturom.
Tel. 1830. 7, Queen's Rd. Contrai
Auctioneers
Hughes & Hong-Des Voeux Ed., and Koo House St., Government Auctioneers Cent, Bhare and Goneral
Brokers.
Banks
The Bank of Canton, Ltd.,
Den Von Rond Contral.
The Bank of Kust Asia, Ltd..
Des Voeux Road Chatral, Hongkong,
The Chinese Morchants' Bank, Ltd.
Alexandra dgs., Chater
Building Contractors
Wing On & Co.
Building Contraclom.
34, D'Aguilar Etrust, Tel. No. 1897,
Building Materials and
Plumbing Supply
Las Kee, Building Contractor,
Dealer in Sanitary Appliances. B1 Wellington Strent. Tel. 1463.
Maunger, Ice la Cheung.
Coal Merchants
Hing Ip Co., Qend Morchnos,
37, Queen's Rond Central, 1st floor, Telegraphic address. "Hinderanes". P. O. Box 405,
Eweng Hang & Co., Cual Merchanta
13 Des Voour Ril Central Tel. 2736,
The Lanely Co., Con! Merchants &
Shipping Commercial Agonta. 1. Dos
Fox Road W. Mannger J. D. Watt. Tel. 3887. Uahlo "Lepidory."
'Cotton Yarn Importers Gosho Kabushiki Kalaba
Importers Cotton Yam & Piccu Goods; No. 7 Mercantile Bank Ballding. Tel. No. 2774 and 2008,
Jurio Dealers
Kit Tat, Chinos Curios, Jades, and Fine Art Porcelain, Splendid Collet- for of Ancient Chinese Pictures. Wyndham Stret, Hongkong, pposito Coronet Theatre.
Dentist
Harry Jong, Dentist,
1st floor. No. 74, Queen's Road Central, Tol, No. 1250,
Dyeing & Dry Cleaning The Diamond Dyeing & Dry Cleaning Co., Canaum Ahined, Agents 32 34 Wellington Street and No. 18 Nathan Rend, Kowlcon.
Electrical Suppliers The Globe Electrical Supply Co
Electrical Suppliers & Contractors. 19, Queen's Rd. Central. Tol. No. 3770.
The Fo Kwong Electric Co.
Electrical Work Under Expert su pervision. Mederate charges and punctuality guaranteed. Ife, Pes Vaax Rand Central. Phono 2154,
dang Kon Co., Eletric Cables and Accessories. 81 Queen's Rost Central Tel. 1494.
dan King Co., Electro platers and Blectrical Contractors alin Typewriter B÷pairors. 14 Pottinger 8t.. Tel. 3580..
The Sun Light Co., Ltd. Electrical Suppliers and Contractors, 137, Des Voor Rond, Central: Tel. 9:53.
Dagineers & Shipbuilders.
W. S. Balley & Co, Ltd.. Engineers & Shinboliders,
Kowloon Bay New Work & Hairs
Call Flag "L"
Friture Dealers
Koleen Furniture Co., Furniture
Dealers & Manufacturers, Furniture for Office, Schools, Hotels, etc., 32, Nathan Road, Kowloon,
You Choong Locat
Hirb Claws
Importers and Exporters. Tel. 3057, No. 37, Queen's Road Central,
Kwong sun & Co., b8 Queen's host
Contral Ko Out Chung (Manager), Kwong King Him (Asef) Tel. 5166. Loison & Co., Limited, Importers,
Exportars & Commission Agents. 10 Des Voeux Rd. Central. Tel. 472
Masuda Trading Co.,
Importers and Exporters, NIKKO-Japanese fine art curios.
23, Queen's Road Cil. Tel. 1269,
Nam Bing Loong
07-8-90 Queen's Road Central. General Storekcapors, Wine & Cigar Mercbants, General Importers, Exporters of Chinese Produco. Tel. 331..
Universal Commercial Co.
83, Connaught Road, Central, Tel. 1323, P. D. Rox 70. Agente Singa- pore Rubber soles. Cable address. *Salt,mmer' Mgr. L. C. Chice.
Insurance Agents
The Wai Cheong Ov.
180, Queen's Road Contal, Agente for The Voous Life Assurance Co General Merchants and Com. Ageof Tel. No. 1883.
Ladies' Hatter
Eunice Ladies' Halter,
Natban Rond, Kowloon,
Business hours 10 til 6. Saturdays 10 til 1.
Land & Estate Agents Pan Yick Cho, Land & Estate agents
Tel. 011-1987,
35, Queen's Road Central.
Leather Goods
| Nam Kang Suitores Co.
Beat makers of Leather Suitcases, Hand Bags, Purses, Belts, etc.
13 Pottinzor St.. 206 Queen's Rd. Ct.
and 38 Millier st.
Pik Ab, Manufacturer of Leatherware, Suitcases. Handlings & Leather, Queen's Road, -45, garters, 212, Jervois Street, Tal. 1745.
Fo Hing, 224 Des Voeux Road. Manu
facturers of Leather Buitcases, Hand Bags, Trunks etc.
Lumber Merchants Cheng Hing Lumber Co.,
Lumber Merchants
Mr. H. K. Uoug, Manager. 72-72, Queen't Rd, Central. Tul, $137.
Matting,
Cheong Lung, Dealer in Mats, Filk,
Rico, Sugar, etc., also Rattan and Twine, 20, Benham Strand, East, Tel. 713, Mgr, Chung Teo Ting-
Miners
China
Commercial Co., Ltd., Miners. Importers and Exporters. 64-66 Queen's Road Ct. Tel. 2009.
Hop Tick, Manganese Mining Co., Miners, 34, Queen's Road. Tel. 9783.
Oil Merchants Nam Mow Lung Kee.
China Oil Merchant
Tel 111 154, Connaught Rd., Cl.
Optician
N. Lazarus, Upticians,
Tel. 2203. 12, Queen's Rd. Central
Paper Merchants
The Fajl Trading Co., Ltd.,
Sales Agents, The Fuji Faper Co., Ltd. of Tukio 1a, Chiter Road. C. P. O. Box 540.
Photographers
A.
Farclture Dealers. Underlaky liv. movals and Repair of Furnitures No. 39, Lyndhurst Termce, Tel. 3762 Chief Manager ---Ah Soc.
Mo
Garages
Star Garage, Motor Cars Motor
Cycles Repairing ned Outhsuline Cars on hire and for sale. 45. Des Voeux Road, Central Tel. 3017,
Garter Manufacturers. H. Y. & H. T. Lee Bros, 4·0,
Importers & Exporters, Gartor Manufacturers, Tel. 934. No. 46. Bonham Street. West, Hong. Long, China.
Giaas Merchants
& Ling & Co., Glans Merchants, Furniture, Mirro and Canton Marble Manufacturer, Electro-plato, Class and Crockery Wares and Photo Supplier. 10-Queens Rosil Central Tal. Na 1219.
Importers & Exporters
The Asiatic Trading Co. Ltd.,. Manufacturer's Agents, Importers and Exporters. Telegraphio Address "Asitracold.”
34, Queen's Road Central. T-1. $88.
¿the Bros & Co., Importers acid Exporters and Commission Agents.
Das Vocar Bond.
Makin Brothers Importers, Exportera-
Hing, Photographer,
Enlarging. Developing & Printing Undertaken at Moderate Rates No 21. Queen's Road East, Tel. No. 2342.
Choang, Photographer.
, Ice House Street, 7. Beseanfield Arende (Branch). Developing & Printing undertaken.
Providers,
Yeo Hing Tomy & Co., Dealers: in Foreign Straw. Hats, Topees, Hair Lotion. Parfum, Fountain Pen, Writing Pad, Ink, etc. No. 24, Pottinger Street, Tel. 2016.
Printers
The "China Mall." Genera: Printers,
Publishers and Bookbinders.
.5, Wandlam Street.
Tal. 13.
Roronha & Company, (Government Printers), Publishers and Bindem. Tel. 1004. Wudham Street.
The Union Printing Co. Eta,
66 Wellington Street, Bookbinders, Stationors and makers of Rubber Stamps, High class work a specialty. Tel. 3165
Ship Chandlere
THE CHINA MAIL.
Chung Fook; 78 Connaught Rd, Ou. First floor. Tal, #39.
Shipchandior, Stevedores and Compradoro.
Wang Kes & Co., Shipchitídlors, Compradoren, Stovedores & Cosi Merclingte, Ballast & Pilot supply. No. 34 & 57, Connaught Road, Tel.: No. 1-18.
Shipowners
The Kaon Bang Steamship Go, 201, Wing Lok Street, West. Telephone No. 2510.
Shipowners and Agents.
6. 8. "Soistan" & "Hwah Chlo",
Man Witg S. 8. Co, Ltd.,
35 Bonham Strand West. To, 1710.
Regular Fortnightly Servico Hongkong and Hairhong via Ioihow
en. "Hiniton."
Jan Poh S. N. C.
2. Connaught Road Central. Shipowners & Charterere. Tel. 2815, Mgr. K. C. Ebeng; Seer. Peter Leo Chui.
Thai Thang 4.5. Co. Ltd.
147 Wing Lok Street, East Tel. 93.
6. Dol woat" 8.5" Bourbon"
between Hongkong and Saigon.
Shoemakers
Jam Keo, Dealor in Sewing Machines: and Accessories, Boot & Shen Mater.
Pottinger Street.
Tailors
Ah Young, Tailors, Drapers & Out Ettore, ut & Clothing, Suits made to order. No. 74, Queen's Road Central, Tel. No. 2830.
Slag Cheong,
Ladies' and Gentlemens Tailor. 24. Wyndham Street, 2nd floor.
Typewriter Dealers
Hop Slug & Co, Typewriter Dealers,
Typewriter Oleaning and Repairing. 12, Pottinger Street. Tel. 5212
Wine & Spirit Merchants
Ewan Tye. General Storekcoper,
Wine & Spbit Merchant, No. 102, Queen's Road Central.
PASSING OF PLANS.
HON. MR. BIRD'S QUESTIONS,
At this afternoon's meeting of the Legislative Council, the Hon. Mr. H.W. Bird neked the following ques tions about the passing of building plane :-
1. Ju view of the fact that the Government hesitated to adopt tho recommendation of the Com- mittee appointed to enquire into delaya in connection with the passing of plaLs, set out in par- agraph 6 (iii). (8). (f) and (g) on page 3 of the Committee's report, will the Government stato the 1 average period that now clapses between the time when the plans leave the Building Authority's
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2. Does the Government claim that when plaus are referred to the
Saigon
Governor In Council the provi-Ampy. sions of Sec. 222 Sub Seco, (2) & Philippino Islands (3) of the Public Health and Tientsin
Buildings Ordinance are rendered Btraits, Ceylon, Mauriting L. Marques, null and void?
Potth Africa, India via Dhanushkodi, Heypt & EUROPE via MARSEILLES due MARSEILLES 6th Sept. Registra. tion 9.45 a.m. Letters 9.30a.m. Any und Foochow....... Saigon...ECTI Philippine Islanda .......... Sestow
3. If that is the case will the
Government state grounds such claim is made?
on
GOVERNMENT'S REPLY.
what
The Colonia! Secretary replied as follows:-
Barura Mara Baibong Glyment Loop geang Hydrangea
3.30 p.m.
vention. 2 p.m.
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manotintas
2 pm.
Manila Maru 9.1. Memnon........................10 s.m.:
Bicilia..........10.30 p.m
Daire¤............... Straits nod Egypt Shanghai and North China Ames............... Armanestantm ↑ P.. Hibo, Pakhoi and Haiphong.................. Kaifong Shanghai and North China. -
Shantang... maama. 3 p.
Loc... 6 p.m. SUNDAY. AUGUST 6.
1. The average period is 23 days. 2. & 3. Reference of plans to the Governor in-Council is almost invariably for the purpose of a modification of, or exemption from, certain requirements of the Pablic Health and Buildings Or- dinance No. 1 of 3903 which they patow and Amoy contravene and, is order to Filippine Islands, Randakan and New comply with Section 222 thereof, Zealand via Thursday Islands-duo such plans are usually formally
Thursday Island about 1st August Re disapproved pending the decision Egypt and "EUROPE via LONDON
gistralien 9 a.. Letters Ba.m....... of the Governor in Council. due LONDON 16th September ........................ There is therefore no question of Swatow and Bangkok Section 222 being rendered null and void by reason of any re- ference to the Government.
Swatow, Amoy and Keolung... Oushu Mira 9 1.m.
MONDAY, AUGUST 7.
Kungchow...zation 8 9.10.
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THURSDAY, AUGUST--3, 1922.
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A Story Of How Andy Crawford Cleaned Up The Wickest Mining Camp In All The West And Won The Sheriff's Badge." 2.30 p.m. & 7.15 pm.
EILEEN SEDGWICK in "TERROR-TRAIL
Episodes, 15 and 18.
Usual Prices, Booking at the Theatro.
GHOST SHIPS.
some of the notable masters such as Woodget, Horne, and Corner, when they were about their business with PORTRAITS THAT ARE PRIZED. longshoremen. Yet all that seems to me but a private concern, with no Portraits of forgotten sailing ships, membrancers who are getting ecarrer, interest except for a few re- dusty models of old craft, and prints and now rarely meet cach other. of a Dockland which is vanishing, till
It is curious to be writing of these recently, merely littered the shops men and ships in the very week when which call themselves "antique" we are all invited to admire a pow Those commodities were irrelevant.iner, a vast ship bearing within her a They had to be accepted by dealers other gear which it would have puzzi- palm court and a tennis lawn, and as insignificant details in important ed Captain Herne, of the Loch Garry consignments.
to have made shipshape. Daca this new liner include a bes keeper in her ratings? Does her carpenter keep a very thought of a ship with a lawn is grass-cutter in his toolchest? The
enough to make the shades that haunt Tower Hill and the East India Dock-
collector of ships' portre
Yet for some occult reason collect ora began a little while ago to desire them, and even to buy them and give them a scarcity value. Nobody seems Saiyang.... Prosper ** 9am. to know why. The motive is perhaps Eumo.............10.30a.m. the same which stire desire for ugly road fade for ever from a world which Chipshing
10,90a.m.
anuffboxes at a tire when a cauf-of a Blackwall frigate would come has changed its nature. What bo'sum. taker is an oddity. That asked a back to haunt a marice palm-court ? and His ghost would be a disgrace there, models his reason for boy Dockland housewives, when the coast
qust know it... And if some of us do not feel it. was clear, once thrust on the rag and | actually disgraceful to be not so great- bottle merebant. He had no reason ly interested in abips with billiard: to give; not a reasonable reason;aloons, at lenat we feel we have dis- only a collector's reason, which ju of cordant minds to prefer to look back course, unreasonable.
to the Elizabethan era, which ended! One might have thought the time in the 'eighties so far as ships ara con- had come to forget the records and cerned, and, just for fun, to keep our traditions of London's older shipping interest there, and leave the motor- parishes. What psed to be there has ship and the airship to those who will no more bearing on today's affairs, ruz them. But no; there appears to. even locally, than the quiet areas be a general demand for old models, about their parish churches. There old portraits, and even reminiscences.... is a wide and profound break between Here is Mr. Basil Lubbock,. for in- the shipping of the 'eighties and that stance, with a new book on "The of to-day. One would suppose we were Blackwall Frigates" (John Brown and far too closely occupied with our new Son, 168, net). It is not a work of and difficult problems of commerce art, this book. It is, indeed, précise. to have any interest for craft that ly the kind of volume some old bands were here not long ago, but which have would desire-an album of diagrams jointed the trireme.
and portraits, extracts from old logs, Those old vowels, galleys and all, and a general cargo from the ranach- have an interest for a few of us; but ing of the records of decayed sail- who are we? As it chances, we re-lofts and ship-builders' yarda, and the member some of the Best of the private papers treasured by families clippers, the names and stories of which once owned famous house flags, Egypt & EUROPE vis MARSEILLES
many more, and not a few of the The last volume by Mr. Lubbock is- -duo MARIEILLES 11th Sept. Ro gistration 12.45pm. Letters 1.30 pm.... Ardra Lebon
mariners who sailed those ships. like bis "China Clippers" and Coloniat Woltaiwai, Cheloo and Tiencaf.......
Rarichow........
Naturally-forsoit happens when the Clippers" not a real book, but, for WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9.
memory grows long we are more in those who remember anything of the North Sharebei
China
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terested in the past than in the coming Blackwall about which he tells us Canada, United
Stato Central South America & FURAPR
revolation when the motor ship (something even better, a work of re- VIA VICTORIA, H.C. due VICTORIA,
master marince informs me) will make (ference full of the matter of history, BO, 19th August. Registrato 6pm.
the steamer look ailly. The old ships materia which would have been Letters 5 p.m...
President Grant
have a farcitation for us, of course; scattered and lost but for his MONDAY, AUGUST 14.
but what can the old shipe be to t ose en husiasm and industry. Yet this President Jefferson 1.80 p.m. who merely bay prints of them, and generation does not know what is SATURDAY, AUGUST
in these days, too, when London has meant by a Blackwall frigate, and/ a number of air-porta? It is a could not distinguish between a mystery.
Obina and a colonial clipper; so is Some of na koow what to think of there anyone who can tell us why the Tweed, the Blackaddor, and the readers have discovered an intarest Macquarie, for we have looked at them - iu such ships, and why their portraits with these ayer; and we need to ebay. becoma priza'! -l'he Times.. Prinsed and Pablished for Tam Ooxɑsaxo 6) TROSŁAJ UNIVER WILKES, No. 4, Wradkem 8.out Hongkon“,
atraits
TUESDAY,
Thilippine Islands ....... Swatow, Amoy and Foochow
Glaucu...... 9 &,D). Yatebing AUGUST 8.
It would greatly facilitate and Suntow and Bangkok expedite the work of the Buildings Haipboar, Saigon, "Straits, Bangkok, Cor. Ordinance Office it the Architectson, Mauritius. L Barques, Youth adopted the procedure recommend.d pha Africa, India vis Dhanushkodi." Ados, by the Committes referred to in the Honourable Member a first question, namely that applicants, should, when submitting plans, state clearly what modifications or exemptions they require and under what arctions of the Ordinance.
TO SELKE ARI.
FAS AND OLER INSTI ONS.
and
Philippine Islands
Victoria Printing Prans, Tub 150 A 4 preliminary notices of forth; Straits, Bangkok, Caplan, Mauritius L. Mar.
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Shipping and Clever Commision OB Lok Yuen Co. Ltd., at Clay future if this space is exceeded they Agents lat Boar. 14 & 11, Queen's European and Chinese Restaurant Road U., Tol. Fo. 1880. P. 0.] Li Bone Chang Chen “voy at all bewor Box 201, Cab ↑ Addregs "Flomisk. | Tel.: 1083. „ 81, 33,85 ₫ 37 Des Vonor Hal.
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