THE CHINA MAIL.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE
Alkali Manufacturers Brenner. Mand & Co. (Chiún), Ltd.
Alkaŭ Manufactarere.
fel. Gen. 1850, ", Queen's Rd. Cestral
Auctioneers
Hughes & Hough.-Coal Contractors, General sucuichears and Brokers.
Banka
The Bank of Canton, Ltd.,
Des You Road Central.
the Bank of Fast Asia, Ltd.,
De Yours Hou Central, Hongkong,
Mine Specio Bank, Ltd.
8, Duudel trut
The Chinese Morchants' Bank,Ltd,
Alexandra Blope., Chator Road
Building Contractors Wing on & Co.
Buttontractor.
34, Dulles trest. Tol. Cen. 1597 Building Materials and Flumbing Supply
Geo Reo, building Contractor,
Les Appliances,
Veslagten urtet. fol. Cen. 1468
Manager, Leo la Cheung.
Coal Merchants
Calea Minings dmin.(c/Nodwell & Co, 1.), Coliery & ship Owners. Bitrminus Lul, Loke, Firebricks."
Kimura & Ca.
2, Contight Road Central,
Trong King & Co Cual Merchants 18 Los Youna liri. Cen. Toi. Cen. 2736 #aisui & Co. 5 Queen's Road Central. Merchants Cal Contractors 'and Shipping 2gents-Plère Con, 1543.
Matting,
Cheong Lung, Dealer in Mots, FiK.
Rico, Bogar, etc, also Hattan and Twins, 30, Bonham Strand, Enst, Tel. Con. 719, Mge, Chung Tso Ti-ga
Merchants.
Asia Commercial & Development `Do- China Bank Buildings (3rd Hoor)); el. 3605
Gibbs, J & Co., Alexandra duilding.
Millinery
Madame Lily, - Alexantin Building. Tatet mudels and creations from Paris in Frucks and Billinery.
ho Centre of Fashion."
Miners
Obizin
Ltd, Commercial Co., Miner, importers and Exporters. 14-6 Queen's Hload Ct. Tel. Cen. 2802. Hop Vick, Manganese Mixing Co., Miners. 34, Queen's Head. Tel Cen. £783
Modistes
Madame Flint,
31, Queen's Road Cen. Tel. Cen. 539.
(inceat i'arisian modele)
Optician
The Hongkong Optical Co. Phone 1332.
£3, Queen's Load Central
N. Lazaras, Upticians..
Tel. Con. 2203. 13, Queen's Bd. Centra
Photographers
Moo
heavy, khotographer,
leu Munte Street, Hencondela arcsuv (brauch) Developing & Printing unueriesNeth
Cotton Yarn Importers Providers.
·Sogno untushai Kai1931
Piece Importers twist & Ama No. Mercantile Bank Besoing. Tal. Cen. 2774 and 2808.
Ouro Jealers-
Kit Fat, C. Curios, Jades, and
Yee Hing Tomy & Co., Dealers in Foreign Goods, New Shots, buco- Jutes, oft Felt llats, jo, Wool Socks, bweater binglete, Tick, Haze Blade.
21, rottinger Stroot Tel. Can, 3016-
Fine Art Porrelain, Splendid Collet-Printers for of Brown Chinese Pictures. é, Wyndlat Street, Hongkong, cppontsnet Theatre
Lock Blag, Cineres mios & Silvor Ware
Dentist
Harry Feng, Tientist,
let Hong, S. 74. Queen's Road Ostraf. In. Central No. 1255,
Electrical Suppliers The Qlebu Electrical Supply Go!
Electrical Soupliers & Contractora. 18, Queen's it. Central. Tel. Cen. 3270
sup Hing Co., Electin-platers and Electrical Contractors alan Typewriter Bopairers. IU Pottinger AL Tel Con. 3480
Engineers & Shipbuilders.
W. S. Bailey & Co., Ltd..
Englacers & Shipbuilders..
Kowloon Bay Bay-Wink¬k_Ropnica
Call Flag "L
Giass Merchants
Ling & Co.. Ulass Merchants, Forniture, Mirror and Canton Marble Manufacturer, Flectro-plated, G and Crockery Wares and Ph Sapplia, Queens Road Central. Tall Central No. 1918..
Importers & Exporters The Bros. & Co. Importers and Exporters and Commission Agenta.
Des Voeux load.
fio Hongkong Import Co.. Importer and Exporters. Tel. Cen.3057, 37, Queen's Road Cantral.
Kwong fun & Co., të thuren's hood Central Ko Chi Chung (Manager), Kwong King Him (Aest.) Tel Cen. Sie9
Maanda Trading Co.
Importer and Exporters, NIKKO-Japanese Düe syt varius,
Quesa* Bead Cil. Tel. Cen. 1159
Kam Bing Leong,
97-8-89 Queen's Honil ventral. General Aterokeepers, Wine & Cigar Merchants.
General Importer, Exporters of Chineo Produce Tall Central 351.
Tatell * ́Co. P. Box 316-
Land & Estate Agents Fan Fick One, Land & Estate agents
Tel. Con tal 911-1887.
25, Queca's Road Dental.
Leather Goods Mam Kang Kaltense Co.,
Best makers of Leather Baltensos, Hand Bags, Purses, Bolts, eto. : * Pottinger Bt., 908 Queen's BA, 04.
and. 29 Billier dis
13k Ah, Mabefacturer of Leather
saès, Handbags....... dk – Leather,
Birect, Ipl. Central 1745. -
Bhag, 224 Den Koets Road." Manas tueturers of Leather Enitesseső Hand "Bags, Traks eta
The "China Mall," General Printers,
Publiekers and Bookbinders.
5. Wyndham btreet. Tel. Cen. 22.
Victoria Printing Press, Tel. 1999, Printers, Pubhabers, Bookbinders Stationers, hubber stamp Makers No. 2 Aguilar street.
Scales,
Mustard & Co., Connaught Road Ctl.
Ship Chandlers
Chung Fooh, 70 Connaught Nd. Ctl.
First floor. Tel, Contra) 839, Shipchandler, btevedores and Compradore.
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Wang Kee & Co., Bhipchendlers, Compradores, htevedores & Coni Berthaus, Ballast & Pilot supply. No. 36 4 37. Connaught hond, 16. Central No. 941
Bhipowners
Man Wiig 8. §. Co, Ltd.,
38 Boi bem Eirand West. Tei, Cen. 1710
Repular Fortnightly service Hongkong and Haiphong vis Hoihow
6.5. "Haitan.
Thai Thuan S. 8. Co. Ltd.,
147 Wing Lok Street, Eaer, Tel Cen 93
Bt.Deiwent 8. "Ecarben
between Bougkong ani Balgow
Shoemakers Jam Kee, Dealer in Bewing Machines
and Accessories, Boot & Shoe Maker.
7 Fottinger Street.
WONG SIU WOON
BOOTS, SHOES & SLIPPERS FOR LADIES, GENTS "& CHILDREN, BEST DEFIGNS, PALIT » MYOFRATE
JL, POTTIROLE ST., PER 50 2474
Bilk Stores.
D. Chellarai Royal Be Store Son Queenivad: Central, eatin trepo de Chine, Georgette and Broende vilk
Poknomial, Bros., 50, Queen's Ed. O.
Tailors
ab You Colors, Draper & Ont
Bites, but à 1 ♪ thing, - Buits mosda to sender 50, 74,. Queen's Bond Cenient fol Central No. 1890.
Bing Cheong,
Troiano Gentlemens Tallor. 24. Wynulem Street, Ind door.
Tobaccos, Cigaretten.
British? )merican Tobacco Co. * (China), Ltd. 15-19 Connaught Road.
Eypewriters, Eto,
Bustard & Co., Cornaught, Boad Ctl.
MWine & Spirit Merchants:
wan Tyo, General Starpkorgier, ffline Spirit: Merchant
"No, 109, Queen's Rond Central
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CANTON ITEMS.
NEWS IN BRIEF,
To-day being the winter solution is a legal holiday in Canton, rud all government offices are closed. By order of the Canton Press Aerociation, no newspaper will be published.
According to local press reporte, many marriages are taking place in Canton daily, as this is a lucky your. The next will be a bad year, and those who do so then may run the risk of having no children to bless their homes, if the 'fortune tellers are correct.
About January 18 or 19 a party of American tourists conducted by the American Express Company will visit | Canton, according in information recently received there.
The price of frowood in Canton is till high, two dollars a picul. More than a hundred junks are up the North River awaiting some armed escort to accompany them to the city. Tho soldiers are asking forty cants protection fee a pical for helping them down, according to Kuok Wah Pao.
Young men who are looking to wed the inmates of the Chị Leang Show, (the Door of Hope), as institution managed by the police, will have to go through their courtship within twenty minutes, as now regulations will only allow a newly met pair to conversa | just that long. By grace of the lady inspector in charge, however, a further ten minutes may be given
Dr. Ernst Fachs, an eminent Vienna eye specialist, arrived in Cantor yesterday, and is the guest of Dr. H. B. Nottage of the Canton Christian College
To encourage those Cantonese women who are compoiled carn
their own living, a bigh class cooking school, will soon be opened at 159, Marn Fook Loo to instrust in the culinary art for which Canton is famous, says the Canton Times. It in the object of this school to кераго women cooks not only for domestic service but also for employment in large restauranta. Mayor Kim Chang of Canton is requesting the commissioner of police to draft rules to regulate the employ ment of women as waitresses in the Canton tesbouees and restaurants and to look into the conduct and character of the young women now being employed.
FRIDAY DECEMBER 22, 1982,
ENTERTAINMENTS.
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Hongkong's Most Modern and Coolest Picture Falnce, WEDNESDAY to FRIDAY, 3 Days Only..
5.18 Bed 9.15 p.m..
WILLIAM FOX presents BUCK JONES in
FIREBRAND TREVISON"
A Western Romance Of Lightning Sprud And Desperate Daring.
- 2.30 and 7.15 p.m.
KUTH CLIFFORD & JACK SHERRILL in "THE INVISIBLE RAY"
Episodes 3 and 4
Uanal Prices. Booking at the Theatre..
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
There are, says. the Englishman
Canton will have another modern savings bank under Chinese manage- ment on January S when the Ka Wab Savings Bank, Ltd., will formally open more ladies than over in Calcatta now driving motor cars. Chowringhee for business at Sai Hoo Hau, West is full of them up to the lunch hour, Band. The bank has a capital of $500,-
LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVALS.
Beanz Bee, (Tuen Kee) from Ran goon, Singapore.A27.
Ting Sang, (J. M. & Co.) from Shangbai, Swaton-Co's Wharf.
Kanin, B. & S.) from Canton, Swatow.-C14.
Serchuen, (B. & S1) from Canton,—
000, and its chief promoters are Ka aiter which, of course, the tennis Nam Tong and Nam Wah Real Estate courts hold them until the light fails
and dancing claims them, Company, financial societies owning much property and controlling already small savings of their members,
According to a communication
19. According to a statistical report of received. by a Manila shipping man
Chusen, (B. & S.) from Canton. the City Batean of Education Canton by the "President McKinley," the
Taikoo Dook. had in its government echools 6,123 two Shipping Board 502 President Wray Castle, (Dowell & Co.) from boya and 2,385 gida or a total of 7 608 Harrison" and "President Hayes" New York, Shanghai-Kowloon students; and 132 men and 114 are to be turned over to Swayne and Wharf. women or a total of 546 teachers; Hoyt, a San Francisco firm of oper City of York, (Bank Line) from besides 76 men and 18 women officers ators, for a service betwe u Pacifo London, Singapore-Hole's Wharf. of school administration. The city coast ports and the cast coast-of- spends for 1922 $243,200 on public; South America. school education. The school pro-
Party of the city is worth but By the China (Amendment) Order
$116,938.
in Council, 1921, which came into force on July 1, 1923, every British subject resident in China shall be
Pong Tong, (U. & Clarke) from Bangkok-037.
Calchas, (B. & 8.) from Yokohama, Shanghai-A5,
Al
Biollia, (F. & O.) Irom Shanghai.—
Bentomond, (Gibu Liv.) from Mid-
Taito Mazu, (N.-Y. K.) from Can- tom.-C49.
M, Consul General in Shanghai bat Ya Bang, (J. M. & Co.) from Can been advised that this provision inton B7. cludes masters and aromen serving on ships whose agreements commence and terminate in Chins, as they must be held to be resident in China.
Tengine, (Yes Tai Hong) from Wei Hai wei.-C38.5
Gorjistan. (China Mail) fmm Amoy, Swatow-AG
The telephone operators in Canton, because of lack of union and strength, bave not been able to have their registered at the Consulate of the Con- diesbrough, Singapore, Kowloon grievance adjusted, according to local aular District in which be resides, and Wharf. press agrnoy reports. The operators are asking for specie, payments of wages in view of the present deprecia- |tion of Provincial Bark notes.
The Canton residents as a whole will not mind the proposed strike of chaufeura, according to the ver nacular press. It is stated that all The Soviet flag, has been raised motor care are either serving the on the two Russian Volunteer Fleet officiale or joy riders, as their use vessels, which have been tied up in commercially or as regular transport Shanghai for the past two years. The Phan Samud, (B. & 8.) from Bang- ation facilities is not feasible at pro- Soviet fag raised over the two ships kok-C21. sent, because of shortage of milrage in port is red with. D.LG F.R. in geld and high cost of fare at Cantor. The letters in the corner of the fisg. The City Bureau of Public Utility is two Nussian ships bave boin the trying to require a band of $8,000 subjects of considerable litigation in from each chauffeur before a licence the International Mixed Court as wall| in iuued to excourage proper care on as dispaces between various factions of the part of these drivers.
Pussians claiming ownership.r.-
Kwangwah, (C. MS. N.) from Shanghai.-—-Co's Whari,
IZPARTURES.
Hong Hwa, (Bong Soon Hong) for Amoy, Swatow-Deo. 2255-
Kwangtah, (CMS.N.) for Shai ghai.
-Den, 22.3
Meator (B. & 8.)for London, Baigon Dec
Mariones, (B. & 8) for Glasgow,
-Dec. 22.
(Karya) for Haipho
Dr. T. C. Tong formerly manag, The North Borneo Official ing dinctor of the Shanghai Journal sin Gazette contains the following ap of Commerce was sentenced to three. pointmente: Mr. A. E. Hayhurst to years' imprisonment by the Sharghal be Buperintendent of the Government District Court. It may be reis- Cattle Farm; Mr. J. A. Stuart is bered that some time ago a girl com how-Dec: 23. appointed to be a Cadel, and Mr.mitted suicide on the premises othe 4. R Rivett to act as Financial Journal of Commerce, and alleg. 120V Tatoma Shanghai, D. Commissioner. The reue of His were made that hex suicide was in “Taloku Maro, (Kimura & Co.) Majesty's Exequatur to Mr. Ewei sume manner connected with opera, Singa Chib, the Consul General for China' in tions on a stock exchango in which, Borth Borneo, in also notified..
The latest mail to arrive in Ebang-
hai bas brought somewhat of a novelty, in the shape of a postal oder issued by the Irish: Free State,
Dr. Tong had interested himself. About midnight on November 11, while on bis way home from office, Tolg was arrested on a charge connected with the anioide by the Sin Chinese City authorities. Sentence
It is for four shillings, and is actually stated above has now been pro
an order sened by the British Post noticed, and Dr. Tong bus given Office but bearing the superscription the case has not received a fair hear notice of appeal on the ground that of the Free Biste, in this cass. I
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