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BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Alkali Manufacturers #runner, Mand & Co. (China), Ltd. Aibal Manufacturers.
Cal. Opus. 1890. -- 7, Queen's Rd. Central
auctioneers
Kughou & Hough-Coal Contractors General Anotioneers and Brokers.
Banks
The Bank of Canton, Ltd., Das Yax Road Central,
„The Bank of East, Asia, Ltd.,'
De Voeux Road Central, Hongkong.
Fitas Specie Bank, Ltd.
6, Duddell Street.
Che Chinese Merchants'Bank, Ltd,
Alexandra Bldgs, Chater Road
Building Contractors
Wing On & Co.
Buiging Contractors. 64, D'Aguilar Etrost. Tel Gon. 1587 Building Materials and Plumbing Supply
Les Kee, Building Contractor,
Dealer in Sanitary Appliances. 1 Fallington Street, fel, Cen. 1463
Manager. Loo In Cheung
Goal Merchants
Safian Mining Admin.(c/o Dodwoll & Co., Etd.) Colliery & steamship Owners Biteminons Coal, Coke, Firebricks.
4. Kimura & Do.
2, Connaught Road Central.
Kwong Hang & Co., Cual Morchants
Matting,
Cheong Lung, Dealer In Mats, Milk, Bice, dugar, etc., also Rattan and Twine, 30, Bonham Birand, East, Tol. Cen. 718, Mgr. Chung Two Thug
Merchants,
Asia Commercial & Development Co.. China Bank Buildings (3rd floor)il.2609
Gibbs, J & Co., Alexandra duliding,
Millinery
Madame Lily, Alexandra Building Latest models and creations from Paris in Frocks and Millinery.,
he Centre of Fabion."
Miners
Chium Commercial Co., Ltd, Minera, Importern and hxport. 54-60 Queen's Road Ct. Tal. Cen. 1901.
Hop Vick, Manganṣss Mining Co., Miners. 34, Queen's Road: Tal. Om. 1783
Modistes
Madame Flint,
31, Queen's Road Cen. Tel. Con, bag,
(latest Parisian modeist
Optician
The Hongkong Optical Co. Phone 1132. D3, Queen's tiond Central
N. Lazarus, Opticians.
Tel. Cep. 203. 18, Queen's Ed. Contra.
45 Les Voeux Rid. Cen. Tel. Cen. 2736 Photographera :
Matent & Co., 5 Queen's Road Central, Merchants. Coal Contractors and Bhipping Agente-Phone Cou. 1643.
Cotton Yarn 'Importers'
Techo Kabashiki Haisha,
Importers Cotton Yarn & Pisce Goode No. Mercantile Bank Bullding. Tal Cen. 3774 and 2308.
Juno Jealers
Kit Fat, Chinose Curios, Jedes, and Fine Art Porcelain, Splendid Collet too at Ancient Chinese Pictures e, Wyndham Street, Hongkong, cpposite Coronet Theatre
T
Cock Ring, Chinese Curios & Silver Warn
Dentist
Harry Jong. Dentist,
1st Boor, No. 74, Queen's Road Central, Tel. Central No, 1256,
Electrical Suppliers
The Globe Electrical Supply Ca
Electrical Suppliers & Contractors. ft, quoon's Rd. Central Tel. Cen. 3270
Sun Hing Go.. Electro-platers and Klectrical Contractors als Typewriter Sepairers, 10 Pottinger St. Tal. Cen, 3880
Engineers & Shipbuilders.
W. S. Balloy, & Co, Ltd.. Engineors & Shipbuildors, Kowloon Bay Faw Work & Repairs.
Call Flag "L
Glass Merchants
4. Llux & Co., hass Merchants, Forniture, Mirror and Chotus Marble Manufacturer, Eleno-plated, Glass and Crockery Warce and Photo dapples. 19. Qason a Road. Central. Tal. Central No. 1918. -
Importers & Exporters the Bros, & Co. Importers and Exporters and Coromiasion Agents.
Des Voeux Bond
The Hongkong Impert Co.,
Importers and Exporters.com
Wal. Cenz 3067, 31, Queen's Road Central'
£wway *on & Co., 59 qoem's twed Central, Re Chi Cheng (Manager), Krong King Him (Amt.) Tel Cen, 3lbs. |
Mondo "Trading Co.,
Importars and Pxporters, NIKKO Japanese fan art euros,
"sa quem'" Roud Ct). Tel. Gen. 1169
ضمن سبها
97-8-99 Queen's Hood Ventral. General Starokeepers, Wine & Cigar Merebants, Beneral Importer, Exporters of Chinese Prodbes. Tab Central 35
· Fate}} # Co, P. Q. Bou 516.
Land & Estate Agenta
Pan Yish Cha, Land & Estate agonis)
TEL Central 911-1907,
35, Queen's Fond Ventral.
Leather Goodis
HARE KANN Hakenso Co.,
17 Best ankort of Lostbar Buttons,
Hand Bags, Pursen Balta, ota. 3.
13 Postinuer 667 206 Queen's EE OL
PIM AM, Menefactoror
Lunes, ¿Handbags, år "Losáhor
HR Quemily, Fond”
Tol, Central,
Meo Chenny, khotographer.
23. house trout,
Beaconfteld Arcade (Brauch), Developing & Printing undertaken.
Providers,
Yoo Hing Tomy & Co. Dealers in For Goods, New Shoes Choco- Jutts, Noft Felt Bata, Fipe, Wool Doces, Sweater Dingluta, Tres, Razor $4, Pottinger Street Tel Cen. 2016
Printers
The "China Mall." General Printers,
Publisbars and Bookbinders.
, Wyndham Street. Tol. Com. t.
Victoria Printing Press, Tel. 1989, Framers, Publishers, bookbinders Stationers, Kabber stamp Makwan No. 1 L'Aguilar istrest,
Scales.
Mustard & Ja, Connaught Road Ctl.
Ship Chandlers
Chung Took, 78 Connaught Rd. ci
First floor. Tel: Central-638. Shipchandler, teiegores and Compradore.
Wang See & Co. Shipetundlars,
Compadres, lovedores & Com Biercīmēts, Ballast & Pilot apply. NO. 3 & ST, Lonnaught Road," "Tük Central No. 948.
Shipownere
Man Wing . 6. Co., Ltd.,
36 Boubam Strand West. Tai, Can. 1710 Regular Fortnightly Bervic Bougkong and
hong in Holbow'
3.B
Thai Thuan S. 8. Co., Ltd.
147 Wing Lok Btreet, Eart. Tel. Com 93
5.3. "Derwent 55.Bourbou
between Hongkong and Baigon.
Shoemakera Jam Kee, Dealer in Sowing Machines and Accessories, Book & Shoe Maker.
7 Pottinger Street.
BUGES, SHOEDO SLIPPERS FUR LAVES, GEMS CHILDREN, BEST OFSIONS, PRICE » MIGARATE Poza, Pataa sil mu wa 274
Silk Stores.
D. Chellaram-Royal Silk Store. 36a Queen's Road Central, Satin Crepe do China, Georgette and Brocade Bilka. ;;
Falsamull Broa, 38, Queen's Fä. C." :
Tailors
48 Tenng, Tallory, Drspurs à Ost- fitters, Hat & Clothing, Sxits made to order. No. 174, Queen's. Bond A. Central, Tal. Central Ea, RED,
King: Cheong,
-Ladies' and Gentlemens Tailor.
B4. Wyndham Street, Ind Hosé,
Tobaccos, Cigarettes. British American Tebacos" Ce.
•*}}Ltd@15-1# Connaught Road,
·WEATHER REPORT:
THE CHINA MAIL.
December 28d. 10h 10m.-Warn ing to Hongkong Coast Ports, or Depression in Lat. 9 N. Long. 114 E. Aling up, position uncertain.".
Dec. 28d; 10h. 50m.-Pressure bas decreased considerably over. Japan moderately over the Loooboos, and slightly from S. Formosa to N. Luzon. It has inoressed moderately at Biang- bai and slightly over Indo-Ching,
An anticyclone has formed ovor Chins, and a depression over Japan,
The depression in the 8, China Ben appears to be filling up.
Fresh monsoon may be expected along the const of China and over the N. Chian Sea,
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 BODIE ending at 10 am to-day, 0-60 inc. Total since January Jet, 6944 inche against an average of 13.03 inches,
Forecast for the 24 hours ending a1 noon on Décamt er 29, 1941.
1-Formora Channel. N.E fresh,
winde.
-South coast of China between Hongkong and. Lamonks. N.E. wilt, moderate; Anc.]
3-Hongkong to Clas Rock. N.E. winds, moderate; fine.
-Boat Los of China batera. dongkoor and Hainan. N.E. winds, moder te; fine.
ROYAL OBENRYATORY, BONGIOPIA
DAILY WEATHER REPOR
DECEMBER 28, 1999.-.m
*ation
Temperatures
Humidity.
Vi'divostock, & 29.01 10 Vorarb
Hakodate
5,28,65
29.84
Tokio Tocht
20.0)
-29.81-
Yagasaki...!
29.90
Xazoshima.
* A2
29.09
Tab....
29.93
29.06
30.08
shi'jton .....! Joulu Island. Foihalwei 'cbook ..
laklang... bisogeba Shanghai Tatila.... Sharp Pk...
tuntow...
falhoko ...
Taicht Tainen... Korbun Perovfores Cauton.. Hoarkong Gap Rock HACAD... Wuebow. Pathol ...
Holbor
#
10.00 59 30.01 50 28.95 61 20.92 66
30.00 63. - 30,00 35 40 30.03 82 51 30.01
2993, 81 19
Phullen. 7. 80 10
0. St. Jame
#
1 parti.... Dagupan.. Manila...... Legaspi Tacloban. Qo'lo.....
*20.84 arigso
m4,20 29.84 Tar
• Gabuso
4.47
6 n. 29.82 80.
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The General Post Office will be open on Monday, the Ist January, from 8 a.m. to 9 km. only.
There will be one collection and one delivery of Crdinary and Correspondence aa on Sunday and one delivery of Registered Correspondeica at 9 a..
The Money Order Office will be entirely closed.
to 8
The District Post Offices will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 5p.m. 3 p.m., with the arception of Row'con ffice, which will be open from 8 a.m. to a.m. only, and Bheung an OEco which will be open from 8a.m. to 9 a., and from 5.30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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THEY NEVER LAUGH;
MOST SOLEMN TRIBE IN THE WORLD.
HALL, LAW & 00.
10, Des Voeux Road Central.
on the earth know nothing of sensation of laughter.
A scientist, who recently journeyed to Ceylon for the purpos vestigating this question, persuaded some of them to permit him to tickle?- Laughter, and the faculty of being them in the ribe and in the middle of merry and bright, are gifts of the their feet with straws, and never gods to a world in which there is not caught even the flicker of a smile on too much sunshine at any time, their:ces, nor did he ever succeed in- Bat this gift according to the ipaking one of them qairm and langh scientists who know all about these Blood during the operation, subjects, has been denied to the Another strange thing abut the 10.30 Veddas, the aboriginal inhabitants of Veddan, and on which may possibly,
Ceylon (says the Pall Mall.) It is the be connected with their lack of bun only people in the world who never pur, in the fact that every one of them laugh, and in consequence they are is a George Washington, unable to thin and flabby folk, and a fat-man tell a lie or to conceive of anyone else Among the Veddas should be an ex telling & lies.
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FRIDA JANUARY Rowslow, Amoy, and Foecho.. kemanusian qua
traordinary night for ad eyes. They cannot even believe, that say traveller who has studied the early one would take the property of any races in Ceylon give some interesting one else and association with elvilies particulars about this curious tribe. tion has falled to convince them tha
For nearly 2,000 years, according it in your
to the best chronicles, these people,
With
now almost extinct, have preserved this-th
the same characteristics, and no one, gentle,
so far as history reveals, has even wives without any
FOFA & smile on the face of one of and are faithful and constant to
them or heard a laugh while in their supporting them to death, section of Ceylon.
↑ The Voddan are divided into thrre distinct groupe, the rook Veddan, who dwell almost entirely among Me Bintanne jungles in caves or clefts in the rock bringing down bata, owls, crown,!
ilch constitute their princi
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