BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Banks
The Bank of Canton, Ltd., Dos Year Road Contrai.
The Bank of East Asia, Ltd.,
De Voeux Road Central, Hongkong.
China Spacie Bank, Ltd.
& Daddall Street.-
The Chinese Merchants' Dank, Ltd,
Alexandra Bldgs., Chster Road
Building Contractors Wing On & Co.
Building Contractors.
54, D'Aquilar Etroot. Tel Con. 1507
Coal Merchants
Callan Hiring Admin.(c) Dodwell & Co., Ltd. Colllery & owamahip Owborn. Biteminens Coal, Coke, Firebricks.
E. Kimura & Co.
2, Connaught Road Central
Kwong Hang & Co., Oval Merchants i 43 Des Voeux Bd. Cen. Tel. Cen. 2788
Mateni & Co., 5 Queen's Road Central, Merchants Coal Contractors and Shipping Agente-Fbore Con. 1543.
Cotton Yarn. Importers
dosha Kabashiki Kalsha.
Importers Oatton Yarn & Piece Goode; No. 7 Morcantile Bank Buliding. Tel Con. £774 and 1908
Curio Dealers
Kit Fat, Chinado Corice, Jadee, and Fine Art Porcelain, Splendid Collet- love of Ancient Chinese Pictures. e, Wyndham Street, Hongkong. cpposite Coronet Theatre
Gack Hing, Chinese Curios & Silver Ware
Dentist
/
Barry Tong, Dentist,
1st Boor, No. 74, Queen's Road Central, Tel. Central No. 1585,
Electrical Suppliers
Gun Hing Co., Electro-plater and Bloctrical Contractors alan Typewriter Repair. 10 Pettinger fit. Tel Cen, 8580
Engineers & Shipbuilders.
W. 8. Bailey & Co. Ltd.. Engineers & Shipbuilders, Kowloon Bay Naw-Work & Repair.
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Giass Merchants
▲ Lag & Co., Glass Merchants," Faltors, Mirror Bad Centon Marble Manufacturer, Electro-plated, Claes and Crockery Wares and Photo Sappia. 19, Queene Road Central, Tel. Central No. 1910.
Hotels
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Palace Hotel, Kowloon-Corner at Haiphong and Haukow Roads Few: minutes from ferry.
Importers & Exporters
Modistes
Madame Flint,
81, Queen's Road Con. Tol. Com. 689.
(latest Parisian modele)
Optician
The Hongkong Optical Co. Phone 2223.
43, Queen's Road Central;
N. Lasarus, Upticians,"
ODDS AND ENDS.
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Tol. Cep. 30. 12, Queen's Ed. Centrs strange significanos, for "Brit" or
Photographers
Moe Cheung, Photographer.
$8, Ice House Street,
* Besconfald Arcado (Branch), Developing & Printing undertaken.
Providers,
Yen Hing Tom Go, Deslora to Foreign Gooda, New Shoes, Chooo- laten, Soft Falt Hats, Pipe, Wool Books, Sweater Binglets, Tico, Racor Phda
24, Pottinger Street Tel Cen 2016
Printers
The "China Mall," General Printers,
Publishers and Bookinders.
5. Wyndham Street. Tel. Ven. 1
Scales.
Mustard & Co., Connaught Road Ctl.
Ship Chandlers
Chung Jook, 78 Connaught Rd. Otl.
First floor. Tel. Central 039, Shipebandler, Etovodures and Compradore.
Wang Kee & Co. Shipchindlers, Compradores, Stevedores & Cond Merchants, Ha aat & Pilot supply, No. 26 & 37, Connaught Road, Tel. Central No. 94th
Shipowners
Man Wing 8. 8. Co., Ltd.,
38 Bonham Strand West, Tel, Con. 1710
Regular Fortnightly Bervice Hongkong and
4. "Baitana Holbo
Thai Than B. 8. Con ti
147 Wing Lok Street, East Tal. Can. 33 nia. "DerwentTM 0,5. “Bourbon*** between Hongkong and Saigon
Shoemakers.
Jam Kos, Dealer in Bewing Machines
and Accessories, Boot & Shoe Maker.
7 Pottinger Street
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BOOTS, SHOES & SLIPPERS FOR LADIES, GESTS & CHILDREN; BEST DESIGNS, PRICES MODERATE
ZE, POPFINGER-ST. PHONE NO.
Silk Stores.
D. Chellaram.-Royal Silk Store. 365 Queen's Road Contral, Satin Orepe de Chine. Goorgetic and. Brocade Blikk.
Che Bros. & Co., Imports and Pohoomall Bros., 36, Queen'e Rd. O.
Exporters and Commission Agents.
Des Voeux Road.
The Hongkong Import Op., Importers and Exporters.
Thi. Oon. 3057, 37, Quem's Road Central.
Kwong Jun & Co., 68 Queen's bond Central, Ko Chi Chung (Manager), Kwong King Him (Asst.) Tel Con. 310k
Manda Trading Co...
Importers and Exporters,
NIKKO-Japanese fire art curios,
Queen" Bood Ctl. Tel. Cen. 1259
Nam Hing Loung
87-8-99 Quoe's Road Veutral.
Tailors
Ah
Hongkong Tailoring Co.
Ladice' and Gent's Tailors,
10, D'Aguilar Stroot, Now Materials of wil descriptions. Tel. Cent 9880
Young, Tallons, Drapers & Cut fitters, Hat & Clothing, Suits made to order. No., 74, Queen's Road Central. Tel Central No. 230.
Sing Cheong
Ladies' and Gentlemans Tallor. 24. Wyndham Street, 2nd floor.
General Storekeepers, Wins & Ciga Tobaccos, Cigarettes,
Merebante, General
Importers,
Exporters of Chinese Produce Tel: Central 351.
www.
Patell & Co., P. O. Box 316.
Land & Estate â g ›nts
un Ylok Cho, Land & Katate agents
Tal. Central 911-1087,
35, Queen's Road Uentral.
Leather Goods:
Ham Kang Sultonsa Co.,
Best makers of Leather Baltonnes.
Hard Bags, Purses, Belts, etc,
13 Pottinger St., 208 Queen's Ed. Ct.
and 28 Hillier 86.
British American Tobacco Co. (China), Ltd, 16-19 Connaught Road,
Typewriters, Eto.· Mustard & Co., Connaught Boad CtL
Wine & Spirit Merchants
Ewan Tye, Gmerai Storaksuper.
Wine & Spirit Marcbant: No. 109, Queen's Hood Centrs,
TOTI CE
Pa Hing, 184 Des Voeux Road. Mann HIGH CLASS PRINTING
Zastarorn of Leather Sušičssaa, Band
Bags, Tiruko sÍS.
Merchants,
Asia Commercial & Development Co---
China Bank Buildings (3rd floor)Tel. 3609
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WORLD THEATRE
Phone. 1337
Herr Stinnes is now well in- tha limelight, and I fancy, likely to be more so in the near future, baya a Home paper writer. 'He is an un-` pleasant looking man with an air of ruthlessnes that fits in well with his- character for "getting things done.” Thoroughness is bis fetiab, and I recall that some years ago be made sparoual tour of the industrial districts of England, Scotland, and Wales, to "ses for himself" the con- ditions of labour and the position of the coal and steel business. What bo saw impressed him unfavourably— from his point of view. For he want back to Germany and told his cab- ordinates that they would have to back up if they wished to undermine the coal and stoel trade of this country. He has his streaks of
REGISTERED and PARUEL MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier than the humanity, however, beneath the hard tins given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to plona exterior. His sensitiveness to suffer-st or before 9 a.m. registered and parcel mails are closed at 5 pm. on the ing is well known, and, he distributes previous day. a large sum of money to relieve hard cases of poverty. But his charities are managed with uncanny thoroughness, and he does not allow himself to be "done" by cadgars.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 1. Shanghal
FRIDAY,
2 MARCH Shaugial..... kivaNanchang EUROPE vis Bues (Letters only) Landon 1st Fob.......Eurybates
SATURDAY, MARCH 9.
Haiphong
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MONDAY MARCH 5... EUROPE via Suor (Papers only) London 1st Feb.......Toyobashi Maru
A clever American woman has in. vented a method of making flowers out of white doth painted in water- colour. The effects obtained aro said to be marvellous, the Daily Chronoile tella as. The inventor is apparently going to train pupils for this work, an an exhibition of her artistia results created an enormous demand for these flowers as trimmings on beautiful and exclusive frocks. There is also an opening for Saigon...sente delightful headdresses, and again swato
Raigon.. these flowers could be used for adorn-washow and Samsbula...
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THURSDAY, MARCH
1 p..
8 pm,
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4 p.m.
4.30 p.m. 5 p.m..
ing the fashionable wide waist-esses Bhanghai.edu u Glapluco.
and
olten Philippine - Irlanda, "Shangbai, JADAR, Honolulu, Canada, U.R.A. · Central and Sonth. Amerios & EUROPE VIL BAN FRANUIS00-due Ban. Francisco 28th Har. Farosis &'n.m, on Friday Re glatation 1.15 p.m. Letters .. President Linold
Bangkok
FRIDAY,
MARCH
hatbands DOW decorated with sprays and bunchesk of flowers made of `silk. |···· The great charm and beauty. of the "Gloria Fiors," as this now sit is ramed, is that the flowers havÓR peculiar charm of freshness in their Shanghalan: Dairen beauty and arrest attention by their | Swatow, Appy and Foochow wonderful similarity to nature. The fustow Kid Amry usagisten mere remansitat leaves look as it bending in the breeze Shanghai
Philippine Islands ............... and the flowers seem to be actually Pakhoi blooming in their original beauty: Falcon Orchids are amongst the most sucOSSI- Jal of the varieties portrayed; but tulips, jonquills, lilies, violets, roses each other in colour and beauty. and deblias all appeared to vis with
Flowers Losing Scent.
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2:
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Esgue Mirasaan 8.30 amp- Helghing Noc Borjistán mire. 2 Þ.E. Preddent Grant...his 3.80.p.m. Shantung ..................eenmai & pin Hei Ping. §. p. Haiyang "I p., MARCH 8.
Derwent wrote 8 5.134.
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Leng 8.20.00. Tjiliwong
Klungehow and Haiphong.
are via Batavia Straits, Bangkok, Ceylon, Mauridus, L. Mar- que. South Africa, India via Dhanush Lodi, Bombay and ADEN...................... Sizilia Phillppine Islanda, Sandakan AUSTRALIA And New Zealand vis Thursday· Island ➡due Thursday Inland 186h Mar. Begia tration 9:15 a.m. Lettere 10.80
Extern SUNDAY, MARCH 4.
...10a.m.
Pakholtamostan van. 9 thtl..
Raija Mary YOOOAD
MONDAY,
MARCH 6.
Ia science destroying the sent of the sweetsmelling old English flowers! aaka the Montreal Witness, For instance, the old-fashioned mask has Saigon. completely lost its characteristicato, Amoy and Bociang
Kiangahow and Pakbo odour. This is declared to be đua tổ orous-fertilisation. The fragrance of Haiphong flowers in means of attracting Philippine Islanda
Shanghai insecte for fertilising, and therefore if a plant loses its scent it will have no attraction for inventa, and will eventually die out. The florist's object is to improve the fower in oplouring, eïze, and substance> He does the fertilisation for it. There fore it does not worry about the arquisite perfume. The common roses are very sweet anelling, but if one goes to a flower show it is notice
Nanchang
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98.10.
8.30 am.
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Manjare, Bouth Africa, -IA Dhanushkodi, Aden. Ewypt & EUROPE wis MARSEILLET-dos. - Marseilles 7th April. Parcels Har, 8th 5 p.is. On Wodzonday 7th Reglaization 1. 18. p.m. -
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on Wednesday 7th. Letters Hamilton Moren", Straita and Calcutta Namsang
WEDNESDAY. MARCH
FRIDAY, MARCH 9.
TUESDAY,
able that very few of the roses, often swatow, Amoy and Fooch Hadhong.........
most wonderful to look at, have
any perfume at all. Florists do away. Bandakan
with the scent of a flower by Judrėnas. ing its colour and size, and all the aner. gy of the plants is used in making up This extra substance. The cultivated plant Ends it does not need to per- petuats itself by attracting insects, as iman does not waste time and labour pro facing perfume not required,
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to the botel in London she found her husband was not there. A few months later she and her mother went to New Zealand. They came back in a year, and she tried with- A secret marriage, which was fol-out success to trace her husband. lowed by a separation from her Bubeequently she met him by acci husband the same day, was rendent in London, and he told her tioned by Mrs. Fanny Attwell Mar- he was at the Mitre Hotel, Oxford. interested in 1014 in the letters on shall Vort, of Sealord; Burex, She naked what was to happen to salcemanship which Eyetinge con making for a decree of restitution of them, and he replied that ho did tributed to a trade magazine from, conjugal rights against her husband, not know. She saw no more, of his prison cell."
Charles James Vertrag him until 1922, when be came to Mrs. Vert said she made her hus London at her request,” but again She sent to him on order for a band's acquaintance in 1908, while she could get no entisfactory reply series of advertising circulars for she and her mother, were staying at from him regarding the future her business, and, after exchanging Bailey's Hotel, Gloucester-rood, A restitution decree was
That scent in Nature's means of fer EX-CONVICT'S NEW “LIFE tilisation is proved by the fact that flowers that are wind-fertilised," or attract insects by their brillisat Louis Victor, Bystinge, after many letters with the prisoner, pro- 8. W. He was in the botal office colouring, have no scent. A certain serving 10 years of a life sentence waised to marry him if he obtained They were married on December 14 Gibbs, 3 & Co., Alexandra Building 800K8 & PAMPHLETSASPECIALTY kind of large water lily only gives in Arizona State prison for murder pardod, When pandoned on Janu of that year, the ceremony being a
forth perfume during the period of and forgery, received a pardon on ary 1 Eystinge went to Hollywood, secret one, as she did not wish her An octopus, measuring 12 Inchon Millinery
fertilisation. Aram lilies give forth New Year's Day,
the alm-producing centre, where mother to know of it. Upon the agrom the body and with tentacles 2 a scent which attraate bluebottles and A romance,, which
severs of his soemribs, written, in
day of the marriage she and her feet long, hat bein, caught, by twở fice, and when they have captured years ago as a result of his jail are being filmed. He then mother went to Southsea, remain boya named Carling at Bhorehuen, enough of these insects the perfume correspondence on advertising, cull came to New York to accept a posting three months, and on returning | Sasser fades away." If man oputinuminated in his marriage to Mind an advertising sales promotion fortilte flowers they will loss - the Pauline Tr Diver, at Greenwich, manager in a Fifth-avendo firm
I have pocalted another life sem necessity for producing pertam If Connecticut. deliver they are left in their natural state Mina Diver is the owner of an lence” be happily observed to the
they will continue to do so ds of old.
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