BUSINESS
Banka
“The Bank of Canton, Ltd., Des Your Road Central,
Tine Spreia Bank, Ltd. 4, Daddell Street.
TheChinese Merchants' Bank,Ltd,
Alexandra Bldg., Chater Road
Building Contractors
Wing On & Co.
Building Contractors.
DIRECTORY
Photographers
Mee Cheung, Photographer,
28, Ios House Street,
7 Beaconfeld Aroads (Branch) Developing & Printing undertaken.
Printers
The "Chinn. Mali," Genoral Printers,
Publishers and Bookbinders.
B, Wyndham Street. Tel. Cen. 11.
Scales.
Mustard & Jo., Connaught Road Ct).
64, D'Aguilar Etreet. Tel. Cen. 189 Ship Chandlers Jual MerchantsTM-
Ter Mixing Admin.(c/o Dodwoll&Ca,; Ltd.), Colliory & Steamship Owners. Bitaminsan Coal, Coko, Firebricks.
Kimura & Co,
t, Connaught Road Central. Eweng Hang & Co, Coal Merchanta 43 Des Voeux Rd. Cen. Tel Cen. 2736
· Ettaxi & Co, & Queen's Road Central, Herchants, Coal Contractors and Shipping Agents-Phons Cea. 1643.
Fatton Yarn Importers Kocha Kabushiki Kafshe,
Importere Cotton Yarn & Piece Goods; No. 7 Mercantile Bank Building. Tel. Gen. 1774 and 2908
Curio Jealers
Lack Wing, Chiasso Curios &ĮBilvar Ware
Dentist
Carry Yang, Duntist,
fat floor, No. 74. Quoon's Rosd Central, Tel. Contral No. 1255,
Flectrical Suppliers
Ming Co., Electroplaters nod Linetrical Contractors also Typewriter topairers. 10 Pottinger St. Tel. Cen. 3680
Engineers & Shipbuilders.
W. S. Bailey & Co., Ltd.. Engineers & shipbuilders, Kowloon Bay New Work & Repaira
Call Flag",
alass Merchants
L King & Co.,
Glase Merchants,
Furniture, Mirror and Canton Marble Manufacturer, Electro-plated, Glass ind Crockery Wares and Photo Juppites, 19, Qorens Road Central. fal, Central No. 1219.
Hotels
Palace Hotel. Kowloon-Corner of
Chung Fook, 78 Connaught Rd. Otl
First floor. "Tel. Central 649. Shipchandler, Stovedores. and Compradoro.
Wang Hee & Co., Shipchi adlere, Compradores, Stevedore & Conl Morchatta, Ea ast & Pilot supply. No. 3837, Connaught Roid,” Täl, Contral No. 945.
Shipowners
Man Wing S. 8. Co., Ltd.
38 Bonham Strand West. Tel. Cen. 1719 Regular Fortnightly Service Hongkong
and Haiphong via Bolhon
B. "Haitan.
Thai Thane B., B.Co. Ltd.,
147 Wing Lok Stroot, East, Tel, CALL 93
9.8. "Derwent" 08. "Bourbon
between Hongkong and Salzoni
Shoemakers
Jam Kee, Dealer In Sewing Machinee
and Accessorios, Boot & Shoe Maker.
7 Pottinger Street.
WONG SIU WOON
BOOTS, SHOES & SLIPPERS FOR LADIES, CENTS
& CHILDREN, BEST DESIGNS, PRICES MODERATE.
21, POTTINGLA ST., PHÍONE JAMA,
Bilk Stores.
D. Chellaram. – Royal Silk Store. 36a Queen's Road Central, Eatin Crepe de Chine, Georgette and Brocade Bilka.
Pohoomall Bron, 38, Queen's Rd. C.
Tailors
Hongkong Tailoring Co.
Ladies' and Gant's Tailors,
lc, D'Aguilar Street. New Mutorials
of all descriptions. Tel. Cent!. 1930.
Ah Young, Tallors, Drapers & Out
Etters, Hat & Clothing, Suits made to order. No. 74, Queen's Road Central, Tol. Central No. 2830.
Sing Cheong,
*
A Ladies' and Gentlemens Tailor. 24. Wyndham Street, 2nd floor.
Haiphong and Hankow Ronds. Few Tobaccos, Cigarettes.
minutes from ferry.
Importers & Exporters
British American' Tobacco Co. (China), Ltd. 16-19 Connaught Road. Typewriters, Etc.
Uke Bros. & Co., Importers and | Mustard & Co., Cornaught Road Ctl.
Exporters and Commission Agonte.
Des Voeux Road.
Kweng fun & Co.. 66 Queen's twad Central Ko Chi Chung (Manager), wong King Him (Asst.) Tel Cen. $169.
Koonda Trading Co..
Importers and Exporters, NIKKO-Japanese Blue art cartus,
27 Queen Road Cil. Tel. Cen, 1959
stam Bing Loong,
97-8-99 Queen's Road Veutral. General Storekeepers, Wine & Cigar General Merchants,
Importere, Exporters of Chinese Produce. Tel. Contral 951.
(Patell & Co., P. 0. Fox 318.
Land & Estate Agents
yan Vick Oho, Land & Estate agents
Tel. Contral 911-1987.
25, Queen's Road Central.
Leather Goods
dam Kang Suitesse Co.,
Best makers of Leather Buitcazes, Hand Bags, Purses, Balts, etc. Pattinger Bt., 208 Queen's Rul. Ct.
cod 28 Hiller 38t
do Hing, 124 Des Voeux Road. Manu: Lacturers of Leather Suitcases, Bard Bags, Trunka atc,
Merchants,
Asia Commercial & Development Co- bina Bork Buildings(3rd floor) Tel. 3009
alshs, J & Co, Alexandra Building.
Millinery
Madame LilyAlexandra Building Latest models and creat ons, from Paris in Frocks and Millinery, "The Centre of Fashion.
Minerk
Wine & Spirit Merchants
Kwan Tye, General Stozak Lapar
Wine & Spirit Merchant.
No. 102, Queen's Road Centr
FARES FOR PUBLIC VEHICLES.
The fares prescribed for public vehicles are as follows:
L-In the Eiland of Hongkong. Caine.
Rond and Lower Levels, and in Kouloan, and New Kowloon,
RIGISRAS.
five minutos.Övekursai pe & conte fon minutes,
Ftarter hour, capionemia
alf hour,...
| Ine hour,
10
7ery Subsequent boor......20
新
1 the jinrickaha bo. engaged within the city of Victoria, and be dis
harged outside the Western part of the City of Victoria after 9 p.m., or be dis harged to the East of Bay View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City if Victoria after a p.m., an extes hal! fare shall be chargeabls.
For 2 or 3 drivers the fare is double or treble respectively.
In the Hut District, Ten minutes.
24 Quarter hour.........
15 cents.
15
Hall boer, 30 One hour...estat
FB 11-In the New Territorias» By arrangement with the proprietors through the Police.
1-Lower Levels
With Bearers With 4 Bsavefi,
10 conta
Ten minutes Quarter hour.
20 centa
15.
30
21
W
EX
40
alt hou, 25 One hour 35 Every embeoquent
hour $5
1 II, HUI District"
With Bearers With 4 Bearers.
40
Ten minutes, 15 cent
30 cents
Quarter book,... 20
#t
ab.
60
One hour, Every subsequent
32
80
bear
D $5
40
china” Commercial · Co., Ltd. Half hour,.......
Miners, Importers and Exportere 44-56 Queen's Road Ct. Tai Con, 2x.
Modistes
Madame Flint.
31, Queen's Road Cen. Tal. Can. 689
"(laten) P-zislan ni žele)
Optician
Take Care of Yourself.
If you want a clear head and good. digestion you must not let you bowals become cloaged with pronous waste from the body, na is always the case when von beogous censtiesfed--Pym food, an abundance of water and plenty. of outdoor exercise should. koop your should take Chamberlains Tablets, They cause a gentle movement of their hawels and are easy and pleasant to take. For sale by all Chemists and
gho Kengkong Optival Co. Phone 9181. | howels regular. "When that fails you
22: 43, Quem's Bood Centrall
vid.ckmenean, Optialang.
Ca ri in Duch Em Beats. Etorekuspen
· WEATHER REPORT.
·April 23d, 10h, 53m.-Pressure is highest over N.E. China. It has increased slightly at Shanghai and Wladivostock. It has decreased moderately at Haiphong and slightly from Hongkong to the Loochoos. It is nearly stationary. over the Philippines.
There are indications of a de pression to the South-east of the Loochoos.
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 houre onding at 10 am. to-day, 0·00 toch Total sinos January 1st, 991 inches against an average of 10-04 Inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending wi noon on April 24, 1923.
1-Formon Channel, N.E. winds. moderate; overcast, rein, fog.
1-Boush coast of Uhine between Hongkong and Lawocks." N.E, winds. moderate; overcast, rain, fog.
3.-Hongkong to Gap Book. N.E. winds, moderate; overcast, rain, fog.
4.—ticuth comes of Ubina besworn Hongkong and Hainao. NIE. winds, moderate; overcast, rain, fog.
ESTAD OMENYATUEN, HORIEK OPIO.
DAILY WEAKEN KOPURS
Station.
APRIL 13, 1929, -2.1.
Vidivostock
Hoar.
Wind.
at Ben Level.
Temperatura
Humidity.
Direct
0.91
Nemuro 5, 29.73 Hakodato.. 39.78
Tokio
Koch Sagas kl... Kagoshima Ochina. Nab (abijims
Sonin Island Welhalwol,
Н
-20.81
20 00
29.94
זן
4
Ichangu Kloklang
29.88
29 88
20.81
29.80
29.08
Ubangsha.. Shanghai... 30.04
Gutzlaff
30.05
Tharp Pk. 7. 29.88
Amoy
Iwatow
Tulbaka...
Pescadores.
». 29,60 s
..29.82
£0.82
99.81 73
Teicht
Talpaa
Kochen.... 29 R1
2+,82
29.60
99.79
23 79
23.79 73
Canton Hongkong Gap Rock Масло м Wachowa.
Pakhol.. Holbow
fhullen 7.327
Fourne...
NW
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE
REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND
PASSENGER SERVICES,
'MENTOR"
LONDON
SERVICE
(Direct)
7th May
14th May
London, Rotterdam and Diokirk London, Hull, Rotterdam & Hamburg
21ab. May
28th May
London, Rotterdam & Dunkirk London, Rotterdam and Hamburg
"FERSBUS"
* GLAUCUB”
"NELNUS"
LIVERPOOL
* TEUGER "
SERVICE
(Drost or vis Continental Porta)
" MIHRIONES " "ELFENOR”
1st May 2011 May
1st Jund
PACIFIC
Mlles, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow Genoa, Millan, Liverpool & Glasgow N'Hice, Havre, Liverpool d'Glugow
SERVICE
(via Kobe and Yokohama)
MUTTNDAREUS.”
* PROTESILAUS "
NEW
"ATREUS " "EURYLOCHUS"
"MEN" OR "
24th Apr.1 Victoria, Seattle and 14th Mayf Vancouver
YORK
SERVICE-
(via Suostor Panama)
Bik May
15th May
PASSENGER SERVICE
"TEIRESIAS"
"TEIRESIAS"
"SARFEDON "
"SARFEDON"
MONDAY, APRIL 23 1923
THE CORONET
at 230, 5.15, 7.15 &.8.15
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS
"THE NUT
THE STAR
st 5.30
THE HOUSE OF WHISPERS
* at 0.15
"INTOLERANCE"
With full orchestra
vía Suez.
WORLD THEATRE
yla Sacr.
7th May for Singapore & Lendon
1st June for Shanghai -
25th June for Singapore & London
9th July for Shangbai
4th Aug for Singapore, Marsailles & London For Freight and Fassage Rates and all Information Apply to:-
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
(John Swire & Bone Ltd.)
AGENTS,
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
REGISTERED and PARUEL MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where maile are advertised to close et ar before 9 .m. registered and parcel mails are closed at 5 pm on the previous day,
FROM
INWARD MAILS.
PIR
MONDAY, APRIL 23. EUROPE via Suez (Letters and Papers) London 22nd
Mar. and Parcele 14th Mar. LumarainNyanza Shanghai
- 23079...Obekiang TUESDAY, APRIL 31.
Bbangbai
Shanghai
0.St.James 19.73 Aparri Ba
Dagupan..
Shanghai
"19.76
29.73
Henils
Берапр Tacloban...
H
G4.20'28.74
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25.
administr
Australia and Manila .......
THURSDAY, APRIL 26,
Shanghai...... - Japan geridən-armen
Surigao
Manila...........saptanmadingmakes meie U.S.A. Japan and Shanghai
Yap 47 Laboan.6
78 94 NE
G.-W. JEFFRIK, Director. Hongkong Observatory, April 28, 1919,
1. BAROMETER, reduced to 38 degroo Fahrenheit, on the level of the Incher, tenthe and hundredths.
air
2. TEMPERATURE, to the shade to de grees Fabronhalk.
3. Hoviny, in percentage of exfur tion the humidity of air saturated th molature being 100.
4. Drection of Wind, to two points 5. FORCK or Wind, according Beadford Scale.
B. STATE OF WEATHER, b blas aky, detached cloud, d drizzling rain, foa g gloomy, h hall, lgbtaing, o overrat P parsing showers, q squa??, Frain, a snow a thunder ▾ visibility w dow, wet.
7. RAIN in Inches tenths and bud dredths.
· HONGKONG REGISTER.
1
Pretion on date w/ On date at? p..
ཚ་མn༠ཙྪི
1 p.m
10.82
£0.70
20 78
78
73
77
06
-BA
www
I
3
2
2
of
0,00
0.00
Barometer... Temperature Homidity Direction of Wind...... Force...*.*** Weather Rai
Wighest op n sir Temomators, on the 22nd-27 bowat span air Temperatura va ter sid7%
-T. F. CLAXTON, Director.
SATURDAY, APRIL 28.
.Mishiman Maru ....Bunning
..Boochow
..Taiyuan
Luchow .....Sado Maru ................ Pres. Jefferson
.Pres. Grant
EUROPE via Sues (Letters only) London 28th Mar.......Havre Marn
MONDAY, APRIL 30. Shanghai
OUTWARD MAILS.
For
Samabui
PIE
MONDAY, APRIL 25. Kat King TUESDAY, APRIL 24
Pakhoi Sandakan, AUSTRALIA and New Zealand via Thursday leland--dus Thursday Is- land 6th May. Registration 9.45 a.. Letters 10.30a.m.,
Philippine Islands and Reelung Hoibow and Haiphong. Swalow, Amoy and Foochow Japan
and VICTORIA B.C.-dao Victoris about 18th May Sandakan...?g=c+(1/2)
Swatow and Bangkok
Shanghai
Amuy
Philippine Islands ................. Samahut and Wachow Shanghai, Japan; Equoiała, *Caunda, U.B.Aer Content and South America & EUROPE vin SAN FRANCISCO-due Ean Fran cisco 17th May: Parcela 5 p.m.-Registra- tion 5 p.m. Lotters 6 pm
£
VIA
Paul Locat
Yonnad...SELSONNE
Victoria
TYMES
Taiyo Maruija.10 1.1. |
.10a.m. Halman Hsiching......
Noon
Tyodarona ..................... Noon.
1p.m Kwangchow........................... 2pan.
2.30 p.m. 2.30 p.m. 2.30 p.m.
Nyanza Szech eB Taming. Taiming
President Wilson WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, Straits, Ceylon, Mauritius, L. Mor- quee, South Africa, India via Dhanush Lodi,
EUROPE Egypt and MARSEILLE die Maraville 24th May. Registration 8.45 a.m. Letters f0,80 a]L +++༥ཅཡ༔བས་ Swatow and Bangkok. Batavia, Semarang and Scurabaya.......
E3watow, Amoy and Takao
PHONE,1337.
PHONE. 1337
Hongkong's Most Modern and Coolest Picture Palace.
MONDAY, 23ed and TUESDAY, Sith April.
-¡at 5.15 p.m. and 9.15 p.m.
EUGENE O'BRIEN
in
A FOOL and HIS MONEY
Chcets and Fendal Castles, Love, Romance sad I ots of Fan.
2.39 & 7.15, p.m.
Monday:"LIGHTNING BRYCE" (Final Epis.) Tuesday to Friday :—tet and God Epis. “THE RADIQ KING" The most amazing story of strange adventure evor soresned.
Usani Prices. Booking at the Theatre.
WHEN NOVELISTS NOD."
SOME AMUSING MISTAKES.
trousers
HOME TRADE.
MANCHESTER WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.
"Messrs. James F. Hatton & Co., Ltch, Manchester, reported as fol- lows on Wednesday, March 145-
Mr. Hugh Walpole has been much criticised of late for putting an archdeacon into trousers. I don't know what you are to call the things that go above an archdea- con's gaiters unless you call them American cotton has again been writes Mr. Archibald very strong and in the early part Marshall in a home paper. There of the week a further sharp advance would be something horsey, about was registered. This, however, "breeches," and probably Mr. brought out increased offerings Walpole chose his word deliberate- from speculative operators, with ly.
the result that 2 relapse to At any rate, nobody writing a the level of values ruling a week novel of which the scene is laid in ago has now taken place. At a cathedral city in which he was the same time, there has been no brought up could be unaware of evidence of weakness, the United the fact that an archdeacon takes States domestic demand being con- his walks abroad in gaiters, and tinued on a free scale, and the even if Mr. Walpole has made a strength of the spot markets is fully slip, which I doubt, it is only what maini ined. Buying of actual cot- 4 pm.
every novelist is apt to do in ton at Liverpool has been slightly matters of detail which he knows better, but it is still only op, a 9.30a.m. perfectly well.
small scale, and the possibility of Mr. Horace Annesley Vachell increased activity on the part once told me that in his famous of our local industry remains novel "The Hill" he was determina factor of some importance.. In ed to have no such slips in his pic-the Manchester market there has ture of an Eton and Harrow match again been quite a spurt' in the at Lord's.. Nobody knew the scene amount of actual business arrang or the procedure better than he did,, ed. This has not developed into but to take no risks, he submitted anything like substantial buying, his chapter to two great Harrow but there has certainly been evi cricketers. And between the three dence of fairly large requirements of them they left in two errors, which are still to be filled in the which were pointed out by scores near future, Buyers generally are,, of readers directly the book was in fact, showing more confidence, published.
and here is more înclination to pay People are always ready to point the prices now ruling. Both out your ignorance, and where it American and Egyptian yarns are is genuine ignorance, and not meeting with a fair enquiry and some curious oversight, as in the prices are unchanged to 44 per instance quoted above, it ought to 1b, higher. Spinners, especially of be avoided.
^ Americans, are making a very-Lew A novelist us ways of makingtermined effort at present to put a little knowledge go a long way. prices on a more profitable basis, as One would have said that Mr. W. they have for so long been noth- W. Jacobs knew all there was to ing short of disastrous. Stocks are know about sailing barges, but I to be reduced by drastic short have been told that he will not time working, and a definitely trust himself to describe the firmer tone is evident on this ac- hoisting of a sail........
count, Demand for India has again Whether this is true or not, it is increased and buyers show much quite possible to create an impress-less hesitancy about making pur- ion of knowing a great deal, If, for chases than has been the case your purposes, you work only upon for the last week, or two. what "you actually do know.If There has been buying you go beyond that you are almost of whites, dyed, printed and sure to make mistakes, and though fancy styles, and also a few greys. they may be of small account they For China both greys and whites will give the impression that you are in request, including buying know nothing at all; and your for the auction sales. Java and crictice will make haste to express Singapore: continue to make mis their contempt for you and all your cellaneous purchases and South works..
America has not been altogether Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, in his inactive, Inquiry for the Con book of stories" "Under the Red tinent has been promising, but Lamp" has an entertaining pas Egypt and the Near East are quiet sage about the diseases and-all-
4.30 p.m.
Mishima Maru Fooshing urinen 10,30 %.11. Cheriton Mar.10.30 a.m..
SUNDAY, APRIL 28.
FRIDAY, APRIL 27.
Hongkong, Observatory, April 23, 1913. Swatow, Amoy and Footh w..................
Shanghai, Japan, Cañada, United States Con- tral and South America and EUROPE vis VICTORIA B.C.-dus Victoria B.C. 17th May. Ship sails 28th Apr. 10a.m. Parcels 5 p.m. Registration 6 p.m. Let- ...tera 5 p.m.
HONGKONG TIME SIGNALS
The Time Ball on "Kowloon Signal Hill
Shanghai, deep matukio
Boehu Mar 8 B...
Haiberg ...
Noon
Promidént Jefferson SATURDAY, APRIL 26..
· Manilo Maru SUNDAY, APRIL (29,
in dropped daily at 10 am and 4 p.m..galow, Amoy and Koulung............... exospt on 8sterdays when it is dropped
at 10 am, and 1 p.m., and on Bundays Japin and Honolulu,............ and Holidays when it is dropped at ̧.
Tha Ball is holsted balf met at 55th minute and full mat at the 57th sainute.. Bhould the bail fail to drop at the correct time it will be lowered at f minutes past the hour wad the ordinary routine reposted at the following hour, [If possible!
Should the Time Ball be out of order the above soution will be carried out with the dag, ou the Storm Bigna comet,
**Tzie Bignals are also given at nigh by maunt the white champs OSBART vertically on the Obervatory wirek as
Java via Batavin.
Kaijo Maru Anyo Maru MONDAY, APRIL 30,
Titaroom
Halpbook, Balzon, Straits, Ceylon, Mauri- tins, Marques, South Africa, India vis Dhanushkodi, "ades, *Egypt &- *EOBOPE BARSEILLES dne Mar- seilles 3rd Juos. Registration 19.43 p.m. Lettera 1:30 p.m...
Paul Lecat WEDNESDAY, MAY, 2. Straits, Ceylon) Maurition, In Mler. Africa, Todla via
•ques, Mouthis Dhanushkodi, Aden, Bupt & EUROPE MARSEILLES-dae Marseilles Junge Farcele teh May 5 pm O Waddeedsy 2nd May. Registration Bay
TUESDAY MAS
From 8.58 to 9.00 pm. the lampa extinguished momentarily at the eve meconds, except at the Sail, Seth, with Swatow, Amoy and Foschow Band, and 54th of ech minute,sti,
The Hours refer to Hongkong Standard, tima (8 hours Fast of Greenwich.
respondascú bearing vessela namo
p.ni.
Bam
10.30 0.0
ments beloved hof, novelists. In
this matter I should recommend malady, and its symptoms.. my own practice, which is to con- The greatest mistake I ever made sult a physician. We must have was in a novel written over twenty our illnesses, and our convenient years ago, and it was pointed out deaths, and we may as well get to me only last year. Tean'ethink them right. Tell a friendly doctorwhy other people haven't spotted of any little detail you want to it, or why I hadn't myself. But as workin, smh ag for instance, correction would involvo-sowriting. stertorous breathing, and leave the whole book I think I had beuer it to him to find the appropriate say nothing more about it,”...!
Printed And Published for the Newspaper Enterprise Limited by Georan WILLIAM CADE BUKKITY" Editer and Managing Director, B; Wyndham
Street, Hongkong