BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Banks
The Bank of Oantox, Ltd., Des Vieux Road Contral
China Spacia Bank, Ltd. 6, Daddal Street.
Building Contractors
Building Contractor.
34. D'Aguilar Street. Tel. Dan. 1567
Goal Merchants
Callan Mining Admin.(c/%Dodwell & Co.,
Modistes
Madame Files,
81, Queen's Road Cen. Tol. Gen. 588.
(Inbeek Padan zo dale)
Optician
The Hongkong Option Co. Phone 2932.
53, Queen's Road Central
Printers
The China Mafl,"Occoral Printers,
Publishers and Bookbinders.
6, Wyndham Street. Tel. 0.11.·
Etd.), Collory & Steamship Owners, Photographers Bitaminans Coal, Ocks, Firebricks
Wateul & Co., 6 Queen's Road Central, Merchants, Coal Contractors and Shipping Agente-Phone Cen, 1643,
Ourio Dealers
Look Hing, Chinese Curios à Silver Wand'
Dentist
Marry Youk. Dentist,
la door, No. 74, Queen's Read Central, Tel. Central No. 185,
Engineers Shipbuilders.
W. 8. Bailey & Co., Ltd.
Faginser & Shipbuilder Korleon Bo How Work & Eupairs
Call Mag "L
Fertilizer
stofn Árrionltural Partiliser Co., 36 Jervoll. Efni Gula agents bat Guano-Blogo! Fartiilsara
Wine & Spirit Merchants
Kwan Tye, General Booksspe
Wine & Spirit Merchant No. 102, Queen's Road Centr
Hotels
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Falace Hotel, Kowloon-Corace of Haiphong and Hankow Roads. Fow minutes from terry.
Importers & Exportera Che Broa. & Co., Importers and kaperters and Commission Agents.
Les Voenx Road.
Kwong San & Co., 50-Qusen's head Central Ro Ubi Chung (Manager), Kwong King Him (Asst.) Tal. Gen. Sine.
Masuda Trading Co.,
Importers and Exporter, N.KKO-Japanese fine art carlos,
aten load Cal. Tei. Cen. 1268
Maen Hing Loong.
87-8-89 Queen's Hood Central General Storekeepers, Wine & Ciga archants, Guaral Importers, Hxporters of Chinese Produce Tal Lentral 261.
Land & Estate Agents
Pan Yick Cho, Land & Ertate agents
Tel Central 911-1887.
35, Queen's Hood ilentral
Leather Goods
Kam Kang Saltores Co..
Best makers of Leather Buitcase, Hand Bags, Purses, Bolts, etc. Pottinger St., rus Queen's Rd. Ct.
and 28 tiller ep
Po HiLg, 224 Des Voeux Road. Mang. faciutors of Leather Suitcases, Hood Bags. Trunks etc.
Merchants
Anda Commercial & Development Co- China Bank Buildings (3rd floor)Tel. 3809
Millinery.
Madame Lily,—Alexandra Bullding. Latest models and creat one From Paris in Frocks and Millinery. "The Centre of Fashion."
Miners
Oklan Commercial Co.,
Ltd.
Minera, Importers sed Rxporters $4-56 Queen's Road O. Tel. Gen. 2802.
TYPEWRITERS
HOP SING, 22, Pottinger St.
Men Cheung. Photograpzi
23, los bonse. Stres
Bosconfield Arad Branch. Devaloping & Printing undertaken.
Po Kwong Photo. Studie
119, Wollington Street,
Photo Supplies and Versloping.
Art picture dealer,
MEE KWONG,
Printing, Developing eto, undertaken
Kowloon.
Rubber & Wood,
Tankabkes & Co., 39 Connaught Ed. W. Mounfacturora of Bubber soles and Singapore Wood. Tel, Central 4473.
Ship Chandlers
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Chung Fook, 78 Connaught Rd. Om.
First Bor. Tal. Central 639, ShipeLandlor, redores and Cop pradors.
E ning & Co.,
25 Wing Woo Street. Tei Cental 1116 Metal Merchant & Ship Chandlers, Managing Director- Mr. H. B. Ch.
Sun Cheong Compraders,
General Provision Store. Naval and i'itary Contractor. No. oo, Prays East Wanéhai.
Telephone No. 8781.
Wang Kee & Co., Bhipchu ndlers, Compradores, Stevedores & Cons Morcha ba asta Pilot, sapply No. 37, Unmangkt Hold, tal
Shipowners
Man Wing . . Co., Ltd.,
38 Boubam bland West. Tol, Con 1710
kgw curtaigusly Barvico Hongkong and Haiphong vis Holbow
IL.
Thai Thaân H.S. Con Lạc, 167 Wing Lok Street, hast. Tel. Can. 29 B.S."Derwent" 8" Bourbon"
between Hongkong and Saigon.
Shoemakers
Jam Kee, Dester in Bowing Machines and Accessories, Boot & Shoe Maker.
7 Pottinger Street.
WONG SIU WOON BOOTS, SHOES AND SLIPPERS FOR LADIES GENTS AND CHILDREN. PRICES MODERATE TEL. 1474 No. 21, POTTİNGER ST.
Tailors
Hongkong Tailoring Co. Ladies' aid Giant's Tailors,
10, D'Aguilar Street. Now Materials of all descriptions, Tal. Centl, 1880.
Ah Young, Talore Draper & Oat
Atters, List & Clothing, Buite made to order, No. 74, noen's Bowd Central, Tel. Contral No. 2830.
Sing Cheong,
Tadics and Gendemens Tailor SL. Wyndham Street, 2nd floor. Tobaccos, Cigarettes.
British American Tobacco Co. (China), Ltd. 16-19 Connaught Road.
Glass Maronanta
A Ling & Co., Glass Merchants, Farniture, Mirror and Canten Marble Manufacturer, Electro-plated, Glass and Crockery Wares and Photo Joppiles. 19, Queens Road Contra fel. Contral No. 1119.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY, 22. BUROPE via Suez (Leners and Papers London
Jan. and Parcels 17th var.)
WEATHER REPORT.
February 18d 10h 50m.-Prasure has decreased considerably from Shanghai to Haiphong, moderately over N.E. China and central Indo- China and lightly over the Philippines.
Moderate monsoon may be ex- pected along the S.E. coast of China and over the China Sea.
Hongkong rainfall for the 14 banis ending at 10 am. to-day, 04 inch. Toth since January 18h, 4.29 inches, agalust an average of 2.47 inches.
Forecast for ke 24 hours ending w coon on Fobrunry 19, 1924.
1-Formosa Channel, N.E. winds; moderate
-zvuto cram of China betwwn Honglon And Laneks. E. wlads, moderato; rait, for; warmer.
1.-Hongkong to Gap Rock. E. winds, moderato ; rain, fog, warmer.
4.-Sou.a cual
Colzia bateHD Hongkong and "Halrad. E, winda moderate; rain, fog, warmer,
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ROYAL OBSERYÁTORY,
HONGKONG.
DAILY WEATHER REPORT.
FEBRUARY 19, 1926,-
Wind.
ration
"
Húar.
listometar
"Vrdivotcek 65, 29.80 8
Terauro«.
Sakodate »
Teo Koebt: Nagasaki.. Kagoshima.~ Dahlma
Sahau » Cobljima
Bonin Inlandi.
Chotoo...... Ca. 9.98 Hankow
chats Changaba
Thangbal...
Talhoko.... 5 $9,91
Brazkons Gap Rock
Macho
Wachow Pakhoi Holbow.. Phalien
20.01
20.01
19.09
*10.88 34
''MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1924
'DIFFERENT
FILMS
Stereotyped pictures, and "character". stars, soon pall on the public-that is why
CHARLES RAY
in
THE GIRL I LOVED
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Presents an en
entirely new kind of plot, and some acting of a much higher order than he has attempted before,
TO-DAY AT 12.15, 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9:15
AT
THE CORONET
Another
"MIRACLE
MILTON SILLS
TO-NIGHT ONLY
5.30 & 9.15 p.m.
THE STAR
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20.04
INWARD MAILS.
3harp Pt.. Amo
19.98
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Falchu
0,93
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FROM
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, U.8.A. Japan and Shanghai........
Catzan ∙Korunn..... Pescauiores.
99.03 57
29.94
11
.....Pres. Cleveland Canton
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19.
...Meriones
24th
***Khyber
.......Pres. Grant
......................Pres. Bayes
Iloto
Sprizor...
Gas
4,20
Yap
Fol
-PEL
CIMES
Latina
Samahui and Wuchow......... Fort Bayard......
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18.
Taimity
Hoi Run. FEBRUARY 19.
5 pm.
Fredcce
8. 8.30 a..
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23.
U.B.A. Canada, Japan and Shanghai...
MONDAY, MARCH 3.
U.B.A. Japan and Shanghai
OUTWARD MAILS
TUESDAY, Haiphong usaparan 2019 met Bangkok aan makao KELAT KA "Swatow and Bangkok Shanghai...
watow, Amoy and Focchor
bwator... Mazila
wątow...
Chaktang
Chihuahua Kwang90... Dont
Hydrangea.....END
Pros. loveland * Yag.... WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20. Straits, Colombo and "Bombay........................ Bhanghai, Japan, Canada, "U.3.A. Central
South America & EUROPE via VICTORIA, B.C.-duo Victoria B.D., 30th March and Europe via Siberia (Correspondence specialty superscribed.
vis Siberia" only)
Manila Saigon Japa
4.30 p.m.
10.50 a.m.
10.30 km.
Noon.
2.30 p.m. 2.30 p.m. 5 p.m.
Soudan 10,30,m.
"
Bhidzucks Maru...................10.30 9.1. Jaming......... 1 p.m. Foochow
2.20 p.m. Maccaesar Marg
6 p.m. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21.
Soochow 8.30 a.. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22. Swatow, Amoy and Foodbow Halebing Shangha, Japan, Canada, U.S.A., Central
Swatow....
and South America & EUROPE via Vancouver B.Q.,-dio Vancouver B.C. 19th Mar, Parcols 22nd Friday 3 p.m. Registration 4.16 p.m. Letters & pi... Empress of Australia
Hobang... Shanghai and Japa
Tourand.... C.St. Jam Apart Daghor Mouila... Legaspi Tacloben
7a! 29.67 57 29.86 99,41, 75
99.80 29.85 18 99.92 75
4.47 29.76'
6 s. 29.72 70 80
Hongkong Observatory, Feb. 18, 1994. 1. BAROMETER, reduced to 33 degire. Fahrenheit, the level of the son 1 Inches, tenths and hundredthe.
2. TEXIEMarcaz, in the shade in d grees Fahrenheit.
& HUMIDITY, in percentage of satan Hon the humidity of air saturated t moisture being 100.
4. DIEZOZION OF WIND, to two point 5.-FORLE OF Wisp, according t
Beadford Sole.
6. STATE OF WEATHER, & blue sky. detached eland, a drizzling rain, to g gloomy, h ball. 1 lightning, o overeat P passing showers, q equal, r iain, a'enne
thandary visibility dew, web.
7. Ram to inches toalha xud nur dexdths.
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HONGKONG REGISTER.
Frations De date the date st
day
2p.m
-at ↑ 5,0
Noon.
20.91
20.07
Barometer... Temperatura)
30.02
68
81
49
93
93
Humidity ...
55
Direction of
Wind...
JSM
I
Force
at ₺ 1.0.
Weather.... 0
Halt 0.44.
.000
0.04
Shangbai, Japan, Canada, U.B.A., Central
and South America & EUROPE via VICTORIA, B.C-due Victoria B.C., 19th Mar. Farcels 21st Feb.. b p.m.- Registration 8 B., Letters 8.30 am... President Jefferson
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LATEST SHIPPING NEWS. ARRIVALS.
Vera Cruz, February 16-Itlis unofficially reported that the Federal General, Topete, with 2,000 men, when advancing from Cardeba to Egort. Blanca, on the Isthmus railway, was ambushed by Rebels in Motorongo being defeated and dispersed, losing Onega, (Gibb Liv.) from Singa tralos.-Reuter. pore.--Kowloon Wharf.
Cordillere, (M. M. Cie) (from Shanghai-Al.
Macassar Meru, (Nanyo Y.IK from Balikpapan.-A25.
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Talthybius, (B. & S.) from! Shanghai A2. :
fade, (Kai Yu) from Haiphong
-West Point.
Wongshekking, (Kung Chung) from Saigon.-West Point.
Sekino Maru, (Y. K. K.) from
Keelung-Wanchal
Yu Sang, U. M. & Co.) from Swatow-Co's Wharf.
DEPARTURES.
Manila berenarts S Straits. Ceylon, Indis, Mauritius. Aden, R. & B Africs, Eespt & EUROPE VIA MARBEILLES due Marseille 22nd- Registration Blar. Parcels 6 p.m. 9.45 a.m. Letters 10 30 a.m.
Morea "SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24.
...Hingeang...... Helbow and Haiphong ...
watow, Amoy and Formats Haije Mista..
due Bydney, Parcels & p.m. Regististion AUSTRALIA and New Zealand via Sydoe
Ling Nau ... p.m. Letters 261h 8.33 .mecenas
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25. Straits. Egypt & EUROPE via-LONDON.
-due London Iat April Registration Cape Town, February 16. The
1:45 pm. Letters 2.30 & ui.
Prea, Grant Assembly passed the second read Manila................ ing of the Women's Enfranchise-
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2.
Harana Maru... ment Bil by 54 votes to 43.00
Kinseng General Smuts, in supporting the Shanghai and Japan............ Bill, pointed out the difficultywator, Amoy and Food's sw. Haiborg. regarding the Cape Province, Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, where native men were eligible to UB. O, and B. America vote-Reuter
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Christiania, February 16 Nor- way's recognition of Russia is offi- West Holbrook, (P., M. S. S.) cially announced simultaneously with the publication of a Russian for Honolulu February 18.
Hydrauges, (Chin On) for Note recognising Norway's sover- Swatow-ebrity 18.eneignty over Spitzbargon The Ying, Chow (B. & S.) for temporary Chargé d'Affaires Shanthal February 18, Appointed to the Resalo-Norwegian Cordillera, (M. M Clo) for Commisild will sotus outstanding
questions-Reuter 28 Sefton February 18.
Sandakan neispaenitalinaisomazine
Demodocus
Canada
*EUROPE vis HAN FRANCISCO - deo Ban Franciabo 20th Mar, & Europe vis Blberia (Corresponders scially super scribed in Siberia only), Parcels Spa, Ragistration 8. Letters 5,30 Ballbuster velikokedamas President Cleveland
Correspondance bearing vesele painES ODĪT,
ated And Publiked for.
WILLIAM CADE - EVANSTI“,
8.30 a..
ne
·1.80 p.m.
10.30a.m. Noon.
Noon.
he Timited by Gnomes
11:ħast open air Temperature an e-175k--A3 Low open air Temperature on the 19th - 57
T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong, Observatory, Feb. 18, 1914.
HONGKONG TIME SIGNALS
The Time Ball on. Kowloon Signal H is dropped daily at 20 am and 4pm. except on Saturdays when it is dropped at 10 am and 1 paw, and on Sundays and Holidays when it is dropped at
.13
The Ball is holsted, half mast at 65th mlaute and fall mast at the 07 minute. Bhould the ball fail to drop si the correct time it will be lowered; at! miputes past the bour and the ordinary routine repeated at the following hour if possible.
Should the Time Ball be out of order the above routine will be carried on with the flag Z, on the Storm Signs masta mental
Time Signals are also given at nigh by means of three white lampe mounted.
wirele
MOTEMENT OF STEAMERS.
The E. F. s. "Nelous "loft Liverpool on Jan. 13 for Singapore, Hongkong and Shanghei and is due here on May.
The B. F. o.a. "Trollas" left Liver pool on Feh 3 for Hongkong, Shanghai, Taka and Daloy and is dus here on or about on March 7,
The B. F. s. Astyans" left Liver pool on Jan. 7 for Bingapore, Hongkong, banghai and Japan and is dos bere en or about Mar. 9.
The N.Y.. B. Kamo Mera" (Euro poon. Fastenger Line) left Londen for Hongkong Suar on Feb. 4 and in expected biro on Mar. 11.
MOVEMENT OF STERMÆEN.
The P. & O.... Kalyan" lett Lon" don for China and Japan on Feb, 15 at 4 p.m.
The B. F. 5.5" Merionsa" from Liver real left Bingapore on Feb. 14 for this, The P.&O. 6.6. "Sondan left Shang port-and le due bere to-morrow. hai for this port on Feb. 18 at 7 a.. and is dus here to-morrow at about at 6am.
The B. F. 15." Taltbybius for Gonios, Marsellor, Liverpool and Glasgow is due here to-day. The vessel will be despatched at noon on Feb. 20,
The F. & O. 8.8, Khyber" left Bings- pore. for this port on Feb. 17. at 4 pm. wish) the outward English Mails and i dus hore on Feb. 22 at about 8 a.m.
The B. Ha Machaon" left Liver pool on Feb. P for Straits, Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan and is dre here on The U. F. 8.8. "Tanda" left Moji for this, pèrt on Feb. 17 at pm, and fa'dan or about Mar. 14
The &.0.L. ..West Ison which is bere on Feb. 25 at about am. due at Hongkong on or about Mar. 21 The O.P.8., R.M.S. "Empress of CR Anstralia" Capt. A. J. Halloy, L... sailed from Coattin on Feb. 1.
The D.B.L... "Pres, Adama" which Commandor, will leave bere for Victoria la due at Hongkong on Mar. Slet sailed and Vancouver, BC via Bhanghai, (Wooden), Kobe and Yokohama at from New York on Feb. 7 on schedule.
7p.m. on Feb. 2
CONSIGNRES NOTICES,
The A.O. a. "Pres. Jefferson alls from Manils at pm to day erriting bero at .7 .. on Feb. 29 sud will al for Viatoria and Bestilo vis Bhanghai and Japan at 20m. on Feb. 17. The 4.0.0... Pres. Grant which La dus at Hongkong on Feb. 33 arrived Cargo arrlyed per se. "Java" res at Yokohama on Feb. 16. Bhe has.op maining undelivered after February 20 board 378 make of U.S. Mail for Hong will be subject to rent. Agnate, Johnį kongs
Empress of The UPS, RHS. Manners & Co, Ltd.
Russia arrived so Tokohams on Feb, 18, am. left Yokohama on Feb. 10, p.m. and in due at Vancouver on Feb. 1o,"
The N.VE."Harana Maru”. Tokyo February 16-The (European Lace) left Londen for Hong
matically on the Obervatory Now Office ources, the the Sour Beer on Jan. 18 and la expected
Frem 8.86 to 9.00 pm, the amp first period of work in connection here on Feb 15 axtinguished momentarily at the are
fall Vanbouwer for Hongkong via Japan gand, and 6425 of sock minute flagships, in accordance with the porte and Shanghai on Feb. 7 in des econds, swept at the and so mom with the scrapping of ten war The C.P.S., B.M.8. "Empress of Asia The hours refer to Hongkong Standard Naval Treaty, has been completed, 16.Yokosms by morrow and in expenta
bero on Feb. 26.35 mak henry Best of Grönwichëaut
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