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BUSINESS
lanke
The Tank of Canton, Ltd.. Des Voeux Road Central,
China Specie Bank, Ltd. 6. Daddel. Btroot,
Building Contractors
ing On & Co..
Building Contractors.
** 14. D'Aguilar Street. Tel Con. 1097
Joal Merchants
DIRECTORY.
Modistes
Kadame Fins,
31, Queen's Road Cen. Tel. Op. 589.
(lateeb Pirielan in idole)
Optician
The Hongkong Optical Co. Phone 1222. 62, Queen's Road Central "
Photographers
Men Uherng. Photomenon
X. Lou Houm Bitrpes
Bosoundlaid Areas Branch. Developing & Printing undertaken.
Cailan Mining Admin. (c/o Dodwell & Co.,
Lud.) Colliery & Stormship Owners.EL Riteminous Coal, Coke, Firebricks.
Tassul & Co., & Queen's Road Central Moralianta, Coal Contractors and bipping Agents-Phone Cen. 1043,
Jurio Dealers
Lack Hing, Chinese Curios & Silene Wars
Dentist
derry Fong, Dentist,
lat door, No. 74, Queen's Boad Central, Tel. Central No. 155,
Engineers & Shipbuilders,
W. 8. Bailey & Do., Ltd
Engineer & Shipbuilder Kowloon Bay
Kow Work & Repairs
Call Flag "L
Fertilizer
Bestem Agricultural fartiko,
Jevolat,
TAL, CI50 Bolgens Hat Guano King Jrillers
Glass Mercnants
A Log & Co..
Ulas Merobante, Forniture, Mirror and Danton Marblo Kaputecturer, Electro-plated, Gisen Wares and Photo and Crocke supplies. 19, Queena Road Contra fe Central No. 1119.
Hotels
Palace Hotel, Kowloon-Corner of Haiphong and Hankow Roads. Fow minutes from terry.
Importers & Exporters The Bron. & Do, Importers and Exporters and Commission Agents.
Des Voeux Road.
Awong Suz & Co., 68 Queen's head Central, Ho Chi Chung (Manager), Kwong King Him (Aast.) Tel Can. 3188.
Masuda Trading Oo,
Importers and Exporters, NIKKO-Japanese fine art our
2 Qucon Hood Utl. Tal. Cen. 1963
'Nam #ing Loong,
97-6-89 Queen's Road Central General Storekeepers, Wine & Cigar General Importers, Merchants,
Exportera of Chinese Produce Tel. Central 351.
Land & Estate Agents
Fun Yick Cho, Land & Estate agents
Tel. Central 911-1887.
Ib, Queen's Road Uential,
Leather Goods
Nam Kang Saitaneo Co.,
Best makers of Leather Baitesses, daud Bage, Purses, Baits, etc. Pottinger St., 208 Queen's Rd. Ct.
and 28 Uillier Ht
Po Hing, 224 Des Voeux Road. Maou- facturer of Leather Suitesson, and Bago Tronke etc.
Merchants
Asia Commercial & Development Oo--- Chius Bark Buildings (3rd floor) Tel. 2000
Millinery
Madame Lily, Alexandra Building.. Latest models and creat ons from Faris in Frocks and Millinery: "The Centre of Fashion.'
Minera
-China-Commercial Co, Ltd. Minera, Importers and Exporters 4-5 Queen's Road Ct. Tai. Gen. 180%.
Wine & Spirit Merchants * Kwan Tye, General Blocksepa
Wine & Spirit Morahant. No. 103, Queen's Road Contr
KWONG,
Printing, Developing etc, undertaken
Kowloon
The Kwong Kwul, Photo Goods Btorn so; Queen's Hoad Contra! Bongkong. Tel. Contral 2170: Extra-specia Attention given ta Developing Printing, Enlarging,
Paget Films Just Arrived.
Po Kwong Photo Studio
188, Wellington Street,
Photo Sapplies and Developing.
Art picture dealer,
Printere
The China Mall," General Printera,
Publishers and Bookbindern.
6. Wyndham Street. Tel. 0.3%
Rubber & Wood,
Dankankee & Co., 39 Corsaght Rd. W. Manufacturers of Rubber Holes and Singapore Wood. Tal. Central 478.
Ship Chandlers
Chang Jook, 78 Connaught Rd. Ctl.
First floor. Tol. Contral 639. Shipehandler, stevedores and Compradore
X. Hing & Co.,
26 Wing Woo Street. Tel Central 1126) Metal Merchants & Ship Chandlers, Managing Director- Mr. H. S. bin.
San Cheong Compradere,
Gateral 'rovision btore. Naval and Military Contractor. No. 6, Praya East Wanchal,
Telephone No. 8781.
Wang Keo & Co.. Shipchindlers,
Compradores, tevedores & Cloni Merchants, aut & Filot mpply No. Wennaught Road, Tol Contrul so. 240.
Shipowners
Man Wing 8. 9. Co., Ltd., a
38 Bonham Strand West. To, Dem. 1710
Regular Fortnightly Nervios Hongkong and Haiphong vis Holbow
aa Hartan
Thai Thnan 8. 8. Co., Ltd.
147 Wing Lok Btrout, Eart. Tel Cen. 19 a. "Derwent" 5,8. "Bourbon'
between Hongkong and Baigon,
Shoemakers
Jam Kee, Dealer In Sowing Machines
I
and Accessories, Boot & Shoe tiskor.
7 Pottinger Stroot
WONG SIU WOON BOOTS, SHOES AND SLIPPERS FOR LADIES GENTS AND CHILDREN. PRIGES MODERATE TEL. 1474) No. 21, POTTINGER ST.
Tallora
Hongkong Tailoring Co. Ladice' and Gent's Tailore, 10, D'Agullar Street, New Materials of all decriptions. Tel. Centl 1860.
Ah Young, Talore Drapors & Ons fitters, Hat & Clothing, Smita made to order No. 74, Queen's Boad Central, Tel Central No. 2830.
Sing Cheong,
Lacies and Gentlemen Tailor. 54. Wyndham Street, 2nd floor. Tobaccos, Cigarettes.. British American Tobacco Co. (China), Ltd. 10-18 Connaught Road, TYPEWRITERS
HOT SING, 22, Pottinger St
NATIONAL OPTICAL COMPANY Ltd.
No. 10, Querala hal teatral
GREAT FIRE EPIC.
CORONET THEATRE'S BIG "ATTRACTION.
return of "Bullet," the discarded firehorse, and his heroic idash through a wall of roaring fire. Nobody can see these vivid events without feeling the pulse beat faster, the blood fow quicker.. That is why" The Third Alarm" Every quality that goes to make is the great picturo it is;occassion a really big movie film will be ally saddening, sometimes amus- found in "The Third, Alarm," the jog, frequently thrilling always great fire picture now showing at fascinating. the Coronet Theatre: First there is the great rescue exploit-perhaps
the greatest ever screened. Then
there is the charming love romante Paris, March 6-The Senate Likewise, there is the comfel Passed the Electoral Reform Bill.
roging true is every pate.
touch, never very. far away
even
This is regarded as indicating that the Senate will not defy when events are dark Poincaré as regards the Finance est. Scores of little sidelights
Bill-Reuter÷ there are, as well, taken very often from real life. Above all, there is the excitement, the suspense. Nobody can watch unmoved the The Royal Hawaiians give great building bursting into flames, their final Star Theatrepor the engines thundering through formance this evening, when the the streets, the devotion of the two movie pictures, What's Worth old fireman, the loyalty of his While" and Felix the Cat, will be devoted wife, the terrible fire shown for the last time. To scene, the perilous rescue from mpp's Star Thestre attraction is thaawaying ladder, the crash of picture with the intrigulps title, the huge sale, the triumphant Lay be Fashionable
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OUR WATER SUPPLY. FIGURES FOR FEBRUARY.
In the various reservoirs on the Hongkong side 1,433.89 million: gallons were stored on March, according to the latest water return, as against 755.44, a little more than half the quantity, last year. The storage in the Kowloon reservoir shows a similar improve- ment, the respective figures being 254.0 million gallons and 181.56 million. The consumption per head per day was a little higher last month in both cases. The quality of the water is still regard- ed by the Government Analyst as satisfactory, Tytam is at present 15 feet 8 inches below overflow, as against 10ft. last year and the Kowloon reservoir is Toft, 3 ins. below, against 19 ft. 4 ins. Our total rainfall this year up to February 29 has been 5.59. Ins.; last year it was just over half an inch.
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HONGKONG BANK NOTES,
Returns of the Average Amount of Bank Notes in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended 29th February, 1924, as certified by the
of Managers
the respective Banks
Speele
Banks
TIMES
Colm H. Livingstone Hai Nau
2 p.m.
2 p.m.
Average Amount
in Reserve
Pies. Madison
3.30 p.m.
Muhon......... Focebing.
4.35 p.m.
5 p.m.
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China
$14,840,231
35,000,000*
.... Jisong.....
Laconie
Rongkong a
5 m.
Shanghai Bank-
•Rem...
..... 5 p.m.
SUNDAY, MARCH 9.
Yout Wab..
8.30a.m..
Foug Bo
9 a.m.
9 км. 9.3.12).
Germany via Hamburg (paroel mail cnly)... Ludwigsbatan. Hoihow
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Bangkok
Straits and Eggpb, ........... *Japan) error Japan
Shanghai ..... Amoyo raani Swatar
Kaijo Mora Yokohama Mat
Derawongso 9.0. Korg
Ying10 ..
MONDAY, MARCH 10.
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2.30 p. Atstats 4.30 p.m. Sicilia .....................un. 5 p.m. ¿ Kauchowy 6 p.m. Sunning.....pm. 5 p.u.
8.30a.m. 11.30a.m.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12.
Chuneang
Swatow
Swatow, Amoy and Formoes
Empress of Asia
Mercantile Bank of
ing Corporation, 49,555,200 $8,000,000† India Limited,
1,510,510
650,000
Total 65,905,067 $34,400,000
* Sterling Securities deposited with the Crown Agents valued at £925,600.
+ Securities with the Crown Agents and Straits Gover- ment £2,950,000. Securities with the Crown Agents £130,000.
The following statement of the securities lodged with the Crown Agents by the Mercantile Bank of India, Limited, against their notes In circulation, is published for general information under Section S of the Mercantile Bank Note Issue Ordinance, 1911, (Ordinance No. 65 of 1911)
Latest market Amount price
SATURDAY, MARCH & 1924)
TO-DAY
AT 12.15, 2.30, 5.15, 7.15, & 9.15 P.M.
RALPH LEWIS & JOHNNY WALKER
in
THE THIRD ALARM
FELIX MINDS THE KIDS.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS 99,
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-TO-DAY 2.30 CHILDREN'S MATINEE
THE EAGLE'S TALONS -TO-NIGHT 5.30 & 9,15
FAREWELL PERFORMANCE
OF
IRENE WEST and her ROYAL HAWAIIANS "A NIGHT IN OLD HAWAII” Instrumentalists, Vocalists and Dancers, Including the world famous
PRINCESS HELEN THE HULA HULA WONDER In conjunction with an exceptionally good picture programme.
CLAIR WINDSOR in
WHAT'S WORTH WHILE
FELIX THE CAT
in
A PAT SULLIVAN SCREAM SUNDAY
ZENA KEEFE & JACK CROSBY
IN
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THEATRE
Des Voeux Road Central
5 p.m. Sharp & 9.15 p.m.
TO-DAY
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ONE
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SATURDAY
AND
NIGHTS'
11 REELS From the Famous
"Arabian Nights' Entertainment
featuring
NATHALIE KOVENKO
and An Extra Selected Cast
Admission 9.15 pm. $1.50 & $1.00–5. p.m. $1.00 & 70 cts. Booking at the Theatre
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"Bonds: repay-
able @-100 in
- 1930,
£130,000
1081-1038
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"BACONIA" PASSENGER'S
IMPRESSIONS.
DELICATE WORK. NATIONAL COAL AGREE- MENT.
LONDON, March 6. Delicato negotiations have been miners" opened between the representatives and the coal grandowners on the miners.nces to terminate the National Coal, Agreement on April 17.
I've travelled far in my fair land Gone far across the sea But I have found nothing so As Hongkong's scenery,
The lovely mountains green and
By the warm sun-shine kissed. The little islands fast asleep On sees of amethyst,
The busy life within the town, Hugo ships out in the bay, The warm moist for fast setting
But soon to pass away;
Wild agesaturns on the hill, And pink szaless too, Old Chiness junks moored fast and Syatill, Bay
Beneath the sky's deep blue.
Old Ropulse Bay a gem of set For beauty unsurpassed, I'll not forget till I depart From life's cold stormy blast.
The sun goes down a ball of red, And sinke beneath the sen, The moon comes out far over bend And shines brilliantly.
Printed and Publiab
A three hours meeting yester day had no definite respit, but the conférence le being resumed to-day
The coal owners are, offering concessions as regards minimum wages, and an alteration in the ratio of the division of wiges to profits, but the extent of the alteration remains to be settied between the parties.
It is understood that the a greater employera require output by the med
For you may go but so no light, A hill that fairly gleama Vistoria Peaks lit up at night, A perfect fairy's dream.
When life a ned som goes down
And passes out to sea
I hope beyond earth's story blast, I'll des such góématy Jas
CHARLES M BATOR.
Kfor the N wosper Euterprism; Imited.
Aging Ed