FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1929.
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TEN TIPS
Which Tourists Should Observe
HELPFUL ADVICE
Port Regulations-Arrival Landing at most ports is pro-
Queen's Rd. C.
THE CHINA MAIL SPECIAL TOURISTS' SUPPLEMENT. I
WHERE'S THAT?
Legends About Colony's Place Names.
nounced "Sa Shun Kwoon," megne ing correspondence (or mall) 're-' pository.
* Causeway Bay. Trong Lor Wan" are the characters recognia- ed by the Tramway Co. Toong Is brass, Lor is Gong and Wan means bay.
HONG KONG
Facts About The Colony
SHIPPING AND COMMERCE
CATFISH CREEK IN CHINESE
Authorities who have made Tourists who go about the city
Hong Kong is an island about natudy of these colloquiallama can along tram for bus routes will only attribute this name to the 10 miles long and from 2 to 6% look surprised if told that among shape of the adjoining hills, resem- miles broad, with a total ama of the stops are such places as "Catfish bling a brass gong. The charac 32 square miles; It les close to tar for brass ja believed to have the mainland, being separated at Greek" and "Brass Gong Bay." been introduced to clarify the allu-one point by a narrow strait
Translated literally, these are the alon as the character "Lor" pro- (Lyeemoon) not more than a quar equivalents of Quarry Bay and nounced by itself may mean several ter-mile
ather things. Causeway Bay, respectively, in the
Causeway Bay has another Chin Chinese characters as depicted on ese name by which it is equally the tram indicators. For the bene-well-known. This is "Dung Loong
the following are given.
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was first Britain' in
wide, and occupied by Great January, 1841, and was formally ceded by the Treaty of Nanking in 1842; British Kowloon was sub- fit of those unable to read Chinese Jow," which means Lantern Island.sequently acquired by the Peking A Chinese gentleman whose family Convention of 1860; and the New has lived in Hong Kong for thres Territories, being a peninsula in Kennedy Town-The Chinese for generations says that as far as he the southern part of the Kwang- this is merely a mispronunciation knows, this name arose from the tung province, by a lease signed The whole colony of the name "Kennedy," which fact that there were, at one time, June 9, 1808.
two islands. Kellet Island is one. comprises an area of about 891 sounds Geen (guttural G) Nay They were in the direct view of square miles, with a population Day and Seng for, town. Seng the "Tin Hau (Heavenly Em-(1921) of 662,200 (1926, eat. The non-Chinese real- really denotes a town or city, wall-press) Temple at Causeway Bay, 874,420).
excluding
and naval avail-ed-in
regard will be given, as far ca prace ticable, to "Members' requests for one hotel or another, consistent with priority of application and the
amount of accommodation able, but no guarantee can be enter fed into.
Attention is drawn to the fact that rooms with bath are not includ- ed in Cruise fare. The Cruise Officer should be given early ad- hibited until after the ship has vica of any speclal hotel require- been passed by the Health, Im-mants when every effort will be migration and Police authorities. made to secure same, but no guar- Due notice will be given' regarding antea can be entered into thereon. attendance of Cruise members and delay and discomfort to all will be avoided by prompt attention to these important matters.
Optional Shore Excursions Members holding Exchange Or ders issued ashore for. Optional Shore Excursions are respectfully requested to turn them in at the Cruise Office promptly when call- Cruise Members are respectfullyed for, in order that final arrange- requested to note the following,ments may be made in respect of which will apply generally when ench party.
Party Registration
making up parties for shore ex- As the Options) Excursions are
Imited in respect to numbers, Mem
cursions:
It is realized that Cruise Members desirous of availing them- bers will wish, when travelling selves of such, and who have not ashore, to move with friends. For already purchased orders for them this reason it is not desirable that ashore, should enquire at the Cruise allotments to Party A, B, or C, etc.. Office as to vacancies available. should be made at the Cruise. Office
Meals on Board without giving members an oppor- Two sittings will be arranged for tunity to voice their preference for meals on board ship, to be served
another. one party or
Prior to at fixed hours. Necessary altera- reaching each port, shore pro- tiona in meal hours to conform with grammes will be distributed, to en-shore excursion arrangements will able members to study shore and be notified on ship's Bulletin parts arrangements. Members Bourda. Where a should then decide with whom they would like to go sightseeing and re- gister for the party of their choice. As the various parties are restricted in number, party allot- ments will be made in the order in which applications are received.
Timely notice will be given mem- bers of the date, place and hour at which each port party registration will be opened. When registration is made party allotment cards will be issued.
Non-Attendance at Party Registrations Shore excursion features are identical for all parties. To many. therefore, it will be a matter of in- difference with which party they move. Should Cruise Members not register for any party, it will be assumed by the Cruise Omce that the matter of party allotment has been left in their hands and allotment will be made and party card sent to member's room.
Shore Excursions To avoid congestion and confu- sion and to ensure their own com- fort. Cruise Members are requested to adhere to the hour shown for the movement of their party and to move only with that party.
Disembarkation
Members will best study their own comfort and convenience by avoid- ing crowding in the corridors or at the gangway. Fiftzen minutes be fore the assembly hour for each party, a gong will be Bounded throughout the ship. Members should remain on deck or other con- venient place pending such noti- fication.
Motor Cars
In filling motor cars for shore ex- cursions, the Cruise Management work, wherever possible, on the rule of placing four persons in unch Boven-seated car and three persona in each five-seated car, in addition to the driver. Cruise Members.con- stituting themselves into small party groups for motor car trips should proceed ashore promptly to- .gether to give themselves every op- portunity of securing the desired space, keeping in view car loading as already stated.
It is respectfully notified that conveyances cannot be held for those arriving late, as the common comfort and convenience of all must be studied by the Management.
The co-operation of Mambers of the Crulae is earnestly solicited by the Management, looking to the con- venience, comfort and pleasure of ail concerned,
Hotel Accommodation When hotel accommodation ashore is included in tickets, due
SWATOW DRAWN WORK CO.
14, Pedder Street, Hong Kong, (next to the Dollar Steamship Coj1 The oldest store for Ewatow
Work in Hong Kong,
continuous or running meal is notified, Cruise Members should take any sent available and not wait until their own becomes vacant.
Regular meal hours on board will be as follows:
First Second Sitting Sitting Breakfast ... 8.00 a.m. 9.00 am. Luncheon .. 12.80 p.m. 1.30 p.m. Dinner
6.15 p.m. 7.80 p.m.
to which an annual pilgrimage is 'dents,
THE FAMOUS “TOKUGAWA” SCREEN.
This wonderful work of art is the work of the famous artist, "Nishimura." Mr. Nishimura was one of Japan's finest exponenta of silk hand embroidered work. This screen, all hand worked, was the triumph of his remarkable life`am an artist. It represents view of the Nikko temples and is considered to be the finest piece of art which ever has been made by him and one of the best examples of silk hand embroidered screens outside of Japan. There is only one of its kind and it could not be duplicated. It took the artist fourteen years to complete.. A marvel of patience and fine workmanship, it enalá be classed as one of the marvels of the world. In fact, it has been said: "what the pyramids are to Egypt, this screen is to Japan- ese art." The screen is made in four panels and stands 6 feet 3 inches high by 10 feet wide when fally opened. The frame work being of the finest Japanese lacquer with heavily gilt carved corner pieces and is maanted on ballbearing castors. The screen can be seen free of charge at MESSRS, KOMOR & KOMOR'S ART GALLERY. No lover of art should miss this unique opportunity of viewing this masterpiece of Japan's most famous embroidery artist.
Whitty Street. This is treated in the same way, Le., Wutt Day and
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BIRD LIFE
Hong Kong's Fast
Vanishing Fauna
Every person who has travelled Smyrnensis) used to breed re- in the British Isles or on the con- gularly; or places where the tailor tinent of Europe and then visited bird (sutovia autovia) was a ne China and Japan notices the great gular and constant visitor and difference in quantity, in the bird breeder; or the haunts of the the White fauna. Japan is even worse than Oriole; or flats where China; it is practically destitute of Egret was abundant. These birds birds. When on a walking tour may be seen still but they seem to in Japan extending over twelve be becoming decidedly less abun- days and covering varying types of dant. country the present writer once There are many causes for thi wrote down a list of all the differ- gradual disappearance of these The Island and ent species of birds met with. and other birds.
are being They amounted to sixteen different the New Territory species and not too many In- steadily opened up: new road and have been constructed, dividuals even of those! Shortly paths afterwards when at home In motor-boat, steam launch and motor Ireland a similar test was made: oar have made many places easy of more than thirty species were seen access which, fifteen years ago, without were the reward of keen and good on a single afternoon moving more than 100 yards from pedestrians only. Many of these birds are nervous and shy: the the house.
To persons who have, any real additional traffic and habitation interest in nature birds and wild drives them further afield.
But there is far worse than this. flowers form the great joys of the countryside. Their absence The whole territory and the sur- or their disappearance is an un- rounding districts are being shot speakable and irreparable loss. over to an ever increasing extent. The countryside in China and The regular game birds are pur Japan is in this respect a blank sued in season by sportsmen with Idogs, etc. This, of course, is only compared with the British Isles.
The question naturally arises, within fixed dates, -(except for But there can be no doubt what has caused this great dis anipe).
And if about the effect this is having on sppearance of bird Hfe?
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so, can anything be done to pre- these game birds.
There is even worse than this. It is vent their extermination ?
a pitiable thing to have ta extremely difficult to say with cer- It is tainty that any given species of say but nevertheless it is true; all birds is on the decrease. No one portamen don't always play the really makes a sufficiently careful game. Bome shoot practically any- count of all the species each year thing that comes their way. Paddy to be able to give an absolutely birds, pigeon, etc. are shot and definite answer.
given to the Chinese servants who At one shoot- But about Hong Kong and eat them eagerly. especially in the New Territory ing expedition in the Philippine Port Departures
there seems to be good evidence Islands at which I was present, Cruise Members are respectfully requested to advise their Room
that most species are on the de-wagtails, woodpeckers, aunbirds, crease. If the bird lover reviews and even the wonderful herabili Stewards of their re-embarkation on
made on the 19th day of the third military, numbered about 15,200 his experiences of the last sixteen (Buceros bicornis) were all in- the ship preparatory to its sailing.
or twenty years he must realise discriminately shot, Sailing date and departure hour
moon. Worshippers also visit the (1926, est. 16,500). temple in large numbers on China
A Free Port
the adjoining country of from each port will be conspicu- Guy for street.
New Year's Eve. A temple invari The capital of the colony is the growing scarcity of many China no "close season" for, birds Ten or fifteen years ago is observed, nor judging by the species. ously posted. The ship will sail
ably has two large lanterns adorn Victoria, which lies along the knew of more places where the disturbed condition of the coun- promptly at the hour, advertised to acters are pronounced somewhat ing Its main entrance and our in-horthern shore of the teland,
beautiful Kingfisher (Haleyon meet tidal cr other urgent reasons
try, is likely to be observed, for See," formant tells us that the founders facing the mainland; and between of operation and the Company can- like "Seung Wan
generations to come. At the pre- upper District (or of the temple purposely chose the the mainland and the oity is the
pest rate of extermination China not accept any responsibility for meaning
Street Market. The particular alte on account of its harbour which is one of the finest
will be as bare of birds as the members failing to re-join the ship. Ward)
Chinese call the centre of the position in relation to these two in the world, with a water area of
There is town Chung Wan (middle ward) Islands which would form natural some 10 square miles. With the of holding the largest vessels for Sahara desert before any stable and effective wild birds' profeci lanterns. Those who have studied exception of liquor and tobacco the the purposes of repair. and Wanchai, Ha Wan (lower the interesting tople of png port is free, and is fortified. It considerable ship repairing and tion Acts are in force.
construction industry: Shipping possesses excellent locks, capable
What is there then which can entered (1328) 26,701,120 tons. A be done? Our duty is plain. (Continued at foot of next Column.)|railway, of which 23 miles belong Hong Kong and the whole New
to the Government, runs from Kow Territory ought to be made loon to Canton; the length north absolute preserve in which no bird of the Sham Chun Rivor (which of any kind, game bird or other is the boundary of the British ter should be shot, trapped, decayed, ritory) is controlled by the Chinese or snared. At present Hong Kong [Government. A light railway ren and the various Treaty Ports along through the fertile valleys of the the China coast are simply dynamic north-east portion of the New Ter-centres of destruction owing to the ritories from Fanling to Sha possibilities of getting cartridges tau-kok, a distance of 7 miles.
and the precision of the modern Good roads connect the principal shot gun. If the whole New Terri districts with the railway
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The Cruise Office will be open daily from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00p.m.
cept while the ship is in port, when the Staff is engaged with shore ex- cursion duties.
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tory wore made an absolute pre- sarve it would be only too small The inland is broken in shape for the salvation of the surround- and mountainous, the highest pointing district.
béing Victoria Peak, which Is If an absolute restriction were about 1,820 feet high. The Peak put on the destruction of all birds District is a favourite place of re- there would be people of course sidence, and is reserved for Euro to raise the outcry about the peans. The new Territories con- damage birds do, and the danger tain peaks from 1,800 to 8,000 | from birds which are only vermin. feet. The bot season lasts from This is always exaggerated. Any May to October. During the win person who has opened
and ter months, from November to examined the crops and stomachs March, the elimate is cooler, drier, of birds knows how hard it is, to and more invigorating. The aver bring chapter and verse for such age daily maximum temperature an accusation. The magple, tha ranges from 87 degrees in July to kite, the sparrow and a few others 63 degrees in February, and, the are local offenders occasionally. verago daily minimum tempera They might be left to their natural tare from 78 degresa in July to 65 enemies, downl degrees in February. The average On the other hand the good done- annual rainfall is 64 in., of which by most birds cannot be exaggerat no less than 75 per cent falls be ed; but, owing to its involved and tween May and September, when subtle nature it asenpos the notice: the S. W. monsoon prevails, of all except close observers. Take a local instance. Everybody Hong Kong is the centre of a must have noticed that about 60 vast trade in many kinds of proper cent of the liches crop in every duce chiefly camphor, coal,cot gear injured or made useless by a tons, four gunnies, hidas, Iron grub which develops, in the fruit and steel goods, leathor, matches, pear, the stalk. This is the larva oils, rice, silks, sugar, tes and time of a fly, probably « Drosophila Per |::Much encouragement -in "given.
Vast Trade
enemy of the
Gov och gym. Zosteropa
by the Government to education fa
the Colony. In 1924, there
| 3,079 schools subject
ment--supervision,
the Chinese trap so many of these birds that they are
nded by becoming more scarce. ~ The bird
58,980 pupils, the Univers
(opened in 1912) includes facu
of medicine, BR-
but every nest
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de if you know of any
rain on tion