HONG KONG $ DIRECTORY
1929
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AT THE
DOLLAR DIRECTORY CO., 3A, Wyndham Street.
AND AT
Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., Ltd., Brewer's, Hung Cheong, 66, Nathan Road, Kowloon. H.K. & Kowloon Ferry Wharf Store, Kowloon. H.K. & Kowloon' Ferry Wharf Store, Hong Kong Peak Tram Station Store, Low Tram Station Lee Yee, 12, D'Aguilar Street Excelsior Co., 5, D'Aguilar Street.
SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1929.
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HAVOC CAUSED BY BURST. TANK-Scene in the aerated water deput of Messrs. A. 5. Watson & Co., Ltd., on Thursday, when the water in the briek tank on Connaught-road Central which burst carried all before it, including a watchman, into the rear of the premises.-(A. Fong).
PARTS OF THE WALLS CARRIED AWAY.-This photo gives a very good idea of the rush of water from the burst tank. The tank, to relieve the acute shortage, stood parallel to the buildings in left of picture (where Watson's trade mark can be seen) but parts of the walls-the openings in which are shown are pointing towards the houses! The taps which gave access to the tank remain in the foreground.-A. Fong).
BURST TANK ON CENTRAL PRAYA.-Here is further evidence of the fury of the water stored in the burst tank on the Central Praya. The tank was erected to relieve the present shortage and burst in the small hours of Thursday morning so that a large quantity of valuable water was lost- (A. Fong).
TO BE SHOWN IN KOWLOON.--Here in Marjorie Beebe again, but in
this,picture in "The Farmer's Daughter," which will be shown at the Star
Theatre to-morrow and on Monday,
LOCAL THANKSGIVING SERVICE.-H.E the Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G.) who is seen in centre of group, in dark suit, with his party, being met at the West door of the Cathedral by the Very Rev. A. Swann. D.S.C., last Sunday, on arriving to take part in the Thanksgiving Service held for the recovery from his recent illness of H.M. King George V. The collection was given to the local hospitals. (K. Fuji- yama).
PRE-VIEW OF LOCAL CINEMA-Here is a snappy scene from "A Thief in the Dark," the Fox picture featuring Marjorie Beebe, which is sure to draw big houses to the Queen's Theatre on Tuesday and Wednesday
BIG SURPRISE VICTORY. The Club de Recreio team in division II of the lawn bowls league. They defeated Craigengower C.C., the leaders (on the latter's ground) by 74 ahots to 36. The rinks were:-A. Rosario, L. Remedios, J, Rosario, E. Karros (skip), A. Gomes, M. Baptista, C. Rodrigues, A. Alves (skip), A. Machada, F. Ribeiro, A. Barros, J. Ozorio (skip)(K. Fujiyama).
TROUBLE BETWEEN CHINA AND THE SOVIET?-Here is a town on the boundary between Manchura (a part of China) and Siberia (a part of Russia), with a cosmopolitan population which Russians, Japanese and other settlers. The local Chinese authorities. have
includes Chinese, been taking action in places similar to this to restrain the Soviet. The Chinese Eastern Railway, which is jointly owned by China and Russia, giving access to the trans-Siberian Railway, is one of the bones of contention.
CRAIGENGOWER CRICKET CLUB-The team in division II of the lawn bowls league, the rinks of which were:-D. K. Kharas, S. M. Flegg, M. O'Brien, C. S. Rosselet (skip), E. Tuck, H. V. Pearse, Y. Abbas, W. On Collins (skip), W. Field, W. Gill, J. Cavanagh, J. Wiltshire (skip). their own ground they lost unexpectedly to Club de Recreio by 38 shota- (K: Fujiyama).
ALL TOO SHORT STAY.-H.E. the Governor-General of the Philippine Ielanda, Mr Dwight Fr Davis (donor of the Davis Cup for tennia), seed in' light suit chatting with Mr. RC. Tredwell, the US. Consal-General in Hong Kong, on his arrival here en route to Manila, (K Fufiyama),
OFFICIAL LANDING OF MR DWIGHT F DAVIS HE the Governor-General of the Philippines, who was accompanied by his daughter (Miss Alice) and his reice (Miss Alita Davis), arrived in Hong Kong on July 4, by the Dollar Line President Taft" bound for Manila. Ho is seen here inspecting the Guard of Honour fur- nished by the 2nd Batt. the King's Own Scottish Borderers.(K. Fujiyama)
DESTRUCTION BY FENG YU-HSIANG'S MEN. To prevent a possible attack on him by the National Government under Chiang Kai-shek, Feng Yu-nsiang gave order to his men to destroy a number of important railway bruges to shat off pursuit by Government tzcops. Upper a full and distant view of the destroyed bridge over: Yellow River; lower close view of the destroyed part of the bridge (which is a part of the Peking-Hankow Railway).