SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1931.
WAI KEE
JADE SPECIALISTS
ANTIQUES AND CHINESE CURIOS
GOLD & SILVER SMITH.
Corner, Hong Kong Hotel Bldg.
THE CHINA MAIL SPECIAL TOURISTS' SUPPLEMENT.
OBTAIN YOUR SMOKES FROM US
Cigars -
Cigarettes -
and
Smokers' Requisites.
TABAQUERIA FILIPINA
Hong Kong's Leading Tobacconists. -
Tobaccos
Queen's Rd. C.
Pedder St.
YOUR VISIT TO HONG KONG.
ments will be found in this Supple- mem with be only too glad to give curios they
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For the individual who cares not for the joys of motoring a casual walk through the heart of the city will reveal much of interest in the way
Asiatic Bldg.
Hotel in Pedder Street; Lane Crawford's Restaurant, in Des Voeux Road (along which the tramcars run); the Hotel Cecil, just up from the "Star" Ferry and the Prince's Cafe in Queen's Road, also the Kowloon Hotel and the Peninsula Hotel in Kowloon (a few minutes' drive" from the Ferry in a jinrikisha).
In Des Voeux Road and of public buildings and
other streets there are mazy statues, including-although some
Chinese way put-the University of Hong restaurants for those who like to 'Kong. There are, taxicabs and sample Chinese dishes.
jinrikishas, not to mention sedan chairs, but in the case of the two
Miscellaneous Information. The Radio Telegraph (above the Post Office in Pedder
Office
Top of Pedder Street,
Queen's Rd. C.
the transmission of cablegrams to may be recommended to purchaso any part of the world.
a copy of the "Dollar Directory"}
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SAINT YORE
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS
IN
CHINAWARE, EARTHERNWARE, BAMBOOWARE, RATTAN- WARE. BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, CANTON ENAMELLED- WARE, STRAW AND GLASSWARE. JEWELLERY, OLD EM- BROIDERIES, SILK SHAWLS, RICE PAPER PICTURES, OLD CHINAWARE, BRONZE AND CURIOS.
CHINESE NOVELTIES AND FANCY, GOODS. 61, Queen's Road Central. Tel. No. 24574,
Cable rates are: To Europe published at 3A, Wyndham Street." ROMANCE" OF THE
(except Russia) $3.10 por word; to America, $3.40 to $4.05 to Canada, $3.85 to $4.15; Australia, $2.85.
and to
The postage rates are: Eight
ounce to British terrl cents per tories; four cents to China and Macao; 14 cents per ounce to America and other foreign coun- tries.
Travellers' cheques can be cash- ed and payments made on letter of credit issued by other bankers, by Messrs. Thomas Cook and Son,
press Co.
CANTON.
EAST.
•
Pirates and Smugglers.
Where the Tourist May tattered sail and each one, may be,
Find It.
the latter the legal fare should always Street) is open day and night for the C.P.R., and the American Ex- are met by an experienced and about the Orient. It is so with a journeys which may land them on 3
expert advice on the
It must be remem- exhibit for sale. bored, however, that a really good example of jade, amber, or porcelain is messed at its full value and can not always be picked up for a "song."
Three Tours, " Great credit is due Government of Hong Kong in pro- viding splendid motor roads, which Below make motoring a peasure. we append three trips around the island, all of which are casily Recessible and have been drawn up so as to give the visitor a fair in
beautics of the dication of the Colony,
Tour 1. The party should start at about 11.45 am. by motor car from the town and proceed pant the Lower Tram Station to Government House, the Dairy Farm, and Upper Road to Repulse 'Bay.
centre of the
Tiffin at Repulse Bay Hotel, about noon.
Leaving Repulse Bay at 2 p.m. and proceeding round the Island via Quarry Bay and Happy Valley arriving back in town about 2.45 p.m. Distance covered about thirty miles.
Tour 2.
Commencing from centre of town, via Lower Peak Tram Station and 28 above to Repulse Bay, thence the Penk Hotel via "Stubbs-road. Finishing with auto
nt the Peak Hotel.
From the Peak Hotel the ascent by chair to the Flag Staff should not be missed. Descent to the City may be made by the Peak Tramway. Chair and Tram fares are not in- cluded in the above fares.
Tour 3
Distance sixty miles; Time 3% hours. Commencing at Kowlas Ferry via Castle Peark, Fanling Golf Course. Taipo and Shatin, finishing at Kowloon Forry.
Round the laland What has been well described as one of the most magnificent drives in the world is that by motor car round the Island. The route fol- lowed is from Queen's road Cen- tral, thence into Garden-road, past Government House and the Botanic Gardens, along Caine-road, Bon- ham-road, past the University of Hong Kong, along Pokfulam-road, Aberdeen-road, and Repulse Bay, where a stop can be had for re- freshments or the more enjoyable tiffin, Leaving Repulse Bay Hotel the journey is proceeded with to Stanley Bay, Tytamtuk Reservoir, and Sai Wan Gap and thence to Shaukiwan. Within a short time Taikoo Dock is reached, and from there it is a very short drive back to the original point of departure. The entire drive covers a dis. tance of 26 miles, but the scenery route cannot adequately be described in mere prose. It has to be seen to be appreciated as it de- Next to the ascent and descent of the Peak It Is a trip that no tourist should omit from his pre- gramme of sight-seeing...
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be Dacertained beforehand otherwise the "stranger within the gates" may find himself the victim of profiteering.
Chair and Jinrikisha Fares. For chaire the tarif le-two bearers-15 cents for the first ten minutes; 20 cents for a quarter of nn hour; 30 cents for half an hour; and 25 cents for every subsequent hour. For four bearers the fares are exactly double, with the excop tion that every subsequent hour after the first is charged 40 cents.
Jinrikisha charges are: 10 cents for 10 minutes; 20 cents for a quarter of an hour, 30 cents for haif an hour; and 40 cents for an hour.
Kowloon and New Territories., A reference to Kowloon has already been made in the third of the suggested tours-namely, to Castle Peak, Fanling, Taipo and Shatin,
A good afternoon's outing can be spent at Kowloon City, omni- buses to which run from the Star Ferry at Kowloon Point (10 cents fare from Hong Kong to Kowloon). En route a glimpse is afforded of the whole of the Kowloon Bay, with Lycemoun Pass in the dia tance.
Eventually the granite wall of the old city of Kowloon will be reached, containing the old-time residence of the official representa- tive of the Emperor of China.
There is also a School for the Blind, where dainty articles may bo purchased.
Returning by A bas marked "Yaumati" the tourist can alight in Jordan-road and spend an en- joyable time in King's Park, where are laid out football, tennis, and bowls grounds for various Clubs. and institutions.
As an alternative a visit may be .commended to Kowloon Tong, which les off the main bus and motor road in Kowloon, namely, Nathan Road. This is destined to be a model settlement and garden city combined, and the self-con- tained houses, each with a
strip from the row of garden, are a distinct change: which the vehicles pass in Nathan and other roads in Kowloon.
upon row
of flats
catered for. Besides the rinks of the Club de Recreio at King's Park there are bowling greens at the Kowloon Bowling Green Club, in Austin Road (off Nathan Road), the Kowloon Cricket Club, and the Kowloon Dock. Tennis can be had Park, at the United Services Club at many Club courte at King's (opposite King's Park), the Kow loon Cricket. Club and the Kowloon Bowling Green Club, Football is pinyed at King's Park and on the ground of the Kowloon Football Club, facing the harbour in Chatham Road. Cricket is provid ed at King's Park and at the Kow- loon Cricket Club.
Lovers of lawn bowls are well
Sport in Hong Kong. On the Island there is no end to
the variety of outdoor sport to be indulged In or watched, the prin-
Other Places of Interest. Apart from motor launches that take the visitor to Stonecutters' Island' and numerous inlets, abounding in most beautiful sconery, there is much to entertain, amuse and instruct without resort to vehicles. The Chinese curio shops and Indian stores cannot
cipal ground well be passed over by those lo
being at Happy search of novelty or for a souvenir Valley, which can be reached in a of their visit to this enchanted very short time by, tramcar, taxi- Lale. There is "China Town," cab, or motor car, not to mention teeming with thousands of Chinese the slower jiurikisha if time is no living in narrow streets where one object. There is a Sne Racecourse, can almost stretch hands acrosp
are held at various the thoroughfare," and where periods from the middle of Feb glimpses may be had of typical ruary to the beginning of Decem Chiusae fein all its variedber... ́* phases. "A
where races
Of other sports to be had at Happy Valley, there are football
:codeu)"}, ("soccer" and Rugby cricket, baseball, and tennis. The "home" of local cricket is the Hong Kong Cricket Club opposite Mur- ray. Barracks in Queen's Road. It
A good combination is a bus or car drive to Aberdean motor (already referred to) and a tour through the Chinese fishing vil lage. If time permits there is also quaint little hamlet, Applichau, which can be reached in a few minutes by sampan. The return journey from Aberdeen can be made by launch, in which case the scenery fringing the harbour Cape Where to Dine or Stay, proaches will be found very re For the tourist cooped up at sea freshing after this spell through for days on end there are many. the Chinese quarters of Aberdeen | facilities for lunch (or tiffin) and dinner, including the Hong-Köny and Applichau.
on this ground that interport matches are played, teams coming once in two years from Shanghal and less frequently from Malaya.
Your ship berths at Kowoon and you take to Ferry to Hong Kong. Nothing remarkable there, you may Bay. But odd craft will glide under your bowa with a spread of The commercial Capital and moat interesting City of South
could tell a taje of more adventures, China, is in direct communication
thrille, and mysteries than you will with Hong Kong by steamer rail-
DON'T BE CRITICAL.
ever find in the pages of Conrad, way. There are daily services of
or Jack London, or Lafcadio Hearn. steamers both directions. The
Some Perhaps your visit to the Far
are honest trading junks, journey is about 6 to 8 hours by Enst is the culmination of long bound for Singapore, or Saigon, or steamer, according to steamer and cherished desires; the fulfilment of Hainan, with cargoes which you tide, and 44 hours by train. hopes that have increased with the
would not consider valuable-wood, On arrival in Canton visitors years and the reading of books oil, silk, sugar, or preserved ginger. Others come and go on mysterious competent guide who has conduct- great many people who sall into are: The Hong Kong and Shang- this fascinating City for many great liners; they bring with them These waters, so calm, so blue, so The principal exchange banks ed the principal visitors through Hong Kong harbour on one of the dangerous shoal or on the gibbet.
hai Banking Corporation, Charter years.
The tour usually embraces romantle ideas, and often go away
teeming with the ordinary traffic. ad Bank of India, Australia, and Chun-ka-chi Ancestral Temples, with nothing but coloured beads, of commerce, also carry upon their China, the Mercantile Bank of Temples of the 500 Genfi, City of bits of jade, houri coats, and pieces besom men who are pirates or whe ern
There are branches of the East-India, the Banque de l'Indo-Chine, the Dead. Kingfisher's feather, of carved ivory. When asked about have been pirates; opium and
Extension, Telegraph Com-' and the City National Bank of New Work-Jade, Ricepaper picture
the fascination pany and the Northern Telegraph, York (International Banking Cor Painters, Flowery Pagoda, Jado
of the East they cocaine smugglera; traffickers in. Company
men whose are rather vague. They found it arms;
very presence in Connaught
Street, Road poration)—all situated in Queen's Stone
Old Embroidery (facing the water front and just Road Central.
ao much like other cities, so lacking
here fa a danger to humble fisher- Shops and Sai Hing Street, etc. beyond the Hong Kong Club).
in that colour they had been led to
men, So perhaps when you see a For the guidance of those whose expect, that on the whole they were These are open day and night for concerning Hong Kong the tourist (Continued at foot of vet vaduinn
junk and admire the tawny spread rather disappointed.
of ita sall you will realise that it is something more than a yessel of tal at the helm. wood with an expressionless Orion.
the transmission and reception of vessels entering the harbour. The radio messages and for reporting
charge to most vessels is 30 cents per word with a minimum charge of $3.
For other useful information
A VISIT TO HONG KONG
WITHOUT ENTERING
THE JADE TREE
WOULD BE QUITE INCOMPLETE.
The Suez Canal, the gateway of Whe-East-is-left-in-the-woko-of- your luxurious liner, and you are visiting the shores of the sun-kiss- cd East! The vendors of Eastern Industries clamour round you at every port of call, guides acclaim their infinite knowledge of the beauties of your halt, and enrap- turing country confronts you at every turn in this tropical district. You are in fact bewitched by the splendours of the land of the pagoda.
Some souvenir, relic, or charm, is required to bring back the happy memories of your travelling days when you are old and incapable of world travel.
Hong Kong, the
pearl of the East, has but one rendezvous for you The Jade Tree Inc. where all the indus- tries of Oriental craftsmen are lald before your eyes,
THE JADE TREE, INC.
PENINSULA HOTEL ARCADE.
ALSO
THE JEWEL BOX, CATHAY HOTEL ARCADE,
SHANGHAI,
The well-known Art and Curio Experts, Messrs. Komor and Komor, decorated Mr. Fahnes ck's Yacht Shenandoah III, after designs planned by Mrs. Fahnestock in Chinese style and this may safely be sald is the most. unique decoration ever put on a yacht, sinun Neut
The art rooms of Me sra. Komor and Komor are a sight of Hong Kong but if you can get a permit to see the private home of Mr. Komer on Prince Edward Road you will find a style of decorations in the Hall, Drawing and.. Dining rooms which you will enjoy and never forget. The colour scenic and the wonderful combination of carvings on the wall and furniture is a schenie of decoratión which hue never been attempted before and would sur- prise the great Reinhard even if he would see the bold designs.."
Quite Wrong. Of course, they are quite wrong, The East is fascinating, irresistibly ao, even when you have lived in it for several years. In fact, tho longer you live in it the harder is it to leave and to settle down elec- where. There is romance to be found in the East, too, but great numbers of people will pass it by. It all depends on the way you look at things. You see just what you want to see; you never can see all that there is to be seen, even if you are the most perspicacious observer in the world. Hong Kong is one of the most beautiful places in the East; on a fine February day when thesda-is-blue as the-- Maditor- ranean and the azcaless
are in bloom, it seems to combine the colourful warmth of the South of Franco with the delicate and mysterious enchantment of Japan. It is a willow pattern land, peopled with quaint Agures, strange cus. toms, modernity flirting with the mediaeval, and eloquent with a queer assurance that it is different from and never will be the same as the West. You feel the Great Wall towering above you, shutting off the East things that are Occidental as effectively as if there were a real barrier.
Romance of Trade.
When you land you may go to the Hong Kong Hotel for luncheon (wo call it tiffin out here) and meet very ordinary-looking business mon solemnly engaged in a discussion on the dollar (the prevalling tople in Hong Kong now), and you may think that such sights may be scen every day in London, or Paris, or New York, or wherever you come from; and you may think that it- was a pity to travel 15,000 miles or so for that. Some of these people, however, own ships, and hotels, and commercial houses, and newspapers. The very rope that tethered your liner to the quay at Home may have come from their factories; great Chinese Generala may have settled a war in their hotels; the delicious preserved ginger which your sister or cousin la eating at this moment in your Hometown may have been bottled in those at tractive cherry blossom jars in Hong Kong. The East, while keep- ing a strict reserve and changing not one jot in essentials, is lending merce which turns the flow of food. a hand to the great wheel of com-
materials, embroideries, and silks
time ia limited, the following into your wardrobes and your itinerary is given.
One Whole Day in Canton. Leave Hong Kong ...... 10 p.m. Arrive Canton....... 7 to 8 a.m. Leave Canton
4.80 p.m. Arrive Hong Kong (about)
kitchens.
Objects of Interest.
In the streets you will find ob jects of Interest that should always remain in your memories. You will find men in strange clothes, 11 to 12 p.m. men in hardly any clothes at all, The fare provides first class lovely girls in dresses that would' travel tickets, breakfast, lunch and make Bond Street, or Fifth Avenue dinner service of conipotent pri- or the Boulevard St. Germain stare vate Guide for alghtseeing by with envy. You will find little sedan chair to City of the Dead, temples hidden away in dark alleys; Flowery Pagoda, Ancestral Tem- funeral and wedding processiong ple, etc.
which have not changed very much for hundreds of years, attended by pipers and little girls in weird head-dresses; you will meet Intel-. Ilgent men who still light crackers to scare away the devils; you may visit (if you have a Chinese friend) divans where men pass the hours
Tours of longer duration and including passage by 8 steamer may be arranged. Fares on application.
MACAO.
A Portuguese Colony and the in dreams rivalling those of De- pioneer settlement of the Far East, Quincey, and restaurants, as bright». being founded in 1557, It is a ly it as Picadilly, where singing picturesquo spot at the mouth of girls will entertain you In their the Canton River, with the ruins quant fashion for a few dollars. of the San Paulo, Camoes', Gardens ' But this is only a titho of what and Grotto, and Fan-tan Gambling is to be seen. It is impossible to Saloons.
visit our Colony, and go away with the feeling that your life has not been enriched with a new and wonderful experience. Let part of Caesar's dictum be your motto "I came and saw.”.
Steamers - leave Hong Kong on week days at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., and Macao at 8 am, and 2 p.m. Passage 4 hours. Single journey $4 and return" $7.
There is also a special excursion to Macho every Sunday' leaving | Hong Kong at 9 a.m., returning at 3.30 p.m., return fare $5; week-end excursion, return fare $6.00.
HONG KONG HEIGHTS.
For the information of visitors the following list of some of the highest points on the Island and Mainland is published:-
New Taland. Victoria Peak Signal Station Mt. Parker Mountain Lodge The Eyrie 'Peak Hotel
Telkoo Shuatorlum Mt. Davis
Bowen Road iterbeds
Mainland.
Taimoshan Kowloon Peak
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BOOK STORE.
EXCELSIOR BOOK STORE.
The Excelsior Book Store, with branches in D'Agullar Street, off Queen's Road Centrál, at the Hong Kong Hotel, and in the Peninsula Feet. Hotel, Kowloon, is one of Hong 1828 Kong's leading news agents and 1774 book sellers. It has in stock a fine 1784 range of best sellers by both 1725 British and American authors, and 1725 receive by every mail from the 1805 United Kingdom and the States all 1000
the leading periodicals, fournals, 877 and magazines which appeal to all 297 tastes)
For reafing mat
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og board ship during the voyage go to the
Ebolator Store for your