THE
DIRECTORY
AND
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 28ck, 1925.
CHRONICLE
CHINA, JAPAN, BRITISH MALAYA, INDO-CHINA, SIAM, PHILIPPINES NETHERLANDS INDIA, ETC.
FOR
1925
SIXTY-THIRD YEAR OF PUBLICATION.
OFTALUABLE AT THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS OFFICE AND FROM LOCAL AGENTS.
13 NOW BEING ISSUED AND CONTAINS ÄLPKAHETICAL LIST OF FOREION HUBINESSES, THEIR FIXNONNEL AND AGIMOĽSK GLASIUSTED BUSNIREA DIRECTORT OF THE CHIEF, TRADE OKUSERI ALFRAERTICAL LIST OF FOREIGN RESIDENTU IN 283 FAR ZAST GOTERSKIN AND OFFICIAL DEPARTMENTS,
OF-TO-DATE COLO WEED MATS OF
THE PRINCIPAL PORTU IN THE PAN BANT. DESCENTIVE AND STATISTICAL ACCOUNTS OF THE VARIOUS COUSTEIN ANDŮ
*AD -CENTRES OF THE VAR BART,
TREATIES, TARIFIs, szame zurias, KHOIZZAGRʻOHARGES, POSTAŬ QUIDE, MPG. KUCHAR, AMIGAN AND JAPANESE NATIM AND COASTING VASKULA,
1,300+ Pages
1,500 Pages
Complete Edition Abridged, Edition
104
$12 local currency
48
H
AN
Writing from Singapore, under date March 31st, 1922, Bir Gocifray Themaa, Privata Secretary to H.R.H. THX Panoz or Wanxa, MYE :---
**EXTREMELY USEFUL" BOOK,
S-I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 23rd instant and am desired by the Frince of Wales to thank you for the copy of the 60th annual edition of "Tas Drezorogy & UHRONICLE FOR China, Japan, THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, ETG, ETC.," which His Royal Highness has been, plessed to accept, and which will be extremely useful during the remainder of the tour.
The Managing-Director, HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, LED..
HONGKONG.
Yours faithfully,
GODTANT. THOMAS,"
(Private Secretary,)
LILLIAN GISH
IN
"THE WHITE- SISTER"
The Romance that stirred the Heart of the world.
JOHNSTONE
M.P.
"HIGH CLASS SCOTT"
OBTAINABLE "EVERYWHERE
SOLE DISTRIBORA Z
-H. ̃RUTTONJEE & SON,
LOVER HALF A CENTURY REPUTATION FILLS THE
BLE CLERC'S ER KIDNEYS &
INVALPARs for Dirks of them Important Umar, Driver, Bachacmin, Govt, RezekaTIAM, Pas, Handling Quemian, or Peak From DILECLERC Co. Hassock84,N,W„Atmakun
APERIENT
PILLE FOR
DR. LE CLERG'S ILES Price S
DALE CLERG'S ARMIA. Pine Se
DR. LE-GLERCE SOAP. 10, se @ Tallers Ga
After the Bathe
Drink a cup of Bovril on coming out of the water after a good swim.
It will all you with a delightful warm satisfed feeling. It will stimulate the circulation, and diminish the risk of a chill. It' will also give you more strength and energy for your next swim.
BOVRIL
The Barden Of
Indigestion.
a
Here are the facts about a real remedy for digestion-and weaknes of the vital organs that bunken which makes life a misery for so many. The remedy is Bisarated Magnesio, harmless, yet affective compound which since its incep tion, has received the written endorsement. of thousands of grateful people in all parts of the world'se well as the recommendation of doctors, nurses and hospitals. Bisarated Mangnesia slope stomach pain instantly by moving its cause, it is quite inexpensive, and either tablet or powder form can be obtained from any chemist. It is the one „stire," made and wafu remaly for those who suffer from indigestion, and stomach weakness, bat" when buying care should be see taken to that it is "Burated" Magnesis, for nothing else will do. The 073] "BISMAR" trade-mark appears on- every gentina pachaga.
The Siga
of the
See It on
от
Package
"OLD RAT."
LA DEAF DANCER'S SECRETS.
HOW HE "FEELS" THE BIG DRUM'S A PATHETIC EPISODE ON A COLD
DAY IN PAIRS.
BEAT,
To dance on the stage before thousand was rummaging among the old hooks of people, keeping time to intricate on the stalls that line the Seine quays in music, though you are stone-deat, can- Pazis one March day. A bitter wind was not be easy. It must be rather as though corrugating the surface of the river. It au artist should be asked to paint a was a day on which one thanked God for picture in the dark.
awar overcoat and young blood, and
who had But Dave Marvel, American youth felt sorry for the little min
neither.. dancing in London just now, in deaf,] and dumb also. He hears not a note He came blowing along the quays like of the music of the orchestra; yet goegla straw, the wind, seeming to turn him through movement after movement of wherever it would. He was tightly but long and quick dances, and seems, never tried up in a faded frockroat. His favee to make a mistake nor to lose precise was anxious and tinkl. Holding his worn top-hat on with one hand, he placed the other across his wikle, bent his head down till a particularly vicions whip of wind had gone stinging by, and then, all the stall blown ned dustered, turneul where I stund.
time.
COUNTING EVERY HEAT!
When I saw him with his white-haired mother in the Palladium dressing-room, writes a Daily Chruairie representative, he explained to through her as in- terpretress-
He had taken spectacles from his "As I come on w the stage I watch pocket, wiped them with an gd als hand the orchestra conductor's baton, On keretief, and put them on his nosey when the proprietor of the stall hailed him the downward bend I begin dancing. gruffly Fla. Papa! You here again
"From my first step onwards 1 ore Small profit inleed you bring. You read to count carefully every beat, and as an read, but when did you buy a book! often as I can 1 glance at the conductor. You come to the granary and steal a In case I may have unde a mistake in Fouthful of corn while you are asking the any counting..
price of the sack."
error.
Provided that the conducter is good,The old man, heliling a vohnue to his I have no trouble at all, and could dance, nost, rei, ushing hetly, at making for hours without, I think. making, ana brave pretence to hear nothing.
Bat for your Sne air of professor, which gives a flavour to my stall, I would bundle you off." the proprietor went vu. God knows I don't grude you what you read. If you were soiling my "Anatole Cranees, or Gyps or Maupassants, off you Bat. by the Name, it's mouldy woull go. con enough you nibble, old rat;" Prietor and then in my direction, as mich as to Bay: Between ourselves, as friends, your badinage does not burt. but in company.
The music as music, of course. I don't know and I can only imagine what it is like... but my mother, tells me it is beautiful.
"Only the big drum-I know. It "lous not strike my cars, but I feel it--a sort of vibration. Even when my back is been hit. My mother often attracts my attention, when I have my back towards her in a room, by clapping her handa. very hard. That vibrates, just like the rum, though what the noise of it is
VISITORS AT HOTELS.
HOMATONG Hors
ar H. A. Andefret. Mr O, 1. Andreu Misa G. A. Arober Mr M. Aralree Miss N. Bar Mr F. W. Barnes Mr N. Beals Mr & Mrs Boäryn MTH E. B. Belilion Mr & Mrs F. H.
Benedict
Mr V. Benjamin Capt. Bontlay Mr D. 7. M. Berthou MH.A. Bigelow Mr R. J. Birbeck Mt W. G. Brash Mr & Mrs HE Mr F.C. Burgos Mrs Buse Mr D. E. Cappleman Me J. E. Cook Mr J. J. Corally Mr A. R. Table
Breadley
& Mrs D. M.
Dalton
Dorer
Mr G. 1. Davis Mr. D. Deckin Mr M. Derroirt Mr R. Doi Mr. W. O. Vall
Miss O. Eccles Ar P.G. Elliott Mr E. E. Ellis Mr S.1. Enrien Mr. B. J. W. Facke Mr & Mrs A. H. A.
"Tong Mr S. Frank. Mr & Mrs P. D. G.
hir C. C. Gallop
Mr J. E. Joseph Mr.S. M. Kirkman Capt. E R. M...
Mr H. C. Kues Mr & Mrs C
Kirkpatrick
C. Lanritsex
Mr G N. de M Mr & Mrs C. Mancini Mrx F. C.
Mr
Mathieson 2 child W. Bruce Merkio Mr & Mrs J Millər
and child L. V. Moore Lt. & Mrs (i.
Mia
Morrison & family Mr J. S. Nicolson Mr T. S. Nieben Mr E. Nitz Mr E. H. O'Farrell Mr & Mrs B.J. Parsons Capt. & Mrs G. Patrick Mes Ferris Mr H. E. Pope": Mr
Isaac Poppo
E. Puerner B. E. Comdr. & Mrs Roberts Mr S. F. Robertson Mr Alex. Bost
Mr A. H. Bowe
& Mrs V. Salyan Mr Joseph A. Satosky Mr & Mrs. W.
Schofield
Mr A. Scott MR., Shin Mr & Mrs AD.
Sa
infant Col. & Mrs J.F. Silver Capt. 1. Siquiland
Gain
Mr R.W.ET. Singys
Miss F. M. Saugg
H. F. Sommers
turned to the drum I know when it has! The d rat looked-appealingly at the Dr. Douglas R. Gawler DSparte
like I do not know,!"
• „LIP-READING:
Dave can just articulate; in un imper- fect quiet way: paly his mother can understand him between them, it is always a kind of lip-reading, but they get along famously. They are the checriest of couples: Dave seems always to be smiling in buoyant good spirits,
Even knowing his secret of time-keep ing, it is hard to realise when watching Marvel that he is deaf. His dancing of Russian folk dances in the Sky High" revue is wonderful.
He has another trick. Sometimes he has had to begin dancing in the middle of a scene. In order to step off correctly
I *་
He seemed so lonely and genteel that under pretence of lenghty baggling about prices. I waited till he moved off. and then in a few long strides cant up with hin. The accepted my company" with a delicate air of conferring a favour, and when we had walked for some tiae, ex. hanging commonplace" rezarks, I sug gested that the hiting air night he excuse for my inviting him to join tar over, a little glass "
Mr Girez
Bra
Mr H. W. Mr 1. Strak
Stevenson Stran
Mr & Mrs J. Gould Miss A. 1.'Griffin Mr & Mrs G. E. Gutho Mr H ***
and family My EL J. Gather Cap T. P. Hall Miss A&F. Hamilton Mr & Mrs W. A.
Hannibal
MrG. A. Harriman Mr M. Hendry Mr A. F. Repry Mr S. Hersch Mr & Mrs A. Wo
Hoga Mr CE Holmes He fick his cognae appreciatively, but Mr A. K. Jensers with a melancholy it was impossible this Andrey Jerrold shake. "At least have been pleased to Me J. H. Johnstone see my old friends co-dag," he said. Mr J. R. JosCK
"Your old friends, sir!"
"Yes, so I shall always consider my hooks."
Once started on the matter, he told me
his story without reserve. For years a
Mr Jaate
Thorm
F. M. Titus
Mr J. P.Thourton Mr F
Mr & Mrs L. A. Tobios M-T. U. Todi
Mr & Mrs
Walker
น.พ. Warver
Mr H. Walling
Mrs
L.. Watron
Mrismy
Miss L.
M- & Mra G. Woessner
and child Mr. Samuel Wong Mr A. Yates
BEPLE BAY HOTEL
Mr & Mrs A. W. Yan
Ansel and child
Brodie
Brodie
Mr & Miss G. & M.
Mr Corley
Carleton
Mr & Mrs A. E. A. Messrs Chia Ohi Sia
& Tsan Iso Chaw Mrs & Miss I..
be rests his hand on the top of the piano solitary bachelor he had been accumulat. that is to be played for his dance; whening these friends about him. No other | Dr. Altenbury the accompaniment begins the vibration interrat seemed to have edged a way into Mr & Mis1B. N. of the notes struck by the pianist' comes his life, and I could imagine a pleasant a to his fingertips. That is the only enough existence from the hints he trop sigual I have," said his mother, translated; the comfortable rooms overlooking ing for him again. "The instant I feel the river, the quiet, ordered life, with no the vibration of the strings through the excitement greater than the discovery of wood, I step, and from then on I rely a first edition, the long winter evenings upon the baton and upon correct counts of freight and lamplight and slippered ing.'
ense, with the old friends alent him in BEEING THE APPLAUSE. “. He is full of praise for the way in Then" came troubles, his little invest- which the chorus girls in his shows hipments gone to pieces: He and the old roona not quite so him, showing sympathy, spotting the friends moved to things that are hard for him to do, and good, and then they went with him to making his work as easy as possible by rooms definitely shabby. Then came the signa corresponding to the music."
You cannot hear applause?" asked
alin row or POW.
cruel day when he and his friends "part- Ied-a few at first, "and then débőle. He
had walked about desolated, and one day i
"No, but clapping vibrates was his reply, and, of course, I are the up plane"
"Mother tells me I don's suite enough! during my dancing, but it is very dif- ficult to smile much when you have to keep counting all the time."
is
curled.
Samer Ellis
Mr F. Gates 'Mr. Godsot Mr & Mrs Charter
Haworth
PRAI
Mr & Mrs T. G.
***Bennett
he discovered that a goodly batch of them Dr. J. W. Anderson had found their way to that stall. There. Mrs. A. Arthur
Mr F. Austin day by day, he renewed nequaintance,
Miss E. E. Bailey "But they go. Monsieur: one by one
Dr. H. Balean they go, and there are in few left now Mr.A. Barton who know me. I am asked why do I not! go to the public brary Bah? Is it my ald friend because he is wearing my Mr & Mrs P. W. friend's breeches / The one I was with to-day. unde his acquaintawe at great | Me W. H. Bourne price when I was poor. My name is on MM. J. Breen the page in a young hand, firmer than Mr & Mrs R. L. can write now. Shall I find that in thel":
Blackwell
in
Mr & Mrs M, Y.
Herblechield & child
Mr & Mrs. A. Hicks
Mr & Mrs B. J. Lacon, Mr EW, LEHE Mr & Mrs E.
Mrs W. W. Mees Mrs Murray
Messrs Osi Yok Kei
Dei Chek Puan & Mr & Mrs J.N. Parker Mr & Mrs T. Schryver Mr & Mr E.
B. Schifting Mr W. G. Simpson“ Mr Mrs W..
Vander Steen Mr & Mrs Townend
HOTEL
"Mr & Mrs A. C.
Kennedy Mr M. F. 'Key Mr L.. E. Kibb Mr & Mrs E. F. Ki Mr & Mr J.
Krogh Mee Mr & Mrs S. H
Langston Mr K. Larsen Mr & Mrs G, D. Leys
Legs
Miss
11
Major A. S. 1 Littlejohns
Bridger Mr J. D. Lloyd
MLM
M. 8. Lloyd
W. Logan
Mrs
M-A
Mr & Mrs
Meg
J. MeAinh
Mr F. Melar
3x J. F.
Müher
Choose Glaxo!
--and be for ever free from anxiety. Your Baby's fisture health --even life itself depend on your choice of your Baby's Food. Be guided by the experience of the great number of Docters. Nurses and Mothers in every walk of life and in every part of the world, who choose, rightly by choosing the best food they know -Glaxo There is a reason → Gluxo increases the bottle-fed of Baby's expectation. healthy. robust childhood by nearly sixty times! This is because Glaxo is prepared from the milk of towa that live in open sunlit pastures and feed on green gras all the year round. Ask your Doctor t
Glaxos
Builds Bonnie Babies
Write for free samola, and “
Baakist Description
to
W. B. LOALET & Co., JOLE ADESTS.
Mrs. Pemberton Tells How Cuticura Healed Daughter
¦¿ "When my daughter was ten (years of age small pimples camer out on her face which, 33 Later broke and · formed sora eruptions. The erup tions spread all over her face and scaled over, and she could "not sleep at night on account of the irritation. She fell off eating on account of the pain.
"I read an advertisement for Cu- tieurs Soap and. O'intramus and sent for a free sample. After the first application the eruptions began to improve so I purchased more, and in about four weeks they had gone altogether; she was healed." (Signed) Mrs. Pemberton, 79, Wel- lith Lane, Rochdale, Lancs., Eng., May 24, 1923.
"Improve your skin by daily use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Scap and Gistment sold throughout the world. For sampia sưh two kideenka – La Reuma Very & Sons, Ltd 57. Shariethanen St. Landa, Kan. 1. Also for mail orders with priest HUB. Try,par sew Shaving Stick,
15
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.
FROM LETTE, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.
The Steamship "BENGLUE." NONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform Call Goods are being landed at
HATS FOR MEN. Why is it the bowler hat is so popular with Englishmen? Is it that it suits
-Mi P. W. Browa most men's heads better than any other public library! And he will go.
As delicately as I could I suggested Mr.S. D, Carather type of headgene? At the reet Grand Military and Grand National steeple that I would like to restore this old friend Capt. & Mrs 3.0.
'to him...
Carpenter Mr S. Н. chase meetings at least 30 pre venit.
"You have too much kindness." lie an
Mr H. A. Mill of the men I came 'acruss.
Mr H. R. Cleland sayswered. "But no. It would only remind art. Cooper writes in a London paper, were wearing me. It is better that he should go too. Mr LH. Cormack
Mr E. E. Mimmack Capt. & Mrs B. A. F. a bowler and of that peculiar-shape which |
their risk into the hazarions and/or extra Montauro Mr & Mrs W. A. dressed and that I should forget.
HONGKOND of the well favoured by all
Outside the raft a wind, whistling
Cortell Mrs C. L. More
bazardons Godowze Englishmen-in
WHARF AND GODOWN COMPAT, no way exaggerated,i
KOWLOON rather a large crown, the brim slightly sharply round the corner, caught. He Mr & M J. D. Danby Mr & Mrs W. N. H
from the wharves, Lip, whence, Mardock staggered a little, put one hand protecMEN. C. Donald
delivery may
the Goods No Claims will be admitted after the. Owing to the change which has come lively to his silk hat and the other across Lt.Cel. B. A. Dobbin round in: London elothes, many men now his middle. Waiting thus, howell, till the Major & Mrs H. B..
have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining the End siter wear the bowler hat whereas in and said. "Adieu, monsieur. You have
bo will Jane, undelivered olden days they would. have worn the
Claima inst the
against E. Farrell silk, but with the advent of the London heen very kind. I shall remember you. seasor it is to be hoped that we shall wher my other friends are all gone." see the return of the black silk hat and Mine.-R. H. S. in
Then he went his way and I went Mr D. Fitzgerald
the Manchester Misa M. Forbes
Mr A. Forben the white or grey "topper." This lat
Guardian, ter, by the way, is gaining "fast in po-
MrB. I. W. Faster pularity, more particularly with the?
Mr&Mrs F. F. P. younger set of men. It is a lighter type
Franklin of hit and usually makes its début a
Lt. G. C. Brederick Lt. Col. F. G. Fits the Derby.
Gerald
Goodfellow
The soft felt, especially the feather weight kind, has completely ousted h. straw from its place in the B12th. Nowadays straws, are very rarely seen in London.
Miss E. Murdock Miss Newsholme Edwards. Mr W. Ogden
Pean Mr. H
gunt was passed, be then shook my hugs & Sire W.Eustace
"IN THE MIDST OF LIFE.
A London wire of May 5th says Mr. Mr & Mrs H. R. Glen George White, Chairman of the National Mr W. D. Press Association, at a dinner at the Mr B. A. Hale Trocadero, after speaking on the text Mix M. B. Hali “Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we Hr J. B. Hawker The present season will see a great die" asked "Do say that and re Mr.W.J run on the tiew walnut and, Californian plied: "No, I say shake hands and help. Mr. M. Homsworth brown shades, but the former is a colour for today we live." He immediately, lik G. F. Hole that does not suit every man. Groys back in his chair and died. The dipner 0.0. particularly the pearl shades, are for
was abandoned. from vconomical wear for the slightest dust or smut marks them, thus provid. ing yet another argument in favour of brown.
H. Honking Mr T. L Jenkins
F. A. Johnson Mr G. B.. Hugh-Joans.
Mr H Hamington
Me A
chie
·G. Beott Mr W. B. Seiffert Mr W. F. Simanche Mr B. H. Skelton Mrs & MissG. E..
subject to Rent
Steamer must be
to the Undersigned on or before
presented to
18th June, or they will not be
recognised
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 2nd June at 10 a
Na Fire Insurance has been affected?
will be countersigned
Stubbings Bills of LVTIGSTON & CO. LTD.,
Mr.O. P. Sturdoo Mr & Mrs E. F.L
Stanley
Mr G. J. Tarrant Mr & Mrs C. Thwaites Mr A. W. Tickle
ITOTOly
My L. D. Tarner Capt. & Mra E. Walker Mr H. H. Weller Lt. A. J. L. Whyte' "MO.Willmott
Mr & Ma F. D. Wood Mr L. H. F. Young
On the other hand, there are many Miss G Eensedy Where shapes are concerned, that hat ways in which the crown of a soft folt. made. unbound and having a brim that hat can be arranged to suit the wearer's can be turned up or down is easily the features. Sometimes a long centre de style of the moment, but it is not so dresay either alone or with a small one on each as the hat with a bound brim and a side of it, of a slight crease in the front, Mr & Mrs F. Akaman. mors decided curl,...
may alter the whole look of the bat.
Mr R. Brocka As to the manner of wenring, a soft "Velours or plush hats are really out of 12 J. B. Our felt," some of the more asiketic Oxford fashion. They were never smurt, very MrW. S. Cuff crowd have been making the crown take soon lose their fresh, crisp appearance, Mr C. Dichiara on the appearance of a pudding basia and never wear well
MY & MINE nod turning the brim down all the way Here I would like just to ask how minn Goldenberg, Mr.P. F. Palmer round-nothing more ridiculous or un- men know that a soft felt hat can be Mr 6. 6. Harris
becoming can be imagined. urte
(Continued at foot of vest Column.)
17+i,
PALLOS
HOTE" Mr J. W. Horan
Mr T. B. Hughes Mr W. G. Jarvis
过
His Melaw
cleaned, re-bound, and re-banded man My O. Hazlewood
Mr F. Hollie times at a trifling cost.
Mr H. Johnson
Mr. B. J. de Moore
Mr.O, Purrey
Mr W. A. Stopani
Mr & Mrs H.A. Westley
GIBB,
Agents.
Hongkong, 25th May, 1923.
To the Publisher ·
"HONGKONG. WEEKLY
PRESS"
14, Umar Road, Horators," Please send
me the
*Howuzone WaXELT-PATAS.
-1925,
follows: