TO LET
KOWLOON DAILY SUPPLEMENT
Hongkong Daily Press.
Registered as a Newspaper at the General Fost Office in the United Kingdom.
ESTABLISHED 1857
Issued Gratis with the regular Edition of the
Daily Press
LILLEY AND SKINNER
Exclusive London Footwear.
Fresh Large Consignment
JUST ARRIVED.
PRICES from $8.75 Bvery Pair Guaranteed
PAUL RENNET ET CIE.
AUSTIN-NATHAN ROADS,
KOWLOON..
SUPPLEMENT NO. 98
ARCADIA
47, Poking Road (Near Star Cinema)
KOWLOON,
Jewellery
Watches and Clocks and Repairs Jade and other Precious Stones
The WORLD
DRUG Co.
The cheapest and most completely stocked Drug store in Kowloon,
Wholesale and Retail.
Patent Medicines, Drugs, Toilet Requisites & Druggist.
KOWLOON OFFICE:-370, Nathan Road. (Next to Nathan Hotel).
Phone: 58994.
The Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd. and all Compradore Stores
FOR
Daisy Brand
BUTTER.
Still the world's best.
THE HOTEL NATHAN The leading Chinese Hotel in South China Nathan Road
Tel. 56600-56603
MOTOR CAR
STORAGE-REPAIRING
The Nathan Garage
55, NATHAN ROAD
WO CHEONG & CO. HIGH CLASS TAILORS
BOOTS AND BHOES Made to order promptly. 506, NATHAN ROAD
TANAKA
PHOTO STUDIO Developing, Printing and Enlarging for Amateurs a 'Speciality. Cameras and Films 12, Peking Road Tel. 57072.
TIFFANY STUDIO
Keep those happy
records of your
lives and the lives
of your little ones.
240 NATHAN ROAD Tel. 50108
JOHN LO & CO. HIGE CLASS SHOE-MAKERS 222, Nathan Road, KowLoun, Latest design, best workmanship at very reasonable prices.
Tel. 58948
We have for sale Imported Portuguese Sausages, Salad Oil, Olives... Home made Portuguese Sausages...
and etc.
Smoked Eels, Italian Australian Cheese
The Variety
Cake Shop, Tea Room
and Restaurant.
Wine and Liquors Served with Meals.
28, HANKOW ROAD TEL. 58807.
Fraternity Book Room Bibles, and Books about the Bible, in Chinese and English. Christian Periodicals, Pictures and Fosters. 218, Nathan Bead, Kowloon.
Save your Time and have your Permanent completed in 2 hours by the Latest American System.
Ringletter at THE LITTLE BEAUTY PARLOUR 26, Harlow Road Tal, 58776.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1933
Katolon Supplement TO-DAY THE FAIR CLOSES!
HONG KONG, MAY 27, 1938.
FACTORY LAWS
KOWLOOX, as wa have frequently pointed out in the Supplement, is rapidly developing as an important industrial centre and is Anding a ready market for its goods in Bri- tain. A reference to this new ex. port trade from Hong Kong was made by His Excellency the Gov ernor in opening the British Em- pire Fair on Wednesday, when he stated that recently he was inform- ed by the head of a well-known Hong Kong firm that they had a very large order from England for rubber-soled shoes manufactured in the Colony. It is gratifying to hear that the fruits of local Chin- ese labour are so appreciated at Home and that, owing to the low scale of wages and the lower cost of living in Hong Kong, manufac turers here are able to sell such articles as rubber-soled shoes to British importers at as low a price es two shillings a dozen pairs We cannot imagine a British manufac turer, with his high overheads and costs of production, being able to put shoes on the market at any thing like that figure. It must be a great source of pride and satis faction to Hong Kong Chinage to realise that the British public is buying Chinese-manufactured arti- eles. Articles manufactured in Hong Kong enjoy the benefits of Imperial Preference, a fact which makes it even easier for the Chin- ose manufacturer to export at rock bottom prices.
It would be impossible to stabilise the wages of British and Chinese factory hands on a common basis, since the cost of living in the two countries ia radically dissimilar. Whereas a Chinese worker can live in comparative comfort on a daily the British wage of sixty cents, working man is totally unable to support himself and his family on less than five shillings a day, and so long as the Chinese rontinue to exit on a rict diet and to live in primitive circumstances, they will
EXHIBITORS HIGHLY PLEASED WITH
RESULTS
MONEY SPENT WELL WORTH IT
To-day is the last chance of seeing the Empire Fair.
The Empire Fair Committee announces that the Peninsula Hotel Section of the Fair will be closed as from 6 p.m. to-day. "All stands and material must beleft in situ until 7 p.m. on Sun
day 28th, and then completely removed before 1p.m. on that day.
The Pavilion Section will be closed as from 10 p.m. on Sa turday, and all stands and material must be completely removed. before 10 p.m, on Sunday 28th. This also applies to the Aviation display.
All Army tablets or other borrowed material must be stacked in the yard of the Peninsula Hotel.
It is particularly asked that all those who kindly exhibited posters in connection with the Fair will, so far as possible, have the same withdrawn from public view at the end of this week.
With regard to the above, it is leamed that the first floor verandah of the Peninsula Hotel will be closed as from 4 p.m.~ and then gradually other parts will be closed until at six p.m. The fair grounds all the stalls at the Hotel will be closed. (Pavilion) will remain open until 10 p.m.
MORE ORDERS POURING IN
Tam more than satisfied with the results achieved," said Mr. E. Mr. Dollard under whose direct su- pervision the Australian section of the British Empire Fair is being held: Mr. Dollard expressed the opinion that the Fair had afforded Australian more advertising to goods than any other medium would have done in so short a period. "We are trying to establish connection here with the Chinese buyer" said Mr. Dollard, "and so far the result has been very satisfactory. Wher- ever buyers could make cash pur- chases, the sales have been good. Several orders have been booked with us and there is no doubt that Australian goods will soon become wellknown here."
+
#
Shop in Hong Kong.
that everyone who had given sup- port to the fair must have been gratified with the result.
$100 For A Bird.
*
WAS
With regard to the poultry sec tion of the Fair, the following should be of interest to renders. A
deal of admiration great shown by visitors for the rolla canaries exhibited by Miss Patri- cia. Alves, and one offer of 8100 was made for a bird, but the offer had to be refused se Miss Alves did not want to part with her pet. For another cage containing five birds generous offers were made which the exhibitor also did not accept. The birds offered for sale found ready buyers and quite a few changed hands following the ex- hibition.
*
Gifts For Lady Peel.
It may be of interest to readers Lady Peel following the opening to know that the gifta made to of the fair came from the following
be contented with wages on which Kong," one of them asked on being donors. The gift from Canada WAS
room
While he was thua telling the writer his views, a couple of bay ETB came along and bought two bot- tles of chrystallised cherries. "Why don't you establish a shop in Hong surprised at the cheap price at which the cherries were sold. Mr. Dollard said afterwards that the idea was a good one nod there was more than a possibility of an Aus tralian shop being started here,
More Car Sales,
STILL BUSY
From Our War Correspondent"
an infant could not live in England.
from Major V. E. Duclos, Can- The condition of the Chinese work er is not so good that it leaves no
dian Government Trade Commis for improvement, however,
sioner, that from Australia, New from Mr. S. T. Williamson, that and the manufacturer could well
Zealand and South Africa came from India came from. Mr. A. el afford to pay him a higher wage owing to the enormous profits he
Arculli, that from Hong Kong came from Lady Ho Tung and that makes out of his foreign export trade. Under the Factory Ordin Regarding the wonderful sales of from the New Territories came ance, women and children (under motor cars reported in this paper from Mr. Fung Ki Cheuk, who is the age of sixteen) are not allowed yesterday, the following definite prominently associated with the to work after nine o'clock at night, sales have been reported, to the growth of fruits and vegetables in but there is no such restriction on writer by those holding stalls at the New Territories; his exhibits male workers, who may work for the Fair. The agents for Vauxhall having won many prizes at local twelve on even sixteen hours a day. sold six lorries yesterday, one to fairs. Since a great many male factory a buyer at Canton and five to other} hands do work for periods of twelve buyers. The order for six lorries: hours a day and over, it seems that means that all local stock has been the guilds or labour associations to taken up and a cable, has had to bo which they belong are not opposed sent to Shanghai for more cars. In to the system, especially as the addition to the lorries they have workers themselves have no objec-sold one Vauxhall standard saloon tion to working overtime so long and it is more than probable that as they are compensated by extra one Tourer de Luxe will be sold, the prospective buyer having expressed a desire to try out the car before If Chinese manufacturers in clinching the deal. Hong Kong are to continue to en joy the privilege of a preferential tariff, it is only just that the Gov. ernment should enlarge the scope of No less successful were some of the Factory Ordinance to control the other stalls. The Austin Stall such questions, as wages and hours disposed of three cars, and the of work for male employees. Un Ford stall sold nne four-door sedan der the present system the export and two of the two-doors sedans. of locally-manufactured goods to The Humber and Hillman stand Britain, at prices with which the sold six cars in all, and, taken all Home merchant cannot possibly in all, the sade has exceeded all ex- hope to compete, will not be wel pectations Considering the small comed by British industry, In cost to dealers to exhibit their cars fact, it might even be regarded as at the fair, the results must lie con a form of legalised dumping, though sidered highly satisfactory. wo hardly believe that the authors
pay.
#
Orders and Bales.
of the preferential tariff realised Sports Goods! this when it was framed. We be lieve that every
That direct results have been encouragement achieved everywhere may be gunged should be given to our local indus from the fact that Mr. Denis Hazel trics and are glad to know that who is exhibiting sports goods in SALLEH RADIO SERVICE goods manufactured in Hong Kong formed the writer that following have found so liberal an outlet in inquiries about lawn bowls woods Britain, but by tightening up our there have been sales reported at local Factory Laws so as to exclude the store in Hong Kong where all possibility of "sweated labour" these woods can be had. Mr. Hazel we should be rendering a sovereign also reported, eles in other direc service to our own workers at Home. tions and expressed the opinion
802, Nathan Road..... Phone 56621 Kowloon's Leading Radio Store Quick and Elcient Radio Repairing. Reasonable Prices: From $1,00 per month up.
Badis Sate A4 Parks Bor Bale dh
The Peninsula Front!-- Forces are still invading the fair from all directions and one of the hotest corners is still the bele phone company's stand.
Thousands of people are bombard ing the tired out very courteous officials with all sorts of questions
[The above message was trans mitted, by courtesy of the H. K. Telephone Co., on their tele-prin tor.]
Stunt Flying
DEMONSTRATIONS BY MR. A. V. HARVEY
No better plan anild have been
adopted to demonstrate the quali ties of British Aircraft than the flying exhibition given yesterday afternoon by Mr. AV. Harvey to conjunction with the British Empire Fair.
Mr. Harvey is the local repre- sentative of the Far East Aviation Company, Limited and for the pur pose of the exhibition yesterday used an Armstrong A.W.18, single- seater pursuit planic.
(Continued, on Page 12)
11
Don't fall to visit the JADE TREE- The most wonderful collection of art curios in the Far East.
Also lovely things for ladies, including summer lingerie, jewellery, embroideries, etc.
THE JADE TREE TEMPLE. is open in the evenings.
10-21 BANKOW ROAD
Golden
'The most exquisite Chinese Embroidered
Lineas In the Colony,
Ivory, Amber, Crystal
Pagoda
Tel. 58538
Old and New
Embroidered
Sijb.
Carics, Cloisonne,"
Lacquer Ware, &s.
FOOK WENG &
20, Hankow Road and Peninsula Hotel Arcade.
Co.
Phone: 5876%
STANDARD CARS
Agents
Alex Ross & Co. (China), Ltd.
KOWLOON GARAGE
CHINA LIGHT & POWER Co. (1918), Ltd.
Aiding In The Development of Kowloon and the New Territories by PROVIDING ELECTRICITY
for
LIGHT-HEAT-POWER
USE MORE ELECTRICITY
Economical-Convenient-Attractive
Head Office St. George's Bldg.
Tel. 28537
Kowloon Offlee 27, Nathan Road. Tel. 57977
The Blue Taxicabs Limited.
NOTICE.
i that f
Our Patrons are hereby notified that from the 1st, day May, 1983 the fares' for taxicab hire will revert to the old tariff-le. 40 cents Kirai mile and ten cont
ubsequent Quarter mile.
In Ad
Ition the Company will run senail taxicabs from wry Pier Stand at Jordan Road, Kowloon, the tariff to be 30 cents First mile and 5 cents per quari
for subseCELIDITÉ
Also publia cars for hire Day an
(car” at 82.40 per hoLT- $8.00
Waiting time at half cha
For large and small cabs or public cars Ring 57417 and 87714 and car will be sent immediately from nearest stand.
Office and Garage
Corner Nathan Road & Market Street, Kowloon.
AIRLIE HOTEL 22-25, WATHAX KOAD
European Manager
Excellent Unise Teleph. 57357
Hung Cheong