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HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE
FOR CAR HIRE
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FOR BOND Koxo: 24758.
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Mr. & Mrs. Y. Mori, BOLDÉNA OF JAPANESE GOVERNMENT
LICENCE
Care Sprained-Ankle and Wrist Recommended for many years by Local Hospitals and Ductors. 4, Wyndham Street (1st Floor),
Tel. No. 26051,.
TRAK FIVE BAT!
The best protection against Malaria. Manufactured by
THE DOR PO CO. 5, Wing Lok Street.
NG KONG I
PREMISES TO LET
D'EXTREME ORIENT
SATURDAY!
POSITION VACANT. ||ROYAL COURT HOTEL
firm for six months sommenG- ing July fit, a fully qualified European lady stenourapher. Reply Box -948. c/o Hong Kong Daily Press. A
[948
ME SLOANE SQUARE, SW1
· Softened Water). NEXT BEST ..."./ (InsspensivO) TOUA DE LUXE HOTEL".""
A. TACK & CO. CREDIT FONCIER WANTED by large European FINE OPEN PRSITION, BUNNY AND QUIET ROOMS
ASSEUR R. SHIMIDZU.
MASS
years
ASSEUSE S. KISAKI.
Recommended for many by Government Civil Hospital, Peak Hospital, etc., and by all the focal doctors.
24, Wyndham St. Tel. 24945.
BUTTERFLY
DANCING ACADEMY
Latest Call Room Dancing Nightly.
New Lady Instructresses have now arrived. All, the latest Dancing Stepe taught. Classes Afternoon; Practice Nightly 8-12.
TOP FLOOR.O KWAN BUILDING, Des Voeux Road.
Tel. 26770.
ENSIGN
CINE CAMERAS
with
F 1-5
Len
ZEISS
26, Des Voeux Road, Central
CAMERAS
BINOCULARS Developing & Printing
One Day Berrios. ·
SUMMER SUITS
Well-cut and Good: Fit at Reasonable Prices.
WING HING CO.
TAILORS 18, D'Aguilar St.
PHON 21417.
HOLLYWOOD STUDIO.
Art Photographers
"Day and Night Service 22, Des Voeux Road, C. 'Phone 28786.
The Thinnest Camers in the market.
ETUI CAMERA
3 x 21" and 44 x 31* Sole Distributors
A SEK & CO., 28, Des Voeux Road, Central
PHONE 28459.
If you need a PERMANENT WAVE why not go to Mas. BETEN (train- ed in Paris), and you will surely be satisfied as she can gire you any kind of wave, large soft absolutely natural, or small and strong with lovely curly ends just as you wish.
MRS, BETEN BEAUTY SÄLONS Peninsula Hotel Arcade Phone 88081 Ex. 34.
REMOVAL NOTICE We beg to announce our removal from Gloucester Arcade to larger premises. OUR NEW ADDRESS IS National Bank Building, Des Voeux Road and Ice House Street, 1st Floor, Entrance lee House St.
Maison Eurile.
THE
HONG KONG
PENINSULA HOTEL;
HONGIƠNG HOTRE, REPUISE BAY HOTEL,
·PEAK HOTEL:
&
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSH; PALACE HOTEL;
HOTELS
LIMITED.
In sasociation with the Grand Hotel des Wagons: Lits, Peking.
Courtesy, Comfort, Service
Hotel
and Luxuries of
Construction
THE HOTEL RIVIERA
MACAU
Cable Address" Riviera, Macau.
YOU ARE ONLY A SHORT TIME IN HONG KONG,
OBO
You wish to brighten up an, Decasional Party with a little Music
THEN WA
RING UP, OR CALL ON, RADIO SERVICES, LTD. (1, Gloucester Arade or 51, Bonham Strand East)
Phone 28788.
Phone: 20518:
________ AND ARRANGE TO HIRE A
RADIO OR RADIO-GRAMOPHONE ON DAILY "OR WEEKLY · TERNE.
French Bank Building, 5, Queen's Rd. Tel. 91009.
37
MODERN FLATS
4 Roomed, Corner Prince Edward &
Waterloo Roads,
4 Roomed, No 310, Prince Edward
Road with Garages,
3 Roomed, Corner Waterloo Road &
Boundary Street:
s Roomed, Prince Edward Road naxt
to Railway Bridge.
MODERN RESIDENCES
7 Roomed, No. 284, 294 & 296 Prince
Edward Road,
6 Roomed, Balfran Road next to St.
Theresa's Church."
6 Roomed, 209, 217, 291, 229, 231 and 233, & 241 Prince Edward Road.
6 Roomed Residence, No. 14, Chatham
Road
MODERN SHOPS & FLATS In Cambay Buildings, Nathan Road
FLATS TO LET
0 LET Flat No. 3, Ticia Man- rion, 18 Macdonnell Road, with ell modern conveniences. Apply Telep.
·92792.
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LET-NEW FLATS, at the Tjunction of Argyle Street and Waterloo Road, Kowloon, Each con-
rooms,
bath. taining four
two rooms, pantry, kitchen and servante quarters together with a garage for each flat. G. E. & WESTINGHOUSE REFRIGERATORS INSTALLED. Rental $17 per month including Taxes Apply HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE CO., LTD., Alexandra Building.
[770
ATTRACTIVE three and four
roomed Flats in Humphreys and Carnarvon Buildings, and two roomed fats in Nathan Boad, Kowloon. Also five roomed houses in Minden Avenue, Kowloon. All modera conveniences. Apply HUMPHREYS ESTATE. & FINANCE CO., LTD, Alarandra Building.
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HOUSES TO LET.
FELIX VILLAS-One house to
let comprising four large and two small rooms, two bathrooms. Modern Sanitation. Garage. Bag service, Moderate Rental Apply F. A. Joseph. Property Dept, Prince's Building | Phone No. 20910.
[442
The Hacienda" No. 193, The TO LET-Furnished from let July Peak. Apply Property Office, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.
[804
LET- No. 112, The Peak.
TO LET PERCY SMITH,
SETH & FLEMING.
TUITION GIVEN.
[2780
THE "UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE
TSCHOOL for adults. 17, Queen's Road, Ten European langa- ages and all Ohinese dialecta taught by experienced tenoters Commercial and Private translations accepted.
PALACE
ALACE DANCING ACADEMY, Wanchai Dancing from 8-12 Nightly. Learn to Dance by coming to the PALACE. 18 Dancing Girls,
WANTED KNOWN.
QUMMER SWEETS, New Consigo
ment Treacle Mints, Sherbe Satines, Mixed Fruit Drops, Mint Ballseyes, Assorted Fruit Bonbons, Barley Sugar, Good, Refreshing and 15 Pottinger Street, Delicious.
[444 British-Americas Candy Store.
HOTEL (PRIVATE).
AIRLIE HOTEL-225. Nathan Road, Kowloon. Un der European Management, Excellent cuisine. Modern Apartments Terms Moderate. Three minutes from ferry, fel 57857.
We have in Stock and For Sale
Great varieties of used and unused Postage Stamps
In sets, bags, packets, single and in approval books for collections renuo
Flower and Vegetable Seeds Gladioli Bulbs, &e, &c.
GRACA & CO Dealers in Portage Stampa, Garden Beeds, Religious Goods Toys ko. No. 10, WYNDHAM STREET. P.O. Box No
DISHONG KONG
18
✅ J. TOMINAGA PACKING CONTRACTOR
ANY KIND OF PACKING PROMETLY EXECUTED
Ark:
TAMATO
***
10, Johnston Road,
MAYEDA & 00. 13, D'Aggilar Street, Telephone 20690.
D'ASIS STUDIO
Photographers
Gloucester Building
2nd Floor. vel 26877,
TAK CHEONG
(Fat. 1888) TAILORS,
OUTFITTERS & DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF Faxur Goods, Erc.
50 & 59, Queen's Rd., C. Tol. 91317.
汽水康有高业
Thornhill Aerated Water Factory.
(THORNHILL & Co., LTD.) HIGH* 60.85 AERATED
WATER MANUFACTURERS.
Sales Department :
8, Tin Lok Lane, Wanchai.
TELEPHONE 20547.
cam-
We cordially invite you to inspect our stock of artisticly carved phorwood trunks in which you can keep even the most expensive furs without danger of it being damaged by damp ness or destroyed by silverfish or other kinds of insects.
Manufactured by THE CHINA CAMPHORWOOD TRUNK CO. 23, Johnston Road, Wanchai,
110 Booma with H, &C water, Radiator & 'Phone, Single from 3, with private Bath à tolles from 1/4 Double tròm 14A, with primio Bath à toilet”
30%
Specially Reduced Terma Difor Purinudnik:Alberta, BENOWNED FOR ITB/GOOD RESTAURANT Dinner bf and 6id Prop, SA, WILD, Into Om. Man, Oont., Savoy and Mana Hoose, Cairs and Bear-an-Lao, Zurich, Tarls from "DJET PRESS "- QM.
LONDON RUTLAND COURT HOTEL LANCASTER-GATE, HYDE PARK W,2 Convanians for everywhere in Town, Theatre: Shopping centres, 6., ds. Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park but a few yards from Eatel.
Brary Bed-room hot and cold running water, gas fre, Telephons, Bad Sitting Booms and Fassenger lift. - simi
Exoakest Reception-rooms, Billiard and Ball Room,
Weekly Dance Teas, Resident Dang ing Instructor. INCLUSIVE Weekly terms from 3 gus. single, 6 gza. doable.. Bed & Breakfast Frein 8/8.
ROOMS, BOOKED. WITH OPTION.. OF MEALS. Tarif from "DAILY, PRESS " Ofies.
Sóld on com- mission in British and Continental.. Marketa,
LONDON SELLING AGENTS
TEA INDIGO ** FIBRES BRISTLEES OILSKED HIDES & SKINS RUBBER DRUGS COTTON, WOOL ORES, MICA GUMS, AND
GENERAL
PRODUCE
Samples. valued. Bost ports for con- algumenta in- dicate,
KEYMER, SON & CO.. (Import Dept) Waltefriars, Landon. Teleg. :"Keymer London. El 1884
THE NATIONAL MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIA, LTD... "Kai Kope Britstore, 6, Quinn's ROAD CEDRAL,
TOT FLOOM.
TEL. 17673. *Parely Mutual. Best Terms", and Conditions. All Profits to Policy. Holders. Annual Bonuses. -
'H. 'S. WELLS. Resident Secretárg.
THE FAMOUS
THE SCICIAL EVIL
IN JAPAN
SIGNS OF A CHANGE FOR
· THE BETTER
LAMMERTS AUCTIONS.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned "have received
Instructions
TO BELL BY
PUBLIC AUCTION
A short series of articles appear ed recently in the Qaka Asand newspaper, that should be "of fas terest to all who study social pro-i blems in Japan. They have to do with what is sometimes called "the Social Problem," and shed som light on the conditions of life of the unfortunate class who live in WEDNESDAY, the "quarters."
The articles are written d propos of a recent amendment of the re- gulations governing their lives, and is written with sympathy which augurs. well for future ef for on their behalf, others take up the matter in a. humane
way.
A
ко
JUNE 28, 1938
COMMENCING AT 5:16 P.M.
AT THEIR SALES "ROOM"
4 DUDDELL STASET VALUABLE COLLECTION OF POSTAGE STAMPS.
Comprising
Old British Colonies, China, Hong
ON VIEW FROM TUESDAY,
Briefly the alteration is the can- cellation of a regulation hitherto in force. In the Official Gazette of May 9th, nine short characters (ideographs) suffice to authorise what may prove to be almost a re volution in the matter. The form-Kong, etc., etc. er regulations provided that if a prostitute wished to obtain leave of absence from the quarters, even the for short time, as eg. in case of Kobe to go shopping from the Shinkaichi to Moto-machi, she must put in an application to the police after, of course, obtaining permission from her master to do TERMS CASH ON DELIVERY, this. This leave was granted by the Police section whose duties lie there, and must atate the time for which available, and he duly sign ed and sealed. When one under
one understands how stands this
THE 27TH JUNE, 1933,
1J
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS.
true is the name of "caged birds" PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Gazette applied to them. states that from June 10th, this re- gulation is cancelled. It is need- -less to remark that this has given satisfaction to the Women's Reform Society and other Women's Socle- ties that work for the amelioration of the lot of the slaves who are affected. -
Economic Causes,
The dahi goes on to relate the progress of legislation which has worked to this end with some sta tistics relating to this "prodes:-
MORRISON PIANO ion in Japan, which has over
True Tone.
Guaranteed Ten
Years.
From $450,00
TSANG FOOK PIANO
COMPANY,
Ice House Street,
Hong Kong.
Telephone 24648.
PRE-PAID ADVERTISEMENTS.
The following doses of advertisements are sharged at the price given below fo
HOUSES AND APARTMENTS TO BE LET
·BITUATIONS VACANT. - - HOUSES AND APARTMENTS WANTED. MISCELLANEOUS WANTS.
When so required replies to box numbers will be posted to advertisers daily. Extra stampe for poetage shenld be remitted.de ab
All advertisements must be authenticated by the name and address of the sender
Announcements not exceeding 25 Words are inserted under this heading at a Pre-paid
Rate of One Dollar for THREE INSERTIONS. If Charges collected,
THIS FORM - MÀY BE USED::
The ADVERTIS
Hongkong Daily Pres
11 Ice House Street
50,000 members, (Presumably this is apart from private prostitutes who in some cases are said to out- number the licensed members in the quarters).
It is well-known that the girls are in most cases driven to their mode of life, by economic causes, and a girl often sacrifices her chastity to help pay family debte or even to help pay school fees of other members of the family.
AHE.
Undersigned have received Instructiona
TO SELL BT
*PURLIC AUCTION
Ox
THURSDAY.
JUNE 29, 1933
COMMENCING AT 10:30 AM.
Ar No. 10, HUMPHREYS BUILDING, KOWLOON.
A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
ON VIEW TROM WEDNESDAY, THE 28TH JUNE, 1988.
Up to June 1918, the girls were exposed on show in the windows of the "quarters," but from that dato this was stopped and photographs substituted this being the system now in vogue." This was in Tokyo Other towns followed later some TERMS CASH ON DELITEET, very much later]
In Hyogo-ken during Governor Hattori's time, the authorities tackled the question of "debts.com- tracted or stated to have been con- tracted by 'the girls to the masters. As is well-known, it was often these debts that enabled the masters to
LAMMERT BROS.,
AUCTIONEERS.
obtain a stranglehold on those in PUBLIC AUCTION. their grip. It was made a rule that these must be liquidated or cancelled in not more than fre years. A little later it was decreed that the harsh, treatment often ac corded by the police was to be soft- ened, and in cases of complaints of bad treatment by the masters, the matter was to be considered "sym pathetically by the police.
Compelled to Return.
..
The masters state that there be been a growth in the numbers of those giving up their profession or One running away year by year. knows from occasional accounts in the papers bow difficult this really is, and cases are not infrequent where the police compel girls to return despite all the aid societies can give. They anticipate a big increase through the cancellation mentioned above. There are of course, certain obvious difficulties, connected therewith, and much-de- pende on the attitude of the mas ters. The Peace Preservation Sec tion of the Kencha are considering the ways and means of working in order to obviate the possible abuses. **
It may be, that the newspaper articles will have served to open the eyes of those, who support the system by their patronage, to the real conditions in which the girls, have lived, and led them to assist
THE Underagged have received
Instructions froin BARONESS KRUN
TO BELL BT
PUBLIC AUCTION
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 28, 1983
COMMENCING AT 10.30 A.M,
AT No. 2200, (KATHERINE BUILDING) NATHAN ROAD,
- KOWLOON:
“A” “"QUANTITY “OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
ON VIEW FROM TUESDAY, THE 27TH JUNE, 1988.---
at least in a negative way, in the TMS-CASH ON DEL cause of humanityapan Caro nicle.
US. AND JAPAN
HOW UNDERSTANDING
WOULD AFFECT
EUROPE
Berlin, June 16. Di
possibilities of an und
between Japan and
the
United
States on Far Eastern problems the
LAMMEREBROS, “AUCTIONEERS:
Far East as it claims in virtue of the Monroe dogtrine. This would be of the greatest importance for Európe. Ametips would be enabled to trans ter her feet from the Pacific to the Atlantic in readiness for political decisions here,
This new situation, according to Boeren Courier remarks, Buch the journal, would foros Great an understanding can be reached Britam into closer relations with only if the United States nocepted the European continent in order similar predominance apan in to Amert her position in the world
Continued at foot of neat Column), vis-a-vis the United States.: