BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Banks
The Bank of Canton, Ltd.,. Des Voeux Road Contral.
Jhins Spoole Bank, Ltd.
Daddons Broot.
Building Contractors
Ving On & Co.
Baudlag Dostractors.
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Photographers
Mee thenng, Photographer.
#3 Too House Sirot,
7 Bonconfeld Arends (Branch).
Doreloping & Printing undertaken.
Po Kwong Photo Studio
128. Wellington Street,
Photo Sapplios and Developing.
Art picture dealer.
34, D'Aguilar Street. Tel. Con. 1887 Rubber & Wood,
Joal Merchants
Callan Mining Adiniu. (o/o Dedwolk & Co., Ltd.), Colliery & Steamship Owners. Bituminous Cosl, Coke, Ficobricks.
< Kimura & Co.
& Connaught Road Central. Kwong Hang & Co., Cual Morchanta 13 Des Voeux Rd. Coo. Tol. Cen, 2738
faten & Co, & Queen's Road Contral, Merobras. Col Contractors and Shipping Agents--Phone Cea. 1843, Jotton Yarn Importers
Kesho Kabushiki Kaisha,
Importers Optton Yara & Piec Goods; No. Mercantile Bank Ballding, Tol. Cen. 2774 and 2008
Juro Dealers
Look Hing, Chinese Curios & Silver Ware
Dentist
Carey Fong, Dentist,
lat door, No. 74, Queen's Read Dentral, Tel. Contral No. 1855,
Blectrical Suppliers
8 in Hing Co., Electra plators and Brical Contractors als Typewriter Hepsirers, 10 Pottinger St. Tel Cep. 3580
Engineers & Saipbuilders.
W. F. Balley, & Co., Ltd
Engins & Shipbuildor
Kowloon Bay New Work & Repairs
Fertilizer
- Flaz "It
Eastern Arizaltural Fertiliser Co.,
decent.
T-1. Costs Bat (7.4 09-King of FortiBarr
Glass Merenants
A. Liag & O.,
Glass Merchant Faraitare, Mirror and Canton Marble saalsotarer. Electro-platod, Class and Crockery Wares and Photo Supplio. 18. Qasess Road Central. fel Contral No. 1919.
Hotels
Palace Hotel, Kowloon-Corneral Haiphong and Hankow Heads Few minutes from ferry.
Importers & Exporters. Che Bros. & Co., Importers and Exporters and Commission Agents.
Dos Voeux Road.
Cwong San & Co., 58 uson's busad Castral Ko Chi Chung (Manager), Kwong King Hite (Asst.) Tel. Con. 5188.
kasuda Trading Co.
Importors and Expartan, NIKKO-Japanese fine art curius,
23 Queen Nud Ct. Tol. Con 1959
Nam ding Loong.
97-8-99 Quoch's Road Central:
General Storekeepers, Wine & Cigar Merchants. General Importers, Exporters of Chinese Produce. Tet. Centra! 35).
Patell & Co., P. O. Box 316
Land & Estate agents Fan Vlok Oho, Land & Estate agenta
Tol. Cent! 911-1987.
35, Queen's Road Usutral.
Leather Goods
Nam Kang Baltense Co.,
Best unkers of Leather Buitcases, Hsud Bigs, Purses, Belts, ato.
Pottinger St.. 25 Queen's Rd. Ct.
od 38 Billier St
Po Hing, 224 Des Voeux Road. Manu facturers of Losther Suitcases. Hand Bags, Trnaks etc.
Merchants,
Azia Commarelal & Developmant Co- Ohina Box Buildings (3rd floor) Tel. 3809
Gibbs, J & Co., Alexandra Building.
Millinery
Tankahkee & Co., 30 Connaught Rd. W. Manufacturers of Rubber Solos and Singapore Wood. Tel. Central 4475.
Foales.
Mustard & Jo., Connaught Road Otl.
Ship Chandlers
Chung Fook, 78 Concaught Rd. Otl.
First floor. Tel. Contral 689. Shinchantler, Stevodoros and Compratore
E. Bing & Co.
25 Wing Woo Stroet. Tel Central 1118 Metal Merchants & Ship Chandlers, Managing Director- Mr. II. S. Chio.
San Cheong, Provision Morchat.
Tel. C.3761. 66 rasa Enst, Wanchani
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Wang Kee & Co. Shipchtdiers, Compradores, Stemdaros & Cosl Merchants, Ba ast & Pilot apply. No. 38 37. Uhanaught Road, Tol. Central No. 943.
Shipowners
Man Wing 8. 9. Co., Ltd.,
3 Bonbam Strand Woat. To, Čen. 1710
Regular Fortnightly Service Hongkong and Haiphong vis Hoihaw
8.8. Haitan."
Thai Thaan S. 8. Co., Ltd..
147 Wing Lok Street, East. Tel. Con 98
B.R.De wont' 8,8. "Bourbon
between Hongkong and Salzoni
Shoemakers
J. m Kos, Dealer in Bawing Machines
and Accessories, Boot & Shoe Maker.
Pottinger Strent.
DOTS, SHOES & SLIPPERS FOR LADIES, CENES BRENEBEST DESIGNS, PRICES MÒBERATES. PTTINGLE-ST, THONG THIS
Silk Stores.
D.
Obellaram- Royal Silk Store. 36A Queen's Road Central, Batin Crepe de Chine, Georgette and Brocade Silke.
Pohoomall Bros., 38, Queen's Rd. O.
Tailors
Hongkong Tailoring Co. Ladies' and Gent's Tailors,
lc, D'Aguilar Street. New Materials +full descriptions. Tol. Centl. 2880.
Ab Young, Tailors, Drapors & Oat
fittere, Hat & Olothing. Suite made to order. No. 74, Queen's Road Contral, Tol. Central No. 2830.
Sing Cheong,
Tailor.
Ladies' sul Genalomon 24. Wyndham Street, 2nd Boor.
00.
Tobaccos, Cigarettes. British American Tobacoa
(China), Ltd. 15-19 Connaught load. Typewriters, Etc.
Mustard & Co., Cocasught Road Ct.
Wine & Spirit Merchants
Kwan Tye, Gerai Storsk:9pm
Wine & Spirit Marcbant. No. 102, Queen's Road Contr
HONGKONG TIDES.
The tide-table divan balow has been omplied at the National Almanac Office in Londoa trom the result of the analysis
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Tho sore of the table correspond, with be zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Chark which has been found to be 4 feet
inches below mean sea-loval
To obtain the depth of water on the ide gauge at the Visteria Naval Yard a td look inches, and on the gauge Lamont Dock, Aberdesa, add 10 tes
• factor to the height given la the table.
August 25 to 31, 1023.
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Madame Lily,,-Alexandra Building, ext. Latest modela and creat ons from Paris in Frocks and Millinery. "The Centre of Fashion.'
Minors
Ühing
Ltd. Commercial Us.. Minera, Impartors and Exportars 64-58 Queen's Road Ct. Tel. Con. 2603.
Modistes
Madame Fine,
81, Queen's Road Con. Tol. Cen. 580.
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Optician
The Hongkong Optical Co. Phone 2838.
53, Qaven's Road Central
N. Yauaras, Opticians.
Tol. Cen. 89 3. 12, Queen's Bd. Central
Printers
The "China Mall, General Printers,
Publiahora and BookMndera.
Wyndham Street. Tel Cen. 12.
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WEATHER REPORT.
August 3rd 12h 40m.-Pressure has decreased slightly at Shanghai and Labuan. It has Increased slightly at other reporting stations. The depression over China is shallower and more general.
The Easter Sea depression, or typhoon, is probably continuing on a northerly track.
Hongkong rainfall for the 14 bours ending at 10 am. to-day, 2'83 (nob. Total since January lek. 78.09 Inches, against an average of 85-97 inchse.
Forecast for the 24 hours andlug *1 noon on September 1, 1999.
1-Formoes
frosh.
Channel, 9. wide.
South comes of Chins between Hongkong and Lamocks 8.W. winds, moderate: overcast, and rainy at st Improving later. 3-Hongkong
to Gar Book. 8.W. winds, moderate; overcast and rainy, at firet, improving låtor.
4-Boath coast of China between Jongkong and Haluan. S. W. winds; moderate; ovorcast and rainy at Brats! improving later.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY,
HONGKONG. DAILY WEATHER REPORT.
AUGUST 31. 1893—m.
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FRIDAY AUGUST 31, 19:9-
THE LAST DAY
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with
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS
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Sequel to FALSE FACES
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Hongkong Observatory, Aug. 31, 1919.
1. BAROMETER, reduced to as degree Fahrenholt, on the level of the ass Inches, tenth and hundesätte,
2. TEMPERATUR, in the shade in de arees Fahrenheit.
3. HUMIDITY, la percentage of satan fon the humidity of air saturated it moistare being 100,
4.
THREOTION OF WIND, in two points
6. Fonce or Wam, according Bedford Sarla.
Hongkong's Most Modern and Coolest Picture Palaco.
WEDNESDAY, 29th August to SATURDAY, 1st September.
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SHOOTIN' FOR LOVE
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ROMANTIC JOURNEY.
IN LOVE WITH A PHOTOGRAPH
The romance of a pretty 19-years- old English girl, Miss Maude Reeves, of 118, Roslyn-road, Tottenham, who came to New York recently to marry a rich grocer named Harris, has had an unex- pected ending.
PREMIER'S CLOTHES..
"SARTORIAL WEED" AT ETON v. HARROW MATCH.
The appearance of Mr. Baldwin, the Prime Minister, in a blue lounge suit, a primrose-coloured waistcoat, and a "rather shabby" grey soft felt hat at the Eton v Harrow cricket match which ended at Lord's has ruffled the Tailor and Cutter.
When the prospective bride-
In this show (it says) where groom came to Ellis Island to claimi her the girl, according to the im- almost every man was a fiue flower migration authorities, shrank back of fashion, there was, alas1 a in dismay, exclaiming, "Oh..he is sartorial weed; it was the Prime not at all the man I have loved. His Minister. He has a top-hat and picture showed him to be hand-morning-coat; but these were left some. He is twice the age I fancied at home. him. It would be a mockery for me to marry him; we should both be unhappy."
She turned pleadingly to the
He wore a blue lounge suit. The jacket buttoned three, and had an outside ticket pocket with flap. His waistcoat was primrose colour
same hue. His shirt was striped with blue and the tie was dark blue-the latter a little awry. Lastly, the hat was a grey soft felt with black band and rather shabby,
Hongkong, Obearvatéry, Aug. 31, 1973. officials, saying, "Send ine backed, and his gloves (too large and to my mother, Deport me to Eng- not properly put on) were of the land. It has all been a dream, and the dream is over."
Before the Board of Inquiry Harris wept, begged the girl to relent, and described the fine home that he had purchased for her on Long Island, near New York. She remained adamant, however, and
Mr. Baldwin, an old Harrovian, returned him the diamond ring that he had sent her, receiving in by defying convention in this way at least raises anew the question of exchange her own photograph.
HONGKONG TIME SIGNALS.
The Time Bail on Kowloon Signat R is dropped daily at 10 am, and 4 p.m. except on Saturdays when it is dropped at 10 am and 1 p.m., and on Sundays and Holidays when it is dropped at The Ball is hoisted half mast at 55th minute and full mast at the 670 minute. Should the ball fail to drop it the corrost time it will be lowered at minutes past the hour and the ordinary routine repeated at the following hour. If possible.
They (his clothes) had neither smartness nor distinction, but were merely humdrum.
The immigration officlat then how much is good taste and how. wrote on the records the simple much convention in dress at an
Excluded, declined Eton v. Harrow gathering. statement, to appeal," and Miss Reeves was escorted to the White Star liner
Majestic."
MOTHER'S DELIGHT.
sulate sent a message for me to, the British Consul in New York.
Should the Time Ball be out of order. Mr. and Mrs. Reeves had not asking him to ask my daughter to the above routine will be carried on heard that their daughter was.com
with the flag!Z," on the Storm Bigsing home until a reporter told them
mast.
Time Signals are also given at night by means of three white lamps mounted vertically, on the Obervatory wirele From 6.58 to 9.00 p.m. the lampa extinguished momentarily at the oren |secondla czcept at the End 29th, KMK. |Bind, and 54th of each minuta.
The hours refer to Hongkong Standard
hours East of Greenwich.
return.
"Mr. Harris fell in love with her the news. They expressed the photograph and wrote about eight or nine letters a week for a year! greatest delight.
"After my daughter had left," He has behaved very wall, and I said Mrs. Reeves," I felt I wanted feel sure he would have made my her back, and the American Con- daughter a good husband."
Printed and Published for the Newspaper Estarprite Limited by Grones WILLIAM CAVE Buswit, Managing Editor 5 Wyndham Atrack, Hongkong
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