BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Banks
The Bank of Onatom, Ltd., Joy Vaux Road Central.
'Onina Buccio Bank, Ltd.
6. Doddol Stroot.
Building Contractors Wing On & O
Suililug Contractors.
4. D'Aguilar Street. TolGen. 1697
Coal Merchants
Modistes
Madamo Flins,
91, Queen's Road Cen.
(latest Priisian
Optician
WEATHER REPÔRT.
THE CHINA MAIL.
February 12d IIhoom.--Pressure has decreased slightly at Wladi- vostock and increased slightly at Tel. Con. 888, other reporting stations. dele)
The Hongkong Cptical Co. Phone 2232.
22, Queen's Road Contral
Printers.
be China Maii," General Printers,
Hablishots, and Bookbinders.
8. Wyndham Street! Tel. Q12
stles Yining Admin.(o/oDodwell & Co..
El Cellery & Steamable Opors Photographers
Hitmains Coal Coke, Firebricks.
Watant & Co., Queen's Road Central, Mente Coxl Contractors and Shipping Agente-Phono Con. 1642,
Juno Dealers
2
lag, Chineno Carios & Bilvar Ware
Dentist
xery Yang, Dentist.
tec doce, No. 74, Queen's Road Deutral, Tel. Central No. 1255.
Engineers Shipbuilders
W. 5. Bailey & Co., Ltd I Engineer & Shipbuilder
Kowloon Bay
New Warts & Repairs
Fertilizer
Call Flag L
Eastern Agricultural Fertilizer Co., #5 Jerrois Se Tel.Cu Bolo agents Bat One Klog of YertOkara
Wine & Spirit Merchants
Kwan Tyo, General Storakispu
Wine & Spirit Marchant. No. 102, Queen's Road Centr
Hotels
Palace Hotel, Kowloon-Corner of Haiphong and Hankow Ronde. Few mir.ues from terry.
Importers & Exporters Oke Bros. & Co., Importers and Expatora and Commission Agents,
Des Voeux Bond.
Ewong Sun & Co., 8'ason's twed Central, Ko Chi Chung (Manager), Xwong King Him (Aset.) Tel Den. $189,
masuds Trading Co.,
Importors and Exporters, NIKKO-Japanese fine art aunos,
13 queen-Road Cel. Tel. Cen. 1959
Man Hing Logue.
97-8-39 Queen's Road Contral
General Htorskeepam, Wine & Cigar Murchants, General Importera, Exporters of Chinese Produce Tol Central 361.
Land & Estate Agents
Pun Yick Cho, Land Estate agacts
Tel. Central 11-1987.
35, Qaven's Bond Usutral..
Leather Goods
Nam Enug Suitcase Co.,
Best ankers of Losther suitcases, Hood Bags, Parase, Beits, etc. Postiver St., Chen's Rd.
ari 28 or St
| Món thaug.-Photograp
2. leo House string
Bencoufleld Ariad: Besuch. Developing & Printing undertaken
Po Kwong Photo Studio
129. Wollington Street, Photo Supplies and Developing."
Art picture dealer.
MEE KWONG,
Printing, Developing etc, undertaken
Kowloon.
Rubber & Wood,
Tankahkeo & Co., 39 Connaught Rd. W. Bla afacturers of Rubber soles and Singapore Wood. Tel. Central 4478.
Ship Chandlers
Chung Fook, 78 Connaught Rd. U.
First Boor. Tai. Central 828. Shipehandler, Stevedores and Compractors.
E. Bing & Co.,
Wink Woo Street. Tel Central 1418 Metal Merchants & Ship Chandlers, Mansging Director- Mr. H. B. Chin.
Sun Cheong Compradera,
',
General Provision Storo,
Naval and Military Contractor. No. 60. Praya East Wanchai.
Telephony No. 9761.
Wang Kee & Co., Shipohandlers,
The anticyclone central over N. China has strengthened slightly. Fresh monsoon may be expected along the S.E. coast of Chiria and over the northern portion of the N. China Sea,
Bongkong minfall for the 24 hours onding at 10 a.m. to-day, 009. Toil since danty 1st 3.31 inche against an average of 9.14 inches
Forecast for the 4 baura ending st Gaon na Fahraary 13, 1954
Formo Cosme), N.E. winds. strong.
THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE
REGULAR AND FAST FRE’SHT
PASSENGER SERVICES.
LONDON
"AGAPENOR” "DEMODACUS "B3EXENOR " TEIRESIAS
TI
Path cost of Gran Hongkong and Lamonks N.E. winds, fres; generally overcast,
3- Hongkong to Rook. N E. winds, fresh; generally overcast.
4.-Scutn ons of Oath. Reagkong ud Flainan. N., winds, fecat; generally overcart.
ROTAL OBBBRYATORY,
KONGKONG.
DAILY WEATHER REPORT.
FEBRUARY 12, (+24 -2.0.
krometor
femperature.
diwstock 61, 30.16 8
Your
kelat Takla Scobi Sazenak... Kazoshino.
Tahkon
Maha.....
shilims
LI
Chefoo... 8, 90.33.24 Bankow
Compradores, bloradores & Colourbo Berchezi, ba est & Pilot supply Blancha No. 387. caught load, fel... Central 30. HAGL
p P Amey Rust...
Shipowners
Man Wiss. 9. Co., Ltd
95.Bunu strand West. Tol, Cen. 1710
Telar Pottungily Service Bugtong und Haiphong via Hoihow
tuita
Thai Thuan 5,3. Do, Ltd
4. Derwent" s,s. "Bourbon" Dotween Hongkong ant Saigon
Talboka Patchin
Vino
XNX 4
30.27 3 92 w
30.98 94 100
3.00 47 89 Eve 2, ri
9.30045183 S
مر
8 24,95 62 1
5. 3008 55 93
NE 2. or
9.89 57 - N 2
1231.94 20 - NNE)
26.93 RA
13
29.98 €3
30.DO
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| Fagan
Kosboy Pecadoran Canton
R-makons
Gap Rock
147 Wing Lok strove, East, Tel. Can.
3
Kacho...
20.98 80
+
Wucho θη
Pakbol...
Heihow
Pralion..
29.01 10
a. St. Jame Aparri Dagupa Manila
29.8) 75
99.67 73 96
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20.96 78 01
Legaspi
20.85-77 BB'ENE
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Teadit finito
Shoemakers
Jum Kos, Dowler in Sowing Machines
and Accessories, Bout & Shar Viator.
7 Pottinger Streel.
WONG SIU WOON BOOTS, SHOES AND SLIPPERS FOR
| LADIES GEHTS AND CHILDREN. PRICES MODERATE TEL, 1474- No. 21, POTTINGER ST.
Ct.Tailors
Po Blag, 2 Des Voeux Road. - Mann- facturers of Leather Saiteases, Hand Bag. Trunke ote,
Merchants
Asia Commercial & Development Os- Chisa Baot Buildings (3r1 door) Tol.2009
Millinery
!!
Madame Tily. -Alexandru Buine.
Lengkong Talloring Co.
• ·Lasted' and tient's Tailors, Jigatur stretti kow fisterials 1 all descriptions. Tel., Centi 2880.
Ab Young, Tails Draper & Out- Acts, atthu Soits made to wider. No. 74, Queen's Hand Central. Tel. Contrai 30, 2830.
Sing Cheong,
Lunics and Gentlemen's Dilor. 24. yzat Street. Sad floor.
Lastest models and cryat one from Tobaccos, Cigarettes,
Paris in Frocks and Millirisey. "The Centre of fashion.'
Miners
Okina
Domnorela! 07.01. Wipers, Imortar and Reporte $4.56 Queen's Road Ct. Tul. Can. gabe.
TYPEWRITERS.
HP BING, 88. Pottinger St
British "merican Tobacco Co.
· (Chira), Lad. 13-19 Counaught Road.
lass Merceantg
a. & Co..
Tonrane
G4.20 Yap.47.
16.29.72 78 93
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Houghone Observatory, Foh. 12, 1814.
1. BAROMETER, redared to 38 degs, Fahrenheit. on the love of the men h inches, tenths and hundredths.
9: TEMPERATURE, in the shuda in d grees Fahrenheit.
3. Huninity, in percentage of satuF on the bamidity of air ratarsted It mainicre being 100.
1
4. DIRECTION OF Wien, to two pointe 5. Force OF WIND, according t Beadford Scale.
6. STATE OF WEATHER, blow sky. detached cloud, d drizzling six,
SERVICE
(Discot)
13th Fels Adam, Loudon & Awerp 25th Pal London, Rotterdato and Antworp 10th Mar. Lond, Rotterdam and Hamburg 17th Mar
Jond, Rotterdam and Antworp
LIVERPOOL
SERVICE
{{Direct or win Continental Ports),." "CYCLOPS" 12/19th Fol **TALTHY BIUS" 20th Fris
ANTILOGEUS'
1st March
PACIFIC
-in Soba zed 16th Fob. 16th Mar.
* PROTESILAUS' "ACHILLES "
NEW
"EURYBATES"
IXION
Millo, Havre, 15verpool & Glasgow. Genoa, Miller, Liverptel & Glangaw Miles, Havre, Liverpool & Glasgow
Yokoham
YORK.
Viet Sestie, and
"
fría Suer or Phuama'
10th Feb.
21st Feb,
· KNIGHT TEMPLAR" lat Mar
vin Snez and Breton. Sue- and Boston.
Via Fuez and Boston.
PASSENGER · SERVICE
TEIR ESIAS” **TEIRESIAS
"SARFEDON
"PATROCLUS"
** MENTOR"
16th Feb. for Shanghai
17th Mor. for Singapore & London
21st Apr. Singapore, Marseilles & London 19th May for Singapore, Marseilles & Lendon 16th June for Singapore & London
Pop Amat gist mod Pannage routes sad all information Ås versati
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRS,
AGEMEN
POST OFFICE NOTICES.
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Straits
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INWARD MAILS.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13.
OUTWARD
MAILS.
PER
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 1924
LAST SHOWING OF
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS
in
"The Mollycoddle
TO-DAY AT
12, 2.30, 5.15, 7,15 & 9.15
THEDBORDNET
IS ALWAYS A GOOD
THE STAR
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
GLADYS WALTON
in
CROSSED WIRES
WEEK END PICTURE ATTRACTION
DOUGLAS McCLEAN
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iri
ONE A MINUTE
W
Australis and Manila... m
U..A. Canada, Japan and Shangbai..
Kitano Maru
........... Tango Marn"
Pres. Jefferson
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18.. EUROPE via Negopalain (Letters papers London Jan. 17), Arabistan
་
RL
THEATRE
Des Voeux Road Central
Monday & Tuesday
D
11th & 12th. February
WILLIAM- DESMOND
with.
BROWNE FAIRE
in
"SHADOWS
of the NORTH"
Usual Frices.
For
لا کیا ضلع
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12. *Strait and parcel mail only for Germany
Kheinlani ris Antaborg ervensies verg
TIMES
VIRGINIA
b. p.za. 5.3.10.
Shanghai....................................... Anchen.....
Glenfalloch... ☎pan.
Amoy
Hoihowksanakanta)
Yakboi and Haiphong
.
King On... Lichow WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18.
Linan
Haiphong.................. Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Egypt & EUROPE vis Marseilla
due Blarseilles 15th Mar. Registration A.45am. Letters 9.30 a.m.
Manila
Bhanghai Japan and EUROPA via Siberia (Caur spondence specially superscribed
vin Bihoria" only)
E
5 P.20.
p.m.
8.30 a.m.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14.
3.30 p.m. bp.m. ...... 5 p.m.
Saigon
Swatow, Amoy and Formosa...meselesi. Swatow..
fox
Shanghai
Japan........
Java via Batavia
Bwal07 ..............
g gloomy, h hail, 1 lightning, o överrnet Pesing +howers, a equall, 1ain,» 2009
thunder v vicibility w new, wet...
7. RAIN I Inches tenths and par- deadtha.
HONGMONG REGISTER.
Clara Merchants, Repetere, Maro and Canton Marble Manteirer. Firetre plated. Olass
| Barometre Bars and Photo and Crockery dapplies neras Rd Central. Tampor har fal Central. 109.
NATIONAL OPTICAL COMP
"80. "Often's, Roca Central
Swatow
5.p.m.
Fushimi Maru
Prcs, Jefferson
3.50 p.m.
Kirino Yaru
Lorestan Soshu Maro Esang Atreus,...............
EARD
9.30a.m.
Tango Maro Tjisundari
0.30a.m.
10.30 am
THEATRE
Hopel ch...
2:30 p.m.
8 $.00.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15:
مل
Haiphong..
••••••... Linan
Canada Shanghai,
Honolulu, Japani, IS.A. O. and B. America
EUROPE via SAN FRANCISCO-duo San Francico 8th Mar. Parcols 6 pm. Registration & a.m. Letters 8.30 am....
walow and Bangkok. Bwatow, Akoy and Foochow
& TE
Preriais com ante für date at
dır
at
Japan
99.91
29,99
30.00
56
60
AN
'Humidity ...
85
98
: 81
Direction af Wind......
X
N
Forse
•
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Weather
am
◊
Rain.
0.00....
6.00
Hishect open airy Tamburres on 11 11th at Lower posar Tarpstature on the 12th 56
T. F. CLATO, Director.
HOOLIGANS RAID CLUB the neck brought it down on what are Feb. 19, 1981.
WILD WEST SCENE
1. ENACTED IN SOHO..
he intended should be the secre
tary's head. That worthy' dunked, and the bottle shattered "itself
on the back of another of the invaders.
HONGKONG TIME SINĀLS
The Tiro Rail on Kawinan Signal Hill except on Saturdays when it is trapped dropped daily at 10, and 4 pat at 10 am, and 1 p.m., and on Sander and Holidays when dropped at amon
Confusion, reoil and shrieking Members of the New Avenue followed. The non, swept up the
£1 wild west glasses ou the counter and heaved Club, Soho, had a thrill the other Saturday night, them out among the members, and when a gang of race-course pests the gang beliind lifted a cask ofis raided the place, smashed it up, ale and hurled it into the room and decamped with all the cash One ruffian swung a life preserver
The Ball is hoisted half art, at they could lay hands on. The raid about his head; others raced round occurred shortly before eleven brandishing razors. Wild panic o'clock, in fifteen minutes the club ensued. Members streamed down 5th falute and fell meet at the 5751 would have been closed: Sud- stairs; the women were in hysterics,pain. Should the ball fuil to dump at minutes past the hour and the ordinan denly the bell rang. The porter one proclaiming that her husband the correct sims it will be lowered at f went down the steps to the door had been struck on the head with utine repeated at the following hant
piece of lead piping. The if presible. and peeped through the grating. No one was in sight and he open-secretory blew a police whistle,
ed the door. In one swift glance and the mob after rebbing the till
sipation: bolted; he took in the
crouching along the wall on either side of life doorway were thirty
According to the Chinese Press, tough looking rascals. The porter tried to shut the door; but a surging Sir William Rees Davies (the mob invaded the place. The secre- Chief Justice) will be entertained Lery tried to stop the onslaught, but by the Chinese Chamber of a six-foot plant-heavy-weight Commerce at a banquet at West fighter reached up to an array of Polat prior to his leavi ig for Home champagne bottles, seized one by on retirement.
Should the Time Ball be out of order the above routine will be ourried out
mast,
with the Bag" "on the Storm Sigur
Tma Ton Signals are also givna at nigh by means of thron white fara monter vertically on the Obervatory wirele magl
tinguished raomentarily at the evat seomide, except, at the End 28th, shu Sand, and 54pt of sech mlaute
The hour refert Hupakóng Beandard
tions Bw of Greenwich.
"
President Taft
..10.30 a.m. Laing Hangsavg 10.20 5.m. Haibong.................... Noon.
Correspondenes bearing vessals names only.
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"
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BLANQHÁZ.
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TO NIGHT till WÈDNES AY at 9.15 p.m.
FOLLOWING UP THEIR
HUGE SUCCESS AT
THE STAR DICK NORTON
AND THE
GLOBE TROTTERS
prezent
THEIR UNIQUE ENTERTAINMENT
with
Change of Programme Nightly
Tickets $3 $2 & $1 Booking at Moutrie's.
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