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IN AND
THE CHINA MAIL SPECIAL TOURISTS' SUPPLEMENT.
AROUND HONG KONG.
WHAT TO SEE AND HOW TO SEE IT.
...
TABLOID INFORMATION TO HELP THE TOURIST.
"Glorious Hong Kong," This
Leaving Repulse Bay at 2 p.m. apt description was used by the and proceeding round the Island Bishop of London in bidding fare- via Quarry Bay and Happy Valley well to the Colony recently. And arriving back in town about 2.46 as he was more a missioner than a p.m. Distance covered, about thirty tourist in the ordinarily accepted | miles, sense of the word his impression
Tour 2,
of Hong Kong must be taken дн Commencing from contre of it stands without any idea of com- town, via Lower Peak Tram Station parison with other places in the and as above to Repulse Bay, itinerary of the pleasure seeking thence the Feak Hotel via Stubba' globe trotter. But "glorious Hong Road. Finishing with auto at the Kong" can never mean anything to Peak Hotel. the visitor by liner who comes Small car (Four senter):-87 aahore merely to "stretch his legs" Stop over. and to “wee what there is to see"
Large car (Six enter):-$10.50 without any preconceived notions extra. of arranging a systematic pro- From the Peak Hotel the ascent gramme within the limited time at by chair to the Flag Staff should his disposal.
not be missed. Descent to the City may be made by the Peak Tram- way. Chair and Tram fares are not included in the above fares.
"Call at Cook's?" Yes: that may sound like a way out. And if not Cook's then at the Hong Kong Hotel's Tourist Bureau, or the Canadian Pacific Railway Com- pany's agency or the American Ex- preas Company.
But--and there is always a "but" for the tourist in a strange land-great as is the
work that these concerns' do on be- half of the tourist, If each
and every Individual on a liner con-
"China Mail."
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hours.
Tour 3.
Distance sixty miles; Time 32 Commencing at Kowloon Ferry via Castle Peak, Fanling Golf Course, Talpo and Shatin, finishing at Kowloon Ferry.
Round the Island.
Returning by. a
ANCIENT
CHINESE CURRENCY.
Demand Drafts Nearly 2,000 Years Ago!
"FLYING MONEY" OF TANG DYNASTY.
Lecturing at the Rotary Club at harvesting grain and for general the Astor House Hotel recently, use. One end of the coin was a "Yaumati" the tourist can alight king-Mukden Railway gave a most the centre to facilitate tying to- bus marked Rotarian Mr. K. P. Hu of the Pe- round ended handle with a hole in in Jordan Road and spend an en-interesting address joyable time in King's Park, where Coins and. Currency.
оп Chinese gather and the other end a knifo are laid out football, tenals, and
He supple-blade. This explains why the bowla grounds for various Clubs mented his remarks with several Chinese character "L" standing and institutions.
valuable specimens of ancient coins, for profit is composed of two char- As an alternative a vialt may be fand photographic remnants of old acters knife and a grain, and niso commended to Kowloon Tong, currency notes. Among the latter has the meaning of sharpness. As which lies off the main bus motor road in Kowloon, namely, bearing a chop signifying that it form of the round end with the and was an imprint of an old draft, time went on the coin took the Nathan Road. This is destined to was payable on demand at Chengtu, handle omitting the blade,
This be a model settlement and garden Nanking, and one other city, and evolved into the round coin with a city combined, and the self- contained houses, each with a strip carrying a warning that fraudulent square hole, which form has been of garden, are a distinct change imitation of these drafts rendered in use up to the present day. This upon row of flats the guilty party liable to capital has been called "Chuan Pi" or which the vehicles .pass in punishment, and offering a reward spring currency, signifying the re- Nathan and other roads in Kow- of 300. "Kwan" to those giving' in- semblance between the currency loon.
formation of such forgery. Mr. and the spring,water which is sup- Lovers of lawn bowls are well Hu also exhibited a form of cur- posed to flow continuously without catered for. Besides the rinks of rency made of metal of the size interruption. the Club de Recreio at King's Park and shape of an old-fashioned key,
As business grew and travelling there are bowling greens at the Kowloon Bowling Green Club, in
This, he said, became more frequent the demand but minus teeth. Austin Rosd (off Nethan Road), was used as a draft as early as for the medium
of exchangé in- the Kowloon Cricket Club, and the the days of Christ. Kowloon Dock. Tennis can be had ment was engraved with a number clumsy and inconvenient, and some This imple- creased. Carrying of coins became at many Club courts at King's of characters, some of them in substitute had to be gought. Park, at the United Services Club gold, in order to prevent imitation. loon Cricket Club, and the Kow- and payment was returned on pre- (opposite King's Park), the Kow-The draft was bought in one city loon Bowling Green Club. Football sentation in another city. is played at King's Park and on
'from the row
The
the ground of the Kowloon Football manufacture of this currency was Club, facing the harbour, in very complicated and ordinary per- Chatham Road. Cricket is provid-sons could not do it. ed at King's Park and at the Kow- loon Cricket Club.
Sign For Profit. Sport in Hong Kong.
Paper Notes.
It was said in one of the .Confu-i
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THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1928.
Make Your Shopping Headquarters
“WASSIAMULLS”
Silk Store of Satisfaction
Houri Coats, Mandarin Coats, Silk Kimonos Pyjamas and Silks of all Kinds, Indian, Chinese and Japenese Dreases, Pyjamas, Shirts and Poujee Suits made to order within 24 Hours.
46, Queen's Road Central,
Hong Kong.
'FIVE DRAGON TEMPLE.”
Giant Brass Image,
A KOWLOON CITY PLACE OF WORSHIP.
What has been well described as
clen Classics that as early as the taining hundreds of passengers all one of the most magnificent drives resolved on the same course of in the world is that by motor car
first part of the Chow Dynasty, action on, landing in Hong Kong round the Island. The route fol-
about 1000 B.C., a kind of currency they would assuredly crowd out lowed is from Queen's Road Cen- the, enquiry offices of the afore-tral, thence into Garden Road,
note consisting of a piece of cloth mentioned concerns. True, these past Government House and the
"Five Dragon Temple" at Kow- prodigy on different occasions, and two inches wide by two feet longiloon City is well worth the trouble much more in the Yuen and Ming prepare for tourist liners, and ur- Botank Gardens, along Caine Road,
chopped with a Government Seal, range schedules of tours and time Bonham Road, past the Univeralty
Mr. Hu said that in the ancient was used. Probably this was the visiting as it contains many ob- Dycaatica. When the Emperor tables-some dividing the visitors of Hong Kong, along Pokfulam
On the laland there is no end todays China was essentially an agri-earliest form of currency note ever Hanging on the wall is, a scroll in established his capital at Peking, ject of interest to the European, Shai Tao of the Yuan Dynasty, first into several personally conducted Road, Aberdeen Rond, and Repulse the variety of outdoor sport to be cultural country, consequently the used in China. parties-but why should that in Bay, where a stop can be had for indulged in or watched, the prin- principal assets, of the people were But the actual use of the paper English which gives the history of he revealed the appearance of his formation not be at the disposal refreshments or the more enjoy- cipal ground of the tourist beforehand? That able timin. Leaving Repulse Bay Valley, which can be reached in a cess of bartering, implements such "ying. money"
being at Happy farming implements, In the pro- note started from "Fel Chuan," or the giant "Chan Mo" or "Pak Tal" Divine Tortoise and Snake on the as it la known in the vernacular, Ko Leung river in the 12th moon is the intention of the present Hotel the journey is proceeded with very short time by tramear, taxi-as shovels, spades, etc., formed the Dynasty and "chinotze" of the an image over 500 years old repos of that year, prophesying the foun-
of the Tang "Tourist Supplement" to the to Stanley Bay. Tytamtuk Reser cab, or motor car, not to mention principal medium of exchange. Sung Dynasty, no sample of which ing on the altar of honour.
dation of the Sung Dynasty. voir, and Sai Wan Gap and thence the slower jinrikisha if time is no Tsan Pi." or shovel currency, was enn, however, at present be found: merchant is mainly responsible for worship. Seventy-four years later, A to Shaukiwan. Within a short object. There is a fine Racecourse, therefore the earliest type of cur-
Mr. Toang Foo, the local coal- temple was therefore built for his time Taikoo Dock is reached, and where races are held at various
During the Sung Dynasty notes from there it la u very short drive periods from the middle of Feb-rency known, the coin being in the
were extensively printed with no the temple's erection, having pur- on a "Tin Shau" festival in the Yan back to the original point of de-ruary to the beginning of Decem. shape of a shovel. This was fol- adequate reserve for the issuance chased the brass idol from Canton Chung Dynasty he again showed lowed by "Dan Pi," or knife cur- Paper notes were found every- and supervised the building outside his appearance in Mo Tung Hill. The entire drive covers
a dis- Of other sports to be had at rency, the coin being in the shape where, for buying daily necessities, his villa and school. A typical ex-
Kam Luk Temple. tance of 26 miles, but the scenery Happy Valley, there are football of a knife, another of the most paying taxes, and defraying public ample of foreign influence in Chin-
Therefore, the Kam Luk Temple en route cannot adequately be ("soccer" and Rugby codes), commonly.
and the Five Dragon described in mere prose.
weed implements for expenses, in fact, for all sorts of ese life is noticeable in Mr. Tsang's was built, It has cricket, baseball, and tennis. The to be seen to be appreciated as it "home" of local cricket is the Hong
purposes until the value of notes house which adjoins the temple, Monastery was renovated to make deserves. Next to the ascent and Kong Cricket Club opposite Murray
dropped to about one
The grounds contain buildings of offerings to him every year. In the descent of the Peak it is a trip that Barracks in Queen's Road. It is
The ill effect of the notes, however, strictly Chinese type and the semi-years of the Emperor Wing Lok of no tourist should omit from his on this ground that interport tour usually embraces Chun-ka-chi
cinating City for many years. The did not become serious as the de European type while a Chinesa the Ming Dynasty, great develop- programme of sight-seeing.
matches are played, teams coming Ancestral Temples, Temples of nomination was limited to the pond has two foreign-style rowing ment was again made to this Tem- once in two years from Shanghai the 500 Genil, City' of the Dead. "Kwan" or one thousand cash only. boats in it and the garden has a ple and Monastery. In the record and less frequently from Malaya. Kingfisher's feather, Work-Jade, During the Chin Dynasty, about wind-driven water condenser made of the Mo Tung Hill by Wong To- kwan, will be found the following For the tourist cooped up at sea
Ricepaper. picture Painters, the beginning of the thirteenth cen- in Illnois, U.S.A.
There are images worked in brass quotations:-"Powerful is Emperor for days on end there are many Street, Old Embroidery Shops and
Pagoda, Flowery
Jade Stone tury notes with denominations such dinner, including the Hong Kong Sai Hing Street, etc., facilities for lunch (or tiffin) and
as one hundred,. four hundred, one of a tortoise and a Brake which Shing Tso. He is great, divine and Hotel and the Café Regent in
thousand "Kwan," or
Under him peaca one million represent the deities who carry out awe-inspiring. Pedder Street; Lane, Crawford's
For the guidance of those whose cash, were issued. Ten years later God's benevolent orders. That the prevailed at home and abroad. Ail Restaurant, in Des Yeux Road itinerary is given.
time is limited, the following the value of the notes dropped to natives of Kowloon attach much this was owing to the help of Chan
One Whole Day in Canton.
auch an extent that notes with ag- importance to the temple is evident. Mo, who came down to guide the 6
A Word About Hong Kong. Of books and other literature on Hong Kong there is a plethora. Even to attempt to condense that information here might be wenri-parture. Home to some, although welcome to others. There must be a happy mean. Statistics need not neces- sarily be dry-us-dust. Much de- pends on the manner of their pre- sentation and their ability to grip the interest of the reader.
New Territories.
Other Places of Interest,
Every school boy knows that Hong Kong is a British Colony lying of the south-east coast of China at the estuary of the Chu- Apart from motor launches that klang River (commonly called the take the visitor to Stonecutters' Canton River. The Colony is not Island and numerous inleta, abound confined to the Island; it includes | ing in most beautiful scenery, a small portion of the mainland on there is much to entertain, amuse the Peninsula of Kowloon and the and instruct without resort to The capital of vehicles. The Chinese curio shops the Colony is called Victoria, and and Indian stores cannot well be the extreme length of the Island passed over by those in search of to five miles. There is a British visit to this enchanted Isle. There Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi. is "China Town," teeming with K.C.M.G.) with
Legislative thousands of Chinese living in har Council, The Colony is also the row streeta where one.can almoat headquarters of the South China stretch hands across the thorough Command. British Army, and a fare," and where glimpses may be had of typical Chinese life in all its varied phases.
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ber.
Where to Dine or Stay.
per cent.
is cleven miles and the breadth two novelty or for a souvenir of their the King Edward Hotel, the Savoy Arrive Canton ... 9 to 10 a.m. "Kwan," or 120 billion cash, were bestowed in the place of worship. his services, great repairs were (along which the tramcars run)Leave Hong Kong 2 a.m. gregated face value of 120 million from the large incense containers Armies of the Emperor. To award
A
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Hotel, and the Alexandra Restaur ant in Ice House Street (directly Leave Canton
worth only one tael of eycee! Thé .:, 3.30 p.m. opposite the Star Ferry wharf).
"Chan Mo." modern mark and rouble, therefore, also the Kowloon Hotel in Kowloon
Arrive Hong Kong (about)
Below we (a few minutes drive from the travel tickets, breakfast, lunch and
give an interesting 10.80 to 11.30 p.m. ¦ had nothing on Chinal Ferry in a jinrikisha).
The fare provides first class
translation:- Ming Dynasty.
History of the brass image of the In Des Voeux Road and other vate Guide for sightseeing
dinner, service of competent pri- During the Yuan Dynasty, about god "Chan Mo" in the Five Dragon streets there
by 1280, a certain amount of reserve many Chinese sedan chair to City of the Dead, was provided for the issue of notes. "Mr. Teang Shiu-wing alias
are
Monastery.
made to his Temples. Then 'pros- perity reigned throughout the Em- pire, and the power of the Emperor was extended to the farthest coun- try. Indeed the different temples built in honour of Chan Mo were as numerous as stars in the sky." This shows that the worship of this
A good combination is a bus or restaurants for those who like to Flowery Pagoda, Ancestral Temple, Consequently the currency system Taang Foo bought the image at god was mora zealous in the Sung
naval station.
The Peak By Night. From the deck of the steamer the city of Victoria is overshadow-motor, car drive to Aberdeen ed by a range of hills, called Vie- (already referred to) and a tour toria Peak, on which at night through the Chinese fishing village. scintillate hundreds of electric If time permits there is also
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lights, resembling a glimpse of quaint little hamlet, Applichau,
sample Chinese dishes.
Miscellaneous Information.
The
etc.
For full information, reserva-
Hong Kong Office.
The return radio messages and for reporting For one person as well na the newcomer. The made by launch, in which case the vessels entering the harbour, The For each of party of 2
14
bo
charge to most vessels is 30 cents
11
27
3.
17
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4
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6
26.50
It
Dynasty than in the reign of Yuen, and therefore his temples could be found everywhere in the Empire.
Made At Peking.
was greatly improved. Toward the Canton for a sum of $1,200. Radio Telegraph Office (above the Post Office in Pedder tions and tickets apply to Cook's end of the Dynasty, however, owing measures 8 feet high, and weighs fairyland.
be reached in a few the transmission and reception of It is a sight that is which can
to extensive military operations, so over 1,000 cattles. At the left of Street) is open day and night for Inclusive Charges:- never forgotten-a aight that can❘ minutes by sampan.
many notes were issued that notes its robe, are inscribed the 18 char- always enchant the oldest resident journey from Aberdeen can
.$31.00 with the face value
This brass, image was manufac of 50 taels actera, "Yam Chai Tuk Li Kwong 27.60 would not buy ten lbs. of rice. Tung Chu Chi Shi Pok Kim Kun tured under the supervision of a Very few notes were issued dur- Im" (Imperial Inspector-General of native of Tai Hing of Shun Tin. 26.00 ing the Ming Dynasty and the only Canton Shipping and Salt Commis- From this we can tell that it was 25.50 samples left were printed during aloner), but the part beneath this made at Peking and during the 6... 25.20 the Hung Wu period.
has been torn away. At the right Dynasty of Wing Lok.
The date Ratea for larger parties are re- There were no notes issued dur-corner are found the 17 characters, Kwai Mau of the Emperor Man Lik
Dynasty. The military operation
Nin Shul Chi Kwai Mau Kwai erection of the Temple and not tho manufacture of the The above rates provide for three against the Tai Ping Rebellion dur Chau Kat Yat Kin" (manufactur- date of the
The Imperial Inspector- terest in the way of public build-Ithe transmission of cablegramis tol coolies be considered necessary by of notes both in tael and in cash of the Kwai Mau year, 1,0, the General of Canton' Shipping and
Should four Ing 1860 necessitated the printing ed on a lucky day in the 9th moon image.
Sucz, $1.50 per word: to America, him direct.
the Guide in charge, the cost of The relative values of the notes Thirsty-First year of Man Lik of Salt Commissioner engraved on the $1.75 to $3.30; to Canada, $1 to
Cable rates are: To Europe via the additional coolie is payable to were so fixed that 200 cash, would the Great Ming Dynasty). On the image, was the builder of the Tem-
32.20; and to Australia, $1.25.
Tours of longer duration and The Government banks
be equivalent to one tael in notes, back of the image there are 21 ple, but unfortunately his name has characters in 8 rows, which read been torn off. However, during including passage by 8 a.m: steamer Foochow, and Tientsin were first to Tol Hing Yuen Cheung Chiu Wong servants of the Imperial Household at Amoy, thus: "Pak King. Shun Tin Fu the Dynasty of Shan Chung many The postage rates are:: Four may be arranged. Fares on ap- circulate these notes.
terri-plleation.
Although
Island is separated from the main-scenery fringing the harbour apper word with a minimum charge land by a narrow strait, which proaches will be found very re- makes an excellent harbour the freshing after the spell through of $3, approaches to which from
the the Chinese quarters of Aberdeen ern Extension, Telegraph Com- There are branches of the East- ocean are dotted with green-capped and Applichau. islets that rival in beauty even the For the individual who
Ipany and the Northern Telegraph gulated by the number of parti- ing the first part of the Manchu "Tal Ming Man Lik Sam Shap Yat inscribed thereon is the date of the cares Company in Connaught great harbour of Sydney, And not for the joys of motoring a (facing the water front and just application.
Road ripants and will be furnished. - on even that beauty i eclipsed by the casual walk through the heart of beyond the Hong Kong Club). scenery on the Island itself and the city will reveal much of in These are open day and night for coolies per chair.
The possibilities of sight-seeing'inga and statues, including
on the mainland,"
on
the part of the visitor are although some way out-the Uni- any part of the world. always, of course, circumscribed versity of Hong Kong. There are by the brevity of his stay in the taxicabs and jinrikishas, not to port. With only a day at one's dis- mention sedan chairs, but in the psal the most must be made of case of the two latter the legal the time so is to take in even in faro should always be ascertained cents per ounce to British
fleeting manner as much as pos- beforehand ав otherwise the tories and China; 10 cents sible of the local sights. When "stranger within the gates" may ounce to America and other for
a stay of two or even three days is made, then, naturally the visitor can pick and choose what he would like to soe and to omit that
find himself the victim of fiteering.
one
of
an hour: 30 cents for half an hour; press Co. and 25 cents for every subsequent
still leave others cold and im- pressionless. But no tourist can afford to leave out the anceat of the Peak, undertaking the journey by motor car to the Peak Hotel, thence by sedan chair to the Signal Station and returning by chair to
ner
MACAO.
the notes were supposed to be legal Tao Kun Tso Chu Chi To Shi Tong were sent out to make heavy levies To Chan" (manufactured under the on the income of merchants, and tender, even the Government tax supervision of Cheung Chin and from this we can deduce that the bureaux were unwilling to accept Wong Tao of the Tai Hing District Image was brought to Kwong Tung them.. Then the Government had
pro-nign countries.
Travellers' cheques can be cash- Chair and Jinrikisha Fares.. ed and payments made on letters which may not particularly appeal bearers-15 cents for the first ten by Messrs. Thomas Cock and Son. being founded in 1557.
For chairs the tariff Is-two of credit issued by other bankers, pioneer settlement of the Far East, taxed amount
A Portuguese Colony and the to fix a percentage at which the of the Shun Tin Prefecture, Peking from Peking by one of such ser- could be paid in and Tong To Chan, the Priest in vants, and was enshrined in a tem- to him. As one man's meat may minutes; 20 cents for a quarter of the C.P.R., and the American Ex-picturesque spot at the mouth of not want to accept notes. Officiala perty of the Sze Taz Shim Lam the manufacturer and the date of be another man's poison, Aо
outh of notes. Even for this the public did Charge). The Image was the pro-ple at Canton after the same of type of scenery or one place
the Canon River, with the ruins of interest may draw a crowd and hour. For four bearers the fares are: The Hong Kong and Shang-and Grotto, and Fan-tan Gambling chanta manipulated the exchange of/hands of some ordinary individuals it.
The principal exchange banks the San Paulo, Camoes Gardens tried to doctor the issue and mer. Monastery, and that it fell into the manufacture had been engraved on are exactly double, with the ex- hai Banking Corporation, Charter-Saloons. ception that every subsequent hour ad Bank of India, Australia, and
Alas! over 500 years have elaps- notes to get profit. The value of
after the political change in the after the first is charged 40 cents.
On reference to ed aluce the Wing Lok Dynasty." Steamers leave Hong Kong China, the Mercantile Bank of week days at 8 a.m.
on notes dropped. Foreign merchants San Hal year. and 2 p.m., on the other hand bought the notes been found that "Chan Mo" was king to Canton, and again from a
some Taoist Authorities, it has The image was removed from Pe-. Jinrikisha charges are: 10 cents India, the Banque de l'Indo-Chine, and Macao at 8 a.m., and 2 p.m. at a great discount to pay the per- born in the 3rd moon of the 3rd Taoist Temple Into a Buddhist for 10 minutes; 20 cents for aand, the City National Bank of New Passage 4 hours, Single journey centage of import taxes allowed quarter of an hour, 30 cents for York
(International Banking $4; return $7.
by regulation..
The Government year of the Emperor Hol of the Monastery and just some time ago by tram car.
Queen's Road Central,
it had a narrow escape from being Taui Dynasty. He was born" For other useful information Hong Kong at 9 am, returning at that principally through these Many suitable trips on the
concerning Hong Kong the tourist 8.30 p.m., return fare #6: week-end manipulations, one clerk in the move all evil spirits, and to protect even a lifeless object has its time Island and in the New Territories
A reference to Kowloon has may be recommended to purchase excursion, returns fare $6.00. Ministry of Finance, while having the people. He gave up, bis secular of prosperity and misfortune? could be suggested to the tourist already been made in the third of a copy of the "Dollar Directory"
The Temple. here for a day or so.
the suggested tours namely, to published at Sa, Wyndham Street. The follow-
an official salary of 30 or 40 taele, fe, and took up the study of Tao-
Now Mr. Tanng having obtained ism. After pursuing his study in ing three are all easily accessible
owned property worth 50 to 60 Ho Tang Hill for 43 years, he muc- the Image, has erected a temple for millions!
ceeded in becoming an immortal. it at Kowloon under the name of He took the North under his pro- the Five Dragon Temple the very It was not until the Government tection. He showed his appearance original name of the Monastery had bought back the notes at a fix- on the solicitation of any man, and from which it came. This history ed price that this system of squeeze suppressed any evil spirit when† is written for the advies of these from these manipulations stopped. saked to, He came down among who may worship the god and pray Since the Introduction of modern the people every Kang San or Kap him to remove any cause of milator- banking, more emphasis was laid Tez day and every 3rd or 7th day, tune, for the
the Hotel and making the descent half an hour; and 40 cents for an Corporation)-all, situated in There is also a special, excursion bureaux had to accept. It was said divine sage. He took oath to re- destroyed: Can it be the case that
Three Tours.
and have been drawn up. so as to
hour.
A
Kowloon and New Territories..
Castle Peak, Fanling, Taipo and Shatin.
A good afternoon's outing.can
CANTON.
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to Macao every Sunday leaving
HONG KONG HEIGHTS.
For the information of visitors give the visitor a fair indication of be spent at Kowloon City, omni-
the following list of some of the the beauties of the Colony. No buses to which run from the Star most interesting City of South Mainland is published:
The commercial Capital and highest points on the Island
and doubt Messrs. Thos. Cook & Son Ferry at Kowloon Point (10 cents China, is in direct communication the agents of the s.6. "Franconia", fare from Hong Kong to Kowloon), with Hong Kong by steamer and tour will use the following
Tour 1.
The party should start at about 11:45 am. by motor car from the centre of the town and proceed past the Lower Tram Station to Government House, the, Dalry Farm, and Upper, Road to Repulso Bay
Tima at Repulse Bay Hotel, about noon.
En route a glimpse la afforded of railway. There are daily (Sun-
the whole of the Kowloon Bay, with days excepted) services of steamers Lyeemoon Pass in the distance, both directions. The journey is Eventually the granite wall of about 6 to 8 hours by steamer, the old city of Kowloon will be according to steamer and tido, and reached, containing the old-time 41⁄2 hours by train.arkagerak residence of the official representa- tive of the Emperor of China,
There is alse a School for the Blind, where dainty articles may be purchased.
Victorin Peak
Island.
Signal Station
Mt. Parker Mountain Lodge... The Eyrie. Peak Hotel Taikoo Sanatorium Mt. Davis
Mainland. Bowen Road (filterbed?
Feet. ∙1825
1774. 1784 1726 1725 1905
1000
877%
207
1971)
On arrival in Canton clients of Messrs. Thos. Cook & Son, are met by an experienced and competent guide who has conducted the prin- cipal visitors through this fas- Kowloon Peak
Taimoshan
Squeeze Stopped.
on the reserve, the printing, and to remove all causes of misfortune. Written by the True Retired Issuance. With the exception of It is stated in the Annals of the Scholar of Kowloon on the 16th of *f the panic of 1916 the large Govern-Mo Tung Hill that the place where the 12th moon of the Yam - Shut
ment Bank notes were seldom quot Chan Mo roalded in retirement, was year (31,1,23);20
ed at an alscounts at a fat the Five Dragon Monastery. Dur- Chop of Chan Pak-to
Rotarian Young thanked Mr. Hu ing the Dynasties of the emperors Chop of the True Retired Scholar In behalf of the Club for his ad- Tong: Tal Chung and Bùng Chan of Kowloon (nom-de-plume of Chan dress.
Chung, he showed · great divine Pak-to);
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