1929-02-15 — Page 7

S.S. BELGENLAND

Special Tourists' Supplement and Shopping Guide

THE CHINA MAIL SPECIAL TOURISTS' SUPPLEMENT.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1929.

THE STORE OF QUALITY,

BOMBAY SILK STORE

:

HERE'S THE PLACE TO BUY

-HOURI COATS, COOLIE COATS

MANDARIN COATS EMBROIDERED SHAWLS

SILK KIMONOS

Ladies' Dresses and Gentlemen's Garments

made to order within 24 hours.

No. 2, D'Aguilar Street.

(Next to Flower St.)

THE CHINESE BAZAAR

TẠI CHEONG CO.

MANUFACTURERS & EXPORTERS

TRADE MARK

THE RIGHT STORE FOR

Shawls

SILK

Underwear Houri Coats Pyjamas

DRAWN THREAD WORK

Tea sets

Bedspreads

Table cloths Luncheon sets

FINE IVORY, GOOD LACQUER, OLD CHINA, PRETTY CLOISONNE

IS

FOOK WENG & CO.

China Building, Queen's Road, Central.

AND

19, Nanking Road, Shanghai. ·

EVERY VISITOR TO HONG KONG.

VISITS

CHELLARAM'S

SHAWL EMPORIUM. The Shop Famed All Over The World For

BEAUTIFUL SILKS.

SHAWLS, HOURI COATS, PERSIAN COATS, KIMONOS, LADIES' UNDIES-AND DOZENS

OF OTHER DAINTY THINGS.

TAILORING A SPECIALITY

ORDERS BEING COMPLETED WITHIN 12 HOURS.

SWATOW

DRAWN WORK

CANTON

SILK

EMBROIDERY

AND

FILET LACE

UNDER

OUR OWN

SUPERVISIÓN

DRAWN WORK MAKERS AT WORK CHINA BUILDING

QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL,

HONG KONG.

CABLE ADD. “BAZAAR”.

PHONE No. C. 4741.

KOMOR & KOMOR

(KUHN & KOMOR)

· Established' 1869 -----

THE OLDEST AND MOST RELIABLE

ART & CURIO

Gallery in Hong Kong

· St. George's Buildings.

One minute's walk from the Hong Kong ferry.

Visitors are cordially invited to inspect our unique exhibition.

LOONG SHING

Established 1865.

Beautiful Selection of

Jewellery, Jade & Gold Ware, Pearls, Crystal, Agate, Amber,

Jade trees and various kinds of stones

also

Antique and Rare Chinese Carios, Old Ivory ware, best Canton Shawls etc,

Inspection cordially invited,

48, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL, HONG KONG.

DAIMYO

JAPANESE SILK STORE

SILK AND FANCY® GOODS STORE.

JAPANESE KIMONOS MADE TO ORDER.

GROUND FLOOR.

HONG KONG HOTEL BUILDING

27, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG

Tel C4488.

IN AND AROUND HONG KONG.

WHAT TO SEE AND HOW TO SEE IT

TABLOID INFORMATION TO HELP THE TOURIST

Victoria, and the extreme length of the Island is eleven. miles" and the breadth two to five miles. There is a British Governor (Str Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G.) with a Legisla- | tive Council. The Colony is also.the headquarters of the South China Command, British Army, and a naval station.

"Glorious Hong Kong," This apt description was used by the Bishop of London in bidding farewell to the Colony recently. And as he was more a missioner than a tourist in the ordinarily accepted sense of the word his impression of Hong Kong must be taken as it stands without any idea of comparison with other places in the itinerary of the

The Peak By Night pleasure-seeking globe trotter. But From the deck of the steamer the "glorious Hong Kong" can never city of Victoria is overshadowed by mean anything to the visitor by a range of hills, called Victoria liner who comes ashore merely to Peak, on which at night scintillate "atretch his legs" and to "see what hundreds of electric lights, resembl there is to see" without any precon- ing a glimpse of fairyland. It is a ceived notions of arranging, a sys-eight that is never forgotten tematic programme within the limited time at his disposal,

excellent

sight that can always enchant, the oldest resident as well as the new- "Call at Cook's," Yes; that may

comer. The Island is separated sound like a way out. And if not from the mainland by a narrow Cook's then at the Hong Kong strait. which makes an Hotel's Tourist Bureau, or the harbour the approaches to which Canadian Pacific Railway Com- from the ocean are dotted with pany's agency or the American Ex-green-capped. islets that rival in press Company. But-and there is beauty even the great harbour of always a "but" for the tourist in a Sydney. And even that beauty is strange and great as is the work eclipsed by the scenery on the that these concerns do on behalf of island itself and on the mainland. the tourist, If each and every in- dividual on a liner containing hun dreds of passengers all resolved on the same course of action on landing in Hong Kong they would assuredly crowd out the enquiry offices of the afore-mentioned concerns. True, these prepare for tourist liners and arrange schedules of tours and time tables-some dividing the visitors into several personally conducted parties but why should that in- formation not be at the disposal of the tourist beforehand? That is the intention of the present "Tourist Supplement" to the "China Mall."

The possibilities of sight-seeing on the part of the visitor are al- ways, of course, circumscribed by the brevity of his stay in the port. With only a day at one's disposal the most must be made of the time so as to take in even in a fleeting manner as much as possible of the local sights. When a stay of two or even three days is made, then. naturally the visitor can pick and choose what he would like to see and to omit that which may not particu- larly appeal to him. As one man's

may be meat

another man's poison, so one type of scenery or one place of Interest may draw a A Word About Hong Kong

crowd and still leave others cold and Of books and other literature on impressionless. But no tourist can Hong Kong there is a plethora: afford to leave out the ascent of the Even to attempt to condense that Penk, undertaking the journey by information here might be weari- motor car to the Peak Hotel, thence some to some, although welcome to by sedan chair to the Signal Station others. There must be a happy and returning by chair to the Hotel mean. Statistica need not neces- and making the descent by tram sarily be dry-as-dust. Much de- | car. pends on the manner of their presentation and their ability to grip the interest of the reader.

Every school boy knows that Hong Kong is a British Colony lying off the south-east coast of China at the estuary of the Chuldang River (commonly called the Canton River: The Colony is not confined to the Island; it includes a small portion of the mainland on the Peninsula of Kowloon and the New Territories. The capital of the Colony is called

Three Tours

Many suitable trips on the Island and In the New Territories could be suggested to the tourist here for a day or so. The following three are all easily accessible and have been drawn up so as to give the visitor a fair indication of the beauties of the Colony.

Tour 1

the Lower Tram Station to Govern- ment House, the Dairy Farm, and Upper Road to Repulse Bay,

Tiffin at Repulse Bay Hotel, about. noon.

Leaving Repulse Bay at 2 p.m. and.proceeding.round the Island via Quarry. Bay and Happy Valley arriving back in town about 2.45 p.m. Distance covered about thirty miles.

Tour 2

Commencing from centre of town, via Lower Peak Tram Station and as above to Repulse Bay, thence the Peak Hotel via Stubbs*-road. Finishing with auto at the Peak Hotel.

From the Peak Hotel' the ascent by chair to the Flag Staff should not be missed. Descent to the City may be made by the Peak Tramway. Chair and Tram fares are not in- cluded in the above fares.

Tour.3

Distance sixty, miles; Time 3% hours. Commencing at Kowloon Ferry via Castle Penk, Fanling Golf Course, Talpo and Shatin, finishing at Kowloon Forry.

Round the Island

What has been well described as one of the most magnificent drives in the world is that by motor car round the Island. The route fol- lowed da from Queen's-road Cen- tral, thence into Garden-road, past Government House and the Botanic. Gardens, along Caine-road, Bonham- road, past the University of Hong Kong, along Pokfulam-road, ¦ Aber- deen-road, and Repulse Bay, where a atop can be had for refreshments or the more enjoyable tiffin. Leav ing Repulse Bay Hotel the journey is proceeded with to Stanley Bay. Tytamtuk Reservoir, and Sal Wan Gap and thence to Shaukiwen. Within a short time Taikoo Dock is reached, and from there it is a very short drive back to the original point of departure.

The entire drive covers a distance of 26 miles, but the scenery en route cannot adequately be describ- ed in mere pross. It has to be seen to be appreciated as it deserves. Next to the ascent and descent of the Peak it is a trip that no tourist should omit from his programme of sight-seeing.

Other Places of Interest" Apart from motor launches that take the visitor to Stonecutters' Island and numerous inlets, abound- The party should start at about 11.45 am. by motor car from the Ing in most beautiful scenery, there centre of the town'and proceed -paat (Continued on Page 2.)

SWATOW TRADING COMPANY

PEDDER STREET.

(opposlte Hong Kong Hotel)

Swatow DRAWN WORK.

Art

Embroideries.

SILK SHAWLS.

RIGHT OPPOSITE

THE HONG KONG HÔTEL.

WELCOME

TO THE WORLD CRUISE.

PIONEER SILK STORE

...

.....

invites you to inspect the large and varied assortment of Silk Shawls, Houri, Happy, and Persian Coats, Embroideries, etc, etc. also

Amber, Ivory, Crystal, etc.

Ladies' Dresses and Gentlemen's Shirts, Pyjamas and Pongee Suits executed and delivered before you sall

"from Hong Kong.

CHINA BUILDING QUEEN'S ROAD C. BRANCH :—PENINSULA HOTEL.

*HIGH GRADE

JAPANESE PORCELAIN STORE

Tea Seta, Coffee Sets, Dinner Sets, etc.

IN

SATSUMA, KUTANI & MINO.

WE GUARANTEE THE SAFE, ARRIVAL OF GOODS TO ANY DESTINATION IN THE WORLD.

"MIYAJIMA"

(Ground Floor, Hong Kong Hotel Building), 27, Queen's Road, Central.

CHINA HANDICRAFT CO.

Manufacturers and Exporters

of

Beautiful Hand Made Embroideries and Finest Quality of Silk Underwear, Linen Drawn Work

ميلة

Silk Shawls, Ivory, Jade, Lacquer, Pewter, Cloisonne Ware,

and

Blackwood Furniture.

Queen's Road Central. (Corner of Flower Street),

Hong Kong.

WANG HING

JEWELLER,

GOLD & SILVER - WARE MANUFACTURER

AND

JADE STONE DEALER.

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

HONG KONG.

Branch Bai Hing Street, Cap