1931-02-14 — Page 9

S.S. "BELGENLAND"

Special Tourists' Supplement and Shopping Guide

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1931.

KASHMIR SILK STORE

Right Opposite Queen's Theatre,

36A, QUEEN'S ROAD-CENTRAL

Invite you to call at their store where they have on display a beautiful array of :—

SILK EMBROIDERED SHAWLS, KIMONOS, HOURI', COATS, HAPPY COATS, DANCING COATS, EMBROIDERED. SILK UNDERWEAR, ALL QUALITIES OF SILK AND SILK BROCADE FOR

LADIES' EVENING DRESSES,

Ladies' Dresses and Gentlemen's Shirts, Pyjamas and Pongee Suits made to order within 16 hours' time.

THE STORY OF QUALITY AND SERVICE.

PATRONIZE

BOMBAY SILK STORE

FAMOUS FOR

HOURI COATS, COOLIE COATS

MANDARIN COATS EMBROIDERED SHAWLS SILK KIMONOS

And

SILKS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Ladies' Dresses and Gentlemen's Garments made to order within 24 hours.

No. 2, D'Agullar Street.

(Next to Flower St.)

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 Curios, Old Ivory ware, best Canton Shawls etc.

الجبسية

Inspection cordially invited.

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

PRICES DECREASED

25%

THE SMALL SHOP WITH THE LARGEST STOCK.

FOR LADIES : —

Silks, Kimonos, Persian Coats, Houri Coats, Shawls.

FOR GENTLEMEN : --

Socks, Kimonos, Neckwear, Shirts, Pyjamas.

INDIAN CARPETS, etc., etc.

Dresses Made to Order Within 24 Hours.

THE LOVELY SILK STORE No. 2, Stanley Street, adjoining D'Aguilar St.

HANG ON IVORY STORE

39a, Queen's Road Central.

MANUFACTURERS & EXPORTERS

WHOLESALE & RETAIL,

DEALERS IN

AMBER WARES.

CARVED IVORY NECKLACES, DRACELETS,

COMBS, BROOCHES,

CIGAR & CIGARETTE HOLDER

FIGURES, PENDANTS, BALLS.

REASONABLE PRICES.

THE CHINA MAIL SPECIAL TOURISTS' SUPPLEMENT.

TREASURES

OF THE

ORIENT

THE UNIQUE SELECTIONS AT OUR FAMOUS

STORE IS SURE TO PLEASE YOU.

Every Variety and Colour of Silks, Houri Coats, Shawls, Kimonos, Old Embroidered Goods, Cocktail Coats, Bridge Coats, Undies, Etc.

"SEE CHELLARAM'S FIRST"

D. CHELLARAM.

Right Opposite Hong Kong Hotel.

TÀILORING A SPECIALITY—GARMENTS IN 12 HOURS.

起

YOUR VISIT TO

TO HONG KONG

HOW TO MAKE IT INTERESTING AND MEMORABLE.

A GUIDE FOR THE TOURIST.

You don't have to be a geographer to have heard of Hong Kong. Whether you come from a "tall grass region" of the United States or from a gigantic City that has no time to bother about other places, the name will be familiar to you. After all, it is one of the greatest ports in the world, possessing an ideal harbour, which makes it eminently suitable for the extensive entrepot trade with China. As for beauty of scenery, you have the essence of the Orient cheek by jowl with views that rival Japan, the South of France, the West Coast of England, and the Highlands of Scotland. Whether or not you are to enjoy your visit depends wholly upon the manner in which you go about your sight-seeing. Below we offer to the tourist a few hints, the fruits of experi- ence, which, if taken, will enable him to see and enjoy the best that the Colony can offer in the least possible time.

cellency the Governor (Sir William Peal, C.M.G.), reaching an altitude of 1825 feet.

We shall have to begin with a enviable reputation for rainstorms, joining the residence of His Ex- little history. In the first place, typhoons, pirates, poisoners, the two words Hong Kong mean malaria, and dysentery, and in Bri- "Fragrant Harbour”—It is not dif- tain contempt, for the new Colony ficult to see why. Prior to 1841 was expressed in the popular song. there was no recognised name for "You may go to Hong Kong for me," the Island. The anchorage at Aber-

Singular Beauty. dees (a picturesque fishing village. To-day this formerly despised on the side opposite the Harbour) possession is one of the world's was known to sailors as Heung busiest ports and the admiration, Kong. The Chinese characters re-without exception, of every visitor presenting that name may be trans- to its shores. From the sea, and lated by "Fragrant Stream” or "Fragrant Harbour." Another pos- sible rendering is "Heung's Har- bour," the haunt of a notorious pirate named Heang.

Kowloon (the mainland opposite Hong Kong) is the anglicised form of the Chinese Kau Lung (nine) dragona). This name is derived from the ridge of nine hills which form a rampart along the northern side of the harbour and seem to be guarding the approach to China. You may see them from your ship- quite plainly.

Hong Kong became a British

Coleny In 1841. In 1860 about two square miles of the mainland of Kowloon and Stonecutters' “Island wers leased in perpetuity. The dis- 1 trict called the "New Territory” was leased to Great Britain in 1898 for a period of ninety-nine years. It covers 376 square miles and in- cludes the island' of- Lan Tau and the waters of the farther shores of Deep Bay and Mire Bay, So much for history.

PIONEER SILK STORE

(China Building)

THE LEADING SILK STORE IN

THE COLONY OF HONG KONG.

CARRYING ALL THE BEST OBTAINABLE

CHINESE SILK

GOODS.

Inspection Earnestly Solicited.

There abound beautifully Ixld-out gardeni, public and private, and solidly constructed roads, soma of them bordered with bamboos and other delicately-fronded trees, and fringed with the luxuriant growth of semi-tropical vegetation. The temperature has a yearly range of from 45 to 99 degrees, but it occa- sionally falls below 40, and ice has been known to occur on the Peak.

The Shopping Centre. Naturally you will be interested to hear about the City and the won- derful shops, both European and Chinese, which attract the tourist from all parts of the world. The central areas of the City are well built, the roads and streets are for the most part admirably made and kopt up and many of the thorough. fares delightfully shaded with well- grown trees. The European busi- ress quarter occupies the middle of the City, from Pottinger Street to the Naval Yard, but with the ex- ception of this limited area almost all the lower levels, especially the western district, are covered by a dense mass of Chinese shops and tenements. On the mainland now industrial and residential areas are rapidly springing up.

For the lover of the by-ways, and for those seeking the unusual pur- chase (who does not?), we would suggest a trip that can be both in

The Old and the New. Few people can realise how great especially from the magnificent teresting and profitable. Few tour. has been the change in the Island harbour, which faces the capital, ists, even many residents of the since the British administration, A the general aspect of Hong Kong is Colony, have heard of a district in book entitled "China," published in one of singular beauty. The hills Hong Kong called "Paddy's Mar- 1847, contains a chapter with the are generously planted with Japan-ket." The origin of the name is following heading: "Hong Kong, its ese firs, and the streams, which are obscure-some enterprising Irish- position, prospects, charactor, and plentiful, are traced through the man was at the bottom of it, un- utter worthlessness from every uplands and glens by a line of doubtedly. This section of Hong point of view to Britain." To-day straggling brushwood and herbage. Kong is said to resemble the remote one laughs at that prophecy. How The hills, which are mainly compos- shopping sections of old Peking, or aver, when it was written there ed of granite, rise in irregular possibly the "Thieves' Market" of seemed reasons for such a fore-masses to considerable heights, the Shanghal. bodlag for the place had an un- loftiest point, Victoria Penk, ad- (Continued on Page 3.)

TRUST IN US AND YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED.

THE SWATOW TRUSTING CO. 17a, Queen's Road Central.

MANUFACTURERS & EXPORTERS OF

SWATOW DRAWN WORK, CANTON SILK SHAWLS,

Handmade laces, handkerchiefs, cross-stitched work, art embroideries, scarves, ivory carving, amber, curlos, novelties, tapestries, old embroidered pieces, mafidarin coats, skirts, purses, silk and creps ladies underwear, pyjamas, kimonos, hourl coats, cloisonne, pewter, lacquer, and brass ware, all kinds of Chinese fancy goods, jewellery and fade articles.

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL

ection Cordially Invited.

CHINA HANDICRAFT CO.

MANUFACTURERS AND EXPORTERS

OF

Beautiful Hand Made Embroideries and Finest Quality of Silk Underwear,

Linen Drawn Work

also

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

and

Blackwood Furniture.

CHINA BUILDING, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG.

CHUI YUEN

JADE MERCHANT

39a, Queen's Road, C.

Dealers in:

JEWELLERY, AMETHYST &

AGATE ORNAMENTS,

OLD IVORY, CORAL FIGURES,

LAPISLAZULI, CORNELIAN, TURQOUISE,

JADE TREES and OLD SCREENS.

WELCOME TOURISTS :

WELCOME ALL :

BEFORE PURCHASING ELSEWHERE, DO NOT FAIL TO VISIT US.

We have alwayʊ made a speciality of CHINESE FANCY GOODS but never have- we had the vast variety as we are now showing, ready for the visit of tourists.

SILK SHAWLS, JADE TREES,

MANDARIN FUR COATS, SILK UNDERWEAR, CHINESE RUGS,

ART EMBROIDERIES, PYJAMAS,

IVORY WARE, HAND-MADE LACES, KIMONOS,

SLIPPERS,

HOURI COATS, LACQUER WARE,

·CHRYSTAL BEADS.

AND our usual great assortment of SWATOW DRAWN. WORK.

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.

SWATOW LACE CO., LTD.

16, PEDDER STREET.

WE SPECIALIZE

IN

JADE

Necklaces, Pendants, Bracelets, etc.

ALSO

EXQUISITELY DESIGNED, IVORY BALLS

Dealers in Silk Underwear, Shawls, Lacquer, Pewter, Cloisonne,

Linen, Grass Cloth, Drawn Thread Work, etc. MANUFACTURERS OF CARVED BLACKWOOD FURNITURE.

WAH KEE

Quest's Road Centra Opposite