S.S. "FRANCONIA"
Special Tourists' Supplement and Shopping Guide
TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1931.
MAKE YOUR DRESSES & PYJAMAS
AT THE
BOMBAY
SILK STORE.
THE STORE OF QUALITY AND SERVICE.
FAMOUS FOR
HOURI & MANDARIN COATS, EMBROIDERED SHAWLS. SILKS, KIMONOS, etc., etc. 3 Pca. UNDIES SETS
(in special designs).
VISIT US AND NOTE OUR PRICES BEFORE YOU SHOP.
No. 2, D'Aguilar Street.
WELCOME TOURISTS:
WELCOME ALL:
BEFORE PURCHASING ELSEWHERE, DO NOT FAIL TO VISIT US.
We have always 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.
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.
Inspection cordially invited.
48, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL, HONG KONG.
CHUI YUEN
· JADE MERCHANT
39a, Queen's Road, C.
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Dealers in: JEWELLERY, AMETHYST &
AGATE ORNAMENTS, OLD IVORY, CORAL FIGURES, LAPISLAZULI, CORNELIAN, TURQOUISE, JADE TREES and OLD SCREENS.
HANG ON IVORY STORE
39a, Queen's Road Central.
MANUFACTURERS & EXPORTERS
WHOLESALE & RETAIL
DEALERS IN
AMBER WARES.
CARVED IVORY NECKLACES, BRACELETS,
COMBS, BROOCHES,
CIGAR & CIGARETTE HOLDERS, FIGURES, PENDANTS, BALLS.
MAJONG SETS, etc, etc.,
GENUINE GOODS AT REASONABLE
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"
YOUR
D. CHELLARAM.
Right Opposite Hong Kong Hotel. TAILORING A SPECIALITY — GARMENTS IN 12 HOURS..
VISIT 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 After all, it is one of the greatest ports in the other places, the name will be familiar to you. 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 Icast possible time.
We shall have to begin with a ittle history. In the first place, the two words Hong Kong mean "Fragrant Harbour"-it is not dif- ficult to see why. Prior to 1841 there was no recognised name for the Island. The anchorage at Aber- deon (a picturesque fishing village on the side opposite the Harbour) was known to sallara
as Heung Kong. The Chinese characters re- presenting that name may be trans- lated by "Fragrant Stream" or "Fragrant Harbour." Another pos- sible rendering is "Heung's Har- bour." the haunt of a notorious pirate named Heung.
was expressed in the popular song, "You may go to Hong Kong for me."
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- teresting and profitable. Few tour- ista, even many residents of the Colony, have heard of a district In Hong Kong called "Paddy's Mar- ket" The origin of the name is obscure-some enterprising Irish- man was at the bottom of it, un- doubtedly. This section of Hong Kong is said to resemble the remote shopping sections of old Peking, or possibly the "Thieves' Market" of Shanghai.
Singular Beauty. To-day this formerly despised possession is one of the world's busiest ports and the admiration, without exception, of every visitor to is shores. From the sea, and especially from the magnificent harbour, which faces the capital, the general aspect of Hong Kong is one of singular beauty. The hills are generously planted with Japan- tse firs, and the streams, which are plentiful, are traced through the uplands and glens by a line of stroggling brushwood and herbage.
Ivory and Jade. Kowloon (the mainland opposite The hills, which are mainly compos- Surprisingly good things, such as Hong Kong) is the anglicised formed of granite, rise in Irregular old bits of porcelain and ivory, of the Chinese Kau Lung (nine masses to considerable heights, the dragon gongs, bronze plaquea, in dragons). This name is derived loftiest point, Victoria Peak, ad- base relief of ancient Chinese char- antedating the Ming from the ridge of nine hills which joining the residence of His Ex-acters, form a rampart along the northern celleney the Governor (Sir William Dynasty. Oddly carved discs and elde of the harbour and seem to be Peel, C.M.G.), 'reaching an altitude pendants in Carnelian and jade, rare snuff bottles, lovely enamelled ware, guarding the approach to China, of 1825 feet.
and many more exquisite objeta You may see them from your ship- quite plainly.
d'art are to be found in this quarter. which may be found in Tung Street, just off Queen's Road Weet. rikisha will take you there for twenty centa.
Hong Kong became a British Colony in 1841. In 1860 about two square miles of the mainland of Kowloon and Stonecutters Island were leased in perpetuity. The dia trict called the "New Territory" was leased to Great Britain in 1898 for a period of ninety-nine years. It covers 876 square miles and lu- cludes the Island of Lan Tau and the waters of the farther shores of Deep Bay and Mirs Buy, So much for history.
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There abound beautifully laid-out gardens, public and private, and solidly constructed roads, some 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- slonally falls below 40, and ica 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 touriat 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 kept up and many of the thorough fares delightfully shaded with well- grown trees. The European busi neza quarter occupies the middle of
The Old and the New. Fow people can realise how great has been the change in the Island since the British administration. A book entitled "China," published in 1847, contains a chapter with the following heading: "Hong Kong, its position, prospecta, character, and utter worthlessness from every point of view to Britain." To-day the City, from Pottinger Street to
A
Hours can be spent sauntering about in the curio shops in the the City. Most of the midde of curio dealors speak a little English. Rare and valuable objects can be secured if patience is exercised and one is not pressed for time. The average tourist on first coming to China is so thrilled with the beauti- ful and unusual goods offered that discretion fles to the winds; boxes and luggage are filled with a hodge- podge assertment of "things Chin- ese." The temptation to buy and buy is irresistible, and on returning Home one is often filled with dismay at money squandered on the value- less and ordinary. Whereas, a few hours spent in study, while contem-
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one laughs at that prophecy. How the Naval Yard, but with the ex-plating the trip, and by familiaris-
oneself, If only to ever, when it was written there ception of this limited area almost ing seemed reasons for such a fore- all the lower levels, especially the small extent, with the treasures and crafts that exch par- boding for the place had an un-western district, are covered by a enviable reputation for rainstorms, dense mass of Chinese shops and ticular dynasty produced, would the tourlet treblefold. typhoons, pirates, polsoners, tenements. On the mainland new repay
Most of the firms whose advertise- malaria, and dysentery, and in Bri- industrial and residential areas are
(Continued on Page 3.) tain contempt for the new Colony rapidly springing up
TOURISTS ARE WELCOMED TO THE
SWATOW TRADING CO.
(Wholesalers & Retailers) 6, PEDDER ST. (Opp. Hong Kong Hotel).
where SPECIAL DISCOUNTS will be allowed on the following Line of Goods :-
Swałow Drawn Work, Art Embroidery, Cross stitch Work, Laces, Handkerchiefs, Shawls, Scarfs, Mandarin coats and skirts, Ladies'' Underwear, pyjamas, hour coats, kimonos, tapestries, Clolionne, Pewter, Brass and Lacquer Wares, and Fancy Goods of Varlius Description.
ARRANTED' BEST QUALITY HAND MADE AT EXCEPTIONALLY LOW PRICES.
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.
TOURISTS ARE WELCOME TO
Hotel Cecil
Chater Road
ACTUAL BUSINESS CENTRE
1⁄2 minute walk from landing
LARGE AIRY ROOMS with MODERN, FITTINGS, suitable for commercial. travellers.
SPACIOUS DANCING HALL, COSY LOUNGE, excellent wines UP-TO-DATE RESTAURANT,
best cuisine Telephone 26664.
FIRST TRY US
FOR
SHAWLS
ALL SIZES, BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED, MANY COLOURS AND MANY VARIETIES.
NEW STOCK JUST ARRIVED.
LARGEST & BEST ASSORT-
MENT IN HONG KONG.
OF
SHAWLS FROM $2--$500.
ALSO ALL KINDS OF SILKS LADIES' DRESSES AND PYJAMAS 'GENTS' ZHIRTS AND PYJAMAS
IN STOCK OR MADE TO ORDER IN 14 HOURS,
NEW SILK BAZAAR
SILK & CURIO STORE. No. 45, Queen's Rd. C.
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
38, Queen's Road Central. Oppailte Queen's Theatre,
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