MONDAY, JULY 27, 1931.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
- DRAWNWORK & EMBROIDERIES
Manufacturers & Exporters of
· ALL KINDS OF
SWATOW DRAWN
WORK
AND
ART EMBROIDERIES
SHAWLS
UNDERWEAR
PYJAMAS KIMONOS.
SWATOW TRADING Co.
6, Pedder St, opp. Hong Kong Hotel Phone. 23303.
ATTRACTIVE TAILORING
The Latest in.
Gentlemen's Outfitting
AT PRICES TO BUIT ANY, PURSE. PERFECT FIT
AND RELIABLE BUITINGS.
WING HING CO.
"Gentlemen's Outätters
64, Queen's Rd, C.
Tel. 21417.
DENTISTS.
HARRY FONG, Dentist,
1st floor, No. 74, Queen's Road
Contral.
Tel. 21255.
TANG YUK, DENTIST
Successor to
the late BIEN TING, 14, D'Agullar Street,
TERME VERY MODERATE- Consultation Free."
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES.
THE GLOBE FOOK CHEONG ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CO., LTD. 72, Queen's Road C. Tel. 28270.
ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS.
W. 8. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,
Kowloon Bay New Work & Repairs. Call Fing "L", Sole Agents for Kelvin Motora.
FRUITS.
JUST ARRIVED
Sunkist Oranges...$1.00 per doz. Sunkist Grapefruits $3.50 per doz
WING'
BRAND
Coffee, Tea, Hawaiian Jams, Jelly and Fruit Preserves.
WING COFFEE CO.
189, Des Voeux Rd. C. Tel. 25869.
HAIR DRESSERS
ONLY
·TWO
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TO
Transfigure
You
MADAM KATIE'S
BEAUTY PARLOUR. 81, Wing Lok Building, Kowloon.
Tel. 60841.
Tel. 58841.
INDOOR GOLF.
Entirely Redesigned.
Of Course There are HAZARDS
[
The most enjoyable mlulature golf course imaginable
in the fresh air too! .
There will be no more "What Shall We Do To-night?"
KING'S MINIATURE GOLF COURSE.
On the roof in the fresh ale
50 cents a 'round.
LITERATURE
BOOKS for All
Bibles, Pocket Testaments, Prayer Books and Stationery.
General Literature Presentation Books Children's Books a Speciality.
THE BOOK. & BIBLE DEPOT Wyndham Street. Next to King's Theatre. Agents for
British & Foreign Bible Society and The Religious Tract Society,
SWATOW DRAWNWORK.
, JUST OPEN DİL LAI YANG EMBROIDERY CO. 2. Wyndham St.
(above Book & Bible Depot.) Direct Exporters of Swatow Drawn Work, Embroideries, Silk Shawls, Irish Linen & Grass Cloth, Handmade Laces & Ladies' Underwear.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
OPTICIANS.
THE HONG KONG OPTICAL COMPANY,
'Phone 22232.
58, Queen's Road Central.
SHOES.
THE CHINA MAIL.
MUNICH'S CRYSTAL
PALACE.
REVISION OF WAR DEBTS.
Completely Gutted in Mr. W. Roy Howard's
Art Exhibition.
A GREAT CATASTROPHE,
Munich's famous Crystal Palaco, erected in the same year in which its British counterpart was moved to the site at Sydenham, has been destroyed by fire and nothing butį a few atané pillars now remain.
The annual art exhibition was
Views.
WHO WILL BENEFIT.
"A revision of War Debts
will
never be brought about until 'the American public is con vinced that revision would bring a benefit to somebody- either in the United States or abroad..
tion does not exist to-day."
opened in the Palace on June 1.Rightly or wrongly, that convic and the entire collection, including
modern paintings jmany
and numerous objets d'art, was des- Mr. troyed.
"One of the greatest catas- trophes which has ever happened
to the art life of the nation" is how the fire was described.
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Beef Sirloin
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W. Roy Howard, who plays a considerable part In moulding American opinion, made these observations in the course of an Interview in London.
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Out of 2,820 paintings, engrav- director of inger and objets d'art, only 60 group of newspapers-a chain of Matton Chop... have been saved from destruction twenty-five ovening journals-Mr.
The entire collection
of paint Howard is in close touch withi ings of the Romantic period have American opinion. been lost, including the greater
n Log
"
Shoulder
He recently acquired the New
Saddle
purt of the life work of the Swiss York World-the famous Pullitzer Pig's Ghitlings painter. Kuno Amiat, as well as organ-which, consolidated with the nest production of Moritz the New York Evening Telegram, Schwind, Casper Friedrich, and is now published as the World Runge.
Telegram: Mr.Howard--was formerly manager of the United Press Association of America, He. # is 48 years of age, and began his newspaper career as a reporter on the Indianapolis News.
The material damage is estimat ed at 25 million marka.
The fire broke out in the early hours of the morning, and when the fire brigade arrived the whole place was ablaze. Attempts to enter the palace and to save the paintings were in vain, and tha brigade had to concentrate on pre venting the spread of the fire to adjoining buildings.
Confusion on Both Sides.
Mr. Howard remarked that change in the position from the American standpoint was likely to be brought about by political ac
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Three firemen were injured in attempting to save the pictures.
tion. The views held, in the United Sucking Pigs, to order Crowds of weeping men and
States and Europe are so widely Suet, Beef women' artists
surrounded the divergent that it would be difficult
Veal ruins under which their work was to reconcile them at present. buried.
"1 "A good deal of confusion exists on both sides of the Atlan
The cause of the fire is as yet unknown, although it is suspected
tic," he observed, "I have found, for
to be the work of incendiaries, as instance very little popular under-
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the outbreak occurred simultane standing in Europe of the extent Barbel ously at several points. The auto which the American Government Bream thorities, however, hesitate to ad- has already forgiven debta. On the mit this possibility.
other hand, the American has to be Canton Fresh Water AR Munich's Crystal Palace, now re-faducated or made to believe that a duced to mere hollow iron solution of the debt situation will framework, cannot compare
Catfish in make a material benefit to him or dimensions with
Codfish the Sydenham to someone else. That is the posi- Crabs Palace, its length being only 765 tion In America to-day. ft. as against 1,850 ft..
"Another idea which the Ameri-Dab can holds is that the forgiveness Daco of further debts to Europe would Dog Fish merely mean more money available Sels, Conger to European nations to continue Freak Water their armament policy.
Yellow "Notwithstanding the fact that Frogs the attitude of the United States Garoupa has been translated by the action Gudgaon and words of our public men, many Herring" over here, appear to retain a con- Halibut trary view.
WATER RETURN.
Three Reservoirs. Now Level.
The level and storage of water in the reservoirs on July 1, 1031, were as under:-
Tylam
City and Hill District.
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:
Outstanding Desire.
Labrus Lonch Lobsters
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Tytara Byewash .. 12 5B 26' 5"D outstanding desire of the American Monk Fish Tytam Intermediate C′9′′B La Tytam Tuk
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Storage in millions and decimals of gallons."
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Black Bhoes from $6.00, Pokfulum .Black or Brownt
Brown Wong Nei Chung
Boots from $8.00.
Total
Children's Boots or
Bhoes from $2,00,
Bost styles, most complete stock
of all sizes. Repairing a specialty. WONG SIU WOON 21, Pottinger St. Phone 21474.
SPORTING GOODS.
ATHLETIC GOODS
1930
"It may be that our action in Plaice.
emotions.
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various conferences whether they Fomfret, White were orrors of judgment or the Pomfret, Black 1931 174.08 need for a better understanding of Frayns 30 our actions is not for me to say-Ray 195.00
may, have been of a nature as to Rock Fish 603,75 800.50
0.55 justify suspicion of American sin Roach 0,40 32.32 52.54 cerity and a real interest in the Balmon
reduction of armaments, but I can Shark 1,140.82 1,319,87
assure you that their interest in Skate Consumption of water in the Cluy this subject is one most widespread Shrimps and Hill District in millions and deand deeply rooted in our national Sapper cimals of gallons during the month of June.
Consumption ... $41.99*
Consumption
Jof debt reduction until his por head per day .....
25.7 29.0 atituents have been educated to the Includes 64.14 million gallons from fact that-some benefit will emerge Mainland.
Includes 83.22 million gallons from has not been reached yet.
from such a step. And that stage public guesses will not be much times, but when the threat of hard- STANDARD TIMES. Mainland.
The improvement upon those of the timea came a great many saved as June, 1980-Constant supply during American public feel that they put economists.
they never saved before. The the whole month to district North of their money up in good faith, and There is an element. In the question is: How long will this Queen's Road between Murray Road that as yet no real reasons have situation that may be not be thrift continue? In my judgment, and Eastra Street. 12 hours supply
We it will last so long as depression (Ga...p.m.) in all other districts been put forward to justify a re- generally appreciated here.
have a very high standard of looms in the horizon, but just as from June 1 to 17 inclusive. 16 hours vision of debts," supply (5) a.m-9 p.m.) "in all other
living. When labour was earning soon as there is tangible evidence Suarise and Sunset In Kong districts from June 19 to 80 inclusive.
Halt in Trade Decline, and receiving unprecedentedly high that the flood of unemployment has Kong for July, 1981, Star- June, 1981, Constant supply
Mr. Howard remarked that from wages the country became in been loosened, those savings a dard time of the 120th Meridian.
1931
305.45$
M
Estimated population 443,740 411.300ing to be able to adopt the polley Turtles, smal, fr, water
the City, and High
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Water Lily Book
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Sunrise and Sunset in Colony.
Ladles and Gentlemen's HaTHE LIANG YOU CO.. Level Districts during the whole an economic point of view it right toxicated by an era of prosperity, counts are going to be unloosed and East of Greenwich) are a fol
LEE YEE,
Dressers & Booksellers.
No. 12, D'Agullar Street.
(opposite Queen's Theatre).
PHOTO SUPPLIES
Kodaka and Cameras.
Films, Plates and Papers, etc. Developing, Printing and Enlarging.
ZIESS and BUSCH FIELD GLASSES
Prica Moderated ve
Solicited
70, Queen's Road C.
INTRODUCTORY
HISTORY
IL CROOK. O.B.E, M.A.
LHANDYSIDE, MA, B.B
PRICE $2.00.
NOW ON F
AT THE
SEK & CO
month.
Kowtoon.
Kowloon Reservoir
1931
1930
and Byewash ... 7′ 6′′E Shek Lal P#1
Reservoir
TBL. Recaption Reserval 2′ 7′′B 17 gr Storage in millions and decimals of gallons
Reservoir
Kowloon
·A BARRIE TALE.
In spite of his reputation for
Sunrise Sumeet
July
a.m. p.m.
27
5.52
7.06
28
5.52
7.06
29:
5.58
7.08
80
5.58
7.05
5.54
7.08
rapid growth in boys' and
be suggested that a readjustment There was an entirely false sense trade recovery will become very lows: of inter-Allied debts might or of security, and a mistaken idea definite." might not be a factor in the re that this Utopian situation would habilitation of world trade and in have no end. In consequence, these rastoring the world to the read of high wages were easily spent and prosperity, men earning $60 and $80 a "I do not think," he added, that week spent $70 and $90 because the average man in the street in they were purchasing goods on the shyness, Sir James Matthew Barrie, America has been made to see that instalment system. The present who was 71 on May 9 is an excel- any such result as that may accrue depression is to some extent due to lent talker, both in publio and 1930 1931 from a settlement of the debt qnes the element of fear which has en private, and a yet more accomplish and "Byewash": 278.83485.50 ton, That may be shortalghted tered into the minds of most ed listener. sirla club work in Nova Scotia over 1980 is already shown. There are Shek.
but it is decidedly, human under nations and into the five millions. One afternoon, years ago, he call now 183 organised boys and girls Reservoir
85.81116.10 any flag!!
of unemployed in America perhaps ed on Henry James, who had a cluba in the province as compared Reception Reservoir 28.10 28.58
extent
room at the Reform Club, and they with 142 last year Membership Pipcussing the questions of to-still greater
paycho sat and talked for two hours, then lists aro not as yet complete but 880.89680.13 trade and employment in America, Then came a change Consumption of water in Kowloon Mr. Howard "salder. there. was-logy and the man who overspent decided to go out together. It was already an enrolment in millione,and decimals of gallons avidence that the decline which had his wages two yearding
and is raining,so they hailed a cab, got shown and when let during the month of Jane existed for the past two years had still
and continued their talk for the year it le émployment is now pro
After another two hours the will go over 8,000. thrifty ist, too,
American story goes they suddenly dis of these figure
recovered that they had given the gives some idea and. driver no directions and were still
the Reform.
Total
Consumption
Estimated population« 175,
Consumption A
headperyday
Constant
Jag: June, 108
now? stoypod. "We have been-on-
keel
ara but at the ployedza
of club work.
were 142 club
in 1928 there
2,774 in
that this
Ward, thriftsta
Prince
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