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Directory & Chronicle

For the Far East.

1928 Edition.

THE DIRECTORY AND CHRONICLE, COMPRIS

ING NEARLY 2,000 PAGES, GIVES ALL THE IMPORTANT FOREIGN FIRMS, WITH THEIR STAFFS, ESTABLISHED BETWEEN VLADIVOSTOCK IN THE NORTH AND JAVA AND BORNEO IN THE SOUTH.

It has been published annually for the past 65 years and is recognised by all European merchants as an INVALUABLE and INDISPENSABLE WORK OF REFERENCE.

The Foreign Residents comprise a list of nearly 20,000 names and addresses arranged, with the initials as well as the Surnames in strictly alphabetical order so that any name can be found instantly.

Tot only is the Directory as full and complete in each case as it can be made, but each Colony, Port or Settlement is prefaced by a Description, carefully revised each year. The information in these Descriptions, consisting of a hundred interesting articles, packed with facts concisely set out, and containing statistics of the Trade of each Country and Port, would alone suffice to fill a large volume

Large Volume, with Maps and Treaties Abridged Edition

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY MARCH 10th, 1928.

COLONY'S WATER SUPPLY.

LESS THAN THIS TINE LAST FEAR

BUT FIVE MONTHS' SUPPLY AVAILABLE.

The figures issued by the Water Authority for the month of Febru ary, show that in Hong Kong the water supply is lower by 210 mil lion gallons than it was this time fast year. As the monthly capendi ture is under 200 millions and there are 1,047 million gallons in storage at the end of a long period of dry weather the position is satisfac

Kowoon Waterworks also repost a storage of 404 million gallons against a monthly expenditure of

MASSACRE OF “BIG

SWORDS

FEROCIOUS VETERAN GIVEN

A FREE HAND

MOVÈMENT STILL SMOULDER. ING

LADY BOUNTIFUL AGED 105

Yo comedy

WOMAN'S MEMORIES OF

CONFIVE REIONS.

ROYAL NEIGHBOURS."

HUNSTANTON

Ars Eleanon Coates Tylden, lady of the manor of Ins goldisthorpe, Norfolk, will cele brate her.105th birthday to-morrow, says a copy to hand of a London paper, NY

Che making a good recovery. from accent illness, but i receive her must stream of birth. doubtful whether she will be able

day callers, among whom are generally the thing and Queen, who are her neighbours

HARBIN, Feb. 90th 31nch has recently appeared, both in the Chinese and foreign pues, about the activities of the Ta Tou Hwei (Big Sword Society) in the Tungwhs district and the expedi ton led by Tuchom Wa of Heilung hang against them. He had under him over 3,000 troops of all sorts, more than double the number of the Josurgents who have been defeated and dispersed. Then leader, a Taoist prefect, was cought by a 84 milliona

zuse and execulled, whilst orders Details of reservoirs, etc folere ised not to give quarter in

any of the villages, which had been Mr. Tylden, who has lived in eltering his followers The Hei five reigns, has an excellent CITY AND HILL DISTRICT Jungiang cavalrymen, for the most memory. She knows the whole of

WATER WORKS.

enlisted Hanghat taning the Palm by heart and recites park advantage of the order, sucked all alternato verses with a nurad every the places they visited, and, after day. She talk of happenings in committing excesse of all sorts the days of George IV,, occasional- fired villages and hamleta. Menyly plays the piano, and often inocent persons, including women answers personally letters from her and children, were butchered, whilst mearest friended cattle, horses, pigs, and poultry were seized and eaten.

The level and storage of water in reservoire on March let was as follows:

Tytam

Tytam Brewash") Tytam Intermediate Tytam Tuk

1928 11 10 b.6. 25 8 do 97′11′′ do:

Woog Nei Chung ............ 20:14”, do, Pokfulam .................. 20′ 1′′ do.

B.c.-Below overflow,

Storage In Millions And Decimais

Of Gallons.".

P

2.000 Killed.

After being in the field for somin "two-weeks, - Gazëral Wa, a harden- el solider of 67, returned to Muk den on horseback unshaken by the | hardship of winter travel in the 1027--1926. || wilds of Manchdaria, satisfied with 271.21

29170 the crude methods he had employed,

Tytam Tytem Brewash Tytam Intermediate 99.52 Tytam Tuk Wong Nai Ching ·10.55 Pokfulam

23.80

885.00

Brigadier General, W. Tylden her son, and his family are with her, and abe is exceedingly bright and happy.

She was trend of Queen Alexandra and the Empress Olgi of Russia, who, with Queen Mary, visited her on her 100th birthday.

Born In Londos. -

She was born in London when her father was headmaster of the Merchant Taylors School. She claims that her grandfather, a Mr. Cherry, was the previous head-

QUEEN'S

Charlie

Chaplin

In

THE

CIRCUS

"UNITED ARTISTS

PICTURE

FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY

Times & Prices

.11.20, 80 ets. 60 etz. & 40 ́ets.

$2.00, $1.20, 80 cts. * 50 cts. alla and 49 sta; to front stalls

AŁ 230, 5.10 & 7.15 At 9.20

Borriormen in uniform 60 cis, ba buck

at all performances

29 as they had been swift and effective mastes of tra school, which would COLOUR comedy - pathos — tears-smiles

79.97 as a whole, and he was able to tele 650.09 graph to Marshal Chang that the

· 8.02 | suppression had been complete. It 23.25 iz saul that nearly 9,000 Big Swords lost their lives, whilst the Govern- ment casualties were about 50 killed

times this

Total ....... 1,970.02 1,047.75

Consumption of water in the

and Hill, District in millions and decimals of gallons during the month of February was 201.54, for an estimated population of 18,660, working out at a rate of 185 gal Cons per head per day

The consumption in February 1897-was 191.86 milions of gallon by 408,340 persons, working out at 16.7 gallons each per day,

There was a full supply in all Rider Main Districts during Febru

wounded number Ture latest news indicates that the movement still is smouldering and that the natives, inccrised at what has happened, are again bent on revolting. The problem of the pro per administration of the Yalu frontier aren has yet to be solved by Chinese officialC. Daily Berci

ary with the exception of the diCER. ON DOLLAR BASIS.

tricts West of Garden Road where an intermittent supply was given from February 3rd to 28th, 1927%

Intermittent apply in all Rider February Districts during

$12

$B

Main

Orders should be sent in immediately and they will be dealt with in rotation

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CHANG TSO LIN ORDERS CHANGE FROM ROUBLE.

carry back nearly 160 years.

Although she is interested in modern affairs she does not care for wirdiess and jazz, and she does nat agree with modern fashions and the doings of the young women of

She

today is, in every sense, the Lad Bountiful. An institute for men and boys, and clothing and cos clubs, are among her generous undertakings for the benefit of the villagers and A

Her husband was the Rev. W. Tylden, and she has been a widow for more than fifty years. She in beritud the maner from her brother, the Rev. Junta Bellamy,

BETTER APPROACH TO OXFORD.

OPENING UP AN IMPRESSIVE

EVIEW:

Agtert sensation was caused "in - KOWLOON WATER WORKS local business and financial circles

GS OXFORD, on the receipt. of telegraphia in- Kowloon Reservoir 8′ 10 3.0.structinos from Marshal Chang Teo Important proposals for improv- Shak Lai Pui Reservoir + do Lin ordering the C.E.R. to aft to ing the approach to Oxford from Reception Reservoir... 08, do a donar basis in all its financial the south are being considered by

B.o.-Belor overflow.

operations, thereby, replacing the the recently formed Oxford Freser- Storage In Millions And Decimals Soviet gold rouble Orders also vation Trust The demolition of

1. Of Gallons.

were given that all banks bence buildings in St. Aldates has open- 1997. 1928.

forth shall refain from issuing localed up an impressive view from that the thoroughfare of the southern side Kowloon Reservoir $10.00 200.78 dallar bank notes without Shek Lai Pui Recer

special permission of the Civil of Christ Church, and en informal 63.14 106.08 Administration of the. Special Ares committee of representative citizens Reception Reservoir 24.53 31.30 of the Three Eastern Provinces, who consulted Mr. A. 8. G. Butler, at the same time is appointed to FRL.B.A., as to how this prospect Total 207.74 MOLES the newly-croated port of State might best be permanently retain- Controller of the above-named tor ed In his report, Mr. Butler now Consumption of water in Kowloon itory. The reason for this radical s in minions and decimals of gallons change is the recent abnormal

* The clearance made on the land during the month of February was decline of the Harbin dollar, which which Christ Church is now, laying 51.59, the estimated population being 164,020, and the consumption is largely due to the presence of out in continuation of the Broad per head per day 16.6 gallons other currencies on the local Walk has exposed an architectural market and the performance of all view of notable beauty from the operations by the Chinese Eastern south-west. The square belfry Railway, on the gold rouble basis, tower of Christ Church is the lacus, as well as the promiscuous farming and is emphasised by the Cathedral of local bank notes for which there spire appearing above and just be- is no silver reserva

hind it. To get the full value of It is imposable to pass to this view-as a picture-it is en- opinion as to what adverso pressure tial to me as well a large mass of The Government Analyst's rewill be brought to bear by Soviet the trees on the right, to balance ports shew that the quality of the faints The C.E.R. Vice-President, the long cliff of the half on the left. water is satisfactory, Total rain Comrade Lasheyitch, lost no time The lower buildings in the fore- fall to February 29th, 1829, was wiring the news to Moscow and ground, including the new garage 5.45 inches compared with 4.00 conferring with his collagen bure and cottages, group well round this

It seems that a clash with the Bovies focus. In order to see this view 2 inches in, 1927,

directorato la vitable, na the it should be see the whols of the Jatter conder it most arbitrary to site now available ould not be decide an issue of such importance built oven selidly. If the whole without previously consulting the site is filled up it will not be pos Soviet Governmen Soviet officiats zible to eco suficiently to the night sise are afraid that, if Mos to enjoy the picture now presented cow submits to such a measure, by this group el buildings.com the next move my the part of the The architect approves warmly Chinese will be to recover the the city engineer's proposal to re CER altogether Undoubtedly cess St Aidates on its east side in Chang Tso Lin and the Chinese a gentle curve on the new building officials in Manchuria have been ling and build a low, two or three "Aden: 77 cases, 20 deaths; in much alarmed at the fall of the storied, conturuous fat quadrant

In February, 1927, the consump Lion was 64.94 millions of gallons, by 158,950 persons, wineb worked uut at 16.6 gallons each per day.

There was a full supply in all districts during February 1997 and 1923

HEALTH BULLETIN OF

EASTERN PORTS.

The Health Buletin of Eastern Parts for the week ending March 3rd was as follows:- *Plague.

Suez: 2 deaths,

fected rats in Zone III

Bassein 4 death

Bombay. 7 deaths.

Kangoon: 6 deaths.

death

Columbo #pants,

infected rat.

Cheribon 1 infected rat.

Cholerz

Bustin: I death.

Calcutta: 63 deaths.

Madras: 7 deaths,

Rangoon 2 destas Bangcols 12 coses, 7 death Saigon caser

Small-pox.

Perim

Bawrah 127 Bombay 40 Calcutta ;-14.

dea deaths.

Negnj Bango

Cases," & deaths

#deaths

local dollar to 60 cents and are alraid the same fate awaite it as with the dongpiso of Mukden, for all efforts on the part of Barbin official to check the drop have been futile ---O Daily News,

DOLLS FORBIDDEN.

MOSCOW FINDS THEM TOO

NMKY BOURGEOISAMM

with a cloistered pavement, and shops below and fate above. This be describes as an excellent scheme, as it would greatly relieve the pres ture of trafic just at this point of matt entry to Oxford Moreover, il, de suggested further by the city. engineer, B way in and a way out to the back of this quadrant were. made, there would be a large moder parking ground in a strategical position

hayne

It is important he thinks that the line of the boundary between Christ Church and city, and “should” be kept as low and invisible as pos

lifle The opinion, a perfect one for reside tial buildings possib

To Suriet foman, a new Bol- shevist publication subsidised by the Commissariat of Education to Enercase the piture" of Ruman mo women report a discussion of the Morcow Teachers, Uman on the question of whether or not little girls should be allowed to play with

should not be more storeys, or about 50 fest high, but arkein height would be valuable The anting decided that this to act as kind of terminal feature shouldënot be per

since the to this worth end of the quadrant: soll represents the

ider The small eite beland, the propós develops the love new building might be offered of family dife of household dutier and awaker Christ Churon for a new

or Dinner" purpo

the love of mothe

poverty-hardship and then a million dollars

PRISCILLA BONNER-MARY CARR-LENFETH HARLAN

In

DRUSILLA WITH A

AT THE

MILLION

Based on the popular play by Elizabeth Cooper.

WORLD

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Interpreter 2.80 & 7.15.

The heroine of "The Sea Beast" in a mystery comedy of crooks and lovers—

DOLORES COSTELLO

THE LITTLE IRISH GIRL

ATE THE

With

JOHN HARRON

A lively story with a surprise ending.

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