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22814. UGNIAKAT BELA**** HONG KONG TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1931.

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DIARY OF LOCAL

EVENTS.

Septemb

Parsco New Year,

h Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Rotary Club, Tiffin, Lane, Craw- ford Restaurant 1pm Speakdy Rotorian L LCF Bellamy on

Municipal Socialism.fil PW.D. Auction Sole of Crown Land '3' p.m.

*M.C.L. Swimming Gals, Repulse Bay, 3 p.

Meeting of Hong Kong Football Association Council, 5.30 p.m.\"

Ping Pong Tournament-Singles Championship: Tang Yin Pang v. Yuen Wah Chouk (Fukien AA

Queen's Theatre” Pardon La” World Theatre: "Diaconsolation" (Chinese Alm).

Star Theatre: Mary Duggan,"

"The Trial of

King's Theatre: "Kick In." Central Theatre: "Outside The 'Law," nebensg

Dinner Dances at Hong Kong. and Peninsula Hotels,

istered a Newspaper "a the General

Post Office in the United Kingdom:

式拜禮日掍月玖年查卅佰玖仟登英 Price)

TRAFFIC AND TRADE ROUTES IN HAINAN.

JUNKS HOLD THEIR OWN AGAINST drops to MOTOR BOATS.

THE COMING OF THE AUTOMOBILE.

(From Our Own Correspondent.}\

Hips: Kachek (Hainar Is/), Sept. 1. Hainan is fairly well supplied with natural trade routes. Be lore the comparatively recent advent of the auto, which, had not.. boen toen ten years ago, the main reliance was on boat and carriër and a review of those ilays may not be lacking in interest before": conditions at present obtaining are discussed.

Stout Coating Graft,

east of the whole island was, The cargo boste that meet the well-developed system. Large

Large river

·stcamera as they anchor are still

agilargangsjack boots received their cargo of cloth unsuperseded. Motor boats may some day take their place but not yet and other imported articles in Hoi- These are big sturdy craft, carrying how one day, aniled out around the freight, and passengers, back and Spit into mouth of the forth, but even they, cannot venture

Gollen or Bak-siang river, and were out when the wind is bad. Tha

at Bak-sing, a few miles beyond

European Mail:- Outward customs has a motor boat, and one Europe superscribed via Siberia.or two others and a motor launch Kiungchow City, the next morning Air Mail Shanghai --Münchouli ***

plying to Fau-tai in Van-sio, are early. Here they picked passengers (Menestheus) 10.30 a.m.

owned by Hoihow firms, but they who had had the advantage of an

Moshigh at 4.33 and 9.2;

Low at 1.07, and 12.20.7

Wednesday, (September 9.)

Star Theatre: Mary Duggan.”

Central Theatre: Low,"

are usable only in good weather, as |

the steamers anchor well out in the extra day in Hoihow, and lighter. open sea, Junks are numerous in freight, and went on ap river. The Lim-ko, Ngai-tain and Dam-tain market boats must make Tun-ngai White Dow" (Failu) Admission They coast around the island by daylight the next morning so Day, (Cal. U.S.A.). "

Ping Pong Tournament:-Singles cording to the seasonal winds, carry-carried a crew sufficient to pole the Championship: Y. Segalon. Siuing freight and slao migratory Bish boat if sails were unavailing, and Man Cheuk (Confucian Assosining groups such as the considerable if water were very low, to tow tion).

Queen's Theatre Pardon Us" colons of Lim-ko fisher folk found the boat the whole distance if World Thantre Disconsolation at this season of the year camped necessary (some twenty-odd "miles (Chinese/film).

at Bakis, the harbour at the mouth by road). At Tun-ngal the carga The Trial of of the Kachek river. Junks carry was transferred to carriers and the Outside The considerable portion of Hainan boat started down river at dusk that trade yet, from Kongmoon same night. Other boats went on King's Theatre: "Kick In." * Ten Dance at Lane, Crawford's particularly. All trafle with the up the river to Deng-Eng, to Kim- kinng or Fah-bih where carriers. Restaurant Dinner Dances nt. peninsula of Luichow is by junk. Peninsula Hotel and Repulse Bay. In the winter season these boats other interior markets on the west: took good for Nodon, Nam-fong and Hotel.

Tides:High at 6.11 and 9.18: go to Annam, to Singapore, even Henry freight could be taken on

as far as Penang. "I have heard men tell of the terrible suffering ferred to buffalo carts for Norda

up river to Ea-lit and then trans-

of passengers returning from Singa- junk, with food and water Ping Pong Tournament Singles for only a limited time, and becalm, Championship: Pang Yin Ku », La Chuen Kai (South China A.A);ed ten days in mid-ocean. Fook Hin Chin Tsang Kwok Wing (Eastern Athletic Assoc.).

Queen's Theatre: It's A Wise the north-east, Limko on the north- Child."

west, Tin-eng on the Dam-taiu coast, Molou on the south, and Buk in on the cast are only a few of the harbours used by junks As yet junk trade is comparatively un- affected by motor traffic.

On the

Low at 2.50.

Thursday:

(September 10,)

World Theatre: "Blood Spatter ed Castle". (Chinese film), jutro 7

Star Theatre

Love, Live and Laugh."

Central Theatre: "The Donovan Affair."

King's Theatre: "Soup to Nuts." Dinner Dances at Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels.

·

European Mail.-Inward: Europe vie Suez (Mantua),

Tides: High at 720 and 9.28; Low at 12.40 and 2.30.

pore

by

Seng-lang harbour in Vun-sio, on

Rivers The river bonta have not fared well. Formerly the great main artery of trade for the south and

Going down river the boats can ried rien, live pigs, hides, rattan, chickens, ducks, baskets of eggs, waterjars and "other" pottery from the kilns near Liang-do, big bundles. of bamboo hats, woven baskets, whatever the interior had to offer,· and, of course, passengers.

These boats have lost much trade by the coming of the speedier auto and the number on the river is very few compared with, the old days.. Prices, too, are ridiculously cheap now-competition certainly has pot. proven to be the life of this trade}

(Continued on Page 3.3"

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