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FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF KOWLOON RESIDENTS MACKINTOSH'S

MAINTAIN A BRANCH STORE IN THE ARCADE

.. PENINSULA HOTEL

THE HOURS OF BUSINESS ARE

9, to

4 gan, to 8 pm

p.m. EVERY WEEK-DAY.

MAIN STORE

ALEXANDRA BUILDING, DES VOEUX ROAD, HONG KONG

MACKINTOSHS ITD

MENS WEAR SPECIALISTS

The VARIETY" Cake Shop, Tea Room and Restaurant

ARIETY

Come to the recently opened, high class, restaurant, under European supervision, for THE BEST MEALS IN KOWLOON Continental cooking, home made cakes and delicades at Most Reasonable Pices -

Wines and liquors served with

Meno Silva, Manajer

G. M. Gutierrez," Proprietor

28, Hankow Road,

Tel. 88807

CHINA LIGHT & POWER Co. (1918), Ltd.

Aiding In The Development of Kowloon and the New Territories by

· PROVIDING ELECTRICITY

for

LIGHT-HEAT POWER

USE MORE

ELECTRICITY

Economical-Convenient-Attractive

Head Office

St. George's Bldg.

Tel. 28537

Kowloon Office 27, Nathan Road. Tel. 57677

KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1933.

KAI TACK AEROPLANE

HANGAR

MR. H. BRAGA'S DESCRIPTION OF A REMARKABLE STRUCTURE

VERY DISORDERLY CONDUCT!

ALLEGATIONS AGAINST A

EUROPEAN SE

Charles Tsaac, Read, described as an Englishman, of 780, Nathan Road was brought before Mr. Bal

terday, on charges of assaulting a woman named Amilia Koo;and of disorderly conduct at Mongkok Police Station by using obscene language and assaulting a Chiners constable.

An interesting lecture on the rolled back. Each of these doors Erection of the Kai Tack Aeros 30 ft by 30 ft and weighs four, at Kowloon Magistracy, yea plane Hangar was delivered last tons, but they may be opened and night by H. Braga. B.Sc., before closed by one man with very little the Hong Kong University En-effort. The doors may be rolled to gineering Society. The lecture was the sides allowing planes to enter illustrated with numerous lantern the shed by its full width. One of alides prepared from pictures taken the slides showed the then Direc- by the speaker himself. -

tor of Public Works, the Hon. Mr. Mr. Braga, addressing the au. Creasy and Mrs. Greasy, who dience, asid that he had had the bath took great interest in the good fortune to be engaged on the work, standing on one of the doors Erection of the hangar from start before its erection. N to finish. Borings for the founda The steelwork is covered with tions were taken at the end of Robertson's Protected Metal Sheet- September, 1930, and piling.com-ing. It has a black finish on the menced within three months.. 172 outside and is aluminium painted piles were driven and they varied inside. Nearly two acres of sheet in depth from nine feet to sixtying were used, weighing over 100 four feet. These piles carry the tons, and 85,000 bolts were used in foundations of the building con- fixing it to the steelwork The sisting of heavily reinforced con roofing has been in for more than crets. 1,500 tons of concrete and a year and has not leaked in any nearly 15 tons of steel were used. place.

Setting out the main lines of the building was a long and tedious task. Great accuracy was required and the lines had to be checked and re-checked. The care taken was amply repaid, however, when, at later stage in the construction of the building, the roof trusses fitted into the stanchions with the great

est ease.

Mr. Braga was placed in charge of the rivetting and bolts. Pasu- matic rivetters were used and their rat-tat-tat sounded like the Machine Gun Company of the Volunteer Defence Corps in action, Nearly 40,000 rivets and more than 27,000 bolts, were used.

tons

Offices and Workshops.

Office accommodation; and work, shops are provided along each side of the hangar.. About 250,000 bricks were used for building the annexes which are remarkably light and cool. -

Detective Sergeant Lamont in asking for s remand said that the defendant was alleged to have ca saulted the woman at No. 189, Fa Yuan Street with a whiskey bottle. The parties wont to the Mongkok Police Station where the defendant used obscene language against the officers. A Chinese constable was also assaulted by him at the Sta- tion.

A week's remand was granted and bail was allowed at 8100.

CORRESPONDENCE.

[411 letters entendeu jer publi cation, must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer, nut but as svidence of good faith —ED. | for publication, unless so desired.

KOWLOON FLUSH WATER SUPPLY

The floor of the hangar is of concrete which was laid in sec- tions, five feet square and four in- ches thick. A concrete ramp 00: feet wide at each end of the hangar (TO THE EDITOR OF THE " HONG KONG provides sufficient space for planen to warm up preparatory to taking off. Running right round the hangar is an apron 100 feet wide with macadam surfacing.

The Hangar.

The hangar itself is a huge build- 600 Tons of Stesiwork." ing 125 feet wide, 250 feet long The steelwork weighing nearly 500 and nearly 40 feet in height was applied by the well-Situated at the eastern end of the known firm of Dorman Long and Kai Tack Aerodrome, its huge fitting the members together was black mass is plainly visible from like a game of Meccano on a large the Peak. How long this building scale. First came the stanchions. will remain in solitary isolation There were 16 pairs, each weighing it is difficult to say. Much depends 3 tons. They were all assembled on the progress of aviation in the and erected in less than two months. adjoining territory of China,, but The roof trusses followed. Each it is hoped that it will not be long weighs nine tons and has a clear before Hong Kong is linked up by span of 195 feet, between the inner air with the big cities of China. stanchions. Raising the first truss What part the engineering studente and fitting it on to the stanchions of the Hong Kong University may was an anxious time for these re- play in this rests in the hands of sponsible for the setting out of the the students themselves. British work. They all fitted with the firms are willing to train them and greatest ense and were all in post- who can tell whether, some day, tion in 14 working days.

the Director of Air Communica- | tions in China may be one of the students present in the lecture room last night.

The outstanding feature of the hangar is the ease with which the four doors at each end may be

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Kowloon's Most Artistic "Temple"

THE NEW HOME OF THE "JADE TREE”

ART SHOP

established fict for years, known acquire for a dollar or two, slip into "The Jade Tree" has been an interesting trifles 'so delightful to

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Tel. 58458

The Drapery Emporium

64, Nathan Road.

the opinions of most of the resi

Sir-Feeling that I am. voicing dents of Kowloon Tong, especially The Noted House of Drapers those of the higher and Northern sections of this district, I wish to draw attention to the careless man- nor in which those in charge are running the system of water supply for the sanitary requirements of these houses.

has failed on numerous occasions, For the past month the supply while for the last five days Bome of the houses (including the one in which I rende) have been without a drop of water. During the pro sent water shortage it seems un- pardonable to permit filtered water to be used for flushing and garden- ing purposes.

Yours, etc.,

AGUA, Kowloon, February 10, 1933.

Kowloon 25 Years Ago

HONG KONG'S BREWERY counted hinn auch. Over at home, is a memento of the visit Mrs. Kleds. Mrs. Drewin, Messrs.

Brewery at Sham Tseng Bay, Kowloon,

Now being completed-ready about March 1st

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Prices Reasonable and not angriented to those visiting our Colony. Bamples from our show rooms on

view at

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ì.

Nathan Road

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VIENNA CONFECTIONER Specialist For Cakes, Candy A and Chocolate

30 HANKOW ROAD

Fraternity Book Room Fds a fresh consignment of

Seas as well, but the opening of to the East. "The Jade Temple on their new premises in Kowloon is reat news. Their stocks under one roof, at

Because of the difficulty of get-

19-21, Hankow Road, are one of the Ling up to Peiping and to the inargest in all of China, linens, terior of China, owing to the dis- ordered state of the country, it was decided to bring together the, wonderful hatiques from the vari ous "Jade Tree branches ton point accessible and central, where no matter what the political con

lacca, and lingerie such as would delight the heart of a queen-or the simplest maiden; beautiful rugs, old and new, and a collection of archaic bronzes, have been added this Spring, taken from the groves Loyang, the ancient capital of

Lo the presence of many visitors the new towboat, Cyklop, built to the order of the Norddeutscher Lloyd for service at Bangkok, was successfully launched at the Kow- loon Docks yesterday afternoon." Among others present at the launch- ing ceremony were Captain Mac- donald. Mr. and Mrs. Meisner, Mr. Mitchell, acting manager of the. Docks, Mr. Graham, Mrs. and Misn

Mr. P. Hermeling. Mrs. Semhell, Lambert, Mrs. Hinds, Mrs, and Miss "Ritchie, Mr. and Mrs. von Reigan,

Lambertky, Nielsen, Friesland, Wandelo and Alan.

Most of the guests assembled on the platform at the bow of the good ship which was ready to take the water, and ht the appointed hours Mrs. Messner prepared to perform the launching ceremony. First she recited a piece of poetry. in German eulogistic of the ship and her builders. Then the sound of a whistle was the signal for the removal of the chocks, and as these were cleared from the rails of the slips and the ship moved seaward, Mrs. Mesmer broke a bottle of wino on her bow, at the same time saying

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farswell Cyklop," and the bow The Steam Laundry Co.

boat moved on the face of the waters amid great cheering and much cricker firing. Mrs. Messner was then presented with a hand- some gold bracelet, and an nd- journment was made to the reading room

When the toast had been drunk, Mr. Graham, the manager of the yard, returned thanks for the cordial manner in which it had been “honoured."""Is was one of the days of a Dockyard man's life when he sawa ship successfully launched after the great trouble and anxiety. connected with the building of the vessel, The Dock Co. had one of the best staffs in the Far East, and it gave him pleasure to recognise their merits that day, Mr. Graham

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then proposed the toast of the PLUMBING CONTRACTORS

Norddeutscher Lloyds, which was duly honoured, and terminated the

proceeding op has a length of 100

The Cyklop

feet; a breadth of 20 fest and a draught of ID feet. She hað triple oxpansion' engines; and a circular boiler multibular, with a working pleasure of 170 lbs per sq. inch. Hong Kong Day Press, February

Estimate Furnished

The Jade Tree Art Shop. ditions might be travellers and the Sung dynasty. From the same lovers of things Chinese could The Jade Tree has, in fact, always be sure of seeing these col- brought to Hong Kong, a veritable lections....

museum, which gives to art lover Kowloon was decided upon as in Hong Kong and to travellers being the most central and best | passing through, an opportunity to adapted place to their purposes. follow up their study and regula, Here was everything desirable for | tion of Chinese art treasurer. their purpose. Near the docks and The Jada..

ery and the Ferry, two large buildings were homelike, as well

ful and taken for their gigantic stocks ans an an old Cantonese temple was re-

thoroughly welcome Lod com moved and rebuilt on Hankow Road fortable. An easy chair by are The Jado Tree launch and rick to afford authentic atmosphere, and side in cold weather with a cup of shina give free transportation and, a setting suitable for the many tea. A rest under thus in immers masure one's arrival at the new ad treasures of ancient dynasties, So with a cooling drink. Ons is never dress in comfort and ease, just a in Kowloon one can see everything urged to buy, though attention 18 few minutes from any ship in the from rase porcelains, pictures, ready when wanted, and ongi harbour, tapestries, and embroideries, to the allowed to browse through room The people of Kowloon, and Hong

are specimens of horse traps after room of flet lover hings To Kom its indeed to be congratulas | Hydro Elena A

churtos mountings equal meet the needs and purses of everyd upon having this temple of Chi-

seum collections. mar) | Continued at four of meat Columns 1 NESS'KT!" their midst.

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