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KOWLOON DAILY SUPPLEMENT

Hongkong Daily Press

Registered as a Newspaper at the General Post Office in the United Kingdom,

ESTABLISHED „1857'

Issued Gratia with the regular Edition of the Daily Press

LILLEY AND SKINNER

Exclusive London Footwear.

Fresh Large. Consignment

JUST ARRIVED,

Patoka from $6.75 Every Pair Guaranteed PAUL RENNET ET CIE.

AUSTIN-NATHAN ROADS, KOWLOON.

SUPPLEMENT NO. 76

ARCADIA

47, Peking Road (Near Star Cinema)

KOWLOON;

Jewellery

Watches and Clocks and Repairs Jade and other Precious Stones

The WORLD DRUG Co. The cheapest and most completely stocked Drug store in Kowloon. Wholesale and Retail.

Patent Medicines, Drugs, Toilet Requisites & Druggist.

HOWLOON OFFICE:-370, Nathan Road. (Next to Nathan Hotel).

Phone: 50904.

The Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd. and all Compradore Stores

FOR

Daisy Brand

BUTTER.

SHII the world's best.

THE HOTEL NATHAN The leading Chinese Hotel in South China

Nathan Road

Tel. 56600-56603

MOTOR CAR

STORAGE-REPAIRING

The Nathan Garage

55, NATHAN ROAD

GENUINE SALE OF BEST QUALITY BLACKWOOD.

Book and Curio Cases, Chairs,' Chests, Cupboards, Desks, Joss and Occasional Tables, Opium and Artist's Stools, Man Jong Boxes, Teapoys, Screens, etc. THE SHAMEEN PAGODA 12, Bankow Rd.

Tel. 58430.

TANAKA

PHOTO STUDIO Developing, Printing and Enlarging for Amateurs ǎ Speciality. Cameras and Films 12. Peking Road

Tel. 87072.

Every phase of childhood is worth a picture record

Photographs of the children never.

grow up.

Photography Live Forever,

TIFFANY STUDIO

240, Nathan Rd.

Tel. 50493.

JOHN¬LO 6-CO, HIGH CLASS SHOE-KAKERE 222, Nathan Road, KOWLOON. Latest design, best workmanship at very reasonable prices.

Tel. 56948

We have for sale Imported Portuguese Sausages, Salad Oil, Olives......... Home made Portuguese Sausages... ..Smoked Eels, Italian Australian Cheees

and etc.

The Variety

Cake Shop, Tea Room' and Restaurant.

Wine and Liquors Served

with Meals..

28, HANKOW ROAD TEL. 58807.

Fraternity Book Room Bibles, and Books about the Bible,

in Chinese and English,

Christian Periodicals. Pictures and Posters.

216, Nathan Road, Kowloon.

Save your Time and have your Permanent completed in 3 houra by the Latest American System.

Ringlettes at

THE LITTLE BEAUTY PARLOUR 26, Hankow Road Tel. 587767

SALLEH BADIO SERVICE

302, Nathan Rond .............. 'Flano 5665T" Kowloon's Leading Radio Store,, Quick and Enciant Radio Repairing. Reasonable Prices: From $100, për mouth up.

Radio Bots and Parts For Sale

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1933

Kotoloon Supplement THAT BUSY LITTLE TOWN –

Hosa Koso, MAY 2, 1933,

CHEAPER RENTS

WHITFIELD BARRACKS....

HAPPY AND STRENUOUS LIFE OF

INDIAN SOLDIERS

(BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.)

Much has been written about Kowloon, and the progress it has re-made during recent years, but, as far no my memory goes, no one has ventured to describe the busy little "town" known as. Whitfield Bar-

racks. Thousands of people pass by this place daily-a good number have even actually been inside the

field. Barracks, I paid particular attention to the little groups of soldiers gathered in the wide and spacious verandahs of the build-, ings in which they are quartered, in my curiosity to find out what they were doing. Some of them English books, others were doing were engaged in reading simple

easy pieces of needlework and knitting, while in some casce they were engaged in performing their religious duties.

Sport plays a very big part in a.soldier's life and it is no unicom- mon sight to see some of them de- their skill with a hockey stick or some other "wea pon" to an admiring throng of other equally keen sportsmen. The Indian atdier is very fond of wrestling, club-swinging, putting- the shot and tug-of-war, so that n great deal of time is devoted to these forms of sport. j

ONE of the major problems which is occupying the attention, of the business men in the Colony i. how best they may duce overhend expenses. This question of economy has caused endless anxiety to most Boards of Directors and they have not found it easy to devise ways and means of discriminating between the essen-place, but it is perhaps safe to say that very few, apart from the tial and the non-essential items of military authorities or those con- expenditure. A few of the largest nected with it, know what goes on concerns have tackled the problem in the place where the Indian quartered. Lest there by cutting down their staffs, nut troops are it is a dangerous procedure, unless should be any misunderstanding, done with greatest care, since no however. it would perhaps be wen organisation which is under-staffed to mention here that certain Bri-imonstrating can run smoothly and efficiently.tish units are housed at Whitfield The smaller firms have quickly re- Barracks as well. alised the impossibility of "axeing" the members of their staffe, and are turning to sounder methods. Another unwise policy which some firms have attempted to follow has been the ruthless elimination of advertising. The results of this policy may not have been noticed at once, but it is a foregone con- clusion to those who have studied the value and effects of advertising that the firm that withdraws its nome and the name of its pro ducts from the press and other publicity media is undermining its own profits. The public's fancy is strangely fekle in the matter of the articles it purchases, and unless a certain product is constantly brought before its mind by aturue- tive advertisements it will quickly forget that product and buy any other which is brought before. its notice. There are statistics avail- able to show how seriously the pro- fits in a certain line of produce may fall off once they cense to be advertised. No experienced hust- neas man who understands the psy chology of the potential customer will ever cut out all his advertis- ing allocations in the hope of there by reducing his monthly budget, for he realises that it is a policy which eventually defeats itself.

When it is stated that the pupu- lation of this miniature town is in the neighbourhood of 1,300, it can be imagined what a busy place Whitfield Barracks is. First of all there are the Indian troops. As is a well-known fact, these are made, ap of Muslim and Hindu soldiers but this does not, in any way, in- terfere with the smooth working o the unite though of course there are the different cook-houses etc for them.

On Parade, etc.

Every morning we see the soldiers on parade-not all at once, of course--and then there are times when we see the soldiers being put through their physical jerks. Band practices prove very popular and have actually attended some of these, finding it extremely pleasant, to sit under the side of one of the many huge trees there listening to

the music.

But to go back to the barracks itself. Whitfield is made up of not only houses for the men, but there are workshops tailor's, shoemak er's, a "amithy" (run in conjunc tion with the armoury) and last, but by no means least, the ration store. Giving out rations to such a large body of men is no Binecure but this is done in such a systema- tic way that one wonders at the efficiency of it all.

Discipline and discipline alone is responsible for the very efficient way in which this little town is run. There is, of course, niwaya, a feeling of goodfellowship prevail ing and this contributes to the suc- cess of the whole thing.

Then there is the hospital build- There are also the stables for the ing. This place is perhaps most horses and mulea which form part lively in the morning when the me-

of the garrison" but that wil dical officers on duty receive theft form the subject of the next ar- patients. I was told that the particle which I hope to produce very tients who really keep the M. O's shortly. working are those who are out for an extra day's leave!

But what do the soldiers do when they are not en parade or occupied. in their other duties? There is O much that they can do and it is. perhaps this part of a soldier's life that interests the civilian commun-

The sole item of overhead ex- penditure upon which the business man can safely consider, making a reduction is that of office rent. A great many firms in the Colony have struck a lean patch and their rents are wholly out of proportion to their revenue. Scores of smaller concerns have recently gone out or business owing to the fact that thelity moat, high rents they were paying ste up most of their profits, and the fact that their offices and shops have been vacant ever since suggests that others are unable or unwilling to pay the amount demanded. '

In the opinion of a prominent retailer in Hong Kong, property owners will either have to reduce their rentals or be faced with the disagreeable position of having space which they cannot let, for

Everyday Life,

During one of the days that I happened to be on a visit to Whit

Pawnbroker Who was

Busy!

The units stationed at. Whitfield Barracks at present are is fol- lows:-

Royal Corps of Signals, Jat Regiment, D.C.R.E.,

Indian Mule Corps,

Mountain Battery,

Indian Service Corps, Medical Corps C.E.O., and C.V.O.

INSPECTOR TAYLOR

The many friends of Sanitary Inspector Taylor will be glad to

rather than risk liquidation, a HAS TO RETURN A STOLEN learn that he is on the way to

number of retail shops will trans- fer their business to Kowloon, where rents are as low as one third the amount of those in Hong Kong. There is no doubt that a largo per-

WATCH

A platinum ring watch, valued centage of Kowloon residents still at 8200, which was pawned for patronises the shopa and stores in 815 was the subject of an applica Hong Kong, and deals only in a tion made before the Kowloon Ma- lesser and casual way with those gistrato yesterday.

en the Mainland, but if some of Sergeant Brown said the watch the important foreign shops were belonged to Mrs. H.. P. Lim, of

recovery from a bad bout of illness. It will be remembered that Inspec tor Taylor was admitted to the Kowloon Hospital last week and at one time his condition gave cause for anxiety.

SHIPPING MOVEMENTS,

to transfer their premises to Kow. No. 310 Prince Edward Road, and The P. & Co.'s 8. Nalders loon there is every likelihood that was stolen from her house on April | left Singapore for this port on April their cliontale would continue to 2. She made a report, to the Police 29 at noon, with the outward Eng patronise them. The incidence of and a description was circulated to lish nails, and is due here on May strong competition in certain lines, all pawn-brokera

13 at ahut 10 am,

including the setting of prices far

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lower than any to which retailers On Friday Sergeant Brown in the Colony have been accustom-found it in the Kwan Hing Pawn ed, has caused a grave depression shop at Hunghom.

in those firms which deal, for ex The accountant admitted he had ample, with underclothing and simi received a description of the watch, lar imported goods, and their only but stated that on the day it was possible chance of answering such delivered to him, he was too busy competition by lowering their prices to study it. The watch was payi is to move to a locality where

k tals are more in proportion to the amount of business done. Thus, by a force majeure, Kowloon may in time become the principal dopping centre of the Colony.

His Worship. Didn't you get suspicious when a man came to you with a ladies watch worth over (Continued at foot of next col.)..

The BJ. & Apear Line B., Taka- de will leave Amoy for this port on May 2, p.m.. and is duo here on May 4. p.m.

8200 and pawned it for $187-No,

Why didn't you study the descrip- tron furnished you by the Pallet -I was busy at the time."

His Worship ordered the watch to be returned to Mrs. Lim with- out payment.

JADO

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Be sure to pay a visit to THE JADE TREE this week, as there is to be a 30% discount given on all purchases, with the exception of Linen and Lingerie.

19-21 Hankow Rd.

Tel. 58638

Golden

The meat exquisite

Chinese Embroidered

Lipons in the Colony.

Ivory, Amber, Crystal

Pagoda

Old and New

Embroidered

Silks

Curios, Cloisonno,

Laoquor Waro, do,

FOOK WENG Z Co.

20, Hankow Road and Peninsula Hotel Arcade

STANDARD

Agents

Phone: 59762

CARS

Alex Ross &l Co. (China), Ltd.

KOWLOON GARAGE

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

The Blue Taxicabs Limited.

NOTICE.

Our Patrons are heroby notified that from the Tracy. of May, 1933 the fares for taxicab hire will revert to the old tariff-Le. 40 cents First mile and ten cents for each subsequent Quarter mile,

In Addition the Company will run small taxicabs from New Ferry Pler Stand at Jordan Road, Kowloon, the tariff to be 80 cents First mile and 5 cents per quarter milo for subaequent mileage.

Also publio care for hire Day and Night:-

4 seater car at $2.40 per hour.

P

$3.00 n

84.20

Waiting time at half charge.

For large and small cabs or public care Ring 67417 and +67714 and car will be sont immediately from nearest stand.

Office and Garage

Corner Nathan Road & Market Street, Kowloon.

AIRLIE HOTEL M25-WAFAH ROAN European Management Excellent Cuisine- Teleph. 57857

Hung Cheong

= Groceries, and Provisions

Wine and Spirit Heri

66, Nathan Road. Tel. 67108