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14, Beaconsfeld Arcade

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MASSAGE HALL

MRS. S. UZUNOYE, Expert MaaseKLEE

IT, Queen's Load Central, Zad. Floor

over Bombay Bazar.

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MARTIN'S

PIOL AND STEEL for Ladies PILLS

Frisch Xemedy for all Irrega- Isritter. Thousands of Ladies always keep a box of Mastin's Pills in the house so that on the Etat sign of any Irregularity of the Bystam a timely dose may be administered. Those who

them recommend them. hence their enormous sale. All Chemistr sad Biores sell them throughout 2 World,

past tree 5/-, MAR-

TIN Chemist, Southampon, Eng. "MARTIN'S

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PILLS

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21, NOTHINGFR ST., PHONE 1474:

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THE PHARMACY 214 FLOOR.

No; 3, Duddel Street, Hongkong.

BOOTS

AND

SHOES

Carefully made to measure

by

T. NAKAO Japanese Shoe Expert. TORTOISE SHELL BOXES and CASES A SPECIALTY. Astor House Hotel Building.

Queen's Road Central,

ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS

KOWLOON.

HARBOUR REPAIRS

Cail Flag » L.'' Tugs, Barges Light Draft & High Speed Vessels & Motor Craft

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HOUSING PROBLEM.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1923.

ernment to, grant builders permÁS- ion 10 erent temporary matsheds Chinese Chamber's on or near the spot where, houses,

Recommendations.

are being built and allow a great majority of the wurkmen to dwell Through the Secretary of the there, thus avoiding having to pay Chinese General Chamber of Com-frent and is would also save their meres the sub-Committes appoint fare and time to and tro. 16 will ed by the Chinese General Cham then become easier to obtain cheap ber of Comineree to consider the and skilled labour. housing problem has submitted its (): The service of a middleman report to the Hon.

Mr. H. E. almost indispensable. In the Pollock, Chairman of the Housing case of direct employment, the Commission. The report, which we workmen always insist upon being are privileged to publish below, is paid by the day irrespective of the in the form of recommendations amount of work done, and what based on the advertised points on ran ordinarily be accomplished in which the Commission invited one day will take them two or suggestions from the public. three days to do. On the contrazy KELVIN MOTORS." of eight members, including the middleman, what generally takes The sub-Committee was formed if the work is done through à Chairman and Vice-Chairman of two days to complete may be finish. the Building Contractors' Associa-ed in one day. Nowadays the big docking companies in the Colony For the purpose of reference we mostly adopt the method of getting republish the points submitted to work done through middlemen. the public by the Housing Com-which proves the advisability and

benefit so to do.

(8): Brick, tile and lime are the principal materish for building and the Government should think of some means of encouraging these industries, such as a free gift of. laud to carry on the work. More.

Sole Agents For

tion.

PHONE.

Works.. ....................Kowloon 21 Manager

Kowloon 633

mission: STEAM LAUNCH FOR SALE. 1. (1) The standardization (with the object of reducing the east of buildings) of

MEE CHEUNG

Photographers

Proto Supplies always in stock-roli filma, camers, papers, and pictures of local and S. China views.

Ice House Street

and Beaconsfield Acade.

CREEN ISLAND CEMENT:

COMPANY LIMITED.

PORTLAND CEMENT.

Lo Casks of 375 lbs.net.

In Bags of 250 lbs. net. SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

Gederal Managers, Hongkong.

PEAK TRAMWAY CO., LTD,

700.00

TIME TABLE.

Week Days.

7.10 a..

$30 à.m 10 8,00 2.00

to 11.00

11.00

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12.30 pm.

12.57

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topping

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(a) designs for houses.

b) fixtures and fittings for

houses.

in

(2) The reduction of the cost of loser, cement is also a great re.

building materials.

quisite for building, the 3) The use of cheaper or more which has

use of suitable kinds of building popular now than ever before. grown much moze

materials.

As there is only the Green (4) The greater employment of Island Cement Company

labour-saving machines or the Colony the demand is" often, devices.

greater than the supply, causing (Improved methods for the the natural result of a rapid ad- transportation of building vance in price. The Government materials.

should therefore encourage the Procuring an increased sup-fotonation of another cement com ply of skilled labourers.

pany.

(7) Reducing the number of Government Should Build

middlemen.

(3) Other method for reducing

Hauses. The report concludes: "Taking the cost of house constructhe average Chinese tion.

tenement house as a basis, the present cost

To increase the quantity of housing accommodation; and in particular

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Resistance for use with 200.Volts

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Ver 5,00 PATHE-BABY Films each Reel $1,50

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Booklets, Catalogues, Lists of Films Free Application.

TENNIS LEAGUE

Hongkong Lawn Tenn is Association.

2. Measures which should be taken of building one would be some- by the fovernment for promot-thing between $1,000 to $5,000. ing any of the above objects. Plus the cost of land the figure 3. Measures which should be taken would amount to somewhere be

by the tiovernment

tween $8,000 in $9,000. Even assuming that all the suggestions for minimising expense as mea. tioned above were practicable, we, ran at the hest obtain a reduction of $700 or $800 cals, which cannot, possibly reduce the rental by more than 10 per cent, and this is no various other attractions only one In the "A" Division owing to great help. This Chamber is strong game was played, that between ly of the opinion that the Gover-Civil Service and the Chinese meat should be urged to build Recreation Clubs the latter win-

o or three hundred houses ning by 8 31.

2 To facilitate the baikling of more houses for occupation by

ti Persons of moderate

means.

The working classe The Chambers Recommendations, The following is the report of the Chamber's committee.-

"A" Division.

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in each of the following dis- (1), (2) and (3): We suggest that tricts, riz Causeway Bay, C.R.C... Fry 15 Min. the Government be asked to modify Kennedy Town, Yaumati and C.SC.C. the existing regulations relating to Mongkoktui, etc. and also extend H.K.C.C. designs and not to be too strict and the tram lines so as to make them L.R.C. stringent on the use of building easily accessible.

The Govern} C. de R. materials. If the rosterisis used meat could build these houses at sK.C.C. are of a strong and lasting nature cost of $4.000 or $5.000 each and University... they should be passed. It will be reckoning on a five or six per cent U.S.R C. necessary for the Building Authoriretur, each bouse could be let at om. Every 10 Min. ties to zgest & model design of $20 to $30 a month. Thus the

I point for a win. some sort and invite the public to middle class and the working class

"B" Division. offer its opinion on same.

inhabitants in the Colony will be College beat Civil Service, Kow- In the "B" Division Queen's (4: The Government should rescued from the hardship of pay; loon (A) beat Craigangower (B), allot to building contractors at the high and excessive rent and Chinese Recreation lowest possible price one or two simultaneously the rent in the Craigengower (A) and Indian Re- pieces of land whereon to erect whole Colony will be restored to its large workshops for keeping labour normal condition. My Committee creation Club best Kowloon (B). saving machines.

cannot too strongly emphasise the

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NIGHT CARS

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10 22.00 11.30

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9.30 p.m.

Every 30 Min. 11.45 p.m

Saturdays Extra Car 12.00 Midught

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5) The Government should be fact that this would be the only approached to erect one or two solution of the problem and beg piers at convenient centres or that their views be represented to build several large lighten sole. the Government. ly for the purpose of allow. Attarbed to the report aresketches Craigengower (A)... I ing builders to transport of two types of buildings, one Civil Service materials, This will reduce of them suitable for person of Kowloon (B).. transportation expenses, because moderate means and the other for University.. there is no spare ground where the working class, the construction C. de R......... 9.30 Every 15 Mik. building materials could be placed, costs of which are estimated at Netherlands T.C.... and in case materials transported $7,500 and $2,200 respectively. from the interior of China arrived bere and were unable to unload in time, they must be kept in the junks,

SUNDAYS

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to 12.00 Noon

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12.00 Nion o 1.00 p.m.

and lacur very heavy expenses:

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2.30

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4.30

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5.30

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No Shortage of Skilled Latour.

7.37

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8.10

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Supping

Non Stop

Stopping Stoppipe.

SPECIAL CARS,

BY ARRANGEMENT AT THE COMPANY'S DIFICE ALEXANDEA BUILDINGS, DES VOEUX ROAD. 1st May 1923.

DOINGS OF THE DUFFS

OLIVIA, I WONDER IF

I COULD JUST HAVE A LITTLE SQUINT AT THE

BABY? I HAVEN'T SEEN

HER YET.

I'LL ASK THE NURSE- MAYBE SHE'LL LET YOU SEE HER -

FOR FATHERS AND MOTHERS, DAUGHTERS AND SONS

(6: There is no scarcity of Pinkettes are the ideal bowel and skilled labourers, and procuration liver regulators, they so gently yet!

of more such is aut difficult, but so efficiently dispel constipation,

•

GOLF.

Fanling Bogey Pool

The bogey pool competition,

the labourers in the interior of biliousness, tick beadaches, liver-played at Fealing on 21st, 22nd China would always hesitate com-ishness, clear the skin of pimples and 23rd April, was won by Mr. W. ing to Bangkong considering the and blotches, relieve Piles and Galloway with a score of 3 up. bigh reat and the high cost of living purify the breath. Of dealers bere, and therefore unless an in-everywhere, or post free,'60 cents crease of wages is obtained, there the vial, from Dr. Williams' I would be no inducement for them Medicine Co., 60 Kiangse Road,

to come. We would ask the fiuv-Shanghai.

OH ISN'T SHE CUNNIN? THE LITTLE DEAR!

SMILE FOR DORIS-COME ON

SMILE!

Vocal Talent.

SHE 15 A LITTLE

PEACH!

OH DEAR, DID

I FRIGHTEN HER?

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

ANGLO-AMERICAN HERITAGE

London, April 24, A message from President Harding was read at a meeting of the Goverers of the..Shakespeare Memorial on the occasion of the celebrations of Shakespeare's birthday at Stratford on Avon. It appreciation of the works of the immortal-bard, these constituting said: "The American people are always sympathetic with every part of the magnificent joint heritage of the British and American peoples and one of the ties which have so kng-bound them in com munity of aspiration and earnest purpose on behalf of the highest interests of humanity."

DENMARK AND THE SOVIET.

Copenhagen, April 24.

A provisional agreement signed at Moscow between Denmark and the Soviet establishes de facto relations. The Danes are en- titled to engage in industrial undertakings in Russia and are guaranteed against seizure of property without full compensation.

THE TIRAH OUTRAGE.

Peshawar, April 24. The release of Miss Ellis has not yet been effected. Though rescued from her captors' clutches she is still in the heart of the Tirah country with the possibility of their offering further opposi- + tion.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

Geneva, April 21. The Dutch physicist Prol. Lorenz succeeds Prof. Einstein on the League of Nation's Intellectual Co-operation Commission,

HINDU-MOSLEM. DIFFERENCES.

Amritsar, April 24. The congress of leaders in an effort to reconcile Hindu-Mosleri differences has proved abortive here as the Labore communal boy- cott tension continues.

HOME BUDGET.

London, April 24.

The Budget resolutions were agreed to after the rejection of

tax

Made for lasting service. THE MUUTRIE PIANO,

aa amendment to reduce the income

BY AL LMAN

IYA.

UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITERS PRICE-H.K $112.60 NET.

Weight

-In Case

NO, BUT I'LL TAKE HER BACK TO HER CRIB

SHE'S A DELICATE LITTLE THING ISN'T SHE?

YES, ALL BUT HER

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