1924-04-28 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH;

MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1924.

Bathing Parties

will soon be starting Choose your bath- ing sult from our new stock and be ready for a swim. Call early while there is a good selection.

Mackintosh

- & Co., Ltd.

MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS Alexandra Bullding -

Des Voeux Road.

CAMERA NEWS.

G. FALCONER & CO. (HONGKONG) LTD,

UNION BUILDING (OPPOSITE G.P.O.) · WATCH & CHRONOMETER MAKERS, JEWELLERS DIAMOND MERCHANTS.

A fine sofection of English Jewellery Sterling Silver

Ware Watchers and Clocks always on hand. Agents for:-

British Admiralty Charts

Kelvin Navigational Instruments

Rass London Telescopra & Binoculars

fleath, Sextasiz Night_Glasses etc.

Stanley Irwing Instruments Watts Theodolites, Levels eft.

We invite the Public to call and inspect our

varled stock, and compare prices.

Over half a century's reputation throughout the East as the House of Quality.

Established

1855

The steamer Frangestan, which, with 1,200 pilgrims aboard, caught fire and was eventually abandoned, was recently in Shanghai, and dooked at the Yangtszopoo Dock of the Now Engineering and Shipbuilding Works, Ltd., for survey. This picture shows the vessel in dock.

The many injuries suffored by jockays in fails from thoir mounts, concussion of the brain being the usual rosult, is the reason for the innovation in turf headgear soon above, It is a safety helmet.

REPULSE BAY HOTEL,

DINNER DANSANTS

will be held cach

WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY.

JAZZ

ORCHESTRA.

Special coach 12.00. Midnight.

THE DANSANTS

-

ill be held every

SATURDAY AFTERNOON between 4.30 p.m. and 6.30 p.m.

SUNDAYS

An ORCHESTRA will be in allendance during TIFFIN and TEA.

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD..

A permanent roofing at a price competitive with corrugated iron. "ITALIT"

The perfected red and grey corrugated cement asbestos

The

ROOFING

Inspecting Engineer to the Crown

Agents for the Colonies

bas conducted an in- teresting and conclu- sive series of toils on

ITALIT".

and a copy of his roport, together with full parti oulars.of "ITALIT,” will be forwarded post free on request.

• ITALIT * provides the maxi- mum in durability and safety at a minimum cost.

· Delivered or fixed in any quantity, anywhere.

Just ask for a copy of the "ITALIT” Booklat,

STOCK CARRIED BY-

SHEWAN TOMES & CO. HONGKONG cainh

SOLE AGENTS

This picture is of absorbing interest in view of the reconstruction of prosent of the present Custom House, whose clock has told Shanghai people the correct time ever since the building was crocted in the ninetios. The ploture is a draw- ing of the old Custom House which opened just a fow days boiore the Shanghai Municipal Council was formed in 1954,

Twenty-five persons werd injured when a bomb explosion wrecked two coffee, houses

in Dotroll. Polico' dovlare it a "black band" plot: On the loft is a view of the stairway! where the bomb was planted. The plùuture on the right shows how windows wore shattorod in St. Mary's school, soveral blooks away.

Sonorita Mendoza daugh- tor of a former Mexican President, has gone into the movies. Sho's regarded as the most beautiful woman in all Mexico. The charming senorita is A professional. dancor, too. She will appear in London soon.

The Canadian Pacific Ocean Servicos Liner R.M.S. Empress of Russia loaving hor borth alongside the China Mephants' lower, wharf on the Whangpoo. This ploture will. convoy to interested travellers the advantage of the present mothed of going on board over that formerly necessary when passengers were obliged to make the trying journey to Woo Bung and transforing to the linor, whilst anchored outsido,