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HOTELS.

THE

HONGKONG

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

EFONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL: PEAK HOTEL Telographie Addross: "KREMLIN, HONGKONG."

AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL;

IKALEE HOTEL; MAJESTIC HOTEL Telegraphic Address: "CENTRAL, SHANGHAL":

HOTELS,

LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel Des Wagons Lits, Peking.

KOWLOON HOTEL

THE PREMIER HOTEL IN KOWLOON,

First Class Billiard Room and Saloon Bar.

Electric Lift and Telephone to each Floor.

PUBLIC WORKS.

REPORT ON DEVELOPMENTS IN HONGKONG.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1925.

LATEST CORPS ORDERS.

Corps orders issued by Lieut.-Col the L. G. Bird, D. S. O., state:

FIELD BAY.

10th January, 1026.

completed; work progressed almost THE DEFENCE CORPS. to completion on the rond contour- ing the hillside in Wongneichung and Tai Hang valleys; the Wan- chai rund was widened to #2 fort: the road Front Causeway Bay to The annual report of the Director North Point, on which there was of Public Works for the year 1924 Ciderable delay owing to is to hand. It shows no expenditoriness of the contractor, from whose hands it was finally taken,

The Field Day on 10th January, ture during the year of 8110801,592 OR

was completest; Queen's Road Enst out of a sum of 813.28.193.50 voted was widened to 60 feet; Connaught 1920, wil be held between Talpo at increase of 283,008,92 in per-Road Central, between Gilman and Market and Fanking. Any mem-| opal emoluments and other charges. Ifillier Streets and between Pot hers who have failed to attend the a decrease of 80237 in special

Linger and Jubiles Streetu increase of $300, expenditure, an £5.99 in annual recurrent works Partially surfaced with asphaltic Preceding Field Days are remind- portunity for making themselves and an increase of 81.390,182,65 ind carpeting on a coment concrete, that this will be their last op- Foundation, and partially with extraordinary works. The increase

at Field Days. in the first item was due to a granite netts, at an expenditure of efficient on the count of attendance $81.331.00; Island Road was re

Rendezvous Kowloon Stution at the third item increased stuff, in to excosses in Kowloon nil the New surfaced for heavy traffic betwest

Aberdeen and Stanley at a cost of 9 am, Territories, and typhoon and.

1807,18414; Caine Read was widened Return by 3.11 p.m. train from tainstorm damages in Hongkang.

Interesting tables are given show. raised in parts; and consequent Faniing.

on the erection of new buildings, Operation orders will be issued ing a comparison of expenditures kerbing and channelling operations to O.'se. units, since 1014, in which year the sum were oxecuted on several ronds in Dress: Uniform, helmet, khaki, expendel was $9,021,205.47, falling Colony nt a total expenditure of jacket, shorts, puttles, bayonet,

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in 1910 to 89.227,919,70 and from that time increasing stendily to $7,042, 14.45 in 1023 and jumping to $11,001,522.08 inst year.

The report states that the out- standing endure of the year's work nder the building ordinance was

8183,548.20.

Wats

Drainage Works. Extensive drainer works were parts The rarried out in many

fall From below Wanchai fon to

belt, braces, pouches, haversackj and waterbottle,

Arme:

Pda. K.608 & K.609. Cable address: KOWLOTEL, Hongkong the large number of new homes this sen at a point, near Aberdeen noon, or 2 and 4'p.m., er 6 and 6

Under the ersonal Supervision and Management of

KING

FRANK L. COOKE Propozotor.

EDWARD

HOTEL.

ECENTRAL LOCATION

ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING,

TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR,

HOTEL LACNOH MEETS ALL STEAMERN Dentral 173.

THE

Telegraphic Address "VICTORIA"

EUROPE HOTEL.

SINGAPORE.

FOR

COMFORT-FOOD-MUSIC-DANCING

Terms A la carte or Inclusive.

The afterlinger dances are held every Tuesday,

Thursday and Saturday. Tolophones in every room.

taf

Will be drawn fron Corps Headquarters, on Friday, Sth danuary, between 10 a.m. and 12 was completed at a cost of $14,153 P., and on Saturday, 9th January, 7. Fifty-seven other projects were į between 9 mm, and 1 p.m. undertaken and 42 of them, com ploted. Tu all. 23 drain comes tions were laid at a cost to the Guy.

which were completed, although there were a marked deerone in the number of houses in the course of pendanetion towards the end of the Year, owing to the operation at the Benis Re-tetion: Orilinauer, Therment of. #82,831,7 1, manber

errtificates granted during the your was 270,

Among the prioripal works of n private the completed during the year the following are men tian: the A. P. C. building Queen's Rund Central, the Qaren's Theatre. the China Building, the arw offices of the P. and O. Ct, the Bank of Caution, the Metropole Hotel and portion of the new

thees of the S. C. M. Past

CHAT

Heroin

Lear Was

ar ex-

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RESERVE COMPANY. Musketry Course: Part 1. Part 1. Musketry Course will be fred at Stonecutters Range on! Sunday, 19th January, 1926,

Range Officer: 2nd-Lieut. G. K. Hal Brutton.

Launch will leave Marray Pier at 9 a.m. and call at Kowlon Per t

TESTS.

And Under the Public Health: Buildings Ordinance, 1903, several areas required in connection with street widening and improvment. schemes were

resumed at penditure of SUM15,578,10,

During the year two new, lattice.10 un

Dress Uniform optional, bur rifles, bayards and pouches must steel mats were preeted at Capus D'Aguilar wireless station lace those blow down in the be taken.

A new receiving Arms: Will be drawn from Curys plon of 192%,

11.2 Beadquarters on Friday, 8th Jun- also installed), Typhoons and rainstorms, parti- nussigra bring forwarded and 12-ary, between 10 am. und 12 noon, er 2 and 4 p.m., or 5 and 6 p...) ruhrly during the nths of May 47 received during the year as cor.

pared with 3,49 forwarded and and on Saturday, 9th January, be-1 to September, caused

new tween 9 a.m. and I p.m. 5,000 received 15: 10. A landslide and while they were receiving geor was installed at the necompanied with any serious, Loss

einhle Europran |

The following N. C. O.'s and of life, they caused ingeh dinage and Observatory to badly scoured the maradisised tine sims to be reerived.

A acil for wireless telegraph men of the Engineer Company were 17th December reads unt surfaced with asphaltum.

operators was inaugurated during trade tested on

direction of Bowen Road, in particlear, was

the year and 20 students were co-1925, under the breached in several places us result of the heavy rains and the rolled, 75 per cent of whom turned. C. R. E., China Command, and passed the prescribed teats as un- out successful. collapse of a retaining wall awe, -

The work of redraining the exist der: noressitating its reconstruction. A

Engine Drivers:--No. 454 L.ce.- serious landslide occurred on the ling developed area between Arsenal Pokfulam Road, endangering the Street, Causeway Bay, Queen's Road Corp. V. H. C. Jarrett, No. 763 Eliot filter beds and the Govern- and the existing Praya, rendered Spr. S. R. Jones, and No. 617 Spr. ment Quarters above. Other landdreessary by the Praya East scheme. F. E. Nicholson.

was continued during the year.) Electricians:No. 101 Sergt. T. alles occurred in Beveral other Sewers wore completed in Bolt, No. 459 Corp. 31. A. Johnson,{ places, particularly thts Taitam Rond, Deep Water Bay Bodels atsl storm water drains, No, 728 Spr. A. W. W. Salter, N. 862 1915 Spr. C. E. Taveres, No. Fight. Glenenly, Mont Davis Rouil, anal

The am of 8207.1890.4h was expr. J. H. Shaw and No. 691 Bagler Stubbs Road.

peuded in connection with the nrs. Fowler! on Friday, the 1st January, 1923, and Saturday, the 2nd January | Over $8,000,000 in Extraordinary Kowloon hospital. In the ease of

- Post Offices will be open as follows:--

The Europe Orchestra plays nightly during Dinnar.

and for Tiffin on Saturdayo. GRILL ROOM

*klakrams "Europe Singapore".

Telephone 2740.

ARTHUR B. ODELL

Managing Director.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

3! $4.25

**E

NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS,

The 30.-Friday 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., and Saturday 8 a.m, to nion. Kowloon Branch-Friday 8 a.m. to 9 am, and Saturday 8am. to

oddress k

Works.

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:.

TRANSFER.

No. 672 Pte. J. H. Austin, No.:

LEAVE,

art:

No. 431 C.Q.M.S. R. J. Tyler, No. 330 Sergt. M. D. Coupland, Engin-1 eer Company,

granted 12 months' leave from 1st January, 1928, to 31st December 1926.

RESIGNATIONS.

many of the proposed Kowloon mu provements, it was found impossible The sum of $8,112,785, 19 was to continue with the projects during 12 Platonu, is permitted to transfer Considerable work waste the Reserve Company, as from Wantsui, Sheungwan, Saiyingpun and Yaumati Branches-8 am, to ded during the year in public the year.

| worké extimordiary. This expen-done on the Chatham Road exter10th December, 1925. There will be one collection from the pillar boxes, and one delivers of Friture was distributed over a large sion from Honghom to Kowloon scrdinary correspondence each day as on Sundays, and also one delivery of number of items, among the officersity work was maintained on the

registered correspondence ench day at. x.m.

quarters at the rear of Le Calvaire Waterloo Road extension; $19,59% The Money Order Office will be entirely clused during the Holidays.

and senior officers' quarters 07 was expended on the new road Mount Goghs; overseer's quarters through King's Park ; 27 roads were a stampa should be affixed in the right-hand top corner of at the Elliot Alter beds cadet mandatised, kurbed and eluummelled

te of all postal articles,

gunelers at Caston; the new fire in Kowloon; ani! work proceeded on Service has reverted to normal hours of working brigade station unler estruction the Kowloon Bay West reclamation, The Red anded in at any hour of the day or night during y Mosrs, Trullope and Coll: $17,878,30 being expended Kinowres may bc

To combat mosquita bresling, The following are permitted to) Concral Fast Ofát, a at Radio Counter, Mais Hall, at all ether time carpe should be: " through the corner entrance at Pedder Street sanitary coolies' quarters at Wan era Des Voeux Road to th. Radio Office on the 3rd floor of the building, rini, affording accommolation for considerable trenching was carried resign from the Corps, as

fter 10 p.m. but admittance may be obtained 35 lies; alterations and exten-out in Kowloon, South of Boundary 31st December, 1925,

sions 50 the Virtoria Hospital, Steret between the railway and January, 1920, respectively :-- including a new central wing con- Kowloon City, Fifty-five projects thining a dretorn' office, dispensary, of storm water drains and sewers ward kitchen. duty rous, ann'a Were undertaken during the year quarters all the ground floor, and all but seven were complètes, and op the frst floor theatre black, ward kitchen, duty ruum, sanitary block and dry room; the

Thego doors will be closed

Bringing the night-bell.

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adio Traffic with Canton is suspended until further notics. Interport Radio Telegrams are subject to delay. "afossages in Code must have nm of Code used included in text.

The parcel post service to Canton 18 resumed.

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MARKSMAN.

The following has qualified as marksman and is entitled to wear In King's the badge for one year :----

were

Dus. new Saivings sehool, for which made was 720, at a fiovernment January 1. facing bricks had to be obtained expense of $52,087.65.

of the Park the sum of $73,751.20 was January 1. from Formosa; formation January site for the proposed new school come in laying out the grounds Jammey # ca Caroline Hill; the Saiying for seercution purposen, Ab ut 135. January 3.

market a garage on Stubbs Raul; 000 eubic yards of material January the now infectious diseases hospital;exenrated and about 17,000 yards of January 4. publie Intrines; the new architectur! were laid.

Work 430 the Shamshuipo! .January 1.tural office; new store and armoury

dar progressed January 5. the Central Police Station; new police station

the year,

$60,533,65 being cells at the Magistracy; estension ing January

to sisters' quarters at the Govern-expended. On the police station," January 7.ment Civil Hospital; the Queen's Kowloon City, $9,17023 was expen

WRA made Un the January 8.[pier, work on which during the ed. Progress

suspended on several foundations for the new gaol at ocensions owing to financial difficul. Ngan Shi Wan to accommodate 1,000 ties between the contractors and prisoners. The new police station!

was left uncompletezi Thurs., Dec. 31, 5 pm the masung: the revolver range ons Shatin Thurs., Dec. 31, 5 p.r.

Fri., Jan. 1, 9 am, Kennedy Road, providing moving because of the delay on the part ...Fri, Jan. 1, 9 a.m. targets for the police department, of the contractor.

Work was done on unny of the and many smaller "itema

Seventeen full sets of furniture new roads in the New Territorica ... Sat, January 2

for Governinent quarters were supPortions of Laichikok, Castle. Peak 8.45 .. Registration Letters ....

9.30 amplied during the year. In addition, and Tai Po roads were metalled and tar painted; work was com- (Due Marseilles 31st January, 1926.) several aingle articles and part sela Kiungchow..... Sat, Jan. 2, 9 a.m. were furnished to quarters, and amenced on cloven bridgon; Tai Po large number of articles of office road was widened and improved; furniture were provided for Gay good progress was jeratnent departments, .

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RACE OF VEILED MEN IN, DESERT.

EVENING PARTIES.

"Among the Tuareg the women are as free, if not freer, than in England. They choose their own are the husbands, and they repositories of learning and the A strange race of "Veiled art of pootry, Mon," known as the Tuareg, who

"They teach the children to live in the Sahara, were discussed write and to read and the lore of by Mr. Francis Rodd at the their people. They havo, mon Royal Goographical Socioty tho friends, and give evening parties other day.

to recite pootical compositions.

"They may own proporty oven

thoir

"The most striking peculiarity

Fanling-Shatakok road. Twenty- "I have given you the part of of the Tuareg," said Mr. Rodd, after marriage, and one projects of sewers and sturn an idiot from birth in this play, is that the men go about veiled. husbands have no control over it. water drains woro andurtaken and want you to play it naturally "Nothing is visible of their faces

but two completed. The number Rug Blus, Peria.

of drain connections made was 319. For the Kaulungtong development nehome 137 resumptions were made.

A considerable amount of work „Sat., Jar 2 was done on public roada.

Noon Parcela

The raid through. Quarry Bay

but the eyes, which peer through Caste and authority are inherited Registration

village widened; a road built from

a narrow slit between the upper through the mothers, and a. noble Lotters...

Neon.

and lower folds of the long woman may never marry a sorf." Tytam Gap to Shek-O; a 20 fou

Fantastic storica by oarly (Due Francisco, 27th Jan., 1926.)

awarded રા compensation, and bandage-like voil.

who Emp. of Russia..Sat, Jan. 2, Noon. road was" extended from Magazine

"Their

voil writers of headloss men Swato, Anioy and Formoen ...... Hozan Maru..Sun, January 3, 9 am. Gap to Victoria Gap, the work total amount of the payments further na certain of the payments

bing greatly retarded by typhoon approved for these resumptions was approved could not be made before themselves at all. If they draw lived in the desert, and of a race sum of a fold of stuff half over their of Amazone, aro thought to be theas, 172.17, but owing to the refusal the end of the year, a "Correspondence bearing vessel's name only.

and rainstorm damage

of certain owners to recognina“ the

$51,03407 Was refunded, making faces it is out of coquetry or in derived from the unusual dress of to this nomadic race, but their origin

is a mystery. tration and to accept the amounts

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Printed and Published for the Proprietor by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 11, Ico House Street, In the City of 1 Vastoria, Hongkong.

women

nover

ploted; the road from Wongacichong authority of the Boards of Arhi the net expenditure for the year token of respect, but not

| Mount Kellet Road”bridgo was com

Gap to Repulse Bay Road was:

60,441.10.

conceal their charms.

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