1931-12-24 — Page 2

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1931

AKRON OVER NIAGARA..

THE

HONGKONG

HONGKONG

PENINSULA HOTEL:

HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL:

PEAK 10TEL

and

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE: PALACE HOTEL:

HOTELS

LIMITED.

in association with the Grand Hotel

Dos Wagons Lits, Peking.

PALACE HOTEL.

Telephone 67005

Telegraphic Ardress "Palace."

A First Class Residential & Tourist Hotel Under Entirely European Management High Class Wines & Spirits Steel Connor's Beer On Draught. Four Full Sized Billiard Tables Billards, Snooker, or Skittles.

MRA, J. B. OXBERRY,

Proprietrean.

A

Penang

The Scenic Gem of Maloya

first class

Ilotel

Modern throughout and beautifully Situated

Kunnymede Hotel

Malaya's Premior Hotel

Food and Wines especially good

AFTER-DINNER DANOE

Every Wednesday & Saturday, - torchestra Daily.

CABLES "RUNNYMEDE"

RUNNYMEDE HOTEL, LTD. Garga Goldsack, Manager

EUROPE HOTEL

SINGAPORE.

"

RENOWNED BY RECOMMENDATION

After Dinner every Tuesday, Thurs

day and Saturday.

DANCING:

MUSIC:

On the VERANDAH-- Monday to Friday- 7,45 p.m. to 8.30

pm

Saturdays-12.30 p.m. to 1.30 p.m.

and 8.00 p.m. to 8.30 pm. Sunday Concerts-9.15 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Robert Dreacher's Famous Viennese Orchestra Plays During Tiffin and Dinner Every Day.

GRILL:

Telephone, 5341 (8 lines)

Cables" EUROPE" Singapore.

THE EUROPE HOTEL, Ltd.

Arthur E. Odell Managug Director.

A man made marvel and a world famous creation of nature -the dirigible Akron and Niagara Fallomere portrayed in this striking aerial picture, takon as the airship "awung over the border on an unofficial visit to Canada. Directly below the huge airship is an international bridge, and in the background are the

falls.

CHINESE NEW YEAR.

HONGKONG STICKS TO LUNAR CALENDAR.

tion of a stall. Each applicant will be given a permit and a num ber corresponding with the stal number which has been allotted to kim.

Each stall will occupy an area of ten feet square with a space of 20 feet between each block of

From all indications

the majority of the Chinese in the Colony will continue to observe stalls. the old Lunne New Your, despite

۱۱۳۰

At the Luard Road and O'Brien

the Chinese Government's prohibi-Road ends approach avenues.cach tion and despite the fact that the feet wide will be provider Chinese General Chamber of Com-while those inlending to visit the morre, the lending Chinese

fair are warned that there will b ganisation here.

no means of entrance by Johnston will partially Lubnerve the Gregorian calendar Road as it is considered that t and hold its New Year tea-party would be a source of danger if celebration on January 1.

people used Johnston Road, along

Sometime ago the Chinese Cham-, which the trams run. ber of Commerce discussed the 27, and close on February

The fair will open on January advisability of abolishing the

Lunar calendar in business usage.ee New Year's Day.

Saturday, February 6 being Chin-

but doubt was expressed of the willingness of merchants to follow

[;

in

Merchants Apprehensive.

for the success'

of the

the example. The Chunher ne- While the transfer from the cordingly confined itself to the Central District to the Wancha change in date of its annual re- Roclamation will give the stall- ception.

holders more space for the exhibi Seme of the leading Chinese tion of their products, there is n banks may hald their Newgoneral feeling of apprehension Year ten-partion and other

Chinese celebration receptions on January New Year Baznar this year. Thu

but it

Joarned that

concensus of opinion among the the Nam Pak Hong the merchants is that the comparative majarity of the Arms will again ly remote location may

redue follow the old Lunar system.

popularity and trade. The mer A definite change of venue has chants hold the view that the ex been decided upon by the Police hibition arranged on

Wing Lok For the annual Chinese New Year Street, Bonham Strand East, Jer Fair, which has been held in Jer-, vols Street, and Wellington Streets vois Street and vicinity for many was easily reached from the centr

of the Chinese businesa quarter This year the bazaar will be in Nam Pak Hong, and was als held on the Praya East reclama- convenient of approach by the Lion, a portion of which has been Chinese residents living on the specially set nuide by the Public middle-levels from Caine Rond Works Department.

downwards.

Vents.

The Police have drawa up an The ban enforced by the Nan elaborate scheme, one which will king and Canton Goveroments meet with the approval of the stull against the celebration of the holders as well as of the general Chinese New Year may also pro public. The area which is being duce an adverse effect on the loca specially reserved in bounded by hazaar. The New Year celebra Luard Road on the west, Hennessy tions will be curtailed consider Road on the north, Johnston Road jably in Canton this year and it I on the south and O'Brien Road on open to doubt whether the dealer the East. Sufcient Apace la in Canton will send much of their

DOUBLE ENDOWMENTS wailable for laying out 400 stalls commodities down to Hongkong.

$725 a year will produce $10,000 at death or $20,000 at the end of 20 years if you survive. NO MEDICAL EXAMINATION. Other terms on application to

CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LTD

LIFE ASSURANCE DEPARTMENT

Telephone 28121.

Hongkong Bank Building,

all of which will be methodically arranged so that visitors to the!

Curios From Canton,

fair will find access less awkward Practically all curios displayed than in previous years.

at the Chinese New Year Bazaar According to the plans prepared come from Canton and on by the Police oach trade will be cause of the economic depressio allocated a certain section the the dealers who incurred expens contre of the bazaar being reser-In transport of their product ved for curio dealers.

down from Canton complain o The flower vendors will occupy the profits made in their annua the section facing O'Brien Road. visits here. The decline in the The other stall-holders will be business is said to be due to in given adequate provision in the adequate patronage other sections:

foreign community.

from

thi

Application for stall permits,

The Flower Market. which will be issued free of charge must be made to the Haw- The flower market which gen kers Department at the Central erally constitutes the centre o Pollee Station before the alloca-} (Continued on Page 15.)

KUIMS COW'S MI K

Milk from thousands of nearby. Inspected dairica is delivered daily to the spotlessly clean KLIM POWDERING STATIONS. By Immediately powdering the milk all of the natural richness and freshness is retained in KLIM. Add water to the rich, creamy coloured powder and you have fresh milk with all of the original food value, with the added advantage that it can be more easily digested on account of its finor curds.

Obtainable at

Sincere'a, Wing On, Sun Co, and other high class provision stores.

Enclose ten cont stamp for a trial tin. -

Butter fat Contenta

25%

KLIM

POWDERED

WHOLZ PILK

Agents:-Yue Lee Yuen. 6th Floor, China Bldg.

MARZIPAN & DESSERT SWEETS

ty

-MURRAYS & CLARNICO

Obtainable ab

HAND ONE IS OF ASSOMTED OFFER IDEAL P. ESENTS FOR THE KUDIES, $4.50 per tin.

DELICIOUS

and

WHOLESOME CONFECTIONERY

HANDSOME BOXES AND CASKETS OF CHOCOLATES

by

CADBURYS

CALLYS

FRYS

FULLERS

ROWNTREES

Prices from $2 to $35

BUTTERED AND FRUIT SWEETS by BAKER DOB ON

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD. Exchange Building,

OPEN TILL 6 P M TILL XMAS.

Ground Floor.

Our New Offices

ARE

NOW SITUATED AT

QUEEN'S

BUILDING

GROUND FLOOR —PRAYA.

ENTRANCES PRAYA AND CHATER ROAD

A Few Steps to the left from the Star Ferry.

THOS. COOK & SON, Ltd.

(General Foreign Pusso:ger Agenta, Pennsylvania Railroad.)

AND

WAGONS-LITS CO.

Nervous debility

frequently is caused.

by fanity at..tion

and can be corrected

by a regular course

of this long-kmaling

and body-building

food. Ask for

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'

SCOTT'S

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He'll Probably Give Up!

By Small

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