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TELEGRAPH MONDAY, FEBRUARY

1937.

JUBILEE

THE HONGKONG

RESERVOIR

A swimming pool, now covered by the dam where, it is sald,

Hongkong's nudists once cavorted.

IN THE

Preliminary work. Before the site of the main dam wall could be decided upon it was necessary to drill for a rock foundation.

MAKING

To-day this gorge. Is filled with water and will probably never again be seen empty.

Blasting rock from the quarry just below the dam. The rock was used to mix with the cement In the dam wall,

In this deep cutting in the face of the mountain-side, the main Huge cranes carried supplies and tools to the bottom of the

wall of the dam has been bedded.

Douglas Steamship Co., Ltd.

S.S. "HAITAN"

HONGKONG, MANILA, HONGKONG ›

SAILINGS

FROM DOUGLAS WHARF ¡

HONG KONG AT 4 P.M.

¡Saturday

6th. February.

FROM MANILA

AT 3 P.M.

Tuesday, 2nd, February, Tuesday 9th. Fobruary.

For Freight and Passage

Apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.

P.&.O. Building

Telephone No. 2

28037

gorge for the initial constructional work.

Canadian

Trans-Pacific

Empress of Japan Empress of Canada Empress of Russia Empress of Asia Trans-Canada' The Dominion Soo-Dominion Train 2

Trans-Atlantic Empress of Britain Empress of Australia Duchess of Atholl Duchess of Bedford Duchess of Richmond Duchess of York Montcalm

Montrose Montclare

Pacific

EMPRESS OF JAPAN

sails for VANCOUVER

via SHANGHAI, JAPAN & HONOLULU

Information from Telephone 20752

at NOON

'TUESDAY

FEBRUARY 23rd

EMPRESS OF ASIA

sails for MANILA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19th

TRAVEL “EMPRESS" SIZE SPEED SERVICE

Canadian Pacific

UNION BUILDING.

The dam wall twelve months ago, with the rock-filling already half in place.

NYK

General Passenger Agents in the Orient for the CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE.

San Francisco via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

Chichibu Maru

Tatsuta Maru

Asama Maru

Seattle & Vancouver.

Wed., 3rd Feb.

Wed., 10th Fob.

Wed., 3rd March

Hikawa, Maru (Starts from Koba) Sat., 6th Feb. Jiyo Maru (Starts from Kobe) Tues., 23rd Feb. New York via Panama.

+Naruto Maru

+Nagara Maru

South America (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,

Los Angeles, Mexico & Panama,

Bokuyo Maru 4..

London, Marsoillos, Antwerp & Rotterdam.

Hakusan Maru

Haruna Maru

Tues., 2nd Feb.

Mon., 16th Feb.

Wed., 10th Feb.

.Sat, 18th Fob.

Thurs., 11th Feb.

Tues., 11th Feb,

„Sat., 27th Feb..

Sat, 27th March

Liverpool. via Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piracus.

and Marseilles.

†Delagoa Maru

Sydney & Melbourne via Manila & Ports.

Kamo Maru

Atauta Maru

Manila.

Bombay via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo, Calcutta via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

Taushima Maru :................... 2. Thurs., 4th Feb. Penang Maru

Fri, 12th Pob.

Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.-.

Kashima Maru

„Frit, 12th Fob.. Atsuta Maru (N'anki Direct) Fri., 19th Feb.

t. Cargo Only....

"Burns Phlip Lines, Joint Passenger Agents, Gibb, Livingston & Co., Lid.

Tel. 30291.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.

Authored Capital ...... $10,000,000,00 Paid-up Capital ........$ 5,549,000.00 Rmerre and Undivided

Froßta

$ 2,088,530.88

HEAD OFFICE-HONG KONG 10. Des Voeux Road, Central.

HOARD OF DIRECTORS: Bir bouson Chow, Chairman.

Li Lan Sang, F.. Wong Chu Bon, Eng-. Xan Xian Po. E

Li Koon Chun, P. K. Kwok, E., Wan Yun Tong, Kaq., Chan Chung Shek, Esq.

KAN TONG PO, E., Chlef · Munnger. LI THE PONO, Esq. Manager. BIANCHIRS AND AGENCIES

Melbourne Bhangbai

Amoy Batavia

Bomber Calcutta Canton Haiphong Hankow Honolula Kobe Kowloon

London Manila

Ngak

Parts

Singapore

New York

Baurabaya

Daka

Bwnlow

Bydney

Peiping

Tallin

Peasho

Tientaln

Rangoon

Tokyo

Galgon

Vancouver

San Francisco Yokohama Bunitie

Semarang

Every descripon of. Banking and Ex. ebange tuinois transacted Loss granted | an approved securities.

Current Accounts opened in Loest Car rency and Yard Deposits_recaired 'for one your of shorter periods in Local and Fore!@a Currencies on terms which will be quoted on application.

Safe Deposit Boxes To Let. ·

XAN TONG PO,

-Chief Manager.

|CANTON AGENTS

for

Lhongkong Telegraph.

WM. FARMER & Co.

Victoris Hotel Building Shameen, Canton Tel: 13501.

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