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
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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.
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XAN TONG PO,
-Chief Manager.
|CANTON AGENTS
for
Lhongkong Telegraph.
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