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Hongkong Daily Press.
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No. 21,168
號入拾六百千萬弍第 日登初月四年寅丙
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12TH, 1926 #
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
TIME-TABLE.
WHEE DAYS
Shumchun
8beag bai Fanling Taipo Market
Thipp
Shatin Yaumati... Kowloon...
Dep. 7.32 Dep. 742 ...Dep. 7,48
14.02
8,80 11.04 ...Dopy 7,99 8,48 11.17 12
178
AN Noca
Kowlook... Yaumati... Shatin ...
Taipe
Thips
201 Market
...Dep.
Dep 6.50 Dep. 7.02. Day 2.16 Dep
8.40
9.18.10.30 11.40 | 12.00!
1,15 4,35
9.24 10.33
19.09
7.19
9.8i 10,51
12.91
9.49 11.04
9.59 11.08
12.58 1.53 518
Yaning
...Dep. 7.51 10.09 11.19
12.48
Cheungani
...Dep. 7:36 10.07 11.22
12.52
Bazmchan
...ATT.
7.49 10,13 11.29 12.20
2.09. 5.24 2.07 2.13
5.51 7,31 8,04 8,08 7,48 8.19 7,58 6.29 5.98
8,02 6.00 3.34.
*8.08
P.M.
...Dep
8.05 10.5 11.40
1.58
Dep. 79
9.19) 10,45 | 11:47
918 10.49 11,51
8.36 10.08.07
P.K. P.J 2.3. 3,00 437 5.19 6.08 3,07 4.94 5.20 6.15 3.11 4.08 5.04 8.19 4.38 6.34 8.29
9:25
3,39
4.58
Dep, 8,131
8.56 11.29 12,33 |
3,50
8.08
...AT 8,20
9:37 9.08 11,37 12.41
6,59 5.28 (5,51)· 6,46:
6.58 6.05 358 518 8.11 7.06
SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
Kowloon...
Yaumsti...
...Dep.
A.M. NOOK 7.M. 9.15 10.30 11.40 12,00, 202
Dep 6,50
9.24 10.29
12,09
Shatin
Dap.
7.02
9.56 10.51
12.01
5.29 7,10 2,31 5,38 7.19 7.31 2;$ 6,51
Tapo
7.16
9.49') 11.04
12.34
2.56 6.05
Tapo Market
Dep,
7.21
9,58 11,06
12.38 3.00
8,09
7.44 7.48
Fanling.....
...Dep.
7.82 10.08 11.3S
12,48
911
8.20
7.58
Sheungahni
...Dep. 736 10.07 11.22
12.52 5.15
8,02
Shamonum
12,58 3.21 6.30 8.08
I
Shamakan
Shengshui
...Dap. 8.12 10.38 11,40 ...Dap. 8.19 10.45 11.47 ...Dep. 8.23 10,49 11,51
1.56
8,00) 4.17) 5.40 3,07
6.36 424 6.46 8.11 4,28 5.51 120
8.09
3,21 4.38 8,01
...Dep. ...Dep. 8,51 11.17 19.1
3.95 4.43 8,05
8.38 455 8.18
9.03 11.29 12.33
8.50
5.07 6.30
9.11 11.87 12,41 9.37
3.58
5.15 6.38
8.30 6,34 6.42 5,59 7.07
5.40
...AIT. · 7,49 | 10.18 11.98 12.90
Fanling...
Taipo Market...Dep. 8.33 10.59 12.02
8.37 11.04 12.07
Tripo
Skatin
Taumati...
Kowloos...
SHA TAU KOK BRANCH,
1.X.
F.M.
WEEK DAYS. STATIONE Finding ...Dep. 7,45 11.80 220 6:25 Shatadkok...AT, 8.40 12.35 3,15 720
SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS,
7.M. P.M. P.X.
ITACIONS
AM.
Fanliar...Dep. 7.45 11.30 3.20 6.25 Skataukok...Arr. 3.40 19.25 4.15 7.20
STATIONS.
A
JX
7M F.M..
WEEK DAYS. -
Bhataukok...Dep. 8.30 10.15 1.05. 5.00 Fanting ....AT. 7.25 11.10 3.00 8.85 SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS,
1.E AX. A
STATIONS.
7.3C.
Shatsakok...Dap. 6.30 10.16 205 5.16 Fanling
...A 7.95, 11:10 8.00 8.10 Farther information may be obtained at the RAILWAY Onions, Kowloos, or from Masure. Thos. Door & 8am,” Lra, Homecome, or from Tas Amsaican Esrnus Cox.
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HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO
STEAMERS.
AMATEUR WIRELESS IN MALAYA.
REPORT OF PROGRESS.
THE
MAD SPENDING."
'LORD INCHCAPE WANTS DICTATOR.
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England, almost as much as France, needs a Mussolini to curb expenditure, except that which is absolutely necessary for deferer, justice and adininistration
the next decade," says Lord Inchaupe, i žia letter to The Times from Paris.
Despite that the franc is worth less than ed., France's prosperity, apparent by: is increasing, by leaps and bounds, he says.
Registered as "Newspaper at the General Post Ollice in the United Kingdom.
號弍拾月伍年五十國民華中
MYSTERY ROMANCE.
DRAMATIC END OF 36 YEARS", VIGIL.
MILLIONAIRE'S FEARS.
Further details, of the end of Bayard
Brown, the American millionaire who died
aboard the yacht in which he had lived of the Essex const for 6 years, add to the romantic aspect of his life-story.
POSITION IN INDIA. The most interesting part of the annual general meeting of the Amateur Wireless Society of Malaya, which was held last week, was a brief address de“ Hired by Commander Nicholson dealing with the advangs of wireless in India
The information he ltd to impars was to Singapore of highest importance amateurs, whose society is in its emigro stage, and needs all the adview and assistance that can possibly be obtained, The Chairman said circumstances. bad improved siner the society started and there seemed to be very much interest taken in wireless in the entntry. Several Hocieties were going to start in Johore, Perak and Penang Hanggested that ir would be a gond thing if they joinedture, contribute to the country's ex-broken romance.
with the next year sin that concerts could be arranged for each week.
Very good reports had been received of tennsmission, and a number of mem- hers had been successful in listening in to other countries, particularly Australia. There was without doubt great interest in short wave transmissions.
Commander Nicholson said five years age no licences had been issued in India At all. The Government of India de
*** Building is preceding space, motors have Increased 500 per cent, since 1911, the people are well-dressed, shops and restaurants are crowded, and the only economy discernible is in the length of the women's skirts.
The French are living in a fool's paradise. They won't reduce expendi
penses, nor repay loans to the Allies, who -prevented German conquest.
Unless France reduces her debt and balances her Budget, national" bank-
uptcy is inevitable.
Lord Inchcape adds that Britain groans under heavy war taxation, but is meeting her obligations, and is not rà printing press, like Borting to the France.'
Nevertheless expenditure should be Lord Inchcape,
reduced,
continues
French Deputies, do not support the
As was stated in the Daily Press on Tuesday although this strange and stal- wart hermit had lived in a yacht for more had a nautical home a few hundred yards than 30 years he never put to sea, but from the shore at Brightlingsea.
Charred pieces of the photograph of a saman, lying on the floor of the cabin were the only rise to the secret of the
Brown's body is being embalmed, and will be buried hesid his father's, rating
a Brooklyn mausoleum in a Lapped coffin..
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A friend reveals that Brown was the son of a New York insurance, magnate. He fully enjoyed life when young, and}" was one of the leaders of the gayest 13, QEIN'S BOAD CENTRAL.. society, set, He was a fine horseman and an accomplished musician.
Afterdring jilted, Brown imagined that
always asked visitors: Do you bring were conspiring against his life. George or Louis "Nobody understood the question, but it is believed that these were the names of the friends of whinn
He
cided that from an educationakand other although many Commoners, like the Eis. Inmily and two of his greatest friends 1 points of view, development was desirs nhle. To-day receiving licences could easily be ultained for 10 rupees.
It was then decided that transmission licences should be granted to approved
persons.
WIRELESS IN INDIA.
The first commercial licence was grant ed to the Asiatic Petroleum Company in the Punjah. Since then many licences had been granted up to 100 watts, and, in some uses a higher power,
Government's attempts to economisc. They seem to think more of their con- stituents" votes than their country's good."
BOY SCOUTS AND CRIME, GREAT. MOVEMENT A SWORN FOE
TO DELINQUENCY. CHICAGO JURISTS STRIKING
There was a standard charge of 10 rapees for a licence. Application had to be made to the local government of the province and if they approved the Post Office issued one without any furthe delay. At the present time there wasted somewhere about three hundred tray mission, ligences in India.
EVIDENCE
he was afraid.
Believing that the yacht was Gable po he attacked Brown forced the crew to maintain a ceaseless watch" outside his cabin. He frequently ordered the whole of the coal in the bunkers to be dumped overboard. suspecting that bombs and dynamite had been concealed in it. Brown retained his connection with his business affairs, and was in intimate touch with the New York markets, on which he operated successfully.
CHICAGO, ILL, April 12th. - prouunent Chicago jurist recently
After signing papers involving thou- a group of people discussing sands of pounds he would sweep the docu yenile delinquency, What percentage ments aside, ascend to the deck, and
Me amechualace me on charges of | stand for,bours "grainfoout to sea densquency do you suppose is He Weldred Peas enrolled in the Boys Sconta writes throughout the years." and burned
when seizure warned him that death was approaching.
Irene Kuhn.
About 1924, the Radio Chisar Bat with its headquarters in Calcutta, was formed. Bengal was the pioneer. Short- ly afterwards Bombay followed suit and
His listeners made varying guesses, was a flourishing concern. Rangoon, none of which was right, for the judge which was more or less moribund, fel-declared with satisfaction that not a lowed and then Madras, which was single boy arrested and charged with probably the best.
delinquency had ever been enrolled in the Boy Scouts or had even thought about that greaz organization.
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All these clubs had licences to carry out
The whole idea was to get more ex- perience. The Government granted 73 per cent. of the money from licences to the clubs."
COMMERCIAL COMPANY. He thought that had had the effect of keeping up progression until the forma tion of a commercial company.
An agreement had been drawn up. which he believed had been signed that day. The company was called the Indian Radio Telegraph Company Some of the conditions were that the company had to be all-Indian, the directors had to be residents and the employees British Buhjects.
There were to be two stations, one in Bombay and one in Bengal. During the first five years the company were to have menojaly and no other commercial licence would be granted.
They were to receive 80 per cent, or the revenue from licences and royalties en imported sels,
Post Master.
That would increase safes. A man living 300 miles from a Post Office would not bother if he had to get a licence from the Post Office.
The station which was being erected would be 15 kilowatts and was under contract to be completed by November 25th of this year.
Undeniably, the Boy Scouts organiza tion by providing an outlet for boyish energy which, wisdirected unguided, so often becomes what is commonly known" as badness" in boys, badness which leads them into court and even- tually, although not always into pro- fessional crime, has cut down juvenile delinquency with great sweeping blows. In Chicago alone, the rate of juvenile delinquency has fluctuated around a lower level since 1920 than ever before. The decrease in New York has been quite marked.
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The Beston figures show marked decrease since the war years, ex- cept for a slight rise in 1923 and 1924, as compared with 1022 But the Boston Tates for the years since 1920 are con siderably lower than the rates for any previous years..
These figures, from enmpilations made
A TEST OF PROHIBITION.
Bane and
NAVAL "SURPRISE.
NEW JAPANESE CRUISERS.
BETTER THAN HEAVY ONES.
The naval dorrespondent of the Londen Daily News writes:---
"Japan, by building four secret cruisers, bas spring a surprise in the naval world. Even Japanese officers in
Britain were not aware of the construc tion of the vessels, that have been named the Furutaka, the Ruko, the Aizugaru,
and the dobu,,
Although much smaller and cheaper than the 10,000-ton Treaty "" tinclads," nevertheless, they are extremely for midable fighting ships, and the secret of their design has been well kept
"The Furutaka, which has been 'com. pleted, is revealed as of 7,100 toas, of 9,900 tons smaller than the British "County
class, with a speed of knots, and an armament of six 8-inch guns, three 12-pounder anti-aircraft
It is in the disposition of the heavy
by the United States Children's Bureau in Washington. are both interesting and encouraging The decrease in juvenile With regard to the issuing of licences, advanced in an effort to convince the „delinquency, despite persistent claims arrangements had been made so that any public that the youth of the land is being guns, and 12 torpedo tubes. dealer could grant a licence and act a corrupted. is offered by the investigating artillery that the Japanese designers
bureau in recommending thoughtful consideration of the prob have shown marked ingenuity, contrary ler, rather than newspaper headlines." to text-books, the plans showing the Furutaka six big guns, as mounted in twin turreta. Actually, they are separate- The period covered by the figures furly mounted in closed turrets, three_on nished is that between 1915 and 1924, in the foredeck, and three astern. The clarive, and in the case of some cities, second of each group is superposed, for the year 1995. This period embraces the the purpose of obtaining end-on-fire. years during which, it is claimed, pro Thus, all are able to fire in a broadside, hibition has tended to lower the moral while two, and possibly three, can fire standards of American boys and girls directly ahead or astern. Gans mounted and to make parents more careless in singly can develop more rapid fire than supervising and directing the conduct of pairs. the young. Fourteen cities are included in the survey.
These ships represent better value for These are New York, the money than the larger, more vulner Boston, Chicago, Buffalo, Detroit, Minable, and more expensive 10,000-tonners neapolis, New Orleans, Providence, Ro that Britain and other nations are now chester, Richmond, St. Louis, Washing building." ton, Philadelphia and Seattle.
An editorial writer in the Christian Science Monitor, in commenting upon the foregoing, says:
Since the station at Rugby had been in operation, newspapers in India were considering the erection of receiving sels in their offices."
With regard to the position in Malaya, he suggested that they should all be affiliated. They were in much the same position as India was a few years ago. (Applause.)
Thanking the speaker, the chairman remarked that the Government were pot very sympathetic, and they had difficulty in obtaining a licence: Undoubtedly this country would follow India and they would give every consideration to the speaker's, suggestions.
A
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NOVELTY" FOR ENGLAND.
A London cable to Australian papers a month ago declared that the strength of the unusually early sunshine had resulted in a metamorphosis of the whole com- munity
Sir William Arbuthnot Lane, the emin ent surgeon, asserted that the sun already had done more for the community's health and happiness than the League of Nations could do in 10 years,
The showing, properly regarded as indicative of conditions throughout the United States should supply the answer to those enemies of prohibition who are insisting that disregard and disrespect for the law are combining to contribute. to the delinquency of American boys and. girls. The facta do not support any such specious contention. Indeed, they tend to repudiate it. The law is not destruc- tive. It is constructive. Its greatest salutary influence is in the home. With the home freed from the baneful in duences of the saloon, the boys and girls of the rising generation will make pos- sible some way of suppressing the trade How carried on by bootleggers and smugglers."'.
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