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No. 21,329 號九拾式百叁于登萬式第 日式十月拾年丙
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
TIME-TABLE.
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Dep. 6,40
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9.15 10.30 19.00 1.15
2.33
Yaumati
9.24
Shatin
Taipo
9.38 10,51 13,91 1,36 8.49 11.04 12.34 1.49
12.09 10.39
124 2.31
85 5,99
7.21 4.44 5.39 7.50
$.43
4.56 5.51 7.42
3.56
5,09
7.55
Taupo Market Dep. 751
7.59 11.08 13.38
Fanling
...Dep. *7.82
10.08 11.18 12.48
1.50 24,03
3,00
6.24.6.19 .3.11
5.18 6,09
7.59
8.09
Shaungahni..Dep. 7,56
Shumahan A7, 7,43
Canton ...ATT.
8.45 13.30
0.07 10.07 11.02 - 1259 913 10.13 11.28 12.58
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5,27 6.47 6.15
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4.25
6.24
5.51
6.19
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4.33
5,34
6.01
6.99
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8,32 11.04, 13.07
*4.49
8.05
6,53
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8.37 11.29 12.33 3.50 3.38 9,05 11,37 13,41
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6.38 6,44
6.30 6.58
7,06
7.20
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Shatin ...Dop 748 Yeumati ...Dop
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SCOTTISH COMPANY AND ENGINEERS.
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PLEASANT AND UNPLEASANT.
Members of the Scottish and Engineer Companies of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps camped at Fanling during the week-end. On Saturday the weather was intensely bot, and on Sunday it rained' continuously.
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勝六十月壹拾年五十國民中
THE WEEK'S DIARY.
To-day.
- 1 Interport, Cricket: H.K. e. Shanghai, HK. C. C. ground.
Sanitary Board Mig., 4.15 p.m. H.K. Hotel ten dance, 4.30 p... Extraordinary General Mtg". H.A. Boxing Association, J. M. & Co., 3.30
p.m.
EMPIRE MARKETING.
[FROM OCA OWN CORRESPONDENT.}
LONDON, October 16th. Mr. T. P. O'Connor, M.F., veteran politician and journalist, received many
C.E.MS. g., St. John's Cathedral congratulations on reaching his 78th On Saturday the Engineers went build-Hall, 8 p.m. address by Rev, 1. Horace birthday. He is, of course, by length offing bridges, and the Scottish Company, Johnston on "Presbyterianism."
A.D.C. Dramatic Medley," Theatre service the Father of the House of numbering about 50 tramped over paddy Commons," and is regular in his attend Selds, and the Punjabis failing to turn Royal, 9.30 p.m.
Queen's Theatre: "Yolanda." ance there, but his Parliamentary activi.up for a sham fight, the Scots carried it
World Theatre: The
"Changing" Hus- ties are not so remarkable as his work out with an imaginary enemy:
bands." as a journalist. He still turns out "copy" by the column every week, and also edits a weekly paper. Frequently T.P., as everyone calls him, rises at five or six o'clock and sits down at his typewriter, because, as he said the other day, it is better to be at work than to lie moping in bed." Most of his journalistic output in these days is in the form of remini scences, and his store of interesting stories and gossip is apparently inexhau stible. He is confirmed diner-out in ] London, and his post-prandial speeches ASSASSIN PLEADS FOR DEATH. House, 9.30 p.m. must average half a dozen a week.
The Motor Cycle Show.
heavy rains of Saturday night and on Sunday thoroughly soaked the camps and their occupants. The only "dry" Place in eamp (according to one of the Scots) was the Canteen.
However, in spite of the unfavourable weather, all thought that the camping had been enjoyable.
48 MURDERS ON HIS CONSCIENCE.
GHOST TORTURE,
The
It is announced that the price of motor tyres is to come down, and as tyres are one of the most costly accessories of 'motoring, the drop in price is expected
Neapolitan bandit, Domenico to help the trade. The news came up Groppo, who was arrested on a charge propriately on the opening of the Motor of assassination some weeks ago, has con- Cycle Show at Olympia Motoring for fossed to having committed forty-eight all" is a slogan of which we have heard murders in his career. Many of these for years, but this year's Show rings erimes have been verified, and innocent When motor men are now in prison for a number of it substantially nearer. cycles capable of sustained performances them. of consistent merit can be purchased at Groppo suffers from hallucinations, prices ranging from £25 to £30--to say during which he sees his victims threaten- nothing of the more luxurious modelsing him with even more horrible tortures which cost anything up to £200 it is that he inflicted,on them, and he begs his clear that motoring la brought within the gaolers continuously to let him commit reach of almost every pocket.
suicide.
The Motor Cycle Show, however, has i wider significance than this. It throws into relief one of the few bright spots in British industry. Everywhere the British motor-cycle industry has its rivals on the Tun, and the crowds of foreign agente at this year's Show-questioning, sketching, and pricing-provide the best tribute to this.
Empire Marketing. The Empire Marketing Board, whose members have been entrusted with the apending of £1,000,000 per annum on the promotion of trade within the Empire, are getting rid of" half that huge aum before March 31st next, when the pre- sent financial year ends. Publicity ro- search, and the improvement of trade methods are the three chief lines of activity. This publicity programme is the biggest venture of the kind ever attempted by a British Government. The idea of using the methods of modern publicity is almost entirely a post-war development, and is, certainly no older than the Wembley Exhibition.
The Marketing Board has set up a com- mitted of business men and advertising experts to advise it, and all the weapons of modern publicity are to be used. Early in the New Year big pictorial posters designed to wake us all up to the excel lence of Empire products will appear everywhere on the bourdings.
A Distinguished Ambassador. Uastiated praise. is given to Lord d'Abercon who is coming home after six years, splendid work as British Ambas sador to Germany. It is seldom-indeed that any public man has bad such high tributes paid him. He certainly won the confidence, esteem, and respect of the Government at Berlin. It is freely said here that the change for the better in European relations the better "spirit which now prevails-which came about with the signing of the Locarno Pact and Germany's entry into the League of Nations is due to Lord d'Aberzon as much ar to anyone. His success is the more notable because it was his first and only Embassy.
Anything rather than the torture of remorse," he cries, and each time he has appeared before the investigating magis trate there has been a sensational scene when he has begged to be put out of his misery.
Wants to be the First,
Groppo has now petitioned the Govern- ment for the privilege of being the first criminal to be hanged under the new This seems "1271- capital punishment law. likely, as the law applies only to re- gicides and those who might attack the head of the Government.
The bandit is eager to confess his crimes, as it gives him some slight relief from the tortures of remorse. The bare
facts of his recital were so incredibly horrible that they were not believed at rat; but as case after case is investigated the result suggests that he has not exag- serated the facts.
massacred, two innocent men were sen- In one case, where a whole family was tenced for life.
He usually murdered his accomplices to ensure his own safety. On one occa- sion he entered a farmhouse, killed the owner, his wife, and their four children, carried away their valuables, and then murdered three men in the neighbour- hood to make sure that they should give no information concerning him.
BIRMINGHAM'S MORALS:
STRICT THEATRICAL
CENSORSHIP. Birmingham is not pharisaical-it is merely thorough," said Mr. S. E. Short, the chairman of the Entertainments Committee under the Licensing Justices, when asked recently by a London press representative why the city bad set such a high moral standard in the theatres, music halls, and kinemas
"The reason we forbid things" to a greater extent here than do other local authorities is because we carry out more stringently the powers which have been One thing that helped him at the out- given us under the Theatres and Kine- set was his great financial knowledge, matographe Act. The basis of our so- which was a factor in the settlement of called false modesty is in the law. Bir- the Reparations problem. Later, his mingham does everything thoroughly, moderating influence made it easier for and nothing more so than looking after Herr Stresemann to put forward his pro- the morals of the city. We are not-con- posals "for a Western Pact. Germany, cerned with through President, von Hindenburg and abolish obsceniturity; our job is to her. Foreign Minister, has paid very cor dial tribute to him, and no doubt King George will confer fresh honours upon him.H.B.
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Music-hall artists have becoma familiar with the regulations in Bir- mingham that they are careful not to offend against them.
Every Monday and Tuesday night two police superintendents visit the music ULSTER ABOLISHING PILLION halls and theatres and watch the perfor
mances. If there are any parts which they consider indecent they ask the managers to delete them. If these re quests are not compiled with, complaints are made to the justices, who visit the theatres or music-halls and exercise their right to order the deletions. 23.
Star Theatre: "Conductor 1492.". Principal Mails:-Outward: America, Canada and Europe vid America (Shinyo faru), 10 n.m.
Wednesday.
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H.K. Hotel tea dance, 4:30 p.m. Reception and dance for Shanghai 15. Qu'a BoAD CENTRAL TAL. CENTRAL 75. Interport Cricketers At Government
Queen's Theatrer" Yolanda." World Theatre: Held to Answer. Star Theatre: "Çonductor 1492.”' Principal Mails:-Outward: Europe vid Marseilles (Antenor), 10.30 a.m.
Thursday.
Shanghai v. United Services, H.E.C.C. ground.
Half Yearly Mig. of members H.K. Jockey Club, 12.30 p.m.
H.E. Hotel tea dance, 4.30 p.m. Pianoforte Recital by Mr. A. M. Bowes Smith, Helena May Institute, 8.20 p.m. Täterport Cricket Dinner, H.K. Club, 8 p.m.
Extraordinary General Meeting F.K. Philharmonic Society, St. John's Cathe- ral Hall, 8.45 p.
A.D.C. "Dramatic Medley" at Theatre Royal, 8.30 pm..>
Queen's Theatre: "The Ragman (Jackie Coogan).
World Theatre: Held to Answer." Star Theatre: "Or Thin Ice."?
Friday,
Shanghai v. United Services, H.E.C.C. ground.
Children's afternoon Helena May Institude.
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H.K. Hotel tea dance, 4.30 p.m. Shanghai Interport Cricketers enter! tained to Smoking Concert H.K.C.C.,
9.30 p.nl
A.D.C. Dramatic Medley." Theatre Royal, 9.30 p.m.
Queen's Theatre: "The Ragman." World Theatre: "A Fool's Awakening." Scar Theatre: On Thin Ice."
(Details 'in
. Saturday, Football and Cricket: Saturday's paper).
Shanghai Interport Cricketers v. Kow- loon, at .C.C., 10.30 am.
Yachting: Championship Race. H.K.W.G. and M.C.L. Annual Fete at Government House, 2 p.m.
H.K. Hotel ten dance, 4.30 p.m. Home Xmas and New Year letter mail closes at 5 p.m.
C.C.C. dance, 9 p.m.
A.D.C. Dramatic Medley," Theatre Royal (concluding preformance). Inter- port cricketers attend.
Queen's Theatre: "The Ragman." World Theatre: "A Fool's Awakening." Star Theatre: On Thin Ice," U.S., Europe vid America and vid Principal Mails:-Outward: Canada, Siberia (President Pierce), 3 pan. Europe vid Marseilles (Autori Maru), 5
p.m.
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Sunday. Shanghai Interport Cricketers leave on President Picrec."
V.D.A. Sunday. Special Services at St. John's Cathedral, and St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon.
Golf St. Andrew's v. St. George's Societies at Fanling.
Yachting: Naval Day, Queen's Theatre: "The Merry Widow."
Monday. Dr John Allison, MA, LL.D., of George Watson's F.R.S.E., late College, Edinburgb, duc..
Varsity Ship Rhydam due with 500 students from America and Canada.
H.K. Hotel tea dance, 4.39 p.m. Lecture on "Japan," by Mr. D. O, de Silvo, Helena May Institute, 5.30 p.m.
Queen's Theatre: The Merry Widow." Principal Mails:-Inward: U.S.A., etc. (Siberia Maru).
The sterness of the Ulster character, and its dislike of modern frivolities among the young, were reflected in the Parliament of Northern Ireland recent
To Secretaries. ly when the second reading was carried
Mr. Bhort is assured that the moral [Secretaries of clubs and associations, without a division of the Government tone of the city has risen since the Eater-etc., are kindly requested to forward any Motor Trafic Control Bill. It was then tainments Committee began ita activi- forthcoming events to the Diary Editor announced that it was the intention of ties. "The public do not resent our for inclusion in the above column, which the Ministry for Home Agairs to proactivities," he said. * They acquiesce it is our endeavour to keep as correct hibit pillion riding.
and up-to-date as possible.f
in all that we do."
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