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Hongkong Daily Press.
No.21.379 號九拾七百叁千登寓式第日式拾月弍拾年寅丙
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
TIME-TABLE.
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PARSEE WORLD CYCLISTS FAILURE OF PROHIBITION.
AT NANNING
HARDSHIPS AND ADVEN- TURES.
· DIFFICULTIES OF TRAVEL- LING IN CHINA
LESSONS FROM CANADA.
LESS DRUNKENNESS UNDER
WET REGIME.
Prohibition has been voted a failure in Can the hise p The three adventurous Parsees vinces which were dry ave years ago, Ave are wet again, and a sixth, who recently passed through Hong Ontario, is now involved in a pali- Kong to Canton on their round-thetical campaign inspired by the same world cycling tour have sent us the desire to be free of its demoralising
restrictions following interesting account. of The three eastern provinces, com- their adventures in the interior of monly called the "Maritimes," were China where travelling is still captured by Prohibition many years rather like a journey in Europe during the Middle Ages. The letter reads as follows:-
ago.
They show no signs of revolt, Their citizens have settled down to a comfortable disregard of the liquor preventive laws, and are massed to deal irregularly, though more or less openly, with illic purveyors of strong drink,
abuses and demoralising methods of evasion creep in, which even tually led to its repeal
Ontario
THE WEEK'S DIARY.
To-day,
Ladies Recreation Club "At Home," p.m.
St. Paul's Girls' Collega Bazar, 1st floor, China Building, 2 p.m. to. La pum
Fanling funt meet, Hunters Arms, 3 p.m.
Rowing: Hong Fours Race (Challenge Cup presented by Mr. E. B. C, Hornell), 3.45 p.m.
Yachting 8th Championship
race.
Golf: Bogey Pool Cricket and Football: Details in -to-day's issue,"
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K.K. Hotel tea dance, 4.30 p.m. Magen's Theatre: "Take it from World Theatre: "The Hunchback of Notre Dame."
Star Theatre: Refuge.". Principal. -Mails:-Outward; Canada, U.S.A., eta, Europe vid San Francisco and via Siberia (President Cleveland). 5 p.m. Europe id Marieilles (Suwa Maru) 9.30 am.; Australis and
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Sunday,
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Leaving Wuchow on December 14th we had many of the difficulties to overcome that we had encounter. In the other six provinces Prohibi ed when we travelled to Wushow tion was imposed as a war measure, from Canton. The track was very and as such was supported with rough and almost washed out in equal sincerity by wels and several places, while owing to heavy drys. Not until its supporters hand-slides, we were obliged to take made alear their intention of per sampans several times and it was petunting it in peace time did the New Zealand, etc. (Taiping), 10.30 KING EDWARD thus that we reached Teng Yan, about 30 miles from Wuchow. Here we left the river bank and took the interior Postal Courier Route which we found better and we were able to cycle sometimes. After covering about 23 miles, on Decem ber 19th, when we got to Jua Kai. it poured with rain the whole day and night and we were held prisoners by
Less Drunkenness.. the weather. The country W mountainous and it was very diffi
Against this view can be placed cult going and to add to our misfor.au overwhelming mass of evidener tunes the track was rough and slip proving that in the fire provinces pary owing to the rains. Thus it which are again wet drunkenness was that with great difficulty we got"
has diminished, bootlegging has to Jung Yun, 21 miles further on
Almost ceased; there is greater ob servance of the law, and less crime, and a healthier moral atmosphere.
The Prohibitionists are fighting tooth and mail to pic vent losing more ground. Their propaganda asserts violently that Canada tas deteriorated since the re-legalisation of the liquor traffic
The significant thing about this reaction is that Prohibition". WOL abolished by the free with of the people, not at the instagon of a Government lengue liquor trade.co.
the
"A Good Motoring Road." We expected to find a good motor ing road from Jung Yun on the authority of the Post-master of Wachow, and it was on his informa tion that we took the interior route, bat to our surprizë we found out that he had been mistaken How Many practione ever, we had no alternative but to tiomata in the five recanting pro- push on. We were compensated by vinces voted wet. They frankly finding a fairly good track to Pak chose the only way of combating low, a distance of 19 miles, and then drunkenness, convinced by expert to Watlam, another 15 miles, after ence that an all-dry" State was which we indeed, got "a good worse off than one which recognised motoring road."
The road was the evils of intemperance and tried under construction but was fairly to combat them in a business-like good and in some piaces excellent, WAY.
We encountered several automo- The repeal of Prohibition has not biles which maintained a regular restored the public-house. That in local service. Thus we reached stitution has gone for ever, as even Kwei Hsien when the cold was brewers and distillers admit Its severe and we had to use our glaves place has been taken by the Govern for the first time.
ment liquor vendor.
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Tennis Mixed doubles match. Golf Bogey Pool K.C.C. v. Club de Recreio at Kow loon Cricket Club, 3 p.m.
Yachting: 4th Championship race (Cruisers)
Queen's
Theatre: "The Big Parade
Negapatam, papers only (Hong Principal Mails Inward: Europe Hwa).
Monday
St. Paul's Girls' College Bazaar, lat floot, China Building.
HK Hotel tea dance, 4.30 p.m.
Flectric Lifts and Lighting. Telephones on each floor. Hotel Launch meets all SteamPM Telephone: Central No. 373 Tel. Address: VICTORIA,
437
J. WITCHELL Mariager.
King Edward Hotel ten dance, PALACE HOTEL. 14.30 p.m.
The Big
Lecturs." “Are we going West," by Mr. A. H. Crook, at Helena May. --Institute-6:30 pm.. Queen's Theatre?" Parade."
Principal Mails:-Inward: U,8A, etc, an Europe, vid Siberia (Presi dent Garfield).
Tuesday,
Committee meeting to arrange HK. Hotel tes dance; 4.30 p.m.
programme for H.V.D.C. annual rifle meeting, at Volunteer Head- quarters, 6.43 p.m...
Europe vid Marseilles (Angers), Principal Mailr:-Outward:
2.30 p.
Wednesday. Football Interport practice
No More Secret Drinking. One curious effect of this new sysmatch, H.K.F.C. ground,, 4.30 p.m. tem is that many people who drank inder Prohibition have since lost al interest in alcohol. The hip flask in as extinct as the dodő.
HK Hobel tea dance, 4.30 p.m. 4.30 p.m
King Edward Hotel ten dance,
Principal Mails-Outward: Aus- tralia, New Zealand, etc. (4 Maru), 9.30 ..
Thursday.
Extraordinary general meeting
Pirates and Brigands.- At Kwei Hsien we were stopped by the Mandarin from proceeding further owing to the river being infested with pirates and against whom a detachment of soldiers had recently been sent. We asked for The chief feature of Government an escort but this was refused and liquor control in Minbitoba is direct we were advised to go by motor delivery to homes, In the first 19 boat to Nanning. We reached Nan- months of its establishment the ning, after a most uncomfortable Manitoba Liquor Commission's net voyage, at New Year when the city profits were nearly £30,000, The China Provident Loan and Mort was gaily decorated with innumer- monthly profits at present are about gage Company, St. George's Build- able Bags and festoons. For three £90,000, and the cost of administra.ing, 2.30 p.m. days there seemed to be no end to tion is 71 per cent. "Half the profits the processions which went round go into the Provincial treasury and the city day and night, so much so the other half is divided among that it was difficult to move from municipalities. place to place.
Quebec finds the business ex- We were really surprised to see tremely profitable. During the four, even school children taking such a years ending December. 31st last the keen interest in the fête which, we net operating proft was nearly understand, was partly a rejoicing £3,000,000.
for the victory of the Kuomintang oldiers. It was also here for the first time that we saw school boys in their black uniforms, like those wern by Japanese school boys.
We expect to leave on January MR. 5th for Lungchow though we are warped to be very careful as the region is dangerous for travellers owing to brigands.
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SAKLATVALA REFUSED PASSPORT FOR INDIA
The India Office has refused to approve an application by : Mĩ. Shapurji Saklatvala, Communist M. for North Battersea, for a passport for India.
Golf: Navy. Army, Fanling. HK Hotel tes dance, 4.30 p.m. Musicale Helena May Institute, 5.30 p.m.
Entries close for United Services Recreation Club annual tennis tour- nament.
Principal Mails:--Invard: U.S.A, President Pierce); Australia, etc. (Mishima Maru). Friday,
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