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Hongkong Daily Press.
No. 21 534
號肄圳百伍仟登萬弍第
ESTABLISHED 1857:
Registered
as a Newspaper at the General Post Office in the United Kingdom.
THE
BT HONG KONG, MONDAY,
JULY 18th 1927.
登拜禮
日捌拾月柒年七廿百九仟登英
RIVERS AND WELLS DRIED UP.
ROYAL ASCOT.
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
TIME-TABLE.
KM. A.M. | A.M. | AR | AM, | 15.36. | FM, P.M. P.M. ; 2.M, | TM, Į FAC
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Kowloon Dep. 6,37 8.00 8.25 9.15 10.09.12.02 1.152.37 9.00 4.87 5,487.28
Yaamati...Dep. 6.45-
Bhatin Dep. 6.67
Dep 7,11
Taipe
Taipo Market Dop. 7.16
mailing. - ... Dop. 1,27
Bheangahul.Dep 7,32 Shamchan Art 7.38 8.40 Dop 8.43 Canton
11.50
Conton
Shumohun
9.24 10.10 12,09 1.21 -
9.88.10.28 12,21
1,84
9.49 10.42 12,34 1.47
9.58 10.46 12,38
10.03.10.66 12,48 2,01
1,51
9.02 10,08 11.00, 12.53 2,063.14 9.08 10.14 11.06 12,59 2.12 3.18
11.30 ---
5.32:
**£5.60 7.30 4,56 0,02 7.42 6,09 6,187.55 6.18 6.20 7.59 6.93 6.31 8.09 5,28 6,858.13 3.40, 5,84 6,41 8.19 3.43
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8.05 11.08
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8.40 3.83
6,21 7.14 8.01 10.18 10:49 11.09 11.40 8.00 4.17 4.45 5.52 6.247.16 7.20
Shenugabui Dep. 1:21 8.05 10.26 10:54 11:41 3,07 4:34 452 6.06.
Fanling ...Dap. 7. 8.12 10,29 Taipo Market
Dep 7,86 8.22 10,39 Taipo ...Dep. 7.40 8,2710.4311,06
Dep. 158 8.40 10.ng Yazmati...Dep. 2.07 8.6111.08- Kowloon Arr. 8.13 8.58 11.14 11.81
Shafie:
11.51 8.12 4.28 4.56 6:03
12.02 8.22 4.88 5.06 0.13 12.07 8.26 4.43 5.10 8.16 12,20-8,89 4.56 5.23 6.29 12.82 8.51 5.08 5.85 6.41 11.49,12.98 8.57 5.14 5,41 6,47 7.04 7.56
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DROUGHT IN SOUTH AFRICA.
FAILURE OF CROPS.
PRETORIA, Transvaal. According to reports received here, severe drought still prevaila in various parts of the Union.
DIARY OF EVENTS.
To-day.
Golf: Bogey Pool, Fanling. Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel, Hotel Savoy and Cafe Parisien, 4.30 D.II.
Social for Servicemen, St. Peter's Y.M.C.
Dinner Dansant, at Cafe Restaurant Parisien.
Queen
's Theatre: "Oh, What a Nurse.
World Theatre: The Sensation Sectors.""
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The areas most affected are the Karroo (Cape Province) and the Eastern and Northern Transvaal.. Star Theatre: "Black Cyclone.
Principal Mails:-Inward: Canada, The Selati River in the Zoutpans America, Shanghai, etc. (President Comment is general that, this berg area is now too low for irriga Cleveland, President Hayer and year's Ascot meeting was the big-tion purposes; at Cluckstad, in the Siberia Maru); Canada, America gest in point of numbers, and the Vryheid district, rivers and spruits and Europe vid Siberia (Empress of Canada). Outward America, most brilliant in a social sense, that are running very low, while in the ofc., Europe via San Francisco and has-burn-witnessed for many years. Weenen district the position is re-vid Siberia (President Lincoln), 5 The crowd in the Royal enclosure garded as serious.
In Britstown (Cape) the damz was notable to an unusia) degree are without water, and the district.
Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel, Hotel, for the number of people who is experiencing the longest dry Savoy and Cafe Parisien, 4.30 p.m.
its history. From and King Edward Hotel, 6 p.m. were present, more than half the period
ningeburg dry wells and dry Dinner Dansant at Calo Re In Buscoiation with the Grad Hotel Peerage being represented, while furrows are reported. Even Fort ataurant Parisien and after dinner there was a fair sprinkling of visi: Alfred reports a scarcity of water. | dance at Lee Gardens.
Queen's Theatro: Oh, What a tors from the Dominions. The month In Zoutpansberg, in the Northern
Transvaal, there is до winter Nurse." of June so far has been a period grazing for cattle, which are al World Theatre: "Sixty Cents an of eunshine, and the flower-beds and ready in a poor condition.
Hour." Pietersburg reports a low water decorations were seen at their best
Barberton supply, and in
the during the four days of the meet-drought continues. Summer crops
are a total failure; the lack of win ter grazing is now causing serious anxiety.
ing
The lawns had been trimmed to the ultimate point of neatness, and invited the delicate trampling of elegant shoes. The course itself had. been assiduously tended. For six- weeks before the opening it was continuously watered night and day, upwards of half a million gallons of water having been distributed through five miles of piping and five thousand nozzles.
A Unique Gathering.
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EMPEROR'S MOTHER IN
TRAMWAY-CAR.
HOW SHE GOES TO THE THEATRE.
BUDAPEST.
The ex-Archduchess Maria Josefa of Austria, widow of the ex-Em- peror Ke father, Archduke Otto Habsburg, ang grandmother of little ex-Archduke Cita, eldest on of the ox-Emperor and the ex- Empress Zito, has just celebrated her sixtieth birthday in her modest villa at Geiselgasteig, a suburb of
Munich.
Star Theatre: "Heritage of the Desert."
Principal Mails:-Outward: Europe vid Marscillez (Sphina); 12.30 p.m.
Wednesday.
Extraordinary general meeting" H.K. and Kowloon Taxi Cab Co., No. 38, Des Voeux Road, Central,
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Tea Danoes: H.K. Hotel, Hotel Savoy, and Cafe Parisien, 4.30
Portuguese Company, HV.D.C. celing, Club, Lusitano, 5.30 p.m. Dinner Dansant at Cafe Restaur- ant Parisien,
Queen's Theatre "Oh, What a Nurse.'
World Theatre: "Sixty Cents an Hour."
Star Theatre: Heritage of the Desort w
Principal Mails:-Outward: Australia and New Zealand, etc. (4ki Maru), 9.30 a.m.
~Thursday.
She lives in close retirement with Baseball H.K. Baseball Club z
and Tigers "
her former lady-in-waiting Mar-Dragons" Happy Valley chioness. Kreszenze Pallavicini, at (8. C. A. A.). tended by two old servants, man Diamond, 4 p.m. and wife. She lost nearly all her Tea Dances; H.K. Hotel, Hotel property by the revolution in Savoy and Cafe Parisien, 4.30 p.m. Austria and has had to fumish her little home gradually out of a very slender income.
In some ways. Ascot is unchang ing, and that, of course, is its chief attraction. There is no race meet ing like it on earth, for you have scenes-of-animation set in the midst of the spacious green beath, the music of bands, the sound of voices and merry laughter, pretty frocks, keenly fought races, and the whole crowned with the presence of the King and Queen. In such circum- stances who would wish for change
Then, of course, there is the pass-
Her chief recreation is going to ing of the semi-State procession of the opora or the theatre in Munich the King and Queen and the Royal when the management invites har, party. A subdued murmur intimates for she cannot afford to buy seats that their Majesties have passed in the better parts of the house. through the golden gates at the She always goes to and from the Windsor Park entrance
to the theatre in enurse, and this is succeeded by foot, her only excursions from far-off cheering, which gradually home. grows in volume.
Otto, her grandson, has written Soon the people across the course her all about his new school life at and the parties in private boxes Luxembourg, where he is learning sound a loyal welcome. You see especially English and French, that the King's hat is in his hand, being allready proficient in Hun and both he and the Quoon con-garian and German. tinually bow their acknowledgments.
In the Royal enclosure. hats are rais ed and women bow as the landan swings into the courtyard, where the Stewards and members of the Jockey Club await the Royal party.
The Prince of Wales
a tramway-car or on
An English Hollywood. An immediate effect of the legis lation introduced to enforce quota of British films at every cinema performance is the purchase of 35 acres of freehold property in the old British Empire Exhibition at Wembley for £147,500 for the
Scottish Company meeting, Volunteer Headquarters, 5.30 p.m. Dinner Dansant at Cafe Restaur- and Parisien, and after Dinner! Dance at Leo Gardens.
St. Peter's Y.M.C. meeting, 8.30 p.m.
Committee
Queen's Theatre: "Shoulder Arms," and "The Terror."
World Theatre :' "Tongues of Flame."
Star Theatre: "The Wrong Mr. Wright."
Principal Mails:-Inward: Aus- tralia, etc. (Mishima Maru)..
Friday.
3rd Ordinary Yearly Meeting Hong Kong Tug and Lighter Co., Ltd., St. George's Building, noon. Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel, Hotel Savoy and Cafe Parisien, 4.30 p.m., and King Edward Hotel, 6 p.m.
Hong Kong Water Polo Associa- ation meeting, Victoria Recreation
Club, 6 p.,
Dinner Dansant at Cafe Restaur- ant Parisien.
Queen's Theatre: Shoulder Arms," and "The Terror.
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Hotel Launch meets all Steara- ere. Dining Room and Lounge is now open to the Public.
THE KING EDWARD HOTEL BAND WILL PLAY AS UNDER:~~~ TIFFIN HOURS. DINNER HOURS
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7.30 TO 9. DINNER DANSANT SATURDAYS 8:00 to 12,00 PM.
TEA DANSANTE TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS: 5 to 7
Prox. O. THERESES
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establishment what will, it is World Theatre: Tongues of PALACE HOTEL.| claimed, be the world's largest film Flame. studio. British Incorporated Pic Star Theatre: "The Wrong Mr.TKL K. No. 8. Tel Ad: "PALACE,"
Saturday.
It is expected that the Prince of Wales will take up his residener in Marlborough House at the end of September. For over ten youre before the death of Queen Alex andra, who made her home there on the death of King Edward, no-tures, Limited, is the company res-Wright." thing bad been done to it the ponsible for this ambitious enter- way of redecoration, and although prise, and arrangements are being
v. Taikoo RC King George halved the expendi made to turn the mighty Palace of 1: Police RC.
to visitors Kowloon Dock R.C. v. Craigen- ture which the Office of Works con- Engineering, familiar aidered necessary, a general "brush, when the Exhibition was open, into gower C.C.; Kowloon C.O.. Kow- scrape and paint" is being effected a vast building where thirty film loon B.G.C. Division II: Taikoo "shooting" stages can be in use at R.C., Civil Service O.C.; Club at a cost of between £3,000 and
de Recreio Kowloon 0.0.; Royal £4,000.
The promoters have also acquired H. K. Yacht Club. East Point
once.
Lawn Bowls League:-Division
Three Minutes from Kowloon Whart Ferry Wharf and Railway Station. Entirely under English Management Electric Light and Fans Throughout EVERY ROOM WITH PRIVATE - BATH.
a good slice of the ornamental lake R.C.; Craigeugower CC. v. Kow-supervision of the Froprietrene. and its grounda, half of the grent loon B.G.O. avenue known, as the King's Way,
Lawn Tennis
Lounge Bar and Billiard Boome, Unrivalled Cuisine under the personal TERMS MODERATI, Epacial Terms to Families on applet
Ms. J. H. OXBERKY.
Proprietress
Box to
The rooms chosen by the Princo are on the first floor and approxi- mate as nearly as possible in ar-
League: -"B" rangement to the "West End flat, and the whole of the beautiful Division: Nippon Club . Royal which is the Prince's ideal of bache Colonnade and its gardens. It is an Engineers.""Division: South
Bis business-room, ideal site for the purpose.
· 44] · lor quarters.
The China A.A. v. H.K.0.0. which overlooks the garden, adjoins plan is to make the place absolutely
with his bedroom,
a bathroom self-contained in the way of rest alongside. Many of the apartments which the Prince ja not expected rooms, restaurants, baths and so
forth.. to use will remain unfurnished.
Financial Backing.
H.K. Baseball League Japanese Dragons (S.C.A.A.), Happy Valley Diamond, 4 p.m.
St. Peter's Y.M.C. Launch Picnic. Launch leaves Queen's Pier, 3.30 p.m.
Friendly Football: Chinese Ath- letio Association v. Service team, Sookunpoo, 5.45 p.m.
A flight of marble steps leads, from The principle financial backer is one of the drawing-rooms into the Mr. Rupert Mason, the Lancashire garden, where the removal of half cotton manufacturer, who with Mr. a duzen elm trees which had stood Ralph Pugh is joint managing dires. for about a hundred years has made tor of British Authors Productions, Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel, Hotel a wide and spacious lawn, on which the allied company which will under it will be possible to have a tennis take the actual business of produc- court. The Prince's seven cars have tion. It is hoped to start produc. been garaged at Marlborough House tion in January next, and Mr. Pugh Hotel
Savoy and Cafe Parisien, 4.20 p.m. Dinner Dansant at Cafe Restaur aut Parisien, and King Edward
of some time, and at the garage, claims that when all the studios are 4th Grand Promenade Concert by
which superceded the old stables, in working order their production petrol pump has been installed.
capacity will be 150 films a year.-
(Continued on next Column.)
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