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No. 21,614 ASETERA ETT HONG KONG,
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
TIME TABLE.
| ka Maj kolej kok»] A+M{| HoM+ [F.M. | 2,M.{F.X. PM. Į ZM. } PM Į KM) ..Dep 6,37 9.00 8.93 9.15 10.09 19.00 1.182.37 3.20 487 5.43 7.29
Kowloon
Yatmati
„Dap. 6.45.
Dep. 8.57
...Dep.7.11
ghatin
Taipo
Taipo Market Dep. 7.10
Khrungshaf - Dipl
Shamshun
A 7.38 1Dep
'Canton) - ...AM.
9.210,1612.09 121
9.38 10.2813.21 1.34
9.49 10.42 12.34 1.47
9.58 10.46188 1.51
10.05 10.6 12.13 201
0.0% 10.0841.70 12.68-2.08 3.14
8.40 9.08 10.111,00 14,59 212,3.18 3.40 8.43
11.10
11.50
4.38
Canton
Dep.
Shamabún { Dop!!
7.14
8.01 10.1 10.4
Shrungabad Dep. 7,21
8.08.10.03 10.54 8.12 10,29
Fasling Dep. 7,36
TalpaMarket Dep. 7.36 8.39 10.39
Taipo
...Dep. 7.40 8.2710.43 11.06
Shatin Dep 7,53 8,40 10.46 Yaameti. Dey, 9.07 8.5911.0) -
8.10 8.33
3.43
4,44) 5,60) 7,30
4.56 809) 7.43
5.09 6.18 7.55
833 820 7.59
5.28 6.31 8.09
328 5.53 8.13
5,34 6,41 839
5.30
8.051 - 11.06 11.09 11.40 5.00 417 4.45 5.59 624 7.15
3.07 1.14 4.5 11.47 3.07
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A PROPHETIC STORM IN ROPE ASHES AS MEDICINE.
MANCHURIA.
DIARY OF EVENTS.
FOR STRANGLED WIFE.
HAIL THE SIZE OF HEN'S EGGS.
WARNING AGAINST. MODERN REFORMS.
DAREN, Sept. 26th. Earthquakes in Manchuria very
|^|| FM. | 136 | P.X. | PM. IX. P**" miely have been felt by the com- munity, only the seismograph re- cording them, but on the 23rd inst., at 11 am., a fairly sharp shock startled Dairen folk, and electric tights swing about at angles of nine
11.51 3.124.98, 4.56 6.03
13.02
4.35 5.06 6.18
12.07 826 4125.10 638
19.20 8.39 4,36 5.23 6.29
18.82 3.51 5.08 6.35 6,11
7.20
Kowloon Art, 8.13 8,58 11.14.11.31 11.49 12.88 3.57 5.14 5.41 6.47 7.04 7.58
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A.M.
F..
F.M."
Fanling Bhatankok
Dep.
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8.20
6.15
Art.
8.40 11.10
4.16
7.10
A.K
7.1
*Statantok
Fanting
Dep,
...8.15
9.00 1.00
5.00
Arr.
9.55 7.10
1.85
5.55
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SORRY FATE OF WOMAN SOLD FOR $80.
SEANCHI, Oct 13th. Upon going upstairs to his hought-and-paid-for wife's bedroom for the purpose of giving her some sapper last Saturday night, Tsang Tsu Ying. a Chinese resident of 549, North Fokien Road, found her banging suspended by the neck from a beam in her bedroom by an improvised rope made from native grass according to evidence gives at the inquest at the Public Mortu
or ten degrees. The last shock beary. Tsang out his wife down and fore this to be registered here was gave her some medicine. She died the following day in hospital and on July 5th but the only people her husband was charged with who noticed it were those in the negligence, causing her death. Meteorological Observatory
Behind this charge there was an incident based upon the supersti- tions of the family concerned, Tsang, after cutting his wife down from the beam, took the rope from around her neck, applied a match to it and burnt it to ashes. The ashes he took, placed in a cup and gave the mixture to his wife to drink, in the belief that such action on her part was "good jose." It proved to be otherwise..
As
woman,
To-day.
Cricket: Navy +. R.A.F., H.K. CG ground, 10 mm.
Bowls: Taikoo R.C. e. Shanghai, Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m.; King 'Ed- ward Hotel, 5 p.m., and Yale. Crawford's Restaurant, 4.36-8.30 p.00.
Hong Kong Football League:- Division I.: Police . B.A. sports prizes by Lady Chow at Q.C. Queen's College: Distribution el
football and Tennis, 3-3 p.m.
Causeway Bay, 5 p.m.;
Hockey Club lat XI. K.0.S.B.. U.S.R.C., p.m.
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Open Harbour Race, 5-6 p.m. Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club annual meeting, 5.45 p.m.
Naval and Military Y.M.C.A.: "Cheer O": Whist Drive, 7.15 P.m.
Diocesan, Old Girls Association Whilst Drive, 8.30 p.m.
Joy!
"The Quaints" present "Oh Theatre Royal, 9.15 p.m.
"Behind the Queen's Theatre: Erant."
World Theatre: Pirate."
**The Black
Star Theatre: "Wine of Youth." Principal Mails:-Outwardı Australia, New Zealand, etc. (Aki Maru), 9.30 am
"
Thursday.
Shanghai Bowls Team visit Fan- Ling.
Tea Dancés: H.K. Hotel and
p...
Leel
Dairen. Arcording to a local mote- oralogist, this lasting 33.5 seconds, with a maximum amplitude of. 49 microns. The seismic centre appat ently was located off Rokotan, the | senside resort. There being bot springs at Tangkangtru, Taiungyo cheng, and Wulungpei; in South
Hotel Saves, 1.30 pm, and Lane. Manchuria, no one should be sur
Crawford's Restaurant, 4.30-8.30 prised at an earthquake once in
Kowloom Chess Club Meeting, while in these parts, but the myth
When the police investigated the Central British School, Kowloon, has been fairly well preserved. that death of the deceased
3.45 p.za.
and Coulson's Billiard Manchuria is earthquake free. Tsang told them that he had called League: K.0.5.B.. RA: R.E. a matter of fact, comparatively in a doctor on the evening "Icllow and R. Sigs. t. Queen's; Northants heavy shocks are not unknown and
St. Patrick's Club; Revenue v there are available records of a fewing that on which his wife tried to. D.R. C. Garrison Sgts. Mess 7.
"Wardera. commit suicide. Es supposed that the doctor-frented; his wife buti was unable to the police either the name or address of this doctor. In giving evidence at the inquest, Tsang said that he bought his wife for 880 from a man named "Bong" who lives in the French Concés- he sion. This was two weeks ago, said. Soon after their "marriage" his wife ran away but she returned later and he scolded her for run- ning away. He believed that she tried to kill herself because of the scolding. He said that his wife
serious quakes, including one occur- ring about 100 years ago, when stone monuments in the temple grave yards about Chinchou and Hsiao- pingtao (beyond Hoshigaura) were
overturned.
eggs.
The Hall Storm. Later in the day, "a great thunder. storm burst over Ta-Weichlatun and vicinity, at 3.40 p.m. to be precise, It was attended with a bail-fall, the stones being of the size of hen's By 4.30 in the afternoon, when the hall stopped, the ground was covered some two feet deep, must have been preparing to hang This herself whilst he was downstairs and the crops were killed. thunder-sterm started from the attending to his business. He did doctor immediately north-east, moving south-eastwards, not send for Around Ershihlitai Station on the after cutting his wife down as the S.AL.I. Line, there was also a down neighbours said that her condition
was not serious. 5. pour, thingled with hail as large as a man's thumb.
Young Generation Angers Gods. Superstitious Chinese attach con siderable importance to these occur Inges and claim that the worst yet
is to come. All this agitation for
The Court's verdict was that Teath was due to hanging, but decided that the husband **Q3
negligent and ordered his arrest on that, charge.Shanghai Times.
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Naval and Military YM.O.AL:- Cheer 0" Informal Dance, 7 p.m.
After Dizer Dance at Les Gar dens.
Dance at Police Headquarters, 8.30 p.m.
Debate at European Y.M.C.A., Have Women in Kowloon, on Business Justißed Themselves," a p.m.
"The Quaints " present "One Thing After Another," Dam Theatre Royal, 9.16. p.m.
Queen's Theatre: The Cat and the Canary
World Theatre: "The Black Pirate."
Star Theatre: "The Golden Bed."
Principal Mails:-Inward: Australia, etc. (Mishima Maru): Europe via Negapatam, letters only (Talamba).
Friday.
Nelson Day (1803).
Tea Dances H.K. Hotel and Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m.; King Ed- ward Hotel, 5 p.m., and Lane, Crawford's Restaurant, 4.30 to 6.30 13.m
Hockey Club "A" v. University, Pokfulam, 5.15 p.m.
reforms carried on by the younger WOOLWORTH'S IN BERLIN. Theatre Boyal, 9.15 p.m.
It
CHEAPNESS AT HOME AND ABROAD,
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Naval and Military Y.M.C.A.~~ "Cheer O": Concert, 7 p.m.
"The Quaints" present "One Dam Thing After Another," Navy League Nelson Day Con- cert, Queen's Theatre, 9.30 p.m.
The Cat and Queen's Theatre: the Canary"
World Theatre: ""The Black Firate."
Star Theatre: "The Golden Bed." Principal Maile:-Outwardı Europe rio Biberia (Sarpedon), Baturday,
10.30 am.
Bay.
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generation serves only to anger the gods, say these superstitious folk, who counsel the young to realize that what was good in ancient times should be good enough now. Filial
The opening of "Woolworth's " plety long since has been cast to the winds and the youth no longer in Berlin is a long-promised inno respects his elder. No wonder, vation which was hitherto not been
6th Ordinary Annual Meeting of therefore, that the gods thould have able to materialise on account of scen fit to remind the young folk the fact that no suitable site could the Hong Kong and Canton Ire Manufacturing Company, Limited, of the things that are due from them be found. The six-pehny bamar is 2, Lower Albert Road noon.
St. Peter's Church Young Men's through the means of the clements,unknown in Germany in quite this
form; the ninety-five pfennig or Club walking picnic to Telegraph clevenpenny departments of the big
New P..
Territories Agricultural JURY SYSTEM IN JAPAN. atores are the nearest" approach to Show Committee meeting, Sheung
Shui, 2.30 p.m.
Official Opening of Yachting OPERATIVE FROM NEXT YEAR,
But Woolworth's means more to Season, Royal Hong Kong Yacht Germany than Germans know, The Club.. The much-deliberated jury cheap article which has hitherto HK Boy Scouts
Annual Swimming Sports of the Association, tem, which marks an epoch in the formed the bulk of Germany's massY.R.C., 3P Division 1: court history of Japan, will go into exports is scarcely known in its own Cricket League: effect from next year. According country, Those useful-looking tools,
1. L.R.O. "Royal Navy Division II: Uni- to the announcement, just made by the locks, bolts, bars of the iron versity r Kowloon C.C.; Police the Tokyo Prefectural Office, of the and steel counters, the household C. RA.O.C
Friendly Cricket: H.K.C.C v. two million people in the capital wooden spoons, pegs, and wallets, AF. Chinese R.C., Univer- those who are eligible to participate the hundred and one imitation lensity; Kowloon CC K.O.S.B. in the electioning of the jurymen ther fancy goods and imitation gold Craigengower C.C. v. Civil Service
0.0. 2nd XI. MENTANG enrolled up till the end of last photo frames have all been dearer month totala 56,208 in the city, and for Germans to buy at home than little over 40,000 in the suburbs. abroad. The special laws govern
ing the prices of the export and the esas jurymen will be elected from home article are known only to the over 100,000 people within the few whose business it is to study administrative limit of the Tokyo these things. In general the Berlin housewife can only profit by the new Prefectural Office.
invasion.
1.R.C. "A"
Tea Dancer: H.K! Hotel and Hotel Bavoy, 4.30 p.m., and Lane, Crawford's Restaurant, 4.20-6.30
Exhibition Billiard match be tween Guardaman Hine (2nd Beots Guards) and Bandmaster Cress- well (Northants), at European Y;M.C.A., Kowloon, 9. p.in.
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