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No. 21,699 號玖拾玖百陸仟登萬式第 日期初月正辰戊 HONG KONG, MONDAY, JANUARY 30th, 1928.
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
TIME TABLE..
WEEKS DAYS.
AM. AM) AMAX
Dep. 6.40 8.5
Yazmati. Dep, 4.49 Shadic
2.10 10,00 12,00 1,15 215 4,85 5,45 0.20 10.07 12.07 12
7.15
4.43 5,50
7.93
Talpo
7.01 Dep Dep Dep. 7,30
9.33 10,19 1918 1.54
4.54 6.01
735
7.15
9.48 18.59 19.32 1,47
5,07 6,15
7.48
58 10.98 12.3A
10.05 10.46 12.48
11.50
10.14] 10.87 | 12.57
6.38
5.31 6.30 18.09 5.26 8.36 2.55 6,38 6,41 6.03
8.07 8.13
9.58
Talpaarket Dep, 720
Bhengekul. Dep. 735
Bhumikus...Art. 7,41 | 8.45 Chaton
10.10 10.31 12.51
Cantos
Dep
8.05
-
AM. | A.ME || AM), AM, AX.
Bhamchun...Dep.7.18 8.05 10.34|11.09 | 11.37 | 9.58 4,41
7.25 8.13 10.41
Bhrungthat 750 9.16 10.48
Dep, 7.44 8.31 11,00
5. 6.19
7.5
PM.
FX.
g
5.49
6.24
13.44 8,06 4.48
1.56
Fealing
...Dop
11.49 8.10
6.00
Tipo Market Dep, 2.40 8.28 10.56
19,00 8.91 1.09
6.10
Taipo
12.05 3.285.07
8.15
Bhatia
...Dep. 757 &
Youd
Dep. R.11 R16
11.13 11.25
12.19 6.89 5.30
8.98
Kowloon
...AT. 9.17 9.04 11.3 11.49
19.31 8.51 6.34 1987 3.37 5.29
8.40
6.48 7.04
Kowloon
BUNDAYS AND · PUBLIC. HOLIDAYS,
Depil
5,40
Yanmati... Dep. 6.49
Shatin
"
Taipo ..Dep
Taipo Market Dep, 720
A,M. '&M. AM. AM.
8.65 8.80 8.04 9.10 10.00 12,00 224 215 5.187.15 920 10.07 12.07 2.81 9.33 10.19 12.19 249 9.48 10.31 12.32 956
5.237.23 5,38 7.35 5.59 1.48
9.53 10,36, 19.38 8.00 5,56 7.59 Tanling
7.30 Dep
10,05 10.48 12,481 8106.07. 8,02 [6.12 8.07 9.0719,41 10,10] 10.41 | 1251815 Sheangahal..Dep, 1.85 Bham Chan. Art. 7,41 8.45 8.138.47 10.76 10.57 12,57 8.212.556,188,13
11.50 Canton
Canton Dep
4.K
LY AY.
5.83-
B.05 Bham Chan, Dep. 8,05 10.34 11.09 11.87 Hbeangshai..Dep. 8,12 10.41
Fanling ...Dep. 8.16 10.10
Taipo Market Dep. 8.25 10.56
Taipo
Bhatin
www.
6.03
❤
AK
7.x,
TM.
T.X.
11.44 3.05
9.38
5.00 5.84
P.X.
8.201 6.201
5,07 5.41
6.03
11.49 8,10 8.11
12.00 8.21
1.91
6.17
12.05
3,28
6.21
19.81
12.19
3.39 6.38
6.34
8.51 8.40
5.45
8,375,56 6.17
6.63
7,04
...FIRST CLAR ÖNLY.'
...Dep. 8.81 11,00
Dep
8.45 11.18
Ysamati Dep. 8.67 11,25
Kowloon 9.03 11.31 11.49 12.87
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SECRETS OF THE CONFESSIONAL.
DIARY OF EVENTS.
IMMENSE COST OF COMING STATEMENT BY BISHOP OF
FILMS,
BRITAIN'S SHARE.
LONDON.
Three Million pounds worth of sqw film programmes will be pre- sented in London during the next few months.
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Interport Football Teams (Boccor and Rugby) due.
Ten Dances: H.A. Hotel and 4.30 p.m.; King Hotel Saves, Edward Hotel, 6 p.m.; Lane, Crna- ford's Restaurant, 4.30-0.30 p.m.; Cafe Regent, 58.30 p.m.
Oriental Art Exhabition: Chiness Y. M.C.A., 70-71, Bridges Street.
Nominationa close for election of the Legislative Council. The secrecy of the confessional Justice of the Peace a Member of was dealt with in a statement made The outlay on some of these spec- by the Bishop of Birmingham, re- tacles became so involved that the lating to evidence given in a recent owners ceased to calculate in exact cass at the Birmingham Assizes.
"The case referred to was that in figures. The cost of "Uncle Tom's Cabin, for example, a Universal which a Scoutmaster said that he "Sacrament of Pen- film which with a chorus of forty attended a coloured singers and dancers, isance" at church at Anton, in given as £600,000. It probably cost order to try to convince the Curate * at least 75 per cent. of that of his innocence of the charges
amount, though the original inten-made against him. tion was to make it for a sum well under £100,000.
The cost of Charles Chaplin's new film, "The Circus," which starts at the Now Gallery early in March next, cannot be estimated even with approximate accuracy, but it is probably not much less than £300,000. The New Gallery has also booked ä darkie" film, "Topay and Eva,"
There is eveGr British film which cost nearly 100.000. This in Herbert Wilcox's Madame Pom- padour" (scheduled for the Plaza), in which Dorothy Gish and Nelson Keys are starred
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"Heavy Expense. British films are beginning to
in the matter "go the pace expense. Two hearing completion which have given severe palpits tions to the coating department are Syd Chaplin's "A Little Bit of Fluf" and E. A. Dupont's" Mou lin Rouge," the long awaited suc Vaudeville." Another £100,000 or for which no theatre has yet been fixed, is Sonrise," from E. W. Murnan, maker of Faust" and "The Last Laugh." It is always unsafe to prophesy, but the chances are that Sunrise is the film that will create most interest in 1998.
cessor to
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The Scout
master said that he made his con- fession in the ordinary way, and that at the end the Curate declared that in God's sight be (the Scout! master) had not an on his con- science. The Curate, he added, assured him that nothing that he had said in confession would ever be repeated in a court of law. The Curate gave evidence in the case,
Hockey: Army . R.A.F. (Sim Shield).
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Cale Regest dinner dance, 8 p.m. Queen's Theatre: Bez Hur." World Theatre: "Way Down East."
Star Theatre: "The Desert KING EDWARD
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Principal Mails-Inward: U.B.A., etc. (President Madison); Out- wards America, Canada, etc., Europe ria San Francisco and via
The Bishop's statement is as fol- Siberia (President Cleveland), B
p.m. lows:-
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Certain issues connected with the practice of confession in the Church of England arise in connection with I know a local criminal trial. nothing of the circumstances, eave through the public Press, as the clergyman concerned belongs to one of the small group of so-called rebel churches, kod did the compele me in the matter understand, however, from the published report, that under cross-examination ho said that ke, like Roman Catholic priest, was bound by the most solemn onths not to reveal the con fidences of confession.*
Confession Permissable.
The Plaza has two costly bock- ings Wings," a story of what"
It is well to point out that such American airmen did in the war,
oaths are not part of the normal produced with the full, official co- operation of the American Air Anglican system. I personally have Force.
One of the scenes, by never taken oaths of secrecy, nor have I ever demanded or received meng of the
them in ordaining or licensing & minister.
magnascope
(familiarised in "Chang"), takes the spectator right into the heart of an aerial battle. It is to be hoped that the producers of this in have had some regard for the facts of history.
The Church of England does not make confession a.matter of ebliga-1 tion. It is our sound doctrine that
Tuesday.
Interport Golf Teams (Shanghai and Manila) leave on President Cleveland and President Madison. "Oriental Art Exhabition Chinese Y.M.C.A., 70-71, Bridges Street.
Extraordinary General Meeting Building Lane, Crawford's, Ltd, Exchange,
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Tes Dances: HK Hotel and Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m. King: Edward Hotel 5 pm Land. Crawford's Restaurant 4.30-8.30 P Hockey Club Sud XI. . H.K S.R.A., King's Park, 4.45 p.m.
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Organ Recital by Mr F. Mason,
John's Cathedral, 5.40 p.m. "Cheer O" YM.C.A. Sing Song, 7.30 p.m.
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Cafe Regent dinner dance, 8 p.m. Dockyard Recreation Club Whist Drive and Dance, Seamen's In- stitute, 8.30 pm
Queen's Theatre: "Ben Hur.": World Theatre: "Way Down East."
"The Theatre: Star
Taxi Driver."
Wednesday.
it a man confesses his sine directly Principal Hails.Outward: to God, he will obtain complete Europe via Marcilles, etc. The other great Plaza production Sons of the Sea" called in
forgiveness provided his repentance (Angers), 2.30 p.m.; Europe via America "Old Ironsides," coa-is sincere. An English clergyman Siberia (Funnda), 5 p.m. cerned with early days in the American Navy. Here, again, the magnascope will be employed, in order to give the effect of full-rigged ship sailing bead-oa, apparently, into the auditorium.
A third Plaza booking is the ex traordinary film, Stark Love," which presents a girl of primitive type, Helen Munday, who has the muscles of a Davvy, against the general background of life among Appalachian mountaineers, who are said to have preserved Eliza bethan traditions intact and still speak Chaucer's language.
may, of course, receivo confessione. They may, moreover, be made under such conditions as he deems satisfactory, but these conditions should be made absolutely clear before confession is begun.
to
Scandalous Admissions. When I became a Bishop an old and wise friend, with much epis copal experience, warned me that 1 must be on my guard-least an incumbent or Church officer should come to me saying he had a con and should make, fession
some scan- straightway pour ont dalous, adinission and at the end Bir Harry Lauder.
tell me that I could take no action Other notable Plaza bookings in- clude the following British films: against him, as all that he had wid
George
Pearson's Hunting as under the seal of the confor tower,"
which marks. Sir Harrysional. I consequently make it a Lauder's screen-debut; Arthur rule to decline to hear, any con fession under such pledge of Maude's Poppies of Flanders," which sets a high standard in ple- serrecy as might pervert the course of justice. I think that I am right toidal composition, and A. V. much-publicised production with which Antony Asquith is closely Associated.
MANCHURIA RAILWAY Bramble's Shooting Stars," thin so acting, and in wo advising
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Rex Ingram's latest and possibly last film, "The Garden of Allah, has been selected by the Tivoli, for has been selected by the Tivoli.
others to act, inasmuch as confes sion without repentance is value- less, and repentance cannot be sin cere if a man intends subsequently to deny in a Court of Justice what he has admitted in confession."
No Conversation On Matters. Ro- vealed In Confession,
Oriental Art Exhabition Chinese Y.M.C.A., 70-77, Bridges Street.
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Army (Sim Hockey: Club Shield).
Cheer OY,M.C"A. ;- Whist Drive, 7.30 p.
Cafe Regent dinner dance. 8 p.m.
Ben Hur." Queen's Theatre: World Theatro: "Going Up." Star
The Theatre:
Taxi Driver."
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U.S.R.O. Tennis Tournament: Semi-finals of Handicap events have to be completed..
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Queen's Theatre: "Ben Hur." World Theatre: Going Up." Star Theatre: "The Crown of Lies"
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In the particular case to which I have alluded cross-bzamipation appears to have elicited that the clergyman, while maintaining sil- ence as to what passed in formal confession, had given publicity to certain alleged admissions made to him at other times. This fact in pels me to warn clergy and laity alike that there ought to be no further conversation whatever with regard to matters revealed in con- ought not to be allowed to expect that admissions which be has once voluntarily made will be rendered, secret by subsequent formal confes ion. The conlemional ought not to be used to defeat the ends of justice. When the course of justice is not affected the secrecy attaching to it should be absolute.
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