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ESTABLISHED. 1857
MONDAY, APRIL 2nd, 1928.
No. 21,753
號叁拾伍百柒仟登离式第 日式拾月閏辰戊 HONG
LADY COBHAM
THE NATIVES
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
STATIONS
TIME-TABLE.
UP TRAINS
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No 1 No. Nesto Xa. s] Na, 13 86, 14 No. 14 No.59 Na, 18 No. 11 No.10 No? AM. AM. AMAM. AX, XOON" PM. | P.X.| P,M,) V.X. | FM,
Kowloon
6.40 805 8.80) 93
200 1.35 2.35 1.00 4.30 5,45
Yazmati
6.49
Bhatin
7.02
1.34
7.15
po Market
7.90
wangaha!
735
19.071
1621232 2,063.14
7,43 8.45 9.131
10.58 12,58 2.12 3.20 3.40
4.38 5.40 4:50/8.01 6.04 6.15 5.65 6.19 3.18 6.30 5.23 8.15 6.39 641
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8,48 [11.10]
11.50 5.28
6.47
CTATIONS !
DOWN TRAINS
Xa.
A.M. A.M.
No. T A.M. AM.
180, &
250.15.17 No.19 No. 21.
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Art.
7.30 8.18.
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-7,40
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Dep. 7.38 8.05 10.35 11.00 11.38 2.68 Merungskala Dep, 7.25 8.12 10.41 10.47
8.05
11.06
9.50
5.49 4.39 11.46 8.05 446 5.58 1150 8.10 4.50 6.00
8.21 6.24
12.01 8.21 5.00 6.30
Dep. 2.44
8.3111.01
12,06 8.265,04 6.15
Dep. 2.57
9.44| 11.14||
12.90 3.395.17 6.29
866 11.25
12.33 8.51 8.39 6.40
A 8.17
9.09 11.30 11.49
Waumati ... Dep. 811
Kowloon
12.38 3.57 6.35 6.46 7.0
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Four Jousstos, Nyasüland, We arrived yesterday at the far southern end of Lake Nyasa, alighting on the water a few miles above the old Fert Johnston after flying down the entire length of the lake from Vun at the northern end." writes Sir Alan Cobham to the Daily Mail in the course of his recent African flight.
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St. Stephen's College Anouat Sports, on University Recreation ground, 1.30 p.m.
Ordinary general meeting Doug- The central council of the Conser-las Steamship Co., Ltd., P. and O. vative Association met at the Hotel Building, 11`a.m. Cecil, London, ad, as prophesied by the Home Secadars, Sir William Joynson-Hicks, at least one-third of the resolution on the agende were condenmator of some policy,
of
other of the Government. Colonel John Grifon, M.P., pr rided over a gathering of more than
600.
In the last few days we have A resolution which urged the flown throughout the whole length need for reforming the House of of Lake Victoria. Nyanza, to Lords and the amendment of the Mwanza, then along its southern Parliament Act was carried by a shores over uncharted and unsur-large majority. veged territories to the Tanganyika Lake; and while on this flight we discovered that the map was en- tirely wrong.
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who was absent, was to have moved Col Sir Arthur Holbrook, M.P.. a resolation arging the Government to introduce legislation to en We expected to cross a mountain courage arable cultivation, either range 6,000ft. high, but when we by guarantee of prices, for wheat arrived on our compass course we produced or by bonus on land an discovered that the mountains der the ploughs that it might be towered up 10,000 and 12,000 feet possible for farmers to produce ove us, all covered in heavy wheat without lors to themselves, cloud, so we altered our course and to ensure payment of adequate southward until we saw an open-wages to agricultital workers... ing through the mountain into Tanganyika Lake.
Forked Lightning. We flew our giant Rolls-Royce flying boat down a deep raving under the clouds to the safety of the lake, alighting at Kigoma, near Ujiji, where we visited the tree under which Livingstone was sit- ting when Stanley met him.
Then we flew down Tanganyika Lake for 500 miles to Mpulungu, meeting en route a terrible tropical storm which made the horizon blue
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Disastrous Farming. Captain Phipp.N., from the Chippenhdu disinin, after stating that a guaranteed price or subsidy impossible, proposed amendment to se every means which their election pledges per- arit to improve the present disas trous condition of the agricultural This amendment was industry." carried
Mr. E. P. Neon, of Yeovil, Somerset, moved resolution sub- black, as it was constantly lit bymitting that "ine matter of "te thousands of feet of forked light-lief- the beggi ping. However, we were able to eastonyer has a pridi chim to con- fly round the storm.
sideration, and further that are duced income tax is especially de sirable at the present time."
We slighted at the south end of the lake, and anchored. Soon dark storm-clouds came up and present- ly burst, and though the flying-hot
was only 30 yards from the shore. sha was blotted from sight by the downpour, while we took shelter in a grass hut.
Next day we had to s right over the mountain and high plateau from Tanganyika to the head of Nyasa Lake, and on landing at Vua the natives marvelled at the sight of what they called the "Great Bird."
In the afternoon Lady Cobham went for a walk through the native village, where all the natives sank on their knees and clapped their hands, greeting her as Mistress of the Great Bird."
Wonderful, Rainbow, We are flying in the rainy reason, and yesterday we had the extra ordinary experience of seeing a rainbow which seemed to be 20 miles long, and about 3,000ft. wide, lying straight along the top of the mountains with no arc, each band of colour being about 1,000ft wide On Saturday we hope to fly to Beira, after a visit to the Governor of Nyasaland at Zomba, for it is imperative to hurry on negotiations for permanent through air route.
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He pleaded for a reduction of ed. in the income tax on the ground
that, although
it would cost
£32,000,000, this sum would be more than made up by the consequent revival in trade.
The resolution was defeated:
Extraordinary general meeting Hong Kong Electric Co, Ltd., P. and 0. Building, 12.30.
· R.C. Cathedral Lenten Mission : Fr. Byrne: True and False Re- ligion.
Queen's Theatre:"Flesh and the Devil"
"Hold that
World Theatre Lion." Women."
Star. Theatre :: “ You never know
Tuesday,
Hockey: HK. Hockey Club 2nd XI. . E.0.5.B. on R.N.U.S.C. Ground at 5 p..
Queen's Theatre: Flesh and the Devil"
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World Theatre" "Ob What
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World Theatre: "Forom River." Star Theatre: 2.30, to 6.30 "Love's Blindness" and at 9.15 The Wilbur Players in "Handcuffed."
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Tea Dances: HK Hotel and Mr. Gwilym Rowlands, J. P., : Hotel Suvoy, 4.20 p.m.; King The Archbishop of Canterbury, working man from South Wales, Edward Hotel, 6.m.; Lane, addressing members of the Lon-M.P. were elected vice-chairmen.
Lord Kylsant, and Lady Iveagh, Crawford's Restaurant, (4.80–8.30 don district of the Institute of Mr. Rowlands is prospectice Con- Journalists, whose guest be wea at servative candidate for the Gower a luncheon at the Criterion Re-division of. Glamorgan, He started staurant, Piccadilly, W., said that work in a colliery at the age of 17. nothing struck him so much as the absence, now, as compared with 40 years ago, of great personalities outstanding among their fellows:
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PORTS of the MEETING Queen's Theatre: "The Shield of of the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Honour."
World Theatre: "Forlorn River." Star Theatre: 2.30 to 8.30 "Love's
Players in" Three Live Ghosts.
We had (he continued) a high level in public life, but we had hot got anything at all corre- sponding to those outstanding SERMON IN DIALOGUE FORM. Blindness" and at 9.15 The Wilbur
dominated personalities who Europe or England in that time.. It was a contrast which seemed to be 30 marked as to make him ask whether the width of know- ledge prevented a greater depth, or height, of individuals, because everybody was more or less on a ԽԻ
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Queen's Theatre: The Honour.
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The Rev. H. W. Quarrell opened from the vastness and the art subject-future life and the Extra Race Meeting Hoppy rapidity with which knowledge doctrine of purgatory-whereon Mr. was placed within the reach of E. G. Phillips, a local grammar
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pit is coward's castle:!
World Theatre: "Forlom River. ?” Star Theatre: 2.30 to 8.30 “Love'n' Blindness and at 0.15 The Wilbur Players in "Her Wedding Night
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