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MASON'S IDELICIOUS
O.K.
'SAUCE.
Songhong Daily Press, Sid,
wa 7. Breaksjene
“Monaging Direta-
Hongkong Daily Press.
ESTABLISHED 1857.
Registered as « Newspaper at the General Post Offier in the United Kingdom.
*Tour Bros Ars Babe¬With WoM
N, LAZARUS.
· Hong Kong's Only European "Optician
(futablished Over Forty Tours);
Manager: -- RALPH A, COOPER, Makin Bigkbreak Optometrist by Canadian
{Pernousi Aiz-en LÍOB).
No. 21,801
號登零百捌仟查萬式第:
日登拾月肆辰戊
HONG KONG,
TUESDAY, MAY 29th,
1928.
式拜禮
日玖廿月伍年八廿百九仟登英
U.S. INSURANCE INVASION.
THE GIRL FROM ST. KILDA.
DIARY OF EVENTS.
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
STATIONS
TIME-TABLE.
UP TRAINS
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No, I │No, « "MAIN #a # }, No. 1220, 14 No.16 No. 23 No.18 No. 24Xo. ## [26.38 AM. AM. AM, ANE, JANG. FOON 7,M. | FMG) F.,M. P.X7X
2.3
Kowloon...Des 6.40 8.06 8.90) 9.1410.00 12.00 1.15 2.33 3.00) 4,20|-·8,49|7,20
Taipo
•Dep 6.49
Dep.) 7.01
...Dep. 7.15
$120 10.08 12,08 1,29. —
9 33 10.20 19.20 1.34
9.43 10.33 12,89 1.47
9.53 10.87 19,87 18y
Fanling Dep. 7,90
10.08 10.47 12.47 201
Bhangshel Dep. 735
Taipo Market Dep, 720
9.07 10.101 10.59 12.52 2.06 Art. 7.41 8.45 9.13 10.16.10.48,19,58
11.10
Shamakun {Dep. - B,49
Canton
603 6.19 8.07
Youmati
438 550 7.38
Bhatia
430 6,09 7.50
5.04 0.15 8.08
5.13 6.80 8.17
5.93 6,83 8.91
8.40 5.25 6.41 8.37
...Art.-
11.50
5.38
16.47
DOWN TRAINS
STATIONS
No. 1
Xm. B
36.1
A.
No.15 17 No.12 No.11 No.15 X, 23 ...F.M. P.M. 4.30.
PM
Canton
...Dap.
8.20
7.01.
7.08
8.09
11.08
LATT. Shamohan
1 Dop.
7.18 8.05 10.38 11.09 11,33 2.88 4,39 5.49 11.48 8.05|4,48 | 8,56 Shrungahal Dep. 7.25 8.19 10.41
11.80 3.10 4.50 6.00 Dep. 7.80 8.16 1047 Tarling
12.01 521 5.00 6.10 Talpa Market Dep. 1,45 828.10.37
1208 826 15,04| 815 Taipe
11.01 ...Dep. 7,44 831 Shatia Dep, 737 8.44 11,14
19.30 5.395.176.99 12. 8.51 5.29 6.40 Yazmat.Dep. 9.11 9.56 11.25
Kowloon 67 9.17 9,0 11,39 11.49
12.58 3.57 5.85 6.46 7.04 7:44
O-SUNRATE AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS ONLY.
• FIRST GLAM Önet.
Farther information may be obtained at the Ramway Offices, KOWLOON,
or from Mosar. Thos. Cook & Sox. LTD., Hone Hoxe, or from THE AMERICAN EXPRIES COMPANY, Hone RonS.|||
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E. BAKER, Manager.
HONG KONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMERS,
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONG KONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT.CO., LTD, AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO.,LTD.
FIGHT FOR ENGLISH
MARKET.
NURSING AND BOOKS ON COOKERY.
The Metropolitan Insurance Co.,
JOY AT FIRST SILK STOCKINGS.
AN INNOCENT ABROAD.
FLESTWOOD, May 1st. Modern life, even in the quiet little fishing town of Fleetwood has proved too alluring for Mits
of New York, which has assets | Rachel Gillies, the: 17-years-old girl valued at £100,000,000, and claims from St. Kilda, the lonely island to be the greatest financial corpora in the outer Hebrides, for she has tion in the world—the Midland decided to settle down in England
Bank is second-has opened offices and to take up domestic work. nt Bush House, in the Strand, to It is the first time she has left sett a new kind of insurance to em- her island home, and before she ployers and employees of Great arrived she had never seen a tree, Britain. The president of the coms tower, a horse, a motor-car;ror:
a train pany is Mr. Haley Fiske.
"
"We have not come in any spirit
To-day I added to her store of
of antagonism to the British in knowledge by taking her to surance companies,” said Mr. E. | cinema and teaching her how to A. Tomlinson, ode of the sales man- telephone. agers for Great Britain," but be- 'Her relations would scarcely we have developed in the know her to-day. She has had her rich black hair bobbed, she wears United States and Canada a systema jumper and short skirt, but her of group insurance which is almost greatest pride is pair of silk.
stockings. w known in Great Britain.
cause
By it the employer and em ployee share the cost of insuring the worker, and we provide free trained nursing for every person insured. It is cheaper to keep our policyholders in good health than to pay insurance money, while for the person insured it is better to enjoy good health: The employer benefits "by having employees able to work at full capacity,"
Vice-President
The American company's system is to take the employees of a firm en blee and insure them according to the average age of the whole body.
She said:
On the island we wear any thing shawls and old clothes and we run about barefoot and our hair is never cut.
Bobbing feels strange, but so cool.
"What strange food you eat!" she remarked fater, Tomatoes, cauliflowers, roast heef, turnips, and onions are still delicious mysteries to her. It is almcat im possible to grow vegetables on the island.
To-day..
(May 9th.)
Anniversary of the Death of Con. fuciua.
Inland Lot No. 2118, 3 p.m.
Sale of Crown and Howloon
Sanitary Board Meting, 4.15 p.m, Half Yearly General Meeting H.K. Jockey Club, 3.15 p.m.
Extraordinary General Meeting, R.H.K. Yacht Club, 6 p.m.
Queen's Theatre: "Simon the Jester."
World Theatre: "Is Zat So?" Star Theatre: "You'd be Sur- prised."
Tes Dancer H.K.-Hotel-and Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m.; King Edward Hotel, 6 p.m.
Principal Kails:- Ontward: Europe vid Siberia (Taiyo Maru), 10.30 am.; Europe vid Marseilles (Menclave), 2.30 p.m.
Wednesday. (May 30th.)
Memorial Day (U.S.A) Property Sale Lammerts, 3 p.m. Queen's Theatre: "Bimon the Jester."
World Theatre: "Is Zat So! " Star Theatre:""You'd be Sur- prised."
Toa Dances: H.K. Hotel and Hotel Savoy 4.30 p.m.; King Edward Hotel, 5 p.
THE
HONGKONG
Hora Kona Horuz; Repulse Bay HoTEL,
PRAX HOTEL
Telegraphic Address
"KREMLIN, HONG KONG,"
AND
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL, PALACE HOTEL MAJESTIC Rock
Telegraphic Addrevo): "
-* CENTRAL, SHANGĦAL”
HOTELS, LIMITED.
In association with ›
THE GRAND HOTEL DIE WADONE, LITS, PIXING.
KING EDWARD HOTEL.
Most Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, all Bed Booms. newly renovated and installed with Ber Spring Beds, Hot and Cold Water, also Telephons. All Trams pase in front of Hotel Most Moderate Bates in the Colony.
Hotel Launch meets all Steamers.
TEA DANCES
Principal Mails:-Outward: Europe vid Vancouver and Europe viá Siberia” (Empress of Asia), 10 | MONDAY, WEDNESDAY&FRID AY
1.21.
Thursday. (May 31st.)
Theatre ? "Finder's
The Heart of
Ankles Pre-
At the picture house Miss Gillies gave a squen of alarm when the lights went out. When the pictures
Queen's began she frankly admitted her For 13 years the scheme has fright, but when she saw that the Keepers." been in force in the United States figures showed no inclination of World Theatre: and we have insured 1,200,000 per running out, she settled down Ladalome." song "employed by 3,000 corpora was spellbound at the forest are, Star Theatre: tions or firms," said Mr. Tomlin-the shooting, and the horse riding ferred."
HONG KONG-CANTON LINE.
Bon. 110.00..only) Bailings from Hong Kong:Daily, at 8.x.& 10.00p.m. (Sundays (Bandays 14.30 pm only) Bailings from Canton: Daily, at 8AM.& 4.30 P.M.
NOTICE: STEAMER LEAVES FOR CANTON AT-10.00 P.M.
.HONG KONG-MACAO LINE. FROM HOXE Koko:
8. & 2.x. (Weak days only)
FROM MACAO:
8 A.M. & 2 E.M. (Work days'only),
SPECIAL EXOURSIONS TO MACAO:-
HONG KONG TO MACIO:
Macao To Exo KONG I BUNDAY, 3RD JUNE (MACAO RACES):
8.30 ASUI AN "
9.30 A "TAISHAN"
MONDAY,
9.00 .X. "BUI AN "
..2.00 F. ** BUI TAI"
"NOTICE:-
3.80 .BUI AN”. .6.30 P.M. TAISHAN' JUNE
8.00 "SUI TAI” 3.30 .. "BU1 AN"
B.S. TAISHAN" will sail from and return to Hong Kong Wharf. 8.8. "BUI AN" will sail from and return to Wing Lok Wharf,
P. & O. S. N. CO.,
SUMMER HOLIDAYS TOURS TO JAPAN AND BAOK VIA SHANGHAI JUNE TO SEPTEMBER
SPECIAL REDUCED RETURN TICKETS
AVAILABLE
FOR TWO MONTHS
TO KOBE: $210. TOYOKOHAMA: $235, FORTNIGHTLY SAILINGS
BETURN PASSAGE MAY BE MADE IF DESIRED BY
B.LEN. Co. or E. & à. 8.8. Ca's STEAMERS,
s.s. RAWALPINDI”
8.8.
#RAJPUTANA "
BIG, TONNIES 16,619 19,568
21
BAILING FROM HONG KONG
· June 21. July 19
and alternate fortnights by "K" Claus Steamers.
RETURNING TO HONG KONG.
LEAVING
Yako... Kabe
Bhai
ARRIVING
H'Kong
8.8. "RANPURA"....June 13 June 14 June 19 June 22 8.8. RAWALPINDI" July 11. July 12 July 17 July 20 8.8. "RAJPUTANA" Aug. Aug. 9
FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS App Ag: 14 Aug. 17
€284]
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
AGENTS,
"Our method will supplement the national insurance scheme here, for it is graded to benefit the insured person in accordance with. bis earnings We offer three kinds of insurance-life, health and acci dent, and pension. Each is worked out on the contributory system as between employer and employce, and the premium ranges from td. a week for the employee for £100 life insurance up to any agreed figure."
#
BOY WHO GOT BAD
MARKS.
EXPLOSIVE GIFT FOR HIS TEACHER.
VIENNA
Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel · and Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m.; King Edward Hotel, 5 p.m.
Principal Mails : - Outward; Europe vid Victoria, B.C. (Teuter) 10.30 a.m.
Queen's Keepers."
Friday.
(June 1st.)
Theatre': "Finder's
"
5 to 7 7.*.
(Thirty Tiên Tickets for $35 can be obtained at the Office of the
above Hotal),
Tel Add: "Victoria.” Telephones No. C. 873,
J. H. WITCHBLA
„The Only Hotel.1. CANTON
Directly under European
Management
THE VICTORIA HOTEL
SHAMEEN
Guides
and Trip" arranged for
fnd Special Care
Taksi of TOURISTS Cable Address: “ VICTORIA."
Because Professor Adolf Mager
World" Theatre: "The Heart of had given him bad marks in his annual report for French and Salome."
"Ankles Star Theatre:
Pre- The company's policyholders are German, Joseph Buben, aged 18, in supplied free of charge with book the highest class of a
Vienna ferred." lets (written for children, youths, secondary school, delivered at bis
Ten Dances: H.K. Hotel and and adults) showing how to main-teacher's residence a parcel accom
Hotel Savoy, · 1.30 p.m.; King tain perfect health. They include panied by a letter purporting to be Edward Hotel, & p.m..
Mails:-Inward: a Mother Goose book for children,
Principal from his pupils, presenting him a cookery, book for housewives, and with "a radio set of the newest Europe vid Negapatum, lettors PALACE HOTEL. a book for fathers telling them how type."
only (Nam Sang).
TEL: F. No. 3. Tel. Zde PALACE to avoid motor accidents.
Three Minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry Wharf and Railway Station Entirely under English Management Electric Light and Fans Throughout.. EVERY ROOM;WITH PRIVATE; BATH.
The British insurance companies are preparing to enter the lists against the American company for group insurance business, and it is predicted that while there hardly be. a premium-cutting war the real test will be in what the Americans call salesmanship.
tan
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. is associated with Sir Alfred Mond's recently launched Finance Company of Great Britain and America through the American
committee.
A similar benith service is gro- vided by the Mutual Property In surance Co. Ltd., of Great Port land-street, W.
MISS BANNERMAN MARRIED.
THEATRICAL STARS CHANGE PARTNERS.
MELBOURNE, Australia.
April 30th..
won
The professor noticed that the parcel was damaged and that a black powder was oozing from it. He passed it on to a scientific col- league, who found it to be an ingenious infernal machine, with two electric batterier and about two pounds of gunpowder. Professor Mager possibly owed his life to his
Barution.
Buben at his trial said he did not intend to kill the professor, who had made him crazy by teasing him before comrades, but only to fright ten him, and had no idea that such a quantity of powder could cause a fatal explosion.
He was sentenced to six months" imprisonment.
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"NO QUESTIONS."
·SOUTH CAROLINA'S FIRST COMPANIONATE
MARRIAGE..
CAMDEN, South Carolina, It has just been revealed that South Carolina's first companionate marriage took place bere recently when a girl teacher of dancing and commercial air pilot, of New Hampshire, were married secretly.
Miss Margaret Bannerman, the actress, and Mr. Anthony Prinsep, the London theatrical manager, were married at the Melbourne Re My wife will continue to live gister Office to-day. They were ac at home with her mother and will companied by three friends, one go where and when she chooses as
though she were single. I shall sak | being Dame Nellie Malba..
Miss Bannerman marked no questions," the husband ex- success in the first performance in plained. He added that they were. Melbourne of Somerset Maugham trying to find a way of avoiding "Our
Betters." Most of the those petty differences which arise critics, however, write, unfavour-when- two people see too much of ably of the play itself.
each other.".. Miss Margaret Bannerman is a The bride declared that she was Canadian and was formerly the willing to grant her husband the wife of Mr. Pat Somerset, whom same liberty, though she "would she divorced. Mr. Prinsep in the keep a sharp eye on him, as many divorced husband of Miss Marie pretty girls lived in Camden.". Löhr..
Reuter
**
Saturday,
(June 2nd) Golf: Captain's Cup, Fanling.
Theatre: "Finder's Keepers
World Theatre: "The Heart of Salome,"
Star Theatre: "Ankles Pre- ferred."
Star Theatre: "The Boy Friend." Tea Dancea: H.K. Hotel and Hotel Savor. 4,30 pm; King Edward Hotel, & p.m.
Principal Mail:- Gutward: Europe vid Marseilles (Hakusan
aru), 9.30a.m.
Sunday:
(June 3rd)
Golf: Captain's Cup, Faniing.
·To Dances: HK. Hotel and Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m.; King Edward Hotel, 5 p.m.
Monday
(June 4th.)
King's Birthday.
King's Birthday Parade Happy Valley, 9am.
Tea Dancer: HL Hotel and Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m.; King Edward Hotel, & p.m.
Tuesday, (June 5th)
PRICE: $3. PER MONTH
CALDBECK'S
WHITE PORT.
A beautiful Light Wing especially suitable for Summer.
Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co., Ltd.
Ünvernoesinë, vader the Causender. Öyllasets og Kangi
Prince's Building,
Tel. Central 75,
"FOR SALE.
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ASIATIC & FORRIGE POSTAGE STAMPS
In Bass, Packets, Sxts, and Sirola, ·
PICTORIAL POSTCARDS WITH CHINESE Costumes, VIEWS OF Horo Koze, Canton, Macao, &c.
·ALBUMS or HONG KONG SOENES.
KKY.
GRACA & CO.,
v Dealers in Philatelic Goods, Artistis Postcards, Toys, Picture Books, sto; No: 10, WYNDHAM STREET,
| P.0. Bez No. 590.
American.
HONG KONG.
SPORTING.
GUNS by W.
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French
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SPORTING CARTRIDGES of all
descriptions.
Agents for W. W ORBENEB LAD, HAMINGHAM.
Rifles, Calibro, Repeating and Automatio.
HONG KONG SPORTING ARUS AND AMMUNITION STORE,
8. Bracoś?IELD ÁECADE,
Britains Sunniest Health Resort WORTHING
on the English Channel facing due Sonth. Sheltered freza North and East Winds by the South Down Hilla 1,880, HOURS OF SUNSHINE
Average for past 6 years. THIS RESORT is much favoured by
Lounge Bar and Billiard Rooms retired Anglo-Indians and Colonials. Unrivalled Calina under the permua Golf. Bunting, Pleasant Eociety, Good hope. Pier, Theatre, Concerts, etc. supervision of the Proprietzen, de
Exceptional TERM MODERATE
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from TOWN CLERK,
44]
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No. 10, Muziciral Orrum, WORTHING,
Courtesy, Comfort, Service
and Luxuries of Modern Hotel Construction
THE HOTEL RIVIERA
MACAU
Cable Address:"Riviera; Macan."
Property Sale, Kowloon Inland THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE CO.
Lot "No. 1572, Mesara Lammert Broe, 3.p.
Ten Dances: H.K. Hotel and Hotel Savoy 4.30 p.m.; King Edward Hotel, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, (June 6th.)
Derby Day..
Ten Dancer: HE. Hotel and Hotel Bavoy, 4.30 p.m.; King Edward Hotel, b p..
Assurants by Monthly Payments, Benefits of Life Assurance brought within reach of those to whom, the payment of a large sum yourly, half-yearly gran may bequarterly inconvenience....
Ziberal conditions as to Loan, Surrender, and Paid-up Pelley Valns, -
1 Apply to
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
AQRUTI,
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