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No. 22,355 辦捌拾伍百叁仟萬式第日拾弍月弍年午庚
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
TIME-TABLE.
On and after DECEMBER Sİ3, 1929, until Farther Notion (all previous
Time Tables enacelled).
FP TRAINS
STATIONS NO. NAIO 12.3 No.3 Fall Hats No.11 No.M No.30 1.3.A..ANGİ KOCAM JM. 7.M. EL IX. FX FX FX PIL
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Kowloon,Dep. 6.40 8.05,8.30 9.08 9.1510,00 12.10 1,18 1.25 y 2,50 4,80 5,40 7.86
Taumati.Dop. 6.49|
Bhatin...Dep. 7.01|
9.25 10.08 12.19 1.233 -- 9.48 10.20 12.50-1,38
Taipo ...Dep 7.15
Taipo
Market Dep. 7.20
Fanling Dep. 7.30
9.53 10.33 19,49 1,48|| ---
9.58 10.37 12.47 1:59 10.10 10.47 12,57 3.09--
4.38 5.48 7.44 4,50) 6.00) 7.58 5.04 6.18 8.09
5.05 0.17 8.13 5,18 8.27 8.33
Sheung-
sami...Dep. 7,35
9.07 9.45 10.15 10.52 1,02 2,07 -
3.38 5.23 8.396.27
Shum.
chan...Arr. 7,41 8.45 9,139.51) 10.21 10.58 1.08 2.155.10 3.34 5.29 6,359,83
Canton...Arr.) 12.05.
STATIONS
Canton Dep
8.48
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DOWN TRAINS
6.30!
No. 1 No. 2 N7 No.11 No. & No.15 No. 17 No.10 No.3}} No.26}Wo. 11/No.13
P.M. P.M. P.X 'A.M.A.M. x. AM.A.3.A.3. 2.2. F.MP.M.
Shumchun...Dep. 7.17 8.03 16.34411.08)11.27|11,47, 3,46 4.39 5.47
Sheargahui..Dep. 7.25 8.11 10.41
Fanling.Dep. 7,30 8,15 10.47!" Tipo Market. Dep. 7.40 928 16.57 Shatiz
- 8.10 -
11.55 2.51 4.4 3.54
12.00 3.00 4.50 5.58
13.11 3.11 5.00 6.08
11.16 3.18 5.04 8.13
12.30 3.3 5.17 8.28
12.42 3.44 5.99 6.38
12.07 12.48 3 50 1,35 8.44
...Dop. 7,44 8.31 11.017- ...Dep. 7.57 8,44 11.14 Yaumati...Dep. 8.11 4.56 11.28] - Kowloon Arr. 8.17 9,01 11.32, 11.45
8.95
6,18 6.421632 18,69
7,00 7,29 7.3%
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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1930.
EDISON ON THINGS IN GENERAL.
ARTIFICIAL RUBBER AND PROHIBITION.
PRESSMEN PUT QUESTIONS ON INVENTOR'S BIRTHDAY.
What Thomas A. Edison thinks about 24 topics of general interest was written down by him on his 83rd birthday in response to ques tions from eighteen newspaper correspondents who called on him at Fort Myers, Florida.
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Prohibition.
Good Time Coming. Q-What will become of common
Q-Do you think that absolute Prohibition will ever be accomplish-labour when the full automatic ed in the United States 1
A.---Yes.
Q-Would modification of the Volstead Law to permit home manu- facture of light wine and beer help: the cause of temperance?
A. No.
Edison is deaf, and the list of
queries was written in advance by the reporters and handed to him by A. A. Coult, loén! United Press correspondent. The inventor took | technical education, only 24 minutes to put down his answer with a thick blue pencil.
Some of the questions and
Edison's answers were as follows,
Rubber.
Q-When and where do you ex- pect to start large-scale planting of golden-rod from which to extract. rubber!
-What is the greatest educa: tional force operative to-day▼
A Young men's desire for
A.-I expect to have the first aingle unit perfected in two or three years. Will probably erect it at Mr. Fords's place near Savannah.
Q-What do you expect the London disarmament conference to accomplish in the way of permanent results toward peace, and what do you believe is necessary to ensure Formanent peace among nationa
A-I think they will arrive at a mane compact to limit future trouble.
Q-Have inventive substitutes beat and fuel progressed to the
point where we may no longer worry about depletion of natural oil, gas and wood supplies ↑
A.-Not yet.
Q. Is the machine age hampering man's creative bent?.
A. No, increasing it.
Q.-In your opinion do develop menta in electrical and poisonous gas destructive elements make in. possible, or highly improbable an- other world war?
A.-No.
Q-How old do you feel? A. Generally 30 years, but lately some microbes have spotted me and done some experimenting with my internal machinery so I feel about 85 years...
Q-In you opinion when will television be practical for home
entertainment?
A. Some day.
machines eliminates hand work 1
A.He will own a home and a lot of new things, providing alcohol doesn't intervene.
Q. What field offers the greatest opportunity for invention to-day 1
A-Chemistry and physics.
The Dean of Inventors, whose in- terview is an annual birthday event, alwhistled a shrill little blast sa he seized up the queries handed him.
The interview took place in a 20-foot office which is really a summer-house of a single room. With white hair waving dishevelled over a shining pate. Edison sat is an early American chair before a modern steel desk; sharpened his!
pencil, and ran through the list without speaking..
Simple Surroundings.
His surroundings were extremely Engineers and Politicians.
simple. To his right were shelves Q-What is the biggest thing of books, all scientific and chiefly American people can accomplish having to do, with botany and during the next year and why
chemistry. Along the wall which A-Pay more attention to engin-he faced was a long, unpainted "eers than politicians,
Q-Which of your inventicas do you believe will be still in general use and vital use in 100 years from now !
A.Don't know...
beneb, on which stood a rack of made of him, half a dozen sheets test-tubes, a blue-print someone had
of notepaper scattered carelessly about containing instructions to various persons, and glass vessels such as. are usually found in laboratory. Under this beach was a cheap, green painted, metal fold- ing cot, with a faded spread of white, striped with greec flowers A.-Do more experimenting to over it, on which Edison testa be- which, in raodiâed form, he still increase safely before commercializ.tween his famous work jags" in ing too much.
indulges.
Q. What is your attitude toward commercial aviation ?
QAt what price per pound do
To Edison's left and alan behind you hope to produce commercial him were walls crowded with scores rubber 7.
upon scores of bottles, containing
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In one corner of the room sat an averstuffed chair, plainly a cheap
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Four other chairs and another green A-I am always disappointed metal desk completed the furnish. with a problem until it is solved.ings of the room.
Not more than 1 out of 20 of the j The only clock was a cheap alarm details work out at first:
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Diary of Coming Events.
To-day,
(March 19.)
Green Island Cement Co., Ltd.: 1st Ordinary Annual Meeting, St. George's Building, noon.
China Provident, Loop and Mortgage Co., Ltd.: 23rd Ordinary Annual Meeting, Alexandra Build- ing (2nd floor), 2.30 p.m.
Fanling Hunt and Race Club: Hounds Meet Race Course, 4 P.IL
Trevessa Trophy, 4 p.m. Hockey Club. 3/15 Punjabis, U.S.R.C. ground, 5.13 p.m.
Lawn Tennis:-Open Singles: Ng Sze Kwong . Ho Ka Lau.
Wab Yan College: Prize Giving,
5.15 p.
Central British School, Prize Giving. St. Andrew's Church Hall, Kowloon, 5.30 p.m.
Helena May Muzicale, Ballard Concert, 5.30 p.m.
Queen's Theatre: The Tres- fasser."
World Theatre: "Robinhood." Star Theatre: "Four Walls." Tea Dances: Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels, 6 p.m.
Dinner DaveES: Hong Kong, Peninsula, and Repulse Bay Hotels,
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8 30 p.m.
European Mails:- Inward; Europe via Negagatam, letters only Yuen Sang), vi Siberia (Teny Maru), Outward: Europe
Queen's Theatre: "The Tres-Siberia (Nagpore), 10.30 p.m.
passer."..
World Theatre: "The Winning Daughter" (Chinese picture) at 5.15 and 9.20. "Caught in the Fog."
Star Theatre: "Monte Carlo." Tea Dances: Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels, 3 p.m.
Dinner Dances: Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels, 8.30 p.m.
European Mails:-Outward: Europe vid Vancouver and vid Siberia (Empress of Canada), 10
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Thursday. (March 20.) Lammerts. Auction: Refinery Stores; Taikoo Sugar Refinery, 11
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Meeting on behalf of Y.W.C.A., Government House, 4,15 p.m.
University Lecture on Architec ture," 5:15 p.m.
Friday.
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(March 21.)) Christian Fellowship Meeting, Helena May Institute, 10.30 am:
Lammerts Auction: Goods and Chattels " Metropole Hotel, 10.30
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St. Paul's Institution, French Convent School, Causeway Bay, Prize Giving, 11 a.m.
Hockey: Chub v. University II., King's Park, 5 p.m.
St. George's Society: Annual General Meeting, H. K. Chamber of Commerce, 5.30 p.m.
Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders of Hong Kong, Dia ner, 8 p.m.
Star Theatre: Four Walls" Tea Dances: Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels, p.m..
Dinner Dances: Hong Kong, Peninsula, and Repulse Bay Hotels, 8.30 p.m.
Saturday. (March 22.)
Ind Extra Race Meeting, Happy. Valley.
Annual Varsity Sports, Half Mile open 4.15 p.m. and Relay Rice open 4.30 p.m.
League Cricket: Division I.: H.K.C.C.. 0.8.C.C., Division II.: Police . Indians.
K.C.C. t. Navy, Division II. R.E. Friendly Cricket: Division I.: and S. v. H.K. Electric, C.S.C.C. . H.K.C.C., Recreio e. K.C.C.
Football-Senior Sunday Herald Cap Final Junior: Eastern RA, Ewo Club, Kowloon v Navy, B. China "B" v. Somersets, Recreio v. University.
H.E Realty and Trust Co., Ltd.: Ordinary Yearly Meeting, Exchange Building (2nd floor), 11.20 a.m.
Queen's Theatre: "The Tres passer."
World Theatre: "Robinhood." -Star Theatre:"Four Walls."
Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel, Penin. sula Hotel, 5 P.M.]
Dinner Dances: H.K. Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 8.30 p.m.
European Mails:Inward: Europe vid Negapatam, papers only Talma) Outward: Eurone Queen's Theatre:"The Tree-vid Maracilles (Kamo Maru), 9.30 passer.!!
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