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KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
TIME TABLE,
On and after MAY END, 1931, until Furthor Notice (all previous
Tirae Tables cancelled).
UP TRAINS
STATIONS
No. No.
2
No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
10
12 148 23 4
18 24 20 28 A.M. AM. A.M.A..AM.N008) P.3. P.M.) г.X, P.M.) P.M.) P.M
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6.40 9.05 6,28 0.16 10.16 19,00 1.18 2.35) 4.02|4,41] 8.85) 7.40 6.49
Kowloon
Yaumati
Bhatia
Dop 7.00
Taipo
Doj 7.74)
Taggo Market.....
Dop, 7.19
Fanting.....
Dep. 7.30
Shoungahul
Daj 7.3bj
9.03
Shumchun
Arr 7.41 8.44 9.11
11.32
Craton
0.24 10.2112,09 1.20
0.87 10.36 12.01.36
9,42 10.50 1733 1.51) 14.
0.57 10.54 12.37 1.55 ...
4,49 5.43 7.48 4.02.55 8.00
5.10 6.08 8.13 ....10 6.12 8.17
1.6.200.228.27
1.6.346.27) 6.02
10.09) 11.04 12.97 2.05)... 10.14 11.09 1242 2,103,14 10.20 11,15 1288 2.10 3.20] 4.40) 6.40) 0.93) 8.39
0.40!
DOWN TRAINS
7.28
+
STATIONS
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7 1 3
B A..A..AM,
10 17
No. No. No. No. 21 13 10
23
Canton... Shuchna..... Bleungshul Fanling....... Trips Market.
Talps......
Shatia...
THE
• Dep.!.... Dep. 7.376.03 9.65 Dep 7.21 8.10 10.08 Dep. 7.208.14 10.06 .Den. 7.40 8.25 10.18)
Dop 7.45 8.30)·10,22)
Dep 7.85 8.43 10.86
7.50... 10.3411.38 2.35
1,45 2,42 11.50 2.483)
12.01 2.58
4.17
4.236.107.01 7,11 430 6,17 7.18
4,356.22
6.45 0.82
tel
$12.00 8.02 $49 0.30 ..s 13.20 3.15 0.02 (340) .. Dep 8.118.55 10.48 ... 12,32 3,275,147.01... Kowloob................Arr. 8.17/2.01) 10,54| 11.1312,89 8.83 6.20 7.07 7.39 7.64
Yaumati...
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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1931. 伍拜麟 日玖十月伍年登卅佰玖仟登英 Price}
DIARY OF LOCAL'
EVENTS.
Today.
(May 29.)
Union Insurance Society of Can ton, annual meeting, 1 am,
Chiun Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., annual meeting, 11.15 am.
British Traders Insurance Co., annual meeting, 11.20 a.m.
China Sugar Refining Co., Ltd.. (in liquidation) general meeting, Jardine's boardroom, noon.
Lammert's Auction sale at "Pamela's," 10.30 a.m.
PEN PICTURES OF AMERICA.
VIIL-THE PEOPLE OF THE ROMANTIC
SOUTH.
PLANTERS AND MOUNTAINEERS, NEGROES AND SWAMP SAVAGES.
By J, E. SEWELL]
The Southern part of the United
Whist Drive at Sergeants Mess, States has long been famous thanks Gun Club Hill, 8 p.m. “
to the romantic novels and stories that have been written about the people of the Old South.
Queen's Theatre: "Trader Horn.' World Theatre: "Trader Horn." Star Theatre: "Trader Horn." Central Theatre: "Dangerous Nan McGrew."
King's Theatre: "The Big Trail." Mei Lan Fong at Ko Shing Theatre, 8 p.m.
Dances: Ten Danec, II.K. Hotel: Dinner Dances, Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels and Hotel Ceciļ.
Before the Civil War slavery was an established institution, but now slavery has long been abolished., in practice, however, there are still negroes that have bren with one white family for generations, they are receiving no pay, but havo their clothes, and food given to European Mail-Inward: Lon then, and they could not be per- don pis Suez (Patroclus): Europaded at uy prier to leave their rin Siberia (Haruna Maru). Onl ward: Europe rio Marseilles employers. The treatment of the (Haruna Maru), 6 p.m.
negro workers on the cotton planta tions has been grossly misrepresent ed and the negro, în most cases, was trented with the utmost considera Lion. He was looked upon as one of the family and had a far better Decoration Day (U.S.A.)
life than the negro in the north, Lawn Bowls:-First Division: Kowloon Dockar. Taikon, Craigen All of the plantation work is dona Rower Civil Service, Kowloon by negro labour, but now he is paid Bowling Green . Police, Kowloon for the work instead of belonging C.C. Recreio. Second Division: Recreio r. H.K. Electric, Taikoo to the plantation owner as.be used Kowloon C.C.. Civil Service 1. Kow- to do in the pre-Civil War days. loo Bowling Green, Yacht Club r.
Cotton is one of the principle Craigengower.
prodarts of the South and tobacco also holds its own among the main
Ember Day.
Saturday,
(May 30.)
Racing: Hong Kong Jockey Club closing of List of Subscribers to
Subscription Griffins and Austra [lians, noon,
crops In some of the southern
Queen's Theatre: "Trader Horn," states rice is an important com- World Theatre: "Trader Hort."modity and a great deal of land
Star Theatre: Trader Horn.” Central Theatre: "Framed.""
Theatre: "Tha 'King's
(Sandays (10.00 r..only)
Trail" (Bundays 14.30 r.. only)
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Theatre.
Big
The large plantations of the south are wry interesting and the life that, is ted on them is quiet and enjoyable. The plantations stand for the romantio side of American life because the southern people do not believe in doing any hard work, and spend most of their time in the puranit of amusement. Of course, this is not true for all of the people, but it is true for the Inrge The homes of plantation owners. the planters are the only style of American architecture that can be called beautiful. The buildings are large and spacious, and built in the colonial style. Usually large, well kept grounds surround the pinee and add to its enchantmut.
Lucky White Trash." There is another section of southerners whose life is quite dif- ferent from that of the planters, These are the mountaineers, some times called "poor whites" and sonictimes "white trash." These people have not taken kindly to modern influences and tré, still living the life that their forefathers did for centuries. They dress in
home spun clothes and do their work with the old fashioned implements. They have no communication with the outside world, and, as a result.
is used for its cultivation. Rico do not know anything beyond the raising is considered one of the life that is going on in their own disagrecable occupations of the
districts, Any news that they get south and, with hunt wing, is often is transmitted by word of mouth. Mei Lan Fong at Ko Shing done by convict labour. The lui An amusng incident occurred about
Lering by the convicts is often in three years after the end of th Dances: Tea Dance at H.K. The swamps and these places are, in
war. A young man came out. of Hotel; Dinner Dances at Penin-
the mountains and wanted to enlist suin Hotel and Repulse Bay Hotel, many cases, hot and fever infested.
European Mail.-Inward: Europe
in the Army. When naked what via Suez (Yuen Sang); Outward: Europe io Siberia (Pres, Taft) 3. In the state of Florida there are branch he preferred, he said it 1. Ar
vast irnets of swamp that have didn't matter as long as he would' never been completly explored, and there are still many savages who Jive there, hidden and almost un- known to their fellow then. These
Sunday
(May 31.)
Trinity Sunday.
Union Day, South Afrien
ま
Savages of the Swamps,
get to Franes and fight the Ger- mans,
It hardly seems possible that there are white people living in a civilized country who have never a railroad, never heard of. Golf: Kowloon Golf Club. I.K.people are a mixture of Indian, soen Volunteer Defence Corps (Machine
negro and white, but the whitein-wireless, and have never been to a Gian Co
cinema, Stil it is true. Hundreds Queen's Theatre: "Trader Horn."fluence is not felt. The white blood of people living in the mountains World Theatre: "Trader Horn."
that has been infused into these Stur Theatre: "Trader Horn. Central Theatre: Framed." people has come from excaped con- King's Theatre: "The Big viets and other fugitives of the law, Trail."
Dances: Ten Dance at Repules, naturally they have not brought e adducated. Bay Hotel.
ayy high, ideals with them.
have never seen these things, and nre on bit anxious to see them. In those parts the man or woman that can read and write is consider-
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Veal and Ham Pie
.95
Tianed Salmon and Salad Mixed Salad
Cold Saddle of Lamb
York Ham...
Boiled Potatoes
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with Fresh Cream... 80
Kraft Cheese
.90
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...$1.05
1.00
90
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Fricensed Chicken and Mushroom
Tuk Sze Yeo Min
Roast Saddle of Lamb, Mint Bauco
Cold Bologna Sausage, Combination Balad
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Fruit
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Roast Potatoes.
Fruit
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Marrow
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