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KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
TIME-TABLE.
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On and after MAY 2ND, 1931, until Further Notica (all previous
tate Time Tables cancelled).
-UP. TRAINS.
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STATIONS
2.
Kowlodn Taumsti
Shatin
Tipo
Taipo Mar Fanling Bhsturbal; Shumohan
Canton
7,00
O
8.40 806 8,28
6.49
7.14
Dap 7.18
Dop.7.20
Dep. 7.35
0.18 10.18 12.00 1.18 2.80 402 4:41) 5,35 7.40 9,44 10,24 12.09) 1.23) ...........
1.87 10,30) 12,20] 1.38)
9.62 10.60 18.88) 1.81) (.22,
2.57 10.5 12,37 1,55) ...
10.09 11.04 12.47 2.05
9.05 10.14 11.09 12.52 2.10 3,14
1,440) 5.43 7.482 6.02 6,65 8,00 5.15 0.08 8.13 6.16.15 8.17. 5,29 €22 6.27
6.34 0.27 8.82
Arr 7.41 9.44 9.11 10.30 11.15 12.58 2.10 8.20 440 5.40 8.23 8.88
$11.82
5.401
DOWN TRAINS
7.98FX
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STATIONS
1
Canton Shambhun...
Sheangshui
Fanling
Taipo Market..
Taipo Shatin....... Youmati.
Kowloon.....
Dep...
Dop. 7.17 8.03 9.55 Dep. 7.24 8.10 10.09 Dap. 7.29 6.14 10,00
Dop. 7.58 8.45 10.86
7.50
18
10.84 11.38 2.85 4.236.10 7.01 7.11
11,45 2.42 4.30 6.27) ...
| 11:50 2.48|| 4.85 6.22
12.01 2.36 4.45 6.32
...12,00 8.07, 4.49 6,86
| 12,20) 8.16) / 5,02. | €1,49]
Dep. 7.40 8.25 1018
Dop 7.45 8.20 10.23
Dep. 8.11 8.85) 10.48
„Arr. 8 17| 9.03) 1054)11.12
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✪ Sundays and Public Holidays only:
12,02 3.27 15:14 |7,01)
7.18
12 38| 8,83)° 6,20.17.07 7:39 7:54
*For First Class Passengers only. Will stop at any station on request,
Sundays and Public Holidaysa excepted. 12
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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 5,
1931.
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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS.
THE FOREIGN LEGION.
To-day.
(June 5.)
Hughes & Hough's Auction Sale of furniture, 31, Jordan Road, Kow- loon, 11 a.m.
Water Polo-First Div.: South Wales Borderers. Kowloon; 2nd Div.: Chincan A.A. v. South Wales Borderers, both matches at Victoria Recreation Club.
Queen's Theatre: "A Lady's Morals."
World Theatre: "Black Watch." Star Theatre: "Sky Hawk." King's Theatre: "Just Imagine.", Dancea: Tex Dance at Hong Kong Hotel; Dioner Dances, Hong
MUCH MALIGNED AND LOYAL TO ITS
TRADITION.
A BRITISH OFFICER'S FAVOURABLE IMPRESSION.
Major C. Lestock Reid, the well-known London Daily Tele graph Correspondent, who travelled tà Algeria to mrticipate in the centenary celebrations of the French Foreign Legion, thus de-. "scribes the conditions in this much-discussed force as he found ̈* them.
Sidi-Bol-Abbes:" "(Algeria). Sidi- This almost legendary figure re. Bol-Abbes, reached at last after a peated the warmth of his colonel's mixed grill of a journey by land, welcome, gave us the entrée every- sea, and air, proved to be a sur-where, and for the moment entrust- prisingly, modern town with electric ed us to the care of a corporal, an light, taxis, telephones-the more American, incidentally, who showed
us round the barracks
Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel
European Mail.-Inward: Europs vir Siberin (Pres. Wilson), Out-urprising, perhaps, in that it was almost entirely built by the Legion, ward: Europe via Siberia (Emp. of
whose headquarters it has been for Asia) 10 am.”
decades.
Saturday.
(June 8.)
These in themselves would have been an eye-opener to people nur tured in what may be called the And from the very moment of Hell-in-the-Logion tradition. They arrival it was clear that this was were scrupulously clean and not at an eventful day, in its history. all uncomfortable, with iron bed- Lawn Bowls:-First Division:
The platform was alive with steads for the men, above which Taikoo s. Craigengower, Civil Set- offers of high rank meeting gen-hang the inevitable paquetage in vice v. Kowloon CC, Police "erale, delegates, foreign missions; which the Legionary keeps his be Kowloon Docks, Recreio v. Kowloon the streets were gay with flags and longings. There were. taps of run- B.G.C., Second Division: Craigen triumphal archies, goudy with the ning water at the foot of every stair- gower v. Taikoo, Kowloon C.C. uniforms of half the French army, case, good shower-bathna Civil Service, Kowloon B.G... musical with the passage of Lo- cinema in process of construction, Recreio, Hong Kong Electric "gionary bands a general air of oxang, at one end of the barracks, w citement hung over the hot, dusty sort of cafe with umbrella-shaded little town.
tables, strangely reminiscent of.
R.H.K. Yacht Club.
Lawn Tennis: "A" Division: M.B.K, 0. Indian R.C.. South China s. Chinese R.C., Hong Kong Through this gay turmoil we made CC Kowloon GC. "3" Divi- our way to the barracks, to be
sion: Recreio . Indian R.C., Kow-warmly welcomed by Colonel Maire, kommanding the famous Premier loon CC. . M.B.E., Hong Kong Etranger, and by him were taken C.C. v. Chinese R.C., Nippon, Club
V.
article to himself.
Father of the Legion,
new
Hyde Park (but not of "Beau
Geste").
t
Evory Type and Fation.
Nor could we find much trace of the much-advertised brutality of the Legion. We talked-freely to Lé
gionnaires of every type and nation, disgruntled men with not very con- vincing tales of horrors, bored men, A short, alert man with fan contented men of twenty, nations, shaped beard beneath an eagle nose and came perforce to the conclu.. and piercing blue eyes, the win-sion that Rollet's words, about hit dows through which a very striking it off, "We are hard, but we are personality looks straight in the face just." of the world, he has spent his entire life as an officer of the Legion, loves
. S. Chisa, University . Craigento General Rollet, who deserves an gower, Civil Service
Army T.C. "O" Division: Y.M.CIA, r. Craigengower, Chinesa R.C. ". Re creio, Indian R.C. Kowloon In- dians, Deutscher Club. Army T.C., South China v. Radio Sports Club.
Racing-Seventh Extra Race Moeting (Happy Valley), First Saddling Bell, 1.30 p.m.
Queen's Theatre: A Lady's it as a mother loves a somewhat Morals."
World Theatre: "Black Watch." Star Theatre: "The Sky Hawk," King's Theatre: "Just Imagine" European Mail:-Outward: Europe via Suez (Kashmir) 10.30
A.M.
Sunday.
(June 7.)
Firet Sunday After Trinity. Sprouting Seeds (Mang Chung). King's Theatre: Along Came Youth."
troublesome child, is loved by it. Long overdue for promotion, he always refused it because he would not leave his beloved Legion, until the military authorities invented for him a special rank which satisfied both their desire to promote him and his to remain; they made him Inspector-General,
It was a fortune chance bath for him and for the Legion that the centenary should fall during his termi of office; for this unique corpe never. knew a better exemplar.
The truth about the Legion would seem to be this. After the inevit- able period of hard work for the recruit, the inteligent man who is keen on his job has a not unplea sant time, with quick promotion and endless opportunities of seeing,
The man who is active service. stupid, lazy, or mutinous has a dis tinetly bad time, as, indeed, he would in any other army in the world; but not so bad as is com- only made out. Corporal punish- ment, for instance, is absolutely for-
bidden, and the frequent attempts at desertion arise. more from free- dom than bullying.
(Continued on Page 11.)
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