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STATIONS
Kowlo Taumat!
Shatin
Taipo
Taspo Marke
Faaling Bboungthui Shumchun
Canton
UP TRAINS
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Dep. 6.40 805 9,28 Dop.) 6.4
Dep. 7.00,
..Dep! 7.10
MY
Dep. 7,30]
Dod. 7.85
B.18 10.10 12.00) 1.18 2,35 402 4,41 5.35 7.40- 4,40) 5.48| 7,48- 1:0,24] 10.3412.05 1.28 -...
5.02 5,55 8.00- 6.15 0.08 8:18
- 9.87) 10.88) 12.20] 1,83] ...
- 0,59| 10,50 13,33|1,51] ....
2.5.126.13 8,17 6.29 6.22 3.27 | 6.84 0.27 9.33 6,40 6.85 8.38-
0.67 10.54 12,873.55... 10.09) 1104 19.67|2,08) ..." 30.1411,00 12,52 210 3.14 dr 7,418,44 9.11 10.20-11,16 12.58 2,15) 3.20) 4.40)
0:05
DOWN TRAINS
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15,401
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11.8 AM LE, A.M.
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17 AM. [PM
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Canton......
Shumchun... Shoungehul Fauling
Taipo Markst.
Taipe
Shatin...... Taumatl
Kowloon....
7.60
141
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7.37 8.03 0.56 10.84 11.38238 238.107.01 7.11 7.24 8.10 10.0% 11,483.42 4.30 8,17 7,18 7.29 8.14 20.08 11.50 2.45 4.85 8.22 12,01 2,56). 4.45 | 6.82| 12.063,024,49 | 0.80)
Dop 7,40 825 10.18
Dop. 7.48 8.80 10.22
Dop, 7.55 8.43 1020||
Dap. 8.11 B.68) 20,48
Arr. 8.379,01) 10.54) 11.12
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FOOD AND FEASTING.
Today]
(June 10.)
Auctions: Sale of Chinese Paint inga, China Auction Rooms, 2:30 p.m. Pony Roup, Jockey Club Stables, 3.15 p.m.
Tennis:"B" Division: F.C.C. 17, Recreio, I.R.C. M.B.K., AT.OH.K.0.0 0.8.C.C. University S.C.A.A.C.R.C., C.C.OU.S.R.C. "C" Division C.R.CY.MO.A RS.O H.K.O.C., K.I.T.C.. University," K.C.C., D.K., I.R.C.. S.0.A.A. Water Polo: 1st Division: V.R.Cr. C.B.C. 8 p.m. 2nd Divi- sion: Bonteres no the Victorio p.m. matches at Victoria Recreation Club. Met
Queen's Theatre: The Show of Shows.
World Theatre: "The Sky Hawk."
Star Theatre: "The Arizona Bid."
King's Theatre: "Laughter," Majestic Theatre: The Vagabond
Lover."
Dabecs: Toa Dances at Hong Kong Hotel and King's. Restaur- ant; Dinner Dances at Peninsula Hotel and Repulse Bay Hotel.
European Mail-Inward: Europa via Siberia (Kaga Maru), Outward, Europe via Marseilles (Sarpedon) 10.30 n.m.; Europe via Siberia
(Pres. Wilson) 6p.m.
Thursday.
(June 11)
St. Barnabas. Queen's Theatre: "The Show of Shows."
King's Theatre, Laughter." World Theatre: The Cock Eyed World
Star Theatre Wild Company." Majestic Theatre The Vagabond
DOES IT AFFECT THE CHARACTER?
HOW OUR ANCESTORS USED TO EAT.
Few things are morol extra- ordinary has the type of food that our ancestors, commonly ate.” I found that disrespectful reflection
A, The English Medieval Fenst, by Mr WF Head Fas cinating, indeed, as the author says, in the topic of food.
of Tom Jones would have seemed Anicking. Life was physically over mora setive and exacting in the Middle Ages, and the allowance
in the introduction to a pleasant for each guest at a banquet was book on the eating of Middle enormous Mr. Mead, talla of the installation of a 15th century. Archbishop of York, for which there were provided 6 wild balls, 1,000 sheep, 304 calves, 2,000 pígo, -Some carnest sages have gone so and, about 17,000 birds of all sorts, far as to argue that food is the to say nothing of 600 stags, bucks, cause of practically everything and roes, besides 13,000 dishes of Michelet solemnly accounted for sweets. This was to lead 6,000 peo- the difference in the national chaple, but it will be admitted thera raeter of the French and the was enough to go round. English by what he took for the Just before Henry VIII. верач fact that the English live chiefly rated from his first wife she and on meat and the French chiefly on he were at a feast in which they, consumed "24 great bread. Thus are we made gross and others, and material, and the spirituality of the French is explained.
.1
Lover"
Dancos: Ten Dance, H.K. Hotel;fusmber our Elizabethans, Dinner Dances, Hong Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel.
Gargantuan Feasts.
beefés, the carcase of an Oxe, 100 fat muttons 51 great venis, 34 porks, 01 "pigs," and again birds beyond my arithmetic.
You may think there is something wrong with this theory somewhere, but quite a lob of people act upon It sounds like the breakfast of one very like it. Bo a vegetarian, Gargantua, who, you may remem some of them tell us, and you will ber, began his meal with some be of higher and nobler intellect dozens of gammons, dried nost. Live upon beef and beer, say tongues, hard rowa of mullet, others, so you shall be sturdy of called Dotargots, and afterwards mind and character. For myselfate according to the season meat agreeable to his appetite," and did believe none of these things By the evidence
of history you not leave off eating till he was can prove any one of thom that like to grack for fulness." you please or all. A frugal diet
Victorian Mesir, makes, for greatness-consider the... Greeks. hurty-indulgence, brings But we need not be too horrified.“ mental and physical vigour re- These stupendous statistics Are meant for show. It was point of honour to make vast prepara- tions just as until almost our own There am a thousand other fac-| times, if, indeed, the comely prae- tora, climate, inherited feeds and tice is yet obsoleto, men, boasted of tendencies, conditions of life. the amount they had eaten, could When Julius Caesar came here, he eat, and would eat. Consider a Water Polo: First Division: found the inhabitants meat-eaters Victorian banquet. It had six or Royal Navy . South Wales Bor-They were only very partially our seren kinds of Ash. There would derers, 0 m. Second Division: Twentieth Heavy Battery, A., ancestors, but meat-eaters the in- be about a score of meat dishes, University, 6.30 p.m. Both matoles habitants of England have always entréen, 'rousts, and birds; and a at the Victoria Recreation. Club..
been and remain, though occupa dozen sweets besides an ico and a King's Theatro: Laughter. tions and opportunities of eating savoury in World Theatre: The Cock-Eyed have been much modified. The Of the amount of material con- World."
Queen's Theatre: "The Battery Sreat variation is in amount, In sumed I cannot tell; but, consider- tho eighteenth-century novel Mr.ing that a Victorian feast Was all, Bride.".
Star Theatro: Wild Company." Thomas Jones arriving at on inn over in one night, while the Dances To Dance at Hohgents several nounds-it is precisely medieval affair went on for the Kong Hotel; Dinner Dances, Hong stated-of cold meat. Our most best part of a week, I am not clear Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel vigorous youth are not now that the Middle Ages were greedier.
European Mail-Inward: Europe
Friday.
(June 12.)
via Siberia (Shinya Maru); Europe capable of such achievements. But than others.
| via Siberia (Katori Maru); it is to be remembered that they.
Their feasts, it is to be remem
Europe via Negapatam (Hakone travel much more easily, with hered, were rare. However greedy Meru
Europe via Siberia Kaga Maru). Cutward Europe vis much less exercise than Mr. Jones. their appetities, their opportuni- Siberia (Hakone Maru) 3.30 p.m.". To a medieval lad the appetite
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