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Hongkong Daily Press.
ESTABLISHED. 1857
No. 42793. BEANEXIANXO BAJET** HONG KONG. MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1931.
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
TIME TABLE.
On and after MAY 2ND, 193), until Further Notice (all previous Time Tables cancelled),"
STATIONS 14
Fh' *
UP TRAINS
10 B
No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No 1914-1 22 | 18-24 | 23 | 28 [AS, AM.] AM. AM, | AM NOON TM. TA TM. TAM. TIM. TIM
Dep 6.40 3.05 8.28 9.15 10.10 12.00 1.18 2,35) 4:02 4,41 8.33 7.40
Kowloon
Tanmat
6.40
Bhatin
7.00
Taipo
Taipo Markotions
7.19
Faning
7.30
Shoung hul
7.35
Shumohen
Chaton
Canton Shumchun Sheangchui Fanling Taipo Kark
Taipo com Bhatin Tancati..
Kowlor....
STATIONS
- 8.34:10.34 12.08|1,25|| ...
0.37 10.83) 12.20 1,83 ***.
9,49) 10.50) 12,23) 1,61)
2.67 10.54 12.87|1:55
10109 11.04) 12,47 2,05)
9.08 | 10.14 11.09) 19.52) 2.1D) 3.14
...
7,41) 8.44|| 9.11| 10,20|11.36 1368) 1.16) 8,30 4,40)
11.22
$40
DOWN TRAINS
1,48) 7.48
8,00
6.08 8.18.
278,32 6,35) 6.88
DIARY OF LOCAL
EVENTS.
To-day.
(August 3)
Bank Holiday.
King Hakoon of Norway born. Water Polo:- First Division': Chinese Bathing Club South Wales Borderers, V.R.C., 9 p.m.
Motor Cycle Roliability Trial, Queen's Theatre: Dance Fool" Dance"
World Thestra Tik Jan Mao" 5.196.12 8.17(Chinese film); * 429) 6.22 6,37
Star Theatre: Lone Star Rangor."
Central Theatre:" Ex-Flame." King's Theatre "Dishonored." Majestic Theatre:"Fest First." Prince's Theatres Trader Hora.
| No.] No.| No. | NG"],No.|No"]} No."[No. [No.] No,
1.
5 10 17 19
7,50
4.15 RAS
8,03-0,85 20.54 1188 285 4.23 | 4.30, 7,01 7.11
$8,10| 10.08
7.99) 8.14| 10.08
8.25] 10.18) 8.30 10.23
7,58| 8.43) 101,80
8.11 8.68) 10.48|
| 8,77 0,01) 10,64| 11,12|
✪ Sundays and Public Holidays öntyrs
12:45 2.43 4.30 (6.17] ... 7.10
· 11.50 2.40) 4.85 || 123 ...
1201 2.66 445 |633) *** 19,00 8,02 4,40 | 6,90)'...
·12.50 8.15 - 15.00 | 6,49) ....
12.82 3.37 5.14 | 7,01) ... · 19638| 3,83|| 630 | 7,47|2.39) 7.64
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For First Class Passengers only. Will stop at any station on request. Sundays and Publie Holidays excepted
Further information may be obtained at the Railway Offices, Kow- loon or Canton, from Mesars. Thos. Cook & Son Ltd, Hong Kong, The Amsedian Exprou Co, Hong Kong, or The Uhina Travel Bervice, 6 Queen's Road, Hong Kong.
By Order,
GEO. A WALKER, Manager,
BRITISH SECTION, KOWLOON CANTON BAILWAT
HONG KONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMERS,
JOINT SHETICS OF THE HONG KONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
**
HONG KONG CANTON LINE, CURTAILED SERVICE.
SAILINGS From HONG KONG-Ually at 10 p.m. and 10,30 p.m. only.
(Saturdays 10 p.m., only),
8 a.m. Sailinge pancelled until further notice,
SAILINGS From CANTON
-Daily at 8 8.1. and 4.30 p.m.
.
(Bazdayı 4.90 p.m. only);
HONG KONG-MACAO LINE.
SPECIAL SERVICE,
BAILINGS From HONG KONG-Daily at 8 am and 5.30 p.m.
(Bandays 9. only),
SAILINGS From MACAO : ----Daily at 3 am, and 2.00 p.m.
(Sundaya 4 p.m. only).
SPECIAL SALOON FARES.
- WEEK DAYS,—Singles $3.00; Return: $5.00.
SUNDAYS and EXCURSIONS.-Singler $150; Beturns $4,00..
EXCURSIONS TO MA040:-.
On MONDAY, 320 AUGUST, 1931 (HOLIDAY).
8.8. "SUI TAI“.
Will depart from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf at 9 A‚M., and from MAGAD at 4.00P.M
Nora-All Steamboat Company's Stonmers are fitted with Wiralean.
THE DOG'S HOME,
TELEPHONES-HOME: 56152; INSPECTOR: 56802.
WATERLOO ROAD, KOWLOON,
THE TEMPORARY HOME FOR ALL DOGS.
PATRON —HIS EXCELLENCE THE GOVERNOR, 81 WILLIAM PEEL, K.O.MG., K.B.E.
PRESIDENT: J. RUSSELL, Esq.
A large number of dogs are brought to the home, of these many are either restored to their owners or new homes are found for them.
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Subscriptions and
Donations to enable the expanding work to be efficiently carried out will be gratefully acknowledged by the Hon. Secretary,
Dinner Dances at Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels.
Tides: High st 1.03 and 11.40; Low at 5.20 and 6.33.
Tusačky.
(August-4.)
Declaration of War, 1914. Rotary Club Tiffin, Lane, ford's Restaurant, 1 p.m.
P.WD. Auction Sale of Crown Land, 3 p.m.
Mid-Levels Residents' Association, Mecting, 5.30 p.m.
Sanitary Board Meeting, 4.18
р.т.
Queen's Theatre: "Dance Fools Dance."
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"Post Office in the United Kingdom.
BI Bansto
Managing Director
NOTICE.
We have removed to GLOUCESTER BUILDING (South Arcade)...
N. LAZARUS
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Ophthalmic Opticians
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SHANGHAI OF TO-DAY
TRANSFORMED BY HUNDREDS OF NEW BUILDINGS.
HOW RUSSIANS HAVE BEEN ABSORBED:
Shanghai is rightfully termed the Shanghai. During the past 10 yearı New York, Paris, and London of Shanghai has carried out a building China, writes Mr. Julain Arnold, programme of such proportions that the U.S. Commercial Attache in the city is being almost entirely re Shanghai, in the publication Com-built, with ample accommodations merce Reports. It is a city disin sommercial, industrial, and resi tinctly cosmopolitan in aspect, and dential structures for its rapidly with its estimated population of increasing population.
Sky Borapers,
No other city in the Far East or
Around 3,000,000 ranks sixth in the list of the world's largest cities. Shanghai's unique location at the outlet
of the great Yangtze Valley, in Asia has proceeded no rapidly perhaps the most populous valley in building modern apartment on the globe, places it in a strategie houses. Their number thus far com Craw-position superior to any other world plated and under construction ag city. It is estimated that one-half gregated upwards of 2000. Several of China's population lives within are 10 stories in height and others or continuous to this vast central will rise still higher, including one. region, and in the Yangtazo delta of 17 stories. These apartment alone, which comprises an area dwellings are being constructed in equal to the State of Illinois, reside a very substantial manner, and not approximately 40,000,000 Chinese,
only are of the latest typo ol Upwards of 40 per cent, of architecture but also aro, being China's total foreign trade passes equipped with the most módern of through Shanghai, which also has appurtenances.. a double advantage in that na con- An increasing tendency is ap ditions become disturbed in interior apparent preference of Chinese to areas capital rushes to Shanghai for live in apartment houses, and da Dinner Dances at Hong Kong and protection, and when interior con- maay in Shanghai are semiper Paninsula Hotels
European Mail-Outward:ditions show improvement, trade manant in residence-Chinese der Europe in Marseilles (Andre increases, with Shanghai profiting tached from their ancestral houses, Lebon) 2.30 p.m.; Europe via considerably from the resultant or from established homes in other Siberia (Asama Maru), 5 p.m.
World Theatra: "Yik Jan Mao (Chinese film),"
Star Theatre: "Lone Star Ranger."
Central Theatre: Ex-Flame." King's Theatre: "Dishonored." "Majestic Theatre: “Feet First." Prince's Theatro: "Trader Horn."
Tides:High at 1.30 and 12.10, buttered economic conditions, Low at 0.08 and 456.
Water
Wednesday,
(August 5.).
Polo-First Division:
Victoria Recreation Club . South Wales Borderers, V.R.C., p.in,,
Tennis:C Division: A.T.C. H.K.U.T.C.; Mixed Doubles: United Services Recreation Club v. Club de Reoraio.
Queen's Theatre: "Dance Fools
Dance."
parts of China-the construction of new apartment dwellings may be, expected to continue.
New Constructión Aggregates. $35,000,000,
New Hotels and Industrial Plants. Trade depression that affected
Scores of new Chinese hotels also nearly every country during 1930 was particularly noticeable in China, have been constructed in Shanghai which, in addition, struggled with during the past 10 years, about 50 many serious administrative prob-
of which are thoroughly equipped lems. However, of all China's 'with modern plumbing and heating citics, Shanghai in 1980 enjoyed the and up-to-date furnishings. A new most prosperous era in ita history foreign hotel is now under con- in the form of new building construction in a prominant part of the World Theatre: Tik Jan Maatruction. It is estimated that International Settlement. (Chiness film).
new construction completed and in- A substantial increase in commer augurated during that year in what cial construction has followed the is known as "Greater Shanghai," steady growth of trade and in- embracing the International Settle-dustry, and the increasing need for mont, the French Concession, and modernly equipped business strate the Chinese area, aggregated in tures has necessitated, the scrapping cost more than 835,000,000.
of many of the old buildings in Depressed conditions in China order to make way for the now way. and the unprecedentedly high gold As Shanghai is at the chief in- exchange encouraged individuals dustrial centre of Chinn, many new having silver holdings to invest industrial plants have been and con heavily in real estate, buildings, and tinue to be erected there," Industrial projects, particularly in (Continued on Lage 2)
Star Theatre: ** Caught Short.", Central Theatre: "Not Exnelly Gentlemen."
King's Theatre:"Dishonored." Prince's Theatre: Horn."
Trader
Majestic Thestra: "Foot First" Tea Dance at King's Restaurant; Dinner Dances at Peninsula Hotel and Repulse Bay Hotel.
European Mail-Outward Europe via Suez (Antenor) 10.30 a.m.; Europe via Siberia (Terukani Aaru) 6 p.m.
Tides: High nt 1.50 and 12-39; Low at 7.02 and 7.15.
DON'T FORGET,
LANE CRAWFORDS
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will do all the catering for your pícnic parties !
TIFFINS.
TEAS
MOONLIGHT
SUPPERS:
G. MAUNDER,
THOMSON & Co.)
otising.
Hond
DAILY Office Horas :: 2.30 p.m. to 4.30.p.x
Dose How.
and
DONT FORGET
that if you profer
rrange the actual catering yourself, you
can hire Chairs and Tables, Crockery, Table Silver, Cutlery, and
Glass Ware fro
from LANE
CRAWFORD'S
TAURANT!
RES-
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PENINSULA HOTELN HONG KONG HOTELL REPULSE BAY HOTELI «PEAK HOTELS.
AND
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL? PALACE HOTEL G
Per Month. $3.
THE HONG KONG SPORTING
HARMS & AMMUNITIO STORE.
5-6, BEACONSFIELD ARCADE
„Sporting ami Athletic Good",
Movie Cameras and Accessorie
Hunting Wear
Shooting Equipment.
IRSKUM KAER INVITED TO INSPECT OUR
HOTELS, RESTOCK OF
UNLIMITED.
ÎN ASSOCIATION WITH THE GRAND HOTEL DES WAGON, LITS, PERING
The Only Hotel in CANTON Directly under European Management.
THE VICTORIA HOTEL
SHAMEEN
Guides Kid Trips arranged for
and Special Care Taken of TOURISTS.: Cable Address: "VICTORIA
ASIATIC, FOREIGN AND
ONCOLONIALA
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