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No. 23029. 號玖拾式仟萬弍第 日伍拾月享年申壬 HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1932. 伍拜雞日拾式月伍年式卅佰玖仟登英
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
TIME TABLE.
On and after MAY 2ND, 1931, until Further Notice (all previous,
Time Tables caticelled)....
UP TRAINS/
STATIONS
No No. No. No
10
Ho. No. No. No. No. No. No 13 14. 16- ||23′′| 18 | 26 98.
| AR, AM,
Kowloon
Dep. 6.40 8.05 828 9.15 10:16 13.00 1182.35 408 441 8.88 1.40 „Dep.|| 8.48]
Talpo tomĎop. 7.14
...Dep. 7.00
Tape Market..
Dep.7.19
Feeling......
Dep.30
Sheangahul Dep. 7:38]
Themebur
Canton
Bhumobun
142
DIARY OF LOCAL
EVENTS.
Ember Day.
TO-DAY.
(May 20.)
Toa Party to Mr. P. P. J. Wode- Chou at Lane, Crawford's Restaur Bank, 8.15 p.m.
King'a Theatre: -"Bunshine Susie."
Central Theatre:
9:34 10:34 14:08 1,25) ...
9.87 10.86 15:00 1.88)
144
9.58:10:50:12.58:281
...
0.87 1084 1.7 1.65
£49 BAR 7,48 5.09 8.55 8.00 5.13 6.00 9.18 1981 8.17 5.99|6.99 4.27.
Lane."
5.84) 6.27|| 8,89 |8.20 3.35
10.09 11.04.12.473.06
9.06 | 20.16:11,09/12.53) 2,10)8,16) ........ „Art. 7,41] 8,62 | 9:11:10.30)11.15 12,58 318 8.30 440
11.82
5:40
DOWN TRAINS
STATIONS
[No] No]] No; } No, || No. No.
1 ย 7
18 17 |AM AM, AM, LAMP.M.
No. No. No. No. $1 Ja 29-
Cantan
Sheangshui...
Fanling...
Taipo Market..
Talpo
Shatin
Trucati
Kowloon
Dop
7.60
4.15.
718
Dep, 7:17 8,03 0,58 10.84|11.38:285): 4:29 |8.10|7,01|7,41 Dop 7.34 8.10 10,08 900 $11,45)2,49}= 480||0,17| „Dap. 7.20):8.14 10,08, .... (11,80)2:46 435 †6.3%| Dan. 7:40 8.25 1618...
12,08 3500 440)] 6,32|
12.30 8.18 5.03 6:49.
De 7.46 880 10.2 12.06 8.02 1.40 6.30... Dap. 7.588.13 10:10
Dap 8.118.55 10.48*
12,82 8.77) 4.14 (701) *...
„JATT.|8:17)-9,011. 10.64.11.13) 12288) 8.83) 5.20 17.07) 7.897,54
4✪ Sundays and Public Hohdüys only
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By Order,
R. BAKER, Manager, BRITISH SECTION, KOWLOON-CARTON RAILWAY
HONG KONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMERS,
Park
HOW AUSTRALIA CAME ON THE MAP
CAPTAIN LOOK'S SEARCH FOR THE
SOUTHERN
CONTINENT
HOW THE FIRST VISIT LANDING WAS MADE.
One hundred and sixty-two years. Tasmania. A storm blew him far-
Queen's Theatre: To Oblige Aago in the beautiful Australian ther north than he had intended to Lady,"
Autman, when the country, refresh go. However, the disarrangement World Theatre: "Inspiration."
ed by rain, recovers from the heat of his plan was fortunate, for on Star Theatre: "The Gaucho,”. Tan Dances at King's Restaurant of summer. Captain Cook lazded April 20 he sighted the Ninety- and Hong Kong Hotel: Dinner at Kurnell. The discovery of the mile Beach, near Sydenham Inlet, Dances at Hong Kong Hotel, Penin south-east coast of Australia was and sailed up the coast nothing its sula Hotel and King's Hestaurant, Tides-High at 8.49 and 22.35
the result of a phase of English contours, which reminded him of Low at 2.24 and 18.40.
character which has often, baffled the coast of Wales, and looking, out European Mail:-Inward Europe foreigners Napoleon although he i Siberia (Chitral); Outward himself had a keen eye for the for a enfe anchorage. An attempt Europe via Siberia (Impress of main chance, styled the English to land near Wollongong was th Asia) 10 mm. Outward: Europe" nation of shopkoopers, Thin warted by the heavy sea, bus oarly Die Siberia (Empress of Asia) 10 disparaging description reflected on April 28 the entrance to Botany, E
European opinion fairly accurate Bay, which he originally named ly. The English were supposed to Stingray Bay, came into view, and be indifferent to the claims of cul by the afternoon the Endeavour ture. They were, forsooth, insen-was lying inside Cape Solander, sible to the fine arts, barely tola. There is a tradition which is quite rant to literaturo although by in harmony with Cook's maguani produced several writers p quite on a midshipman, Isaac Smith, some mysterious accident they and mous disposition, that he insisted respectable talent and wedded to being the first to step on shore materialism. They devoted their from the jolly boat. energies to the acquisition of money
A.2.
SATURDAY, (May. 21.)
Ember Day. Small, Fulness (Hsiao-man), Opening of New Ride Range, Kowloon Tong by G.0.0, 4.30 pm
Lawn Bowls First Division: Police C.8.C.C., Kowloon Docks P. Kowloon C.C., Craigengower Bowling Greer, Taikoo Club de Recreios Second Division: Bowling
and in their leisure, to chasing CHARMED WITH COUNTRY. foxes and patronsing the prize
ring. Yet to utilitarian England. Cook was charmed with the sur- Green v. Craigengower, C.S.C.. alone did it occur ta despatch roundings.
A book, attributed
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Central Theatre; Lane,"
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purpose of observing the transit of Venus, which was due in 1769, an expensive undertaking, and one which had no practical value. To onant James Cook oss survey the command, was appointed Lisut
EARLY ACCOUNTS. The authorities decided that this was good opportunity for killing two birds with one. stons. Cook's
apeake about the “abundsave of grass!!! gardant meadows, and the rick bullak menld, capable of growing any kind of grain. From either on "Geordie" brige or in buyhood, Cook's life had been spent,
Star Theatre Inspiration and as the nety, so he can hardly be World Theatre The Gaucho."
ed him high praise from his blamed for painting an "over": superiors, and whose Ten Dances at King's Restaurant measures for the preservation of unflattering estimate was nearer successfu) + roseate picture. "Sir Joseph Bank's and Hong Kong Hotel; Dinner Dances at Hong Kong Hotel. Pen the health of his crews were an the truth, as far as this particular insula Hotel, Repulse Bay Hotel additional recommendation when locality is concerned.
But in re so long a voyage was contemplated. trospect the place came to be en- and King's Restaurant.
dowed with greater attractions, And on his advice was "chosen -as the seat of the first settlement.
SYDNEY HARBOUR. instructions were, when the astro- Governor Phillip immediately re- nomical mission had been com-cognised its limitations, and moved pleted, to search, diligently" for north to an inlet, the presence of the southern continent about which which Cook had remarked, but sq much speculation existed. The" which he had not examined; journal of Torres was extant, The Sydney is: Sydney by virtue of Dutch and Dampier had come upon shear luck. When Cook was sailing a forbidding terrain to the west, up the coast looking out for a fer. and formed an unfavourable im- bour, a strong southerly wind presion of it. It was arid and | drove him past Jervis Bay. But worthless, said Dampier. The for that, the Federal capital yet aborigines were the miserablest to be might now be equipped with people in the world. The Hoda ready-made port. End that NOU- madoda of Monomatape, though atherly wind continued and carried nasty people, yet for wealth are him boyond Botany Bay and Port gentlemen to those out despite Jackson, he might have put in at these tentative and fortuitous Broken Bay. In that case the ad- efforts at exploration, a vast ministrative centre of the colony Ton Dances at King's Restaurant lacuna remained and Cook's secon- would, in all likelihood, have been and Reprise Bay Hotel; Dinner dary errand was to learn what it the vicinity of Windsor the Dances at Hong Kong Hotel, Pen-might hold. After eiraumnavigating nucleus of a great city would have insula Hotel and "King's Res- New Zealand, thus proving that been provided, and almost certain-
thean islands bad no connectionly the Blue Mountains would have: Tides-High at 10.00; Low at with the conjectural Great Southbeen crossed at a much earlier date a. and 17.26
Land, he shaped his course for (Continued on Page 4.)
Trinity Sunday. St. Louis Industrial School, Patronal Feast, Mass. 10 am.
Concert: Repulse Bay Hotel, It a.m. til 2 p.m.
Queen's Theatre: Cuban Love Bong."
King's Thentro: "Hindle Wakes." Central Theatre:
Park Lane.
World Thentre: The Story of Kiangtan," Part L (Chinese film), Star Theatre: "Almost A Honey- moon,"
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