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KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY. Storm Fiend Of Cape Horn
TIME TABLE.
On and after MAY ND, 1931, until Further Notion (all previous
Time Tables cancelled). -
UP. TRAINS
STATIONS
No. No.
10 .3 6 AX AN. | AM,
8. AM,
No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
23 14 ля
1822 1824 20 -M. NOON P.M. P.X. P.X, T.MT.M|| T.M.
.Dep. 4.0 8.05 8.28 18 10,13 12.00 1.18 3.38 4.02 441) 5.85 7.40
Kowloon
Taumati
Drp. 6.48
0.24 1024 12.08 1.20
449 5.43 7.48
**
Bhatin
„Dap. 7.00.
9.87 10,80 12.00 1,89
6.02 5,658.00
-
Talpo
Dep. 7.16...
9.62 10.50 12,30 1,61
Tipo Market.
Dep. 7.19
0.67) 10.54 1287 1.55 ...
5.16 0.08 8.79 5.19 6.12 8'1X
***
Fanling
7,80
10.09 11,04 10,47 2.05
7.85
9.05 10.111.00 12,52] 2,10
5.22 6.22 8.97 6.61 0.27 8.32
Bheangahui
• Shumetun
Canton
7.31 8,44 9.11 10.20 11.15 12.68 2.10 3.20 4.40 8.40 6.298.
11.3
5:40
DOWN TRAINS
No. No. No. No. No. No.
STATIONS
1
a
| A.M. A.M.Į A.K.
ཏ 5. 15 17 AN.A.. [F.M.
7.60
401
Chaton...... Shumshun, Sheungshai
Fanling
Talpo Market.. Tripo
Kowloon...
Dep....
Dep. 7.17 8.03 0.55 Dep. 7.2 5.10 10.00 Dep. 7.29 8.14 10.08 Dep. 7.40 8.25 10.16 Dap. 7.45 830 10.22 7.58 6.43 10.36| .Dep.
7.281 ...
10 .21 18 23 P.M. P...K. [P.M.
***
415.00
.".
1.83
FIA
Sometimes It Drowses!
WORLD'S MOST DREADED PASSAGE"
HAS MOMENTS OF CALM.
Whoever, outside a few old salts,
JUST IDLING ALONG. "Then, one day, I was on lopkout duty, and reported land on the part side. The wind had dropped away
DIARY OF LOCAL
EVENTS.
TO-DAY.
(August 17.)
Meetings Extraordinary Meet- ing Hong Kong Football Associa
tion/
Miscellaneous-Whist Drives Sea- men's Institute and Kowloon Dock, At & p.m.
Star Theatre: Trader Horn." Queen's Theatre: "The Champ.” Central Theatre: "Another Man's Wife."
King's Theatre: "She Wanted a Millionaire."
Garden Theatre: "Dirigible." World Theatre: "Marianne." Oriental Theatre: "Goldie." Ten Dance at King's Restaurant. Dinner Dances at Repulse Bay Hotel, and King's Restaurant.
Tides-High at 9.35 and 23.16 Low at 2.55 and 16.30.
Home
Outward Mails.
has heard of ship being be Well, if culmed of, Cape Horn? you were to pay your income tax and set sail for the Horn at the almost nothing, and the ship was right time of the year, possibly that
just idling along in a big swell. in what would happen to you, for When I came off watch, the land during brief-very brief-periods in was still in sight and I thought my June, July, December and January, shipmates were pulling my leg when No. No. No. No, there is not enough wind in the they told me it was Cape Horn. vicinity of the dreaded old Cape to But it was, all right. For two days disturb your hair, believe it or not. just drifted along in the swell. Seas, yes. Grout big lumbering On the third we got a fair.wind, 6.107.01 7.18 rollers heaving up from the Antarc and in another day we were sailing 10.34 1188 2.35 4.28
11.483.43 4,308,17. tic wastes at the rate of six to the blithely up the coast. I remember 11.80 2.48 4.38
6.12 12,01 2,68 4.45
mile-but scarcely a breath of wind, well shaking my fist after the grim 12,00 802) 4.45) 6.80
Mention Cape Horn to the aver-old Cape then laughing heartily, 12.208.18) 6,098.48 ...
age person, and he immediately for the joke had been on me," was 19.32 8.27 8.14 7.01. Arr. 8.17 8,01 10.64 11.19 19368.33) 5.20 (7.077.397.54 conjures up a grimĮ picture of hurri;
the official's story,
On his next trip round, however, Europe vin Buez by Agamemnon, he struck Cape Horn at its worst, and the distance ha covered in four days on his first trip, occupied 18 on his second. qtt
Ships that took part in this year's Whest Derby Australia England could not have had worse weather off Cape Hom. Every one of them ran into. gales, mountainous sens, snow and ice, and at least three of them all but foundered.
.Dep. 8.11 8.56 10.48
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cana winds, tremendous seas,, hard ship; the risking of life and limb, heroism-shipwreck.
And on an average, Mr. Average Person would be right, for, to quote the Admiralty handbook on Cape Generally bad weather may be expected all the year round."
Ног
We hear plenty of the storms and terrors of Cape Horn. Sailors will talk about thom as long as there are stas and ships to sail on them, so that it sounda liko a new tale of the
sea to hear of sailors tolling about the decks, making dilly bags, sing-1 ing songa, telling yarns or doing a add repairing job here and there, with the Horn actually in sight, over to port
TERROR ALLAYED. This state of affairs so rarely occurs, however, that it is doubtful if one windjammer man in a bun dred has ever heard of it, let alone; experienced it. Yot it HAS o
curred.
A high shipping official, in Mel bourne, recalls that on his very first trip to sea as apprentice in a wind. jammer he was becalmod for two days within sight of the island Capo! itself.
"I had gone ahoard that ship with terror in my heart, for we were
19.30 p.m.
for
THURSDAY.
(August 18.) Lawn Bowls.-Spey Royal Cup Competition, Club de Roureio `v. Kowloon B.G.C. (Kowloon C.C. green), 4.30 p.m..
Meetings.-Theosophical Society, p.m. Creditors of You. Shua Knitting Co. Ltd., 3 p.m. Deacons Court, Hong Kong; Union Church Hall, &.15 p.m.
Standing 1391 feet above the sea, Cape Hora is an island cape at the southern extremity of South Ameri- Miscellaneous-Whist Drive Po- ca, and the north to south-west lice Recreation Club, Happy Valley, winds that prevail there bring with 8.30 p.m.
them the very breath of the Antaro- tic. Taking in sail in Cape Horn storm is a job that would break the heart of a lion and one that requires
the constitution of an ox,
"One hand for the ship-one hand for yourself," is the old axiom, but when you get down on deck again, after an hour aloft, you don't care whether your ship or yourself or both ever see, another day.
F
RISKS TO SAVE MONEY.
World Theatre: Strangers May Kiss
Queen's Theatre: "The Champ." Central Theatre: "Another Man's Wife,"
King's Theatre: "The Calendar." Star Theatre: "Sporting Blood. Garden Theatre: "Charley's Aunt."
Oriental Theatre:
man
"
"His 'Wo-
Tea Dance at King's Restaurant; Dinner Dances at Hong Kong and
To save the heavy costs entailed Peninsular Hotels and King's Res-
in using the Panama Canal, many taurant. steamers are now taking the Cape
Tides:--High, at 10.15 and 23.41;
Horn route to England from Austra-low at 3.38 and 17.00..
in which, though longer, saves hun- Home Maila. Inward from Aus- dreds of pounds. They are usually tralia by Aleuta Muru. able to plug ahead at a few knots
to go round the Horn, and to me, that meant that I was probably in the worss of storms, whether the
wind be ahead, behind or on either
leaving my home and people never quarter. In short, Cape Horn has the problem which confronted him no terrors for thom, be it calm or with half a dozen dusky maidens stormy.
to return On our run dowa, mem- hers of the crew spoke of nothing, but the hardships ahead. I felt like A soldier going into the firing line for the first time, and as we got
the dreaded] nearer and nearer Cape, so did my terror increase.
GIFTS FOR KING GEORGE.
SOME OF THEM INVOLVE A RULE OF ETIQUETTE.
Skippers and crews of windjam sent bim by an African chief. Thin mers certainly do not want to find was is the heart of the jungle dur themselves becalmed in those colding the Princo's last hunting trip; latitudes, but I think Mr. Averago Person would sooner that then gales and the bevy of damsels arrived at
big seas po Lice
+
блож
•
possible disaster.
disappointment at getting them back will have to be assuaged to the best of the ability of the royal secrataciat.
i
his camp without any warning. An interpreter explained that they were sent by the chief, to be the Prince's brides.
The Prince replied that in this country a man could have only one wife, and added that the girls wera all so beautiful be could not choose When the Duke of York becams among them. Sending a gift to the engaged to Lady Elizabeth Bowes- chief and something to each of the Lyon, scores of very valuable gifts girls as an extra proof of bis appre were sent to the Duke by strangers.ciation of the honour done him, the London. It is an inflexible rule Each one was returned from the Prince was able to dispose of the of the British royal family that its office of the King's private secre awkward present" without caus members shall not accept presents;.
Itary, & politely worded note informing trouble. from strangers. And one of the ing the sonder that it was contrary Another problem is what to do with some of the presents the royal most difficult of the problems that
to etiquette to accept a wedding | family are obliged to accept. The face King George and Queen Mary gift from any one who was not a lion and lioness presented to the and their sons is now, to refuse gifts personal friend.
King by the Emperor of Abyssinia, some very valuable offered toj As the most traveled member of for instance, had to be sent to the London Zoo for salo-keeping. And them in ignorance of this rule the royal family, the Prince of it must have puzzled Queen Victoria without hurting the feelings of the Wales has bad more smbarrassing to know what to do with the silver frying pan she received every gifts than probably any other man Christmas from King of Siam. The recent birthdays of the King in the world, and has developed a
It became known recently that and Queen, which occurred within technique of his own for dealing King George could not get certain eight days of each other as
saw the with them. But even his tact must broadcasting stations on the wire- at once a flood of radio sets and of usual flood of gifts to Buckingham have been taxed to the almost by less receiver he was then using and Palace from loyal subjects whose (Continued at next_column.), Loffers of others began pouring in.
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