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MASON'S

DELICIOUS

O.K.

SAUCE.

No. 21,203

Hongkong Daily Press.

號叁零百弍千堂萬式第 日拾伍年寅丙

KOWLOON-CANTON

Yaumati...

Kowloos

Bhatin

Taipo

Tipo Market

Fanling. Shanghai

TIME-TABLE.

WEEK DAYS

RAILWAY.

33 8,29 1.10 445,887,19 566.61 7.31 .56 6,096,047,44

A

Nocas int

Dop, 6.40

9.15 1080 11.40) 19,00

...Dep 6.50

9,24) 10.80

12.09

14

Dip 7.02

9.38 10.51

1221

17.16 9.49 11.04

10.94

Dep. 201

0.53 11.06

13.39

Dip 7,32 10.03 11,18

12.48

Dp 7.30 10:07 11.29

13.63

Shumehna

...4, 7.4210,13 11.8' 12.20' 19,58

.00 5.15 6.08 17,48 9.11 524 6.19 7.58 3.15 6,23 8.23 8.02 3.21 6,348,299.08

A.M. P.M.

FM,

Bhamohan

...Dep. 7,21

8.96 10.38 11,40 1.58

3,00

Sheungshal

Fealing

Dop Dep

36

8.12 10.45 11,47

1.07

8.16 10,49 11,51

8.11

408 3.24

828 10,59 12.03

$.21

6.34 4.38

T.M. 4.17 5,18 0,08 6.25 6.19 8.59

Dep 7,48

8.30 11.04 12,07

3.25

4.42

5.88

...Dep 7,59 ...Dep. 8.12

8,43 11.17

1991

3.38

456 5.51

8.20

8,55 11.99 12.33 5,0 11,87 13,41

3.50

8.58

5.08) 6,03 5,181 811

6,33 0,46 6,58 7,08

Taipo Misrket Dep.

Tripo

Shatin

...

Yeausti... Kowloda

SHA TAU KOK BRANCH.

P.M.

WEEK DAYS, STATIONS, Fanling.Dep 7,45 11.30 9.20 6.25 Shatankok...Art. 8.40 19.25 8,15 7.20 SUNDAYS AND PUBLIO HOLIDAYS.

STATIONS

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1. P..

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AM. AM. 7.36

P..

WEEK DAYE. STATIONS, Bistaukok...Dep. 0.80 10.15 1.05 5.00 Thaling ...Arr. 7.25 11.10 2.00 8.55 SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, F.M. AM, AX. P.M. Shatoukok...Dep. 6.30 10.16 2.05 6,00 Fanling...A, 7.23. 11.10 8.00 6.85 Farther information may be obtained at the RAILWAY Offices, Kowloon, or from Mars. Tros, Coox & Son, Las, Hoxaxano, or fram Tux AMERICAN EXPRasa Cox PANY, HONGXING,

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Fanling ...Dop. 7.45.11.30 8.20 6.25 Bhatankok...Ar. 8,40 12,25 418 7.20

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I well remember, ho continues, the Sometimes we might almost seems to be to have been held on Thursday and Fri- day of last week. The most convenient scheme adopted by a local Governor who deliberately erecting barriors against dates for them now, it has been found, had been ordered to accumulate a large foreigners who would like to know us will be June 9th and 10th, and that has quantity of firewood for military pur-Our national turn for self-depreciation put back the third and fourth Courts Poses, the rate in British currency boing (in such a barrier. At home we are used until Wednesday and Thursday, July 4d, for each 80-lb. weight. He summon- to it, and are able to apply the necessaTY 15, QUEEN'S BOLD ORNTEAL TIL 75 OHMYNAL,

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guests have leamed very rapidly that the the country as stocks of cool will be ex-

I had occasion to report upon the England of the doleful reports is not the hausted; and a ton wacks' stoppage would mean a blow from which it would take military forces of the commander-in-chief England of reality. They went back, ed their stayy and confounded by the con- us a couple of years to recover. Still, of a cortain province and the advis having to all appearances greatly enjoy. everyone is hoping for the best and that, ability of comparing the actual with the trast between anticipations based on indeed, is the only thing to do in present paper figure of bis army, for which he hearsay and the facts that actually con- KING EDWARD

was drawing a huge sum annually. An fronted them.

If one of the purposes of their trip was THE COMING SEASON.

inspecting general was, therefore, dis to get some insight into the truth about There is reason to believe that the London season which was interrupted by patchel from Peking, and his approach. England, they came at e fortunate time. crisis that incane far more to Great the strike will be a great success. Erening advent wamed the military governor They found us in the thick of a coal the fact that the miners are standing out that his bogus army would be exposed to Britain than any corresponding trouble for their own terms and show nd dis

could possibly mean to America. Ons position to meet the employers will not the glaring light of day.

However, hi was quite undismayed, must not take the pleasant things said affect the programmes of West End

this case it is plain that the calm hostesses. There is to be a vast amount and, knowing that an inspecting officer by departing guests too literally, but in of entertaining in the course of the next few months. In other directions the can be induced to imitate Nelson and his thoroughnces and good temper with attractions are many sad varied. The famous "blind eye" if sufficient induer. which the coal problem has thus far been Royal Opera, which started during the ment wore forthcoming, be dispatched the handled by all parties have profoundly, impressed our American visitors. They strike, is attracting fine housea; und hext members of his staff to the highways and have had a glimpse of that essential that good-humoured month Dame Nellie Melba is to appear

circumstances.

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at Covent Garden for the last time before byways, the vilinges, and the plains, who reasonablences, her final adieu to stage and platform. gathered in boys and men from fifteen sanity, which is one of the enduring Wimbledon as the home of tennis cham- to sixty or more, so that the total might traits in the British character. Their was that such vital dad complicated Raues pions will be a bigger draw than ever; bear some resemblance to the paper spokesmen have admiringly acknowledged

The supply of uniform Ögure. and it is expected that Henley will prove simple, for it was merely jacket and could nowhere have been examined so a particularly brilliant meeting,

trousers, and with this and a rifle, a comprehensively and with so little heat They cannot bring AMERICANS COMING AGAIN,A

carbine, sword, lance, or battleaxe, the of partisanship. It is pleasant news that a large mum army was at full strength. With the themselves to believe, any more than wo ber of American visiters, who wired to inspecting general's departure it shrank can, that when a settlement is no mani- cancel their rooms at the West End again to a few hundreds, although the festly imperative in the interests of the hotels when the strike became an alarm paper figure remained the same in order nation and of all who belong to it, a

settlement will not be found, ing fact, are now wiring to caned their not to prejudico the profits.

ONLY ENGLISHMEN POSSESS. previous cancellations I learn that Roveral thousands of visitors have arrived

Then, again, they have detected in the Along the Russian and Central Asian in Town during the past week nice the strike was called off, and the will frontiera the Chinese forces are supposed plans made for their journeyings and gladden many hearts in the entriain-to be on a war footing, but the true re-receptions that genius for rapid organi

They have ment line, because while the trouble last-lation between the actual and the paper sation which only Englishmen know ed they had a very lean time indel. As strength of a Chinese unit is so indeter that Englishmen possess. so many new dates have been arranged minate that it would be impossible to gons North and scan and been amazed for all the social and sporting fulations form any estimate oven were the returns by the mirade of British industrialism that had to be postponed, it is prclical-of the Peking War Board available, and its energy and enterprise. They ly certain that the season will be kicad- What, for instance, can you do when have discovered a secret that we have! ed to cover the lost period of a fotnight you have such a case as ones confronted always done what we could to conceal caused by the great upheaval,

me The commandant of an important from the rest of the universe--that the

THE FRONTIER. -

The suggestion was made a vek ago frontier outpost was stated to have six- English railways are the best in the that the Royal Tournament ough to be teen regular soldiers as the garrison, and world. Coming from the land of hotels, abandoned; but most of the soldirs, and he submitted returns to that effect. But they have handsomely owned that their sailors who have been training take actually the total was made up of two best in that line is no better than ours. part desire to carry on. The authorities genuins warriors, four servants, the com- All these tributes of a slightly astonish ed appreciation are very pleasant, and have recordingly devided to had themander, his wife, and eight children.

The bribery and corruption take their genuineness is not to be-doubted. function on new dates July 8th to 24th-as it is thought that by then the various forms. One of the generals now Back in their own homes our visitors country will have settled down. As the operating blore Peking iuued a scale will find themselves possessed of know- Royal Tournament will be the only mili- of payments for surrenders to his side, ledge not shared in or even suspected tary show in London this summer it offering £10,000 for a battalion complete by their neighboura. They will be among will be especially attractive, and the at-with its commander, £4,000 for a field the privileged 'faw, who are aware that

Sunday Times (London). tendance at Olympia is sure to le on a battery, and so on down to the simple Eugland is very far from dons for.- soldier, who was rated at a £10 note.. record soale.-H.B.

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