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TIME TABLE

WEEK

9.15 10.50

5.50

0.24 1239

7.02 9:96 IDST

Dap 7.16

9.49 11.04

Taipo Market

Dep. 7.31

9.53 11.08

Kavipon." Yaumatis Shatin

Taipo

Taling Sheangshui Shamsana

Taipo Bhatin

Day 7.32 10.03 $11,19

...Dep. 7.38 10:07 T

A 7,2 10,137 12 1220 125

the We 8.63 10,38 11,40 ¿Dep. 7,21

832 10,45 11,47 Dep. 7.98 Dep. 7,52 8.16 10.49 1151 Dep. 72 898 12.50 12.02 Dep. 7.45 8.30 11.04 12.07 Dep. 7.59 9.43 11:17 19.31 Dep. 812 8.55 11.99 12,58 Are 8.30 9.09 11,37 12.41

PUBLIC

ONLY

14.35

2.314,44 2443

87.48

3.91 5.845.29

PM. 7.x.

5,13 6,08 3.00 4.13. 1.86

615 4,24 5,20 3.07

5,24 3.11

6:19

9.21 4.38 5.84

-$50

9.45 3.38 4,56 5,51

4.40 6.39

8,33

6.48

£237

5,08 6.03 9.50 3.59 516 11

SHA TAU KOK BRANCE.

WHEK DAYSAGE

PX.

Farling Shatankok.

Dep 7,48 11:30 2206.23 8.40-12.95 $15 7.20

PPAL

SUNDAYS LED-PUBLIC HOLIDAYE.

STATIONS

Fanting Dop, -7.45% 11.20820 625

Shatanok, 8.30 1925 315 7.00

6.58 7.06..

A.M. R.

WEEK DAYS, STATIONS, Shatasukok. Dep. 6.30-10.15 105 1.00 5.35 Fanling. 7.25 11.10 2.00

SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

STATIONA, MON

Sbalaukok...Dup, 6.80 10.15.2,05 6.0) Fanling

A.2.35. 11.10. 8.00 5.55

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WHAT THE MINERS REALLY THE GRAND PRIX DE PARIS FORMER LADY M.

EARN. AGITATORS NONSENSE EXPOSED:

[BY HAROLD COX-).... "Now, that the general strike is ended nominally, at any rate we are back to the old issue, the proposed reduction of

miners wages.

HISTORY OF FRANCE'S GREATEST HDGRAND SHADED TO HOTEL

RACE.

REMARKABLE INSTITUTION. Although the Longemp-track re- Elated Champ-de-Mare 1867 as the chief Parisian race cour the Grand Prix de Paris was only created in 1863.

that period racing was its infancy in France, and 10,000 transworth 2400 then) was considered quiet big prize.

DECREENISE FOR LADY TERRINGTON.

Pent-up feelings proved too strong for well-kno fady ex.P. after the recited the unhappy history of her distress that Frence Annie Lady Ter marriage as in a state ofpoignant Racing was soon-develding auch rington, formerly Liberal for the prosperous lines that it was decited to combe Division of Buck now living do something big. The Duc de format the Hotel Mariee Paris, quitted great sportsman in those days, was the witness-bog after giving evidence be first E have the idea on instituting a seniore Mr. Justice Bateson in support of national event, and, with the aid of the her was east. The groand of her Harold James Selborne, Lord Terring- Vicomte Barn and some colleagues, thepetition was alleged misconduct between Grand Prix de Paris came into being.

Tewas on this issue that the Trades Enion Congress ordered the general stribond it was this issue that created sung age-carners in other industries a feling of sympathy with the minera Numbers of people had the idea that the the miners deny employers wished to aliving wage."

Evidently the T. c. has abandoned that delusion, for it has accepted the morandum of Sir Herbert Samuel, which is in effect a restatement of the proposals Money was worth more in those days, made in the Royal Commission's Repost and the Societe d'Encouragement, no and these proposals were accepted by the basing much of it to pare, approached the Paris County Council and the five Conl-owners.

What-then are the facts They were.railway companies for assistance, fully set out in the Report of the Royal Commission, and there is no exe for the misrepresentatious by Socialist Agitator.

STHE ** LIVING WAGE? First, 43 regarda men classified skilled men." The bevers who are paief piece work rates, carn, according to the Yeport, about 738, a week timbermen earn Gos. & wees.

It was painted put that many benefits wid be derived from the Grand Prix.in bringing story to Peris, and when the money wax forthcoming. the race was founded with an eroris prize of 100,000 francs GTA

The fact that it was fixed for a Hinday caused è commotion in the English Press. far it was imagined that this would pre vent English, owners from datronising the

event.

Althougrt those ties people were option was ignor more particular pu

INSIST

JOHNNIE

WALKER

It's as easy

and

CALDBECK MACGREGOR

Incorporated

When Case was called Mr. T Buck. and Mrs. Rena De Vere Humphrey. will, for petitioner, stated the two people concerned had filed answers denying the' allegation.--Cores Preedy, K.C., for Lond Terrington me Mrs. Humphrey, pointed out that he did not propose to put either of hirtients into the witness hos. The unse was therefore taken as undefended.-Lady Terrington, who was stylishly dressed in black,, told the Court she had come over frora Paris" for the purpose of this ense Her fast par 15, Quran'sBos manent address in England was, with her. hushand in Clarges-street te Spinfeld Tlosee-Greas Marlow-ked by Mr. Justice Bateson if she had permanent 18E ARAB address. Lady Terrington replied that she anticipated living abroad eame time. "I cannot hear Being Eng land," she added. Her marriage wat in May, 1918, at the parish church, St George's, Hanever-square, and there had been no children.After the marriage That the French were in a position to her husband acquired the title of Barod held their own against all comers was, Terrington. They were happy "Batil he however, proved the following year, when began to get very jealous of her and the French coit, Vermout beat the Epsom restricted ber movements. In December, Derby winner, the famous Bir Athol 1025, she found out he had made the ac After Vermont, Gladiateur, fresh from bisquaintance of.Mrs. Humphrey." After Epsom triumph, came back here to run that he altered very much towards her away the Grand Prix. Then Ceylon In December, 1025, petitioner went over Next take the case of the unskilled won to the Drke of Beaufort, and the to Paris and respondent should heta në pien. According to the Samuel Report French stables scored the following year companied her, the tickets having beer

taken, but he winds the excuse of Bise underground labourers were getting high Fervæenves.

HOME SUCCESSES

Suppose their wager were reduced by 10 per cent, which is what the coat owners propose they would be left reed, and Mr. Saville sent over The & MACAOspectively 638 d. and 583, 6d. So the Ranger to win our first Grand Prix, beat- after this reduction had taken place the ing by half a length the French cham- hewers would still be getting consider pion, La Toucques, who was badly midden ably more than the timbermen were con and 'should have WOR tent to receive Lefore the strike, and the timbermen would still be getting ruce than engineers and shipwrights, many other equally skilled workers, now recuiving. So far, therefore, as the skilled men are concerned, the talk about lising wage is due either to complete ignorance of the facts or to dishonest propaganda.

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ad. a week, pithead and screen men werece then the racing public and to business in Londen. Hetamised getting 453. After a deduction of 10 p note the victories of English horses, The join her two days later r cent these men would be left with 478 Far Sormette, Cremorne, Trent, Koberz Had you the slightest suspicion Bd." and 40s. Od respectively

the Devil, Foxhall, Bruce, Paradox, and improper relationship between Here again it will be noticed that the Mung After Minting scored in, 1888 band and Mrs. Humphrey proposed reductions would leave the un-French had a fine spell, and Fept rington asked what he v derground-labourers with more than the surface workers were taceting before strike, and the lowest paid men, even

the full deduction of 10 per cen made in their case 360 and this is proposed would still be getting puED $9 a week

MINERS COMPARATIVELY WELL OFF

That in very low wage but to des it as less than living wage in

ram Prix at home until 1908, when and he denied everything. Spearmant brukeran of Juck with Added that she can'

ou December 25th, 1925 25 win for Major Lodes,"

The Freach victories were all the more certain reports. The chauffeuers meritorious from the fact that some statement to her and resul English horses such as The Baron, C-spoke to her busbart the Yame-evening Gouise Did he admit or not that berry, Fitz, Hampton, Ravensburg and

there had been wrong relationship-He atchbox were defeated. te was, however, generally agreed that denied absolutely think he stayed Hatchbox was untucky to be beaten by with you that night?--Yes, I begged and Dalma Baghteln 1804. most sportsmen implored him first of all. I even went resent on the cension being of or mut-en-my-knees. Owing to what she heard. that the English home had won. Since pelitioner selawatir fry her busband, the Savoy Hotel.. On the 27th she Spearmint, the only English, ginners are Da December 26th' she ascertained head been Galloper Light and Lemonora

race..

a suppression of real facts. Teach is not a living wage, then a large part of our population must be absolutely

Last year although there was no Engwent there at noon with Mr Porter, an starving Engineering labourers, acfd is to the Samuel Report, get only 40s.

d. shipbuilding labourers only 391, d. liek horse in the field, the race had a pity agent, and inom found Nor do these mun get the cheap coltages international favour, singe eine ein dampfes and the lavish supplies of cheap carries Poglish jacket, eventually gether, partly dress Counsel: I think nctly angry. I wahrt. Lady Terrings -gratuitous coal which the miners enjoy, proving the winner after a sensitivIZE YOU were very aday I was not ex Still more striking is the contrast with The Grand Prix de Paris is the exant ton added she had never been back to her agricultural labourers. In answer to a

of the year and marks the end of the husband since it come to your question in the House of Commons on February 16th, 1926, particulars were Paris season, Everyone goes to the knowledge that he is csii asociating given of agricultural wages in different meeting, which is always patronised by with Mrs. Humphrey I know she de Counties in England. In Bedfordshire the President of the Republic and, be-cupies his bedroom now. Petitioner the wages of agricultural labourers were sides Parisians, visitors from practically sobbed bitterly on leaving the itness enquiry agent his lordship Frenounesd′′a for a 48-hours week; in Norfolk all parts of the world may be met at box. After hearing the evidence of the for a 50-hours.week; in Cheshire 353. for Longchamp

The Grand Prix weeks brings.in a decree nisi, with costs. a 3-hours wrek Cumberland if for

Tich inrvest to all trailes people in the a 2-hours weik.

Eerywhere agricultural labourers getGay City, who know how to make hay lower wages than the lowest paid of the while the can shines, and visitors who do men working in the mines or on the aur-not know the ropes and cannot speak face of the mines, and they work longer French have to pay dearly" for "every-

thing.. Sours than the miners would work even

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The Grand Prix should be seen at least

if they went back, as the owners propose, to the 8-hours day. Moreover, most once. It is an event absolutely unique, ngrivaltural Labourers are subject to the and the sporting side of the question is constant risk of losing a big slice of their only a minor consideration to half the week's money if the weather is too bad attendance: for them to work in the fields.

TIC'S SELFISH POLICY. But the T.L.C. does nothing to help them It is quite content that the farm band should receive a low wage so that the town worker may get cheap food; but it ordered a general strike to prevent the reductions of coal miners' wages, though that reduction would tend to lower the price of coal for agricultural labourers, Yet the miners as a body are immensely better off than hundreds of thodentids of other Jabourers and killed industrial workers..

DO'S AND DONTS.

LONDON'S WELCOME TO AMERICAN AUTHORS.

England offers a haven of fellowship. and helpfuinces to kriting compeers-in- America Tails, according to which Frederick Chamberlain, an expatriated The fashion parade is a serious rival writer on history, in the April Inter to the racing, and it is safe to say that national Book Review Mr. Chamber.

Iain was a lawyer in Boston-with- thousands of ladies never attempt to see lucrative practice, and, along to the any of the sport, but are quite content

comradeship and a welcome as his literary equal

~.

to sit ander the shade of the trees at prime of life, when he decided to leave the back of the stands watching the his own country, and enter apon, the work He quickly gained recognition on the stream of visitors wandering to and from of historical research the paddock.

It is wist, if one go to the Grand Prix, other side of the Atlantic, while in not to make an appointment for dinner, America, though he had written, a num as, since the racing is over very late, one ber of books, inyluding a novel and a play, he was not well known: As he is practically certain to miss it."

Unless one is a Rugby player it is ad-states the case:

The moment I landed in England, with visable on Grand Prix day to limit his The figures of miners" wages above investments to the big race. Special only the books I had written in America given are taken from the Samuel Report booths are opened for the Grand Prix for introduction, not a scholar or writer and may be accepted as fair averages, before racing starts, when it is easy to in Great Britain hesitated to show me but it is worth while to add actual" get on," and if one is lucky and has figures of the wages paid in a particular anything to draw he can cash. his tickets colliery, which may be regarded as the Society's offices la town the follow typical of the inining districts in York- ing day but to attempt to bet on the shire and the Midlands. In one portion other races would be akin to madness and of this colliery, the lowest earrings of a beer waste of time so geent is the coal hewers were 23 14s. 10d. per week scramble at the Maturis,"

The Grand Prix was doubled in value for a week of 5 days; the highest earn- ings in the same place were 176. 1d in 1802 when the late M. Edmond Blanc for a week of get days. It was won with Buel, son of Energy and in In London the Pilgrima made me a because men earning such wager as these 1904 the prize money was increased from member. So did the Bavage Club. And declared that they would not agree to a 200,000 to 300,000 francs, when J. Childs this last is of itself enough to warrant benefitted by the sympathy of men work penny off wages on to an extra hate scored on the late M. Vanderbilt's North man in moving to London it he is

eant, on the working day that the TVC o

Now the race is worth half a millioning along lines like his . ♥ I was sim dered & generiatrike. It has now con-

such an atmosphere fessed failure but the miners still main: I francs, and is the most richly-endowedly starving my own country for

Crent of the French Türf. tain their attitude.

"

It was just the opposite of my experi ence in the United States. The fault there may have been my own, but the fact is that no literary man or woman gave me the slightest recognition or dis Played a spirit of helpfulness.

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