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Hongkong Daily Press.

No. 21,215

號五拾查百式千安萬弍第

日七十月伍年丙

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

TIME-TABLE.

WEEK DAYS

Taipo

Taipo-Matkat

Dap 721 9.89 11.08

MAT 749 1018 11 19.20-

A-35 Noor 1

Kowloon

Taumati...

Shatiu

Dep. 8,40 6,50 Dap. 7.03 838 10,51

9.49 11.04 Dap. 7.18

9.15 10.30 11:40) 12,00

12.09

13.41

12,84

Tanling Sheangahai

Dep. 732-10.03 11.18

Dap. 7.88 10.07 1122

: Shumakan

3.00 5.13 6.08 3:11 5.24 6.19 7.38 3.15 5.3 8.33 3.21 8,31 8,29 8.08

Skumahun.

Dep

Shaungahui.

7.21 8,05 10.98 11,40 136 703912 10:45-11,47

9.00 17

518 6.08 5.20 6.15

Fanling

7.31

Taipo Markok

Taipo

Shatin

Yeccati... Kowloos...

8.18 10.49 11,51: Dep Dep: 7,43 8.26 10.39 12.02 7,48 8.30 11.041207 Dop. Dop 7,69 8.43 TL:17 1321 Dop. 8.12 8.55 11.20 12.39 Are 8209,03 11,57 12,41

3.38 0.33

9.38

456

*-3.51 -6,48

8.50

5.08

6,03

6,58

237

9.58 5,16

6.11

7,06

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WEEK DAYS, Fanling Dep. 7.45 11.80-220 6.25 Shatankok...A 8.40 12.95 3,157.20

SUNDAYE AND PUBLIC FOLIDAYS.

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Bhatanok...A 8.40 1225 -- 4,15.

5.24 6.19 5:34

WEEK DAYS.

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7.25 11.10 200 6.55

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A SPLENDID ACHIEVEMENT.

HIS FLIGHT TO THE CAPE.

Mr. Alan Cobham (who has now reach ed Bagdad on his great fight to Australia aid back to England), after completing his fight of 16,000 miles from. London to Capetown and back, broadcast a talk on his experiences on the homeward journey from the London station of the B.B.C.

Readers in China have excellent reasons for knowing the lengths to which the pre- sent musters of Russia will go to stir up strife in other countries in order to serve their political aims. It will, therefore, cause to surprise that there is evidence here that the Soviet have been looking for trouble. During the-General Strike asian cheque for £200,000 was sent from Russia to the Trade Union Congress to help them in their brave struggle on. behall of the down-trodden proletariat The Conservative Party are faced with The British Government, however, young out the possibilities of air routes and

CHIEF CONSERVATIVE AGENT.

JAPANESE FILM IN LONDON,

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. }

LONDON, June 6th--

the problem of finding a new Chief Agent

This week it is announced that the Russian rainers have subscribed 960,000 for the support of the British miners now on strike. But according to the Soviet Union Year Book there are only 200,000 miners in the whole of Russia; and their Average wages are in English money

to replace Sir Herbert Blain, who is de-not permit the money to enter this coun sirous of forsaking the thorny paths of, as it was in support of people openly

engaged, in a revolutionary movement. politics and returning to business. There was a considerable sensation two years ago when he was induced to assume the duties in succession to Admiral Sir Re ginald Hall, M.P. At the time he was Lord Ashfield's right-hand man in the control of the huge Underground Railways and London General Omnibus combines, and it was solely because of his organis ing ability that he was chosen by the "Prime Minister to take up the work at the Conservative Central Office.

about 30/month not a week be it noted, but a month,

AVEO FINDS THE MONEY? The cheque for this £260,000 has not Sir Herbert has never pretended to be, been stopped by our Government because politician. But he introduced many it was sent, not politically but as a free will very useful reforms in the machinery of offering from the miners of Bussis to

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EMPIRE FILM ADVENTURE.

As the Morning Post aptly sags, Who In spite of great difficulties--including the task of sufficient capital-British film can be deceived by such a story! No interests are not idle. This week there doubt the money has been forthcoming, returned to England a small party sent and from Russia; but it would be sur out by British Instructional Films to make prising- if any single Russian miner had a dramatic Alm among the most primitive even heard of the stupendous sacrifice pagan tribes in the heart of the Northern with which he is being credited by the Nigerian bush. This film has been given Soviet authorities." The incident makes of the plain Englishman wonder why our the typically West Coast name

Palaver," and has been produced in a rulers allow the Russian Trade Delega- district where to this day cannibalism tion to remain in this country. exists. Four hundred pagans appear in the picture. Many of them are kings of their own tribes. Two of these monarchs play leading parts calling for great acting ability, and the astonishing thing is that they have proved to be a most amazing ** find."

ANGLO-80VIET TRADE.

prise depended upon that.

After the arrival at Capetown he made an extensive report, and on the return fight they set out to make a dash home. Windsor Castle, a steamship of 29,000 tons, sailed also for Southampton, and On the same day that they left the

they thought they would try a race with her. The ship's voyage was one of just over. 5,000 miles, and their voyage was Whereas the ship one of 8,500 miles, could steam 4 hours a day, they had to night. Therefore, although they bad land 20 times and sleep somewhere every taken 15 days and the Windsor Castle would be. in on Monday morning, he thought the odds had been against them.

AN AIRSHIP AFFAIR,

There was no suggestion, Mr. Cobham said, that an aeroplane air route should be run between Landon and Capetown, because that was an airship scheme." If people wished to go to Capetown they would go by boat until the airship came The Russian Trade Agreement is un-along. What he and his colleagues want- doubtedly of far greater value to Russiaed to do was to find intermediate air routes. They found one, for instance, than to Great Britain. I have that on from Cairo to Central Africa, where it authority of the London Chamber of Com would be a paying proposition, and would merce, in a letter just to hand. The reduce the mail time to England from one month to seven days. Then in South Council of the Chamber has been in cor Africa they found a country absolutely. The story has as its theme the romaare respondence with the Secretary of State ideal for flying. It was possible to land of one of our real Empire builders who for Foreign Affairs on Anglo-Soviet trade anywhere and the weather was always

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Describing the homeward flight, Mr. Cobham said that at Buluwayo his couKING EDWARD panicus saw the remarkable spectacle of 90 Hona in single file running beneath them, After Bulawayo they ran into

flm was produced among tribes so un-negative character. Sir Austen Cham-tropical rainstorms which had to be civilised that the Nigerian Government found it necessary to attach an experi enced Political Officer to the party for safety's sake. This new departure in | picture making is an attempt to show that it is not necessary slavishly to copy foreign themes and methods, but that the Empire is & neglected storehouse of romance, and that by striving to portray British ideals in story form one-it helping to establish British film production.

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"dodged," as it was impossible to dy berlain stated such a course as was pro- posed would destroy the existing, Anglo through them, so deuse were they Going ed an area of 2,000 miles of dense forest, Soviet trade. The question is what is the on through Northern Rhodesia they cross- trade worth to Britain 1

The Trade Section of the Council of and a railway, which they reached after mark. He recalled crossing the spot the Chamber of Commerce has replied to the first 350 miles, was their only land. the Foreign Secretary pointing out to him.

where Livingstone died that the Board of Trade, returns show : that whereas the Soviet sells £25,329,000

The temperature up to the time of their worth of goods to this country per annum, they only buy £6,166,938 worth of British goods and £13,980,054 of re-exports, entry into Sudas territory had been fairly Moreover, it is crecital for the Soviet moderate at about 80 in the shade, but Government to have the British market It became almost unbearably hot at 5,000

then they entered the very hot-tegion open, ea they cannot sell their products feet up, and they had to go to 7,000 to elsewhere.. A certain amount of mild anticipation My Council," writer Mr. 4. de V. Bet a temperature as low as 90 in the seemed like entering a great hot furnace, was aroused when it was announced ic- Leigh, the Secretary, are of opinion seamer like coming lower than that it that the risk of losing the comparatively and it was impossible to look over the cently that a Japanese film was to be small amount of export trade to Russia side of the machine. When they were on screened in London. It was coming from which is now being done, is quite out the ground the only way to keep cool was Kyoto, and was Japanese from start to weighed by the importance of demonstrat to remain atill. At one-stage the tem Saish. But now that it has come, and ing to the world that this country stands persture was 118 in the shade and: 160 in ffor the sanctity of contract, and is not has been seen-under the auspices of prepared to acquiesce in the spoliation of the sun. Despite that heat he was proud the Film Society at the New Gallery--it its citizens. This is an honest British to say that they had no engine trouble has not conquered. The critics, at all statement which commands respect; but At Khartum they encountered sand- I am very doubtful whether it will make storms Climbing to over 12,000 fest they U.§.A. Air Rides, and Miniature Rig events are cold, and "The Street Sir Austen Chamberlam forsake his still found themselves in thick dust, and

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