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TIME-TABLE.

WEEK DAYS

[6.40 | 9.15 | 10,30] 11.40] 12,00

AM.

NOCK

3.16 5,296.23 3,03 3.91 5,348,293,08

Kowloon...

Yanmati

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19.09

Shatin

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19.03

Taipo

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Fanling.

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12.48

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Sheangahni

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Fanling...

Dep.

7,53

8,16 | -10,49 | 115T

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828 10.59 1102

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Dap

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Taipo Market

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LONDON, July 4th. Nearly 3,000 women, representing over forty societies, met yesterday afternoon (The Island of Cheung Chow lies on the Embankment (Charing Cross South of Hongkong a short journey of Bridge) to walk in procession to Hyde Columbus has discovered to KROT, LIGHT eight miles distance. From the height Park, where a mass meeting was held through its leading newspaper, of the Peak the little dumb-bell-shaped at p.m. The demonstration was or-Columbus Citizen, why British films are patch of land looks barren and unpro-ganised by a joint committee of Women's not shown in America. Columbus wants mising; and it is an immense surprise Leagues, both party and non-party to see British films, or even one British to find, on landing at the tiny wharf whose object is to secure for women the that the island possesses a large and Parliamentary vote as it is or may be prosperous Chinese village-almost a granted to men, and to establish equality town-and a number of picturesque of rights and opportunities between the *peaklets" each crowned with little sexe. bungalows, which are reached by wind- One of the leading societies in the move- ing paths through ir plantations and ment is the Women's Freedom League, eucalyptus groves. In the little bays who point out that so long ago as 1787 the foam dashes itself against warm Mary Wellstonecraft urged that women brown rocks, and the sea has those in this country should have voting rights. wonderful shades of colour, that transfer pien aroused ridicule, and Walpole called her "a hyena in petticoata." But ridicule was not able to kill the ples of

port one back to the Riviera.

In the summer season every bungalow is full, and there is a real holiday at- mosphere in the place.)

The first week in August finds the Island of Cheung Chow wide awake and ready for the activities of the summer season. July storms have done their "worst and their best. They have beaten about some of the taller trees, such aạ Eucalyptus and Persian Lilac, but the

one woman, and it became the demand of many, and in 1918 the women of Great Britain were partially enfranchised, and they remain only partially enfranchised: regarded as the beginning of intensive The demonstration Festerday afternoon is equal political rights campaign through out Great Britain,

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John A. McNulty, editor of the Citizen, It is indeed news to us," says Mr. referring to a recent article in the Daily Express," that American cinema in- terests 30 strongly control matters from being shown here. We, for one, to prevent British war Alms would like to see British films. We have never even heard of such, British films as Ypres, and Zeebrugge.' That is wood to squelch such competition as it surely evidence of the power of Holly-

may consider distasteful."

Mr. Belford P. Atkinson, dramatic editor of the Citizen, also refers to the matter in another issue of that journal. America," he

the exclusion of British films from American film-fans as well as to. British 9253. " is unfair to

producers. What can we do." he asks, for this local chapter in the jolly old Hands-Across-the-Sen movement | 2

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LED BY YOUTH. Great interest was shown in the pro- cession. Piccadilly was thronged with

This is the voice of the real América, contingents. Youth was at the head. Gardening in Cheung Chow during the in white and terra-cotta; the Young

There was the Guild of Civil Citizens, the British flm industry.

Columbus is to have the opportunity of summer months is rather a heart-break. Liberal Federation; and the Guild of the seeing the first programme of all-British ing experience, especially to

Citizens of To-morrow, carrying.banasrafilms ever shown in America appealing for the raising of the school-

"I know Columbas well," said Mr. comer, who grieves to see his favourite lanvine, surche abatement, and cover. J. D. Williams, founder of British hibiscus and his promising fame-of-the-dust-bins, Medical women and other National Pictures.It is a fine uni- forest battered and fortor. But they women graduates, all wearing their veraity centre and a go-ahead place, with

gowns, had banners

about a quarter of a million inhabitants, Equality Gives have marvellous recuperative powers and Ability its Opportunity and Gradu I will hire a theatre in Columbus and already they have begun to revive in ates in Learning but not Citizenship," give them a complete show of British the warm, moist atmosphere of August and were followed by over 700 members Gims, including London," which Mr.

of the National Union of

Herbert Wilcox has produced from an days.

Teachers.

original story by Mr. Thomas Burke, into fifteen contingents, each round its world première of this film will be given At 4 pm, the procession had separated with Miss Dorothy Gish a star. The own platform. The National Union of in Columbus." Societies for Equal Citizenship, which Columbus, in fact, will justify Christo- had a good list of speakers, soon attract pber

The peculiar scandal of the British ed a large audience. Misa Eleanor Rathbone, in the chair, said that their alm situation in the States is that name described their aim, and that since American cinema magnates make no limited women had had the vote and had been difficulty over distributing a admitted into Parliament many good number of British films in Canada, and measures had been passed.

they stipulate that Canadian rights of British films must be thrown in" with the American rights,

The past few weeks have brought the first real cloud of sorrow to the little Island the death of a little child, who had crept into everybody's heart, & child with that look of purity and innocence in her face which you only see on the faces of very little children, who have lived child-lives in quiet country places

and nothing of cinemas and dances and endless entertainments. For many months of this fifth year of her little life, Nancy had played on the shore and lived the happy, carefree life of the Island. Even now we seem to wait to see the little figure climbing the path through the fir trees with arme full of dolls and all sorts of sea-treasures..

Women

Lady Rhondda, in black georgette and wearing a bunch of cornflowers at the platform of the Six Point Group, pointed out that many women between the age

21 and 30 were wage-earners, and merited a vote, and commented on the humber of wage-earning women over 30 who were lodgers not possessing furni bure, and were thus denied political justice.

HONOURED_IN_THEORY.

Mr. Marcus Loew, the New York cinema magante, told me the other day that he had himself arranged to show a British war film in Canada, but none of these fima is shown in America.

The voice of Columbus is proof that American public opinion, as distinct from Hollywood opinion, is not opposed to the exhibition of British films in the States.

It was a long way to go to find a rest- Mrs. Wintringham, of the National ing-place for the Ettle body. There was Women's Liberal Federation, also drew a quiet simple service in the Assembly attention to this and to the general un- the St. Joan's Social Political Alliance; Ball, then the journey, down to the fairness of unequal franchise for men the Federation of Women Civil Servants and women over 21. Sticks of furni- and Women's International League; the launch, the crossing to Hongkong and ture," said Mrs. Wintringham," and a Labour aid Trades Union Groups; and another journey to Happy Valley pair of trousers are not tests of citizen- the League of the Church Militant. Cheung Chow is too far away from Hongship." Mrs. Corbett Ashby, from the same Amongst their audiences were several platform, said that women taught the women with purple, green, and white kong to have to rely on Happy Valley a young and cared for the sick, a profes- armlets, proudly wearing the-Women's resting place for the dead. Bome day sion honoured in theory-and-in poetry,--Suffrage Medal,For Valour with an surely there will be a quiet God's-acre and yet were refused equal political added disc engraved Hunger Strike."

rights with men. on the Island 1

The Actresses" League had a large sounded, and amid cheers and applause -Shortly after five o'clock a reveilla was We almost dreaded what we should find gathering round its platform, in spite the following resolutions were carried at when we arrived at Happy Valley, for it of so many of ita members having each platform: was not many days after the food but applauded when the denounced the re- matinees. Miss Ada Branson was loudly

"That this mass demonstration de- though there were still signs of the jection of Lord Astor's Feeresses Bill. manda an immediate Government mea ravages of wind and water, the children Captain Arthur Applin, the author and sure giving votes to women at £1 ̈ ̈ða corner was untouched, and the sunlight play-wright, also spoke from this plat- the same terms as men." was throwing deep, cool, shadows on the grass, the beautiful old trees stood round like sentinals and the fragrance of white tropical flowers filled the air.

form.

Other groups were the National Coun- cil of Women, the Women's Freedom Despard, one of the pioneers of Women'a League, who were proud to have Mrs.

Suffrage, and who celebrated her 62nd birthday on Friday last, at their head;

(Continued on next column.)-

That this mas demonstration demand's for, peeresses in their own right a seat, voice, and vote in the House of Lords."

THE BACKWOODSMEN.

the resolutions, said the vote given to Lord Balfour of Burleigh, supporting

There is perhaps no place in the Colony where Case affairs are discussed with

women at 30 was anomalus and ridicul- ous. "He believed in votes for women at so much firsthand knowledge of facts as

the age of 21. Mr. Pethick Lawrence upon this little Island.

Some of these off that intenso weariness, which the first had referred to "old and crusted mem tired men and women could tell strange days of vacation”?"

bera-who-objected to women in the seom almost to

House of Commona. If he wanted to atories of the experiences of the past few emphasise rather than relieve.

know what old and crusted really meant months, but one and all have the same The Cheung Chow Residents' Associa he invited him to sea the House of Lords. conviction the galling, insulting treat, tion is the first real activity of the sea (Laughter.) When the Bill to give ment they have patiently endured at the son, and a very much alive activity it is. peoresses the right to sit in the Lords was At the annual meeting on August 2nd-an before the assembly, all the backwoods- hands of pickets and headstrong young interesting balance sheet was presented men came like strange creatures out of ball-fledged studentlings, does not for an by the Socretary, and the President in caves, whom they had never seen before, instant represent the attitude of the his address told a graphic story of last and voted down the rights of peereszes masses of the people towards the foreign-year's valiant overcoming of strike con- All the talk about petticoat government ditions. Roads are kept in excellent was stuff and nonsense. At the age of 19 er to-day. But the peace of this quiet repair at a minimum cost. Sanitation, a woman could marry; at the age of 14 island surrounded by this blue-green sea, protection of the fresh-water springs from she went to work; at the age of 16 she contamination, “fy-traps," bathing shed paid insurance; at the age of 21 she got is infinitely refreshing, and they have not rections, are all dealt with in business the municipal franchise; and it was non- mach to say on these subjectake order. Indeed we believe it is a fact.seuse that she should wait till she was Most of them are content to do nothing that this Cheung Chow Residents Asso 20 for the Parliamentary vote. He gave ciation is the forerunner of all the various his whole-hearted support to votes for but eat and sleep until they have thrown Residents Association now so successfully women at 21, and the sooner they got

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