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THE WEEK'S DIARY.

Today.

H.K. Hotel tea dance, 4.30 p.m. Hotel Savey tea dansant, 4.30 p.m.

Musicale, Halens May Institute, 3.30 p.m."

YMCA, 9 p.m. -

Queen's Theatre:

Harvard.

Brown of

World Theatre: Texas Streak." Star Theatre: "His Jazz Bride." Principal Mails -Inward: Europe via Suez (Mongolia); Europe vid Siberia (Delta) Outwards Europe ria Siberia (Mongolia), 5 p.m..

Friday.

H.K. Philharmonic Society re- Twins with bus a single thoughthearsal (H.M.S. Pinafore), Cathe make a curious case which is being dral Hall, 8.45 p.m.

Debate, investigated by Dr. G. P. Crowden, of University College. The twins, now 20 years of age, ars Messrs. G. In the course of the last few days and L. Ellis, and they live with I have an opportunity of hearing their father, Mr. Reginald Ellis, the opinion of some leading indus patent agent, at Madeley-road, tralists on the increase in railway | Ealing. rates which has just been sanction- ed by the Railway Rates Tribunal The view is held that the increase has come a very inopportune mo ment, when producers are making a determined bid for overseas trade after the coal stoppage that impos- ed enormous losses on the country. Merchants are also hit as well as producers by a higher railway tarif. Even small additional charge may be a severe handicap at a time like the present, because it is essential that no hindrance what- ever should be placed in the way of trade recovery.

The other side of the story is that the railways are in a serious posi tion. The ceal strike meant a drop

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P.I Volunteers Practice parade for which are embodied in a report now published by Gur's Hospital. The 0.0.0.' inspection Headquarters, twins, who were delicate as chil- Organ Recital, St. John's Cathe dren, always had the same ill-dral, by Mr. F. Mason, 6.43 p.m.

Victoria Recreation Club annual' nesses, according to the report. The meeting. 6 p.m. mental and physical development Kowloon Cricket Club dance, at school was so similar that the Hotel Savoy, p.m.

Queen's

"Brown of Thestre:" master's were at a low to avoid

Harvard." putting the ssene remarks on both World Theatre: "Texas Streak" their reports.

Star Theatre: His Jazz Bride." Principal Mails:-Inward: Aus- tralia (Tanga Moru).

One strong trait they share is that of having the same thoughts One in the

environment Game

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Saturday, Rain Water Festival (Yu Shui). First Committee Meeting for New Territories Development Show.

Rehearsal of Miss Violet Capell's pupils, Theatre Royal, 3 p.m.

HK Hotel tes danos, 4.30 p.m. Hotel Savoy tea danaant, 4.30

Race Meeting, Macao. Dolf: Club r. Ladies; bogoy poel, Fanling.

Football and Cricket: Details in Saturday's issue.

Yachting: Presented Cups Race,

early involuntary test of this arose when they were at school. Both made the same mistake in the same problem during a mathematical ex- receipts last year as compared with amination so that both were acp. 1925, and the companies had to draw cused of cheating. It was found £7,000,000 from their reserves to pay that they were seated at opposite dividends I learn that the net ends of the hall and could not have loss last year may be anything from cheated. In another case when they £10,000,000 to £13,000,000. At the bad to draw a map of England same time tradera déclare that they from memory they began and finish- are not getting an efficient trained the coastline in exactly the same service. They take the line of

place! argument that it is like adding insult to injury to ask them to pay more now than hitherto. They are to be charged at a higher rate for

fewer advantages.

Road Transport." One argument of the railway companies is that, apart from the strike, they are heavily hit by the competition of read transport. The quantity of goods now sent by motor lorries from factory and workshop direct to the purchaser wherever he may be in England, or to the ports for shipment abroad, Į p is enormtious Moreover, it is grow ing and it will continue to grow. An impetus was given to it by the general strike and the coal strike: it was then proved that it is cheaper and speedier to send direct by lorry from door to door, as it

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Theatre: "Brown of They both chose engineering s World Theatre: "Taxis Streak" their career when at school," but Star Theatre: "His Jazz Bride." Principal Mails:-Inward: Europe later simultaneously abandoned en- gineering for law. They are scvid Siberia (Deucalion). Outward: much alike that only their parents Europe tia Marseilles (Kalyan), can tell them apart. Their eyes are 10.30 am.; Europe via Siberia the same colour, the texture sad (Nyanta), 10 am.

Sunday, colour of their hair are identical, their height in the same, their com

Golf: Janior

Championship | Boo plexion the same, and both are Semi-final; Bogey Pool, Fanling.

Race Meeting, Macao. freckled.

Yachting: Re-sail of 1st Cham-

St. Social Gathering,

John's pionship race, cruisers. Cathedral Hall, 7 p.m.

"Marriage Queen's. World Theatre: Prairie Wile." Clause."

Star Theatre: The Ten Com mandments"

Doctor Crowden's ambition is to investigate cases of similar twins who, instead of being brought up. together are separated in early childhood, in order to see whether they react to different environment.

At Chatham the streets were lined with vast crowds, and a feature of the farewell was provided by hun. dreds of unemployed who darted out of the Labour Exchange and cheered madly.

This manifestation of popular feeling confirms what I wrote in

Theatre':

Principal Mails:-Iaward: U.S.A., etc. (Shinyo, Maru); U.S.A., etc. (President Jefferson). Monday.

Golf: Bogey pool, Fanling. H.K. Hotel tea dance, 4.30 p.an Hotel Bavoy tea dansant, 4.30 P.,

Philharmonic Society rebeareal!

were, than to use the railways with my article last week-that the pee (H.M.S. Pinafore), Cathedral Hall;

the obligation to handle the goods three or four times. There are now fleets of motor lorries running be tween London and the great centres of industry throughout the coun- try, and between one provincial town and another.

ple of this country are determined to protect the lives and property of British residents in China, and maintain the prestige of the British race in the Far East. They. not know very much about the aims of the Cantonese, but they do know that it is the duty of the British Government to prevent the Chines The railways are of course feeling from inflicting injustice in de the effects of this keen competition. Fance of treaty rights. Looking to the future the prospect

They

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World Theatre: "Prairie Wife." Star Theatre: The Ten Com mandments."

Tuesday. H... Hotel tes dance, 4.30 p.m. Hotel Savoy tea danssat, 4.30.

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Annual Inspection of H.K. V.D.C., by G.0.0., Murray Parade Ground, 8 p.m.

Mr: Eugene Chen In London. is not an agreeable one for railway

The Daily Express publishes a! managers to contemplate. complain of the motor traffic com sketch of Mr. Eugene Chen by a petiting with them, and also com- business man who knew the Chinese plain that railways have to pay Nationalist leader when the latter heavily towards local rates for the was in London some years ago. upkeep of main roads for the use Mr. Chen, it seems, was then living of the rival goods carriers. There at Putney with his wife. The

this is something in argument, but writer was employed by a great firm not very much. Motors are taxed of pill manufacturers, and it was business in превар to the Road Fund, which pays big decided to sume for maintenance of the great China, Mr. Chen being engaged to assist. It was originally intended highways, so the railway's are no worse than the general body of rate to send the pilis to China in blue, payers. What they lose sight of is cartona Mr. Chen advised the firm that they have been in a position not to do so. He said blue was a of monopoly, for so long that they unpopular colour among the Chi have failed to bring their methods nese, and mentioned some coanes up to date. They must prepare tion with "blue devils," so the themselves for new conditions and colour of the cartons was altered to

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H.K. Hotel tea dance, 4.30 p.m. There were scenes of great en urush, and draw up advertisementa thusiasm when Royal Marinça Jeft

Hotel Savoy tea dansant, 4.30 Chatham en route for Eastney and translations of labels in the

Chinese language. It facinated p.m. Barracks, Portsmouth, to embark me," says this business man, "to

5th Annual Dancing Display by with marines from. Plymouth and watch, his hand, moving slowly up Miss V. Capell's pupils, Theatre also from Portsmouth for China the page from the bottom to the Royal, 5.15 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: The Mystic." The force numbering 1,000 men is

top, inscribing the strange char. the largest, contingent of marines acters. We, of course, did not.

World Theatre: "Dulcy." Star Theatre: 4 The Devil's ever sent abroad from Portsmouth know in the least what he was writ at one time, exceeding by 300 the ing. He might have black-guarded Circus." draft which went to Belgium inus for all we knew." But he did. 1914 for the defence of Antwerp. his work well, as the venture was

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