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No. 21 52/ 號柒艹百伍仟登萬弍第 日壹拾月陸年卯丁 HONG KONG, SATURDAY, JULY 9th, 1927. 陸拜禮

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

IN PARLIAMENT.

FLOWERS OF THE EAST.

DIARY OF EVENTS.

TIME-TABLE.

A NEW MR. CHURCHILL..

EXPLORERS' FINDS FROM CHINA;

{ A.M1¡ A.M.' A.M. | A‚M^ ¦ A‚M, { PM, 1. TJM, P. 3.) P.M. INM, Į P,M, | E.M*

To-day.

TRADE UNION DEBATE SCENES.

Blumin ...Dep. 6,57

Kowloon ...Dep. 6,37 8.00 8.25 9.15 10,00 12.02 1.152.37 3.00 4.37 5.43 7.23

Yanmali ... Dejs, 6.55|

Taipo

...Don. 9,11

TaipaMarket Doy, 7.16 Fanling Do, 7,27 Sheangshui Dep 7,32

9.2410.1612.09 1,21

9.36 10,28 12.21 1,34

9.49 10.42 12,34 1.47

9.08 10.14 11.06 12.69 2,123.18 3.40, 6,34 6.41 8.19

-

4,445,50) 7.30 4,56 0,07 7.42 5,09 6.16 7.55

9.53 10.48 12.38 1,61

6.13 6.20 7.59

10.03.19.66 12.48] 2,01|

9.02 10.08.11.00, 18.53 2,063.14

6,28 6,818.09 5,28 8,95 8.18

Bhumchan

Canton

Art 7.38 8.40 Dop

8.43 11.00 ...Arr.

11.10 -5.38

3.43

8.47

4.M. AMA.M. 4.M. | 4,27) A.M.

0*

...Dop.

Arr.

Shouchup

29.05 11,06 Doj., 7.14 6,01 10,1910,4911.001140 8.00 4.17 4,45 5,52 6.24 7.18

11.47 3.07 4.84 4.52 5.50, - Shoangshai..Dop. 7.21 8,08.10.25 10,54-- Fanling ...Dep. 7.26 8,12 10.28

11.51

4.28 4.56 6.03 3.13

8.40 3,33

F,M,A,M, | P.M. P.M. | P.M. P.M.

1.20 6,21

7.20

Taipa

Bhatin

Canton

1

TaipoMarket Dap. 7.86 8.29 10,39

...Dep. 7.40 8,2710,43,11,06,

7,53 8,40 10,58

Yeamati...Dep. 9.07 8.5211.09 --

12,02 8,22 4.89 0.08 6.13

12.07 8.264.425.10 8.18

12,20 3,39 4.66 5.93 6.29 12.32 3.61 5,09 5,95 6.41-

Rowicon Arr. 8.13 8,5811.14 11.31 11.49 12.88 8.57 5.14 5,41 6,47 7.04 7.56

SHA TAU KOK BRANCH,

A.M.

F.

P.M.

Dop. 7.45 10.15 B.20 6:15

Fanling Shatankok

Bhatankok Fanling

119

Arr.

A.M.

+

+9

Dop.

8.15

... ATT.

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8.40 1110 4.16 7.10

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People are finding a new interest in gardening in the growing of seeds sent home by the plus explor. ers from the East.

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GROWN IN BRITISH GARDENS. 1.: Taikoo R.C. v. Kowloon Dock Lawn Bowls Longue Division R.C.; Police R.C. v. Craigengower C.C.; Civil Service C.C. v. Kow- loon B.G.C. Division II": Yacht Olah . Taikoo R.C.; East Point) R.C. v. Civil Service 0.0.; Craigen- gower C.C.. Kowloon C.C.; Kow Mr. F. Kingdon Ward, the ex-loon B.G.C. ». Club de Recreio. "atplorer in Chiba and Tibet, sends

Lawn. Tounis League:"B" of seeds to private gardens all over Division: H.K.CC. Royal En-

the world as well as to Kew Gas-gineers, M.B.K. z. Kowloon C.CATOR cinty's gardens at Wisley, and Division: K.C.C. . S.C.A.A dens, the Royal Horticultural So- Club de Recreio . C.R.C.; I.R.C.

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"Over and over again,” said Mr. Churchill the other day, has happened to me to think something which I thought was worth saying only to find that had been already exploited and very often spoiled before I had an ppportunity of saying it."

it

The complaint iA in itself evidence of Mr. Churchill's ferti- lity, from whose harvest many sheaves of witty sayings might be garnered to nourish and to fortify those who find difficulty in austain ing themselves on the poor oratori cal fare, which is all that West minster can supply nowadays.

Indeed, if it had not been for -Mr. Churchill's ocensional and happy interventions, we should have had little of first rate quality

He

The New Mr. Churchill, He never spares his best. will offer even on small and incon spicuous occasions the finest pro

prepares

his

-ductions of his brain.

Generally he specchca

meticulously, but this session he has been making essays in the impromptu. Consequently, we have seen a new Mr. Churchill, a Mr. Churchill who, finging aside thase notes, bia crutches, on which he has habitually relied, has akip ped about with very joy at the realisation that be no longer needs them. A marvellous "cure " ↑

When we come to other speakers we are conscious of a descent, not. necessarily because we are dealing with men who are mentally inferior to Mr. Churchill, but for a reason

which enlightens and explains the remarkable dullness of modern Parliaments.

Mr. Churchill is what is known JLS professional politician; in other words, as a man who has trained himself for the service of the State.

He and Mr. Mosley are two of the prominent men who are demon strating the advantage that is to he gained by application to the arts of this high function: They speak ns men trained to speak, Conne quently, they are worth 20 AR- dience..

Sir Douglas Hogg,

Sir Douglas Hogg, who has been the pilot of the debate on the Trade Unions Bill, although he resembles Mr. Churchill cherubically and has an equally ready mental resource cannot control the Chamber with the same efficiency.

He began the session by irritat ing the Opposition. He refused, contrary to custorn, to

give way

In a Front Bencher, Sir Henry. Slesser, on the other sido of the House. Having been penalised for this amission, he went to the other extrenie, and

bargh.

He considers that seels from the East do well in England became of the variations of soil and climate.

Sir William Lawrence cultivates many of the explorer's needs in his garden at Dorking, and Lady Aber- conway has been succrseful with them in her garden at Tal-y-cafu, North. Wales. She had some of the

H.K. Baseball League: H.K.B.C. Filipinos, Happy Valley Diamond, 4

p.m. St. Peter's Y.M.C. Launch Pier, 3.30 p.m. Picnic.

Launch leaves Queen's

Theosophical Society Pier, i p.m. picnic. Launch leaves

bathing

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first blue poppies to Rower in Eng land. Mr. Kingdon Ward found these poppies-sky-blue with golden stamens-growing in the Himalayas as luxuriantly as the red poppiest, Sookunpoo, 5.46 p.m. grow in England.

letic Association . 2nd Welch Re- Friendly Football: Chinese Ath-

Ten Dances: HK. Hotel, Hotel Savoy arid Cafe Parisien, 4.30

Founders Day and Distribution of Munsung College Observation of Prizes, New Kowloon Theatre, 7.30

The explorers end instructions soil, drainage, sun or shade the hotzo with their seeds as to the p.m. plants like, and these are carefully followed. Most of the seeds from fairly high altitudes-about 12,000 feet-do well in exposed places, especially where there is plenty of moisture, as in Western Scotland.

13.. Restaurant Paris'en

Dinner Dansant Lá Cafe Edward Hotel.

and King

Grand Promenade Concert Ty Band, Pipers and Drummers, Jat Bn., The Cameronians, Lee Gar- dens (if wel Leo Theatre), 9:30 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: "Butterflies-in the Rain"

World Theatre: "The Night Life of New York."

400 Rhododendrons. Two new small shrubs from China, rhododendron hippophosides and rhododendron russatum, are being. widely grown. With the nuer ous additions sent by Mr. George Forrest and Mr. Kingdon Ward

Star Theatre: "The Wizard of from China and Tibet, we now have between 400 and 500 varieties of Oz" (matinees only).

Wilbur Players present rhododendrong

"The Hundreds of varieties of newTheatre, 8.15 p.ro,

Whole Town's Talking," Star

primulus are being grown from ex Principal Mails:-Outward:

plorera' seeds. Watching for the colours in one of the interesta

gren in growing Primwa microdonta, for Mr. Kingdon Ward found a whole range of colours from white to creams and yellows, and from white to pinks and mauves. At the Royal

Society's Horticultural

gardens ouly yellow and dark violet flowers have appeared na yet.

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Wah Yan Old Boys' Union launch

Launch leaves picnic. Queen's Fier, 3.30 p.m.

H.K. Baseball League: Club de Recreio

Dragons (S.C.A.A.), Happy Valley Diamond, 4 p.m.

Lawn Tennis

League:"B" Division: C.R.C. e. Nippon Club

Social

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After dinner dan; What A Gardens

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Qicen's Theatre

SQUASH RACQUETS.

Although he was 82 not long ago, Cofenel B. E. Crompton, of Thrip lands. Kensington Court, W., in still an enthusiastic squash racquets player and regards the game as deal for old and middle-aged men who wish to keep it. To a Daily Mail reporter he said:

I think aguash racquets is a won- derful tonir, and in spite of my age I can get about the court nearly

sundry, thank way to all and quickly as I used to. My sight!

interrapted him.

them for having

Mr. Neville Chamberlain has in- inred himself by a disinclination to extend this courtesy to his op ponents. Sir Douglas Hogg now errs by a reluctance to withhold the courtesy at all.

On the other band, it must be appreciated that he has been sub- jected to a prolonged, nervous ordeal. He has been in the House the whole of every day, almost sparing himse

himself but little

time even for refreshment.

Since the second reading he has not had to make a set speech, but has had to be ready to deal with all imanner of small pointa.

I have thought often that be would have been wiser to have left more work to Sir Thomas Inskip The Solicitor-General has only bad an opportunity of intervening two or three times.

is not so good, but a game still sends me home quite contented.

.

World Theatre: "Happiness." Star Theatre: Night Life of New York (untinees only).

Wilbur Players present "The Whole Town's Talking." Star Theatre, 9.15 p.m.

Principal Mails:-Inward: U.S.A., Canada, etc. (President Lincoln).

Monday.

Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel, Hotel Savoy and Cale Parisien, 4.30

H.V.D.C Sports Committee meet-

2.1.

p.m.

Dinner

Colonel Crompton, a pioneer of electrical.cuginexting, is thought to ing, Volunteer Headquarters, 6 be the oldest regular player of squash racquets in the world. He

Dansant, at Cafe recommends it as an exercise for Restauraut Parisien. business men, and says that their wives and families would soon see Nice's Theatre: Oh, What a

difference in them when they had World Theatre: be playing the game. for same time

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Tuesday. is hard to speak from a back bench.

Compicmoration of the Hestora- Yet the back benchers have done well. Sir Ellis Home Williams, tion of the Public of China.

Sanitary Board Meeting, 4.15 Mr. O'Connor and Sir Herbert Neild have been the principal.m

He has gained all the advantage critics of their Party's proposals. Ten Dances: H.K. Hotel, Hotel which comes from fresh blood, and Sir Ellis is the model of deport- has rendered an account of him-ment, and weight is added to his self which has been generally prais remarks by

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It looked as if Sir Henry Slesser even if he has to wait some years for recognition, he has the advan was about to commit the same error

Savoy and Cafe Parisien, 4.30 p.m. and King Edward Hotel, 5 p.m

Dinner Dansant at Cafe Re- staurant Parisien and after dinner dance at Lee Gardens.

Queen's Theatre: Oh,. What a Nurse."

Theatre: Our Hos of doing too much, but his unfortage of youth. Sir Herbert Neild, tunate lincm removed him from.of course, everyone knows. Ho. !·

the old-time lawyer, who can de Star Theatre: "Muking

(matinees only). claim with omphasis. He has made O'Malley"" some serious contributions which, Wilbur Players present "Rain," had they been accepted, would have Star Theatre, 9.15 p.m. improved the Bill.

Principal Mails:-0 ut ward:

the discussion. He must have re-

tired, however, with the satisfac- tion of knowing that he had pro vided some well-aimed shots at the Bill

He is, if anything, too fluent and as he proceeds with breathless rapidity from sentence to sentence, one has the samo kind of sensation

that is felt by those who run along a towpath to keep level with the Lonts engaged in à race.

(Continued on next Column.)

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The Socialist Front Bench has Europe via Marseilles (Automedon) bad its great opportunity, and 2.30 p.m.; Canada, America, on among others Mr. Snowden, with Europe vid Victoria B.C., and his piercing scorn, Mr. Thomas, Europe via Siberia (President with his worldly wisdom, and Mr. Grant), 5 p.m. Gosling, with his kindly reminis cence of the past, will all be remem- bered by those whose interests thoy represent.

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