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TIME-TABLE.

WEEKS DAYS,

|AIM..] ALMU} {AM, |- AM.

P.X... PK. | PM.. | P, M. | P.M.

9.20 10,07 18.07 1.22

9.83 10,19 1219 | 1,34

9.53 10.86 12.85 1,51

10.03 10.46 12.46 2.01

10.10 10,51 12.51

11.50

Dep. 7.01

Dep.

Dep. 7.30

Kowloon „Dep.[640]: 8,05) 9.10] 10.00 | 12,00 1,132,35-3,00 4,36 5,43|735

Ysamati Dep.| 6.43 |

Tairo

podarket Dep. 7.369481059 19 147

Bheangsani.Dep. 3,25

Bhamohan ...Art. 7,41 8.45| 10,18 10,57 12,57 2.123. Canton

3,89

Fanling

Canton ...Dep.

4.M. | A.M.

Au

8.05

Bhumaban... Dep., 7.18 8.05 10.34 | 11.09 11.37 2.68 Shaunguhai „Dep. 7.25 8.32 10.41 Fanling... Dep. 7.30 8.16 10.45

TaipoMarket Dep. 7.40 8.26 10:56

Bhatin

Taipo

Yama

Rowloon

4.42 5.507.83

4.5 5:07.35

5,07 6,157.43

6.41 6.19 7.52

5.21 8.30 8.02

5.23 6.35 8.07 3.40 5.32 6.41 8.14

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6.53

4,41|| 5.49 8,24 | 8.48 11,44 8,05 4.48 5.56 11.49 8.10 4.32 6.00 12.00 8.21 5.03 6.10 9.26 5.07 8.15 12,05 12.19 8,395,90 6:23 12.81 | 9,51 | 6,82| 8,40 ...Arr, 9.17 | 9,02 11,31 | 11,49 | 12.87 || 8,57 | 6,88 6,46 7,04 | 7.29

...Dap. 7.448,31 11,00

Dep. 7.87 844 11,18

Dep. 11 8.86 11.25

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SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

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Kowloon ... Dap. 8,40 Yanmati

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5.40

Shatin ...Dop. 7,01

Tipo

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5,38

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Tipo Market Dep 750

Fealing ...Dep. 7,30

Bheangshus. Dep, 7.35

Canton ... Arr! — 11.50

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Canton ...DUD. Baam Chan. Dep. 8.05 10.34 Rheungshui,,Dep. 8,12 10.41 Fanling

Dep, 8.16 10.48 Taipoliarket Dep. 8.28 10.58 ...Dep. 8.1 11.00 Taipe

Bhatia ...Dep. 8.45 11.18

ᏞᎻ . AX 1.X.

0.05 11.09 11.87 2,58

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5.00 5,34

6.24

11,44 9,05

5.07 5.41

5.11 11.49 8.10

6,07

12.00 8.21

5.91

8.17

12.05

8.28

5,95

6.31

12.19 8,89 3.98

6,34

Yaumati.Dep. 8.67 11.25

12,91

8.51 5,50

6.461

Kowloon Am. 9.05 | 11,31 · 11.49 | 12,87

8.57 5.58 6.17

6,52

7.04

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GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY.

TAM NOT A PESSIMIST REGARDING POSITION OF BRITISH INDUS TRIES. I THINK WE ARE ON THE UP GRADE-STR ALFRED MOND.

MYSTERY GUNMAN

IN JERSEY.

ISLAND SCOURED FOR ARMED: MAN.

WOMENANY

JERSEY, October 17th. Jersey is in a state of panic at the activities of a mystery gunman, alleged to be holding up residents

AGHRADY THERE IS THE DAWN."at the point of a revolver, terroris. THE MARQUES, OF READING.

ing women in the island, and scar- ing children.

It is

A

The one proposing and the other

a week to-day since the responding to the toast of In-mystery gunman made his appear. creased prosperity to British Indusance in the "Channel” Islands. tries," Sir Alfred Mond and Lord stranger walked into an hotel bar Heading made these remarks at the on the Esplanade, Jersey, last 79th anniversary festival dinner of Sunday, and called for a drink. He the Royal Metal Trades Pension pulled out a service revolver, and, and Benevolent Society at the lying it on the counter, said to the Hotel Cecil.

assistant, This is what I do them in with."

At the same time they joined in paying a noteworthy tribute to British workmen and the better spirit showing itself in industry.

Sir Alfred, presiding, said: "The world's trade is, on the up-grade,. but there cannot be a shadow of a doubt that the struggle of this country for the great markets out- side its doors will become annually more revere. We have to rely not oa past favours

past reputa tions, but on present activities and future improvements..

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The assistant reported the the cident, and detectives lay in wait. bat the mysterious armed stranger was never seen there again.

have been notified of some daring Every day since then Jersey police

hold-up by an armed man.

DIARY OF EVENTS.

Today.

Xmas and New Year Letter Mail for Great Britain, closes at GP.O., 0,30 A..

Bankruptcy Court, 10.30 a.m. Golf Bogey Pool, Fanling. Entries close for Fanling Hunt Autumn Meeting, noen.

Show Committee meeting. Sheung Now Territories Agricultural Shui, 280 p.m.

Yachting-Racing Yachts: 3rd Championship Itace.

Fanling Hunt meet Sheung Shui Police Station, 230 p.m.

Interport Cricket: Shanghai . Hong Kong," H.K.C.C. ground (first day).

Cricket League:-Division I.: Craigengower C.C. v. Royal Navy Division II.: H.K. Electric Co. v. R.C. R.A.O.C.; Club de Recreio v. Police

Friendly Cricket: C.S.C.C. m. Scots Guards, Kowloon C.C. End XI. RA.F.

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St. Joseph's South China KING EDWARD

Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and

H.K.C.C.

A lorry, owned by Mr. Terry, of St. Helier, was being driven by two Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m.; Lane, men in Westmount-road, on the out-rim.; Cafe Regent, 4.30 6.30 p.m.

Crawford's Restaurant, 4.30-6.30 skirts of the town, on Tuesday, when shots were fired by the unseen assailant. They hit the glass screen, and narrowly missed the driver and his mate. The driver searched, but found no tree, of their assailant. The police found footprints in the long, grass, of a high bank, behind which the gunman, is believed to have concealed himself,

Better Leadership. Some people like to lay the blame on

the workman, but the British workman is still the beat, the most steady,, loyal and easiest man to work with in the world He is asking for better leadership. He is becoming more educated and

Handkerchief Olue.. therefore more critical. He is not

They also found a man's purple prepared to fight under generals in silk handkerchief lying on whom he has no confidence.... He'

the is not prepared to accept economic conditions if he judges they are dae, not to hard eronomic facts, but to incompetence, and for. that

I cannot blame him.

Imbue "him with. confidence in leadership, and he will respond with the same gallantry in the "feld" of industry as he did on the field of battle.

The British workman is more willing to day to listen to the gospel of comradeship and

co- operation in industry than for many years. Are we prepared to seize this golden opportunity? Are we prepared to say, Thank God the trade talons are not as strong as they used to be, or are we to say, We will now go out and full our truc function as friend, ally, and comrade to the man in our works"

That is the position in front of us-it wants taking with faith, sin, cerity, and courage. (Cheers.)

Industrial Changes.

In my young days," said Lord Reading, having first alluded to the large and gay gathering of women. and how they were concerned in industry, women were dressed in voluminous folds, flounces and fur helows. Now there is a complete change.

There is less of the voluminous folds to be observed, but women ars doing their best for British in-

dustry. Each and every one of them contrives to put the best leg forward. (Laughter.)

"I need scarcely say that that means a very considerable develop ment in British industry.”~ (Laugh- ter.)

The handkerchief, which was shown me by Contenier Foster, in charge of the police investigations at St. Helier, when. I saw him at clue the police have, writes the cor- the town hall to-day, is the solitary respondent of the Daily Express.

Centenier Foster's strewn with reports received from desk was

all parts of Jersey during the week that the mystery gunman had been seen. No fewer than thirty such roports were received by St. Helier" police in the past twenty-four hours; possibly many of these are due to pane, as villagers in remote parts of the island are scared by stories of the gunman's deeds,

:

Two girls and a married women, returning to La Rocque, reported' being held up on the road by a strange man, who levelled a revol ver, and said he would fire if they did not go behind a hedge. The girls, dropped their milk pails and ran into La Rocque Tavern, close by..

Frightened Women.

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Dinner Daneca: King Edward. Hotel and Cafe Regent, 8 p.m.

Indoor Smoker a Pavilion, 9 p.m.

Charity

Dr. Concert for Barnardo's Home, by St. Andrew's Troop of Boy Scouts, St. Andrew's Church Hall, Kowloon, 9 p.m.

Hong Kang Amateur Dramatic Club present Bulldog Drum "mond," Theatre Royal, 9.15 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: The Magi-

cian."

World Theatre: "The Midnight Sun."

Star Theatre The Cohena and the Kellys," 5.30 p.in.: The New "Oar Cabaret" present "A La Carte," 9.15 p.m.

Principal Mails:-Inward: U.S.A., Europe via Marseilles, etc. (Suwa etc. (President Folk). Outward: Maru), 9.30 ..; Europe via Siberia (Patroclus), 10.30 am.

Sunday.

23rd Sunday. After Trinity. Victoria Diocesan

Association

and

Cathedral). Sunday (Special Services at

Golf: Jasper Clark Cup and Qualifying

Bogey

Pool, Fanling: Round for Championship.

Hant: Hare Fanling Hounds, Lokmachau, 10 a.m. Team . K.C.C., 10.30 a.m.

Cricket: Shanghai Interport

pionship Race.

Yachting:-Cruisers: 2nd, Cham-

Theosophical Society: Lecture by Mr. Wei Tat, B.A. on "Taciam, Lane, Crawford's Restaurant, 6

p.m.

Cheer Q Y.M.C.A.-Men's Meeting, 7.45 p.m.

After Dinner Dance, at Lee Gar.

Queen's Theatre: "The Waning

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I went out to Grouville, a small seaside village five miles from St. Helier, this afternoon, and inter- dens." rogated many people in regard to mysterious explosions, believed to be revolver shots, heard at night. World Theatre: "Lovers in any women in the village are so Quarantine (8.15 p.m. and 9.20 scared that they will not venture p.m.); Chinese Bance, "Mother's out of doors after, dusk..

Heart" (2.30 p.m. and 7.15 p.m.).

Star Theatre: "A Social Cele-: brity" (5.30 to 8.30 p.m.); The New PALACE HOTEL.

Jersey police are mobilised, and cordon, assisted by civilian volun- terre, keeps close watch at night on Police scouts patrol, the approaches every incoming and outgoing boat to the town at regular intervals.

Every hotel and boarding house in the island has been specially warned to watch for the suspect, whose description has been broad- cast by the police all over Jersey.

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Discussing the changes in the industrial sphere which he had noticed during the 18 months since his return to England, he said com-^ petition was keener, and the need for greater capacity, industry and driving power was all the greater. "If it were not that I am con- No one could doubt that all these nected with an industry which de qualities were to be found among rives some revenue from advertis our manufacturers.

ing, I would have said it was The one outstanding feature essential not only to make, but to upon which I have found everybody make people know, and having agreed is that the British workman made them know, to make the de is of all workmen as good a pro- mand grow, duct as you can possibly find. Our main dificulty seems to be in cheapness, in which competition is so keen.

"Some figures have recently

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Monday.

Golf: Bogey Pool, Fanling, Court.

Criminal Sessions Open, Supreme

Extraordinary General Meeting China Underwritera, Ltd., BE George's Building, noon.

Interport Cricket; Shanghai ri Hong Kong, H.K.C.C. ground (second day).

TIL: F. No. 2. Tel. Ad: "PALACEL” Three Minutes frosa Kowloon Wharf, Ferry Wharf and Railway Station. Entirely under English Management Electric Light and Fans Throughout.

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TERMS MODERATE, Special Torms to Families on applien.

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Extraordinary General Meeting Prince's Building and Land Co., tion to Ltd., Prince's Building, 4.15 p.m.

Yachting:-Ladies : 1st Cham- 4} pionship Race.

Tes Dances H.K. Hotel and

Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m.; King

PRESS.

staggered me. They show that in Edward Hotel, 5. La HONG KONG WEEKLY eight months this year the loss of Crawford's Restaurant. 4.30-6.30 days through disputes, has been P. Cafe Regent, 4.30-0.30 p.m. Steel and Coulson's Billard 787,000, wherena sinat year it was Blaggering Figures.

League: Queen's . D.R.C.; Police 162,000,000. Out of that period a

Warders. The problem seems to be to great lesson has been learnt. reduce cost of production, not by The trich has emerged, and as

Cafe Regent dinner dance, 8 p.m. H.K. Male Voice Choir Re- lowering the standard of life of the between employer and employed hearaal, St. John's Cathedral Hail, CONTAINING ALL THE WEEK'S workman but by increasing the there will be greater co-operation 8.30 p.m. productive power. Equally we and less antagonian. have to attune ourselves to the spirit has already begun to spread Club present "Bulldog.

A better Hong Kong Amateur Dramatic particular demand

that either among the workmen and among mond," Theatre Royal, 9.15 p.m. exista or may be made to exist, employers towards each other. Queen's Theatre: ""The Waning

(Continued on next Oolumn.) There is the dawn already."

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