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TIME TABLE.

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY. TWENTY YEARS OF RUMANIAN THRONE

WEEKS DAYS.

TAM, PLM.

AM. AM.

T.K.

Kowloon

Dp 8.40 8.05

FM, TX, FM, JIM... | 1x | 1,1, 9.10 10,00 1900 1.152.35 3.00 415 8,487.18

Yanmati

0.20 10,07 12.07 129

443 5,50 7.28

Bhatin

..Dep. 7.01

9.33 10,19 19.19 1.84

4.54 0.03 7.55

Trips

Dep. 7.15

9.48 10.32 12.53 1.47

5,07 6,18 7.49

Talpe Market Dep. 20

9.53 10.38 12.36 1.31

-

10,05 | 10,48 | 12,48 | 2,01

$.31 6.19 7.53 5.21 6.30 8.03

Fanling Dep. 7.80

Shrungshai.Dep. 735-10.10 10,51 1261 2,063.14-28 8,35 8.07 Bhamshan...Art, 7,41 8.45 10.18 10.57 12.67 2.123.20 3.40, 8,8 6,41 8.13 Canton

11.50 5.88 ...ART. --

--

-

(A.M. | AM.. | J4.x.

A.M.

A..M..P.3. · P.M. P.M.

2.x. PM.

8.20 11.37 2.58 4,41 8.49 6,94 6.48 6.53 11,44) 8,05 | 4,49] 5.58; 11.49 3.10 4.59 6:00

18,00 8,21 | 5.02] 6.10

∙12,05 | 3,26 | 5,07 | 6.15

Canton Dep

8.03 Bhamohan Dep 7.18 8.05 10.3411.08 ShengaharDep. 7.25 8.12 10.41 Fanling Dep. 7.30 8.18 10,45 Taipe Market Dep. 1,40 8.23 10,58 ...Dep 7,44 8.31 11:00 ...Dep, 7.57 8.44 11,13 Taumati..Dep.11 8.58 11.25 Rowicon A6.17 9.08 11,31 11,49

Taipo... Bhatia

12:19 8,89 5.90 6.28 12.31 8.51 5.82 6.40 12.37 5.57 5,58 6.46 7.04 | 7.29

SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

Yazmati...Dep. 6.49

4.M.

Kowloon

...Dep. 8.40

A.2. A.M. A.M 8.05 8.309,04

Shatin

Taipo

...Deb! 7,01

Taipo Market Dep, 720

Fanling

7.15

Dep. 7.30

Bheungahal..Dep, 7.35

Bham Chan Arr. 7.61

"Canton

Canton

Foaling

LX. AM. · PM. PM}^F.M. | TM, 9.10 10.00 12.00 2,24 3,00 5,18 7.15 9.00 10.07 13.07 9.31 525 7,28 9.83 10,19 12.19 2.3 --5,98 7.35 9.48 | 10.82 12,83) 2,56| 9,53 10.88 12.86 8.00 10,05 10:46 12,46; 8;10| -

8.071 8.41 10,10 10,51 | 1951 | 8,15 6.459.139.47 10.16 10.57 12.57 8.91 3.40 11.00 --

5.88

AK,

LL

. Dep.

A.X.

8.06.

...Dep.

8.18 10.48

11,49

Shum Chan.. Dep. 8.05 10.34 11.00 11,57 2.83 Sheungshal..Dep, 8.1910.41

Taipe Market Dep. 8.28 10,56

Tipo ...Dep. B.31 11,00

Yaumati Dap 8.57 11,25

3.52 7.48. 5,587,59

| 6,07 | 8,03. 1812 8,07 6,188,13

•

TX. 7,X,

5.00 3.84 5.58 11.44 8.05 5,07 5.11 8,10 12.00 3.21

7.30

3.20 6,74

5,41 6.08

6.07

€17

19.05

6.21

...Dep. 8.45 11,18

1218

3,39

6.24

www

19.81

6.48

Kowloon ATT. 9.08 11,31 11.49 12.37 3,57 5,58 6.17

8.52

7.04

• First Cham OSZT./.

Shatin

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"We may take it that the British foreign policy is peace, to keep and improve upon what we have already got. That is rather different from the policy of our ancestors," said General George Milne, chief of the Imperial Generol Staff, presiding at the first of a series if lectures at King's College, Strand. The lecture was by Lieut.- General Sir A. Montgomery-Mass- ingberd, on "The Role of the Army in Imperial Defence.”

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PRINCE CHARLES'S FLAT RAIDED.

VALET. INVITED OUT AND

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thor details of the robbery at the London papers to hand give fur Paris flat of Prince Charles of Rumanin, which was reported by Reuter on October 31st. The Daily Mail statee:-

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Debate between University of and European Democracy a Failure," 9 pa Y.M.C.A., Y.M.C.A., Kowloom. Subject: "Ia

"The Quaints" present "The Blue Train," Theatre Royal, 9.15

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Queen's Theatre: "The Show." World Theatre: "A Hero on Horseback."

A beautiful woman, secret.m. vice agents, and a drugged valet are involved in a mysterious rob- bery at the flat of the ex-Crown Prince Charles of Rumania in the

Boulevard Bineau, Neuilly, a

suburb of Paria

Several documents, were stolen, and it is believed that the burried

transmission of their contents to secret, political agents and datec- tives led to the arrest of M. Manolescu,

former Under- Secretary of then Rumanian Finance Ministry.

&

Sleeping-car Arrest,ĝi

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Star Theatre: "Dancing Mothom." Principal Mails:-Inward: Europe

(Fushuni via Siberia Maru). Outward: Australia, New Zealand, etc. (Tanda), 10 am.

Saturday.

Bankruptcy Court, 10.30 a.m Golf: Captain's Cup, Fanling. Fanling Hunt: Steeplechase Meeting, Ewanti

Yachting:

4th Championship race for racing yachts.

Motor-cycle Football, Mongkok,

"In previous generations," said Sir George, "the policy may be described as to get what we want- ed, to get it peacefully if possible, and if mot peacefully, by the sword and by means of those forces which were at our disposal at the moment. The role of the Army is quite

The arrest took place just insidio

3 p.m. simple organisation is amore the Rumanian frontier while M.

Cricket League:-Division I.: difficult matter! In the matter of Manolescu was asleep in a sleep Chinese R.C. . R.G.A. Division ing car "of an express bound for

II. Recreio r. Forganisation we have two ruling Bucharest. In his possession were R.A.0.C.. Royal Engineers; Royal Navy: factors. The first is the Treasury; found letters from the ex-Prince Police R.C. o. Civil Service C.C. the second, the inventor., As tax- Charles to M. Bratianu, the Rund XI.

manian Prime Minister, and to the

Friendly Cricket: K.C.C. payers, I have no doubt all your leaders of the three principal poli- Craigengower 0.0 sympathy is with the Treasury.tical parties and a proclamation RA.F.; Tantar. K.O.C. 2nd XI.; to the Rumanian people asking for H.K. Electric B.C. e. China Light a plebiscite as to whether the cand Power Ca R.C. Prince should return to Rumoria and rule in place of his six-years old son, King Michiel.

We are constantly having demands for the reduction of the expenses of the Army, and the Army Council are constantly seeking, ways to reduce that expense. The reason

The ex-Prince, it will be recalled, thrice renounced his rights of suc- for the present high expenditure is cession during the of his exnamic, coupled with the rest Father, King Forge, who ded ful situation throughout the world January 1928; and followed list July: The last remunciation and also, the added responsibilities a series of quarrals between the ex- of the Empire.

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had small ware in practically every-Rumania are opposed to the retura part of the world. If they looked of the exile, and it is to the agenta at the map of the world now, and of some of these people that the considered the possibility of small burglary at his Paris fiat is ascrib wars, they would agree that, with ed. This affair reads like a secret the exception of the Indian fron-service novel. On the evening of tier, the possibility of small wars the theft the Rumanian valet helt had very much decreased. As re- in charge of the flat while the ex- garded more serious wars, Western Prince was at Dinard was invited Europe was still exhausted after out to dinner by a smartly dressed the Great War, and though every and beautiful woman who stopped now and then there were excursions him on the boulevards and spoke and alarms, a big war in Europe to him in French" seemed very unlikely for a long time. We very fortunately had re- Fused to sign the Protocol, which would have made us liable to be landed into any small war which started on the Continent, but by the Treaty of Lecame we had un- doubtedly engaged ourselves to fight on the side of either Germany or France, whichever was provoca tively attacked, and that was a definite commitment.

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What happened afterwards, he says, he does not know, but he pre- sumes that a powerful, drug was put into his drinks. He found himself in bed in the fat next morning with a severe headache. On getting up he discovered that the fat had been ransacked. His own letters had been taken and all che, personal belongings al ex- Prince Charlee had been examined. Some documents were taken No

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i le most important not to lose all bis personal letters except one Forest." eight. If populations" go on into a compatriot in which he had creasing as they are now the described the visits paid by Ru-maker."" population of Germany in about maran politicians to the ex- twenty years will be 90,000,000, and Prince. The valet decided to say France 30,000,000. The Germans nothing about the burglary, but he have no outlet now for surplus disclosed the facts to a visitor who population unless they change their called to know when the ex- nationality, and defeat in the Great Prince would return to Paris. War no doubt rankles in the Ger- The French police were inform man mind, and will continue to do ad, and a telegram has been sent

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