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Hongkong Daily Press.

No. 21,688 ADERTGAAN

ESTABLISHED 1857.

A##ARANT HONG KONG." MONDAY, JANUARY 16th, 1928.

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

TIME TABLE.

WEEKS DAYS.

A.M.A.MM.

6.49

Yanmsti Bhatin

Tipo Market Dep. Paling

7,80

J.M.

P.X. P.M.) P.X, T.X.

-7.15 2.15 4,85 5,48

7.99 4.42 5,60 4.84 5,09 7.35 7,48 6.07 %,15

·5,11 6,19"; 7.42 5.21 6.0

18.02 5.24-8,30 8.07 8.13

6.07

Kowloon...Dap. 6.40 8.5 10 10.00 12.00 1.18

920 10.07 12.07 1.22 261019 12.18 1.34 BRACI52 12,52 1.47

10.36 12.26 1.51 10.06 10.48 12.46 2.01 10.10 10.81 | 1251 | 2,06

Bhoungehat. 7,35 Shumobs. 7.41 8,45 10,18 10.57 13,57 2.12 2.55 3.39 6.41

Canton.

Dop

11.50 3.38

AM! AM

8.05

T.M.

P.M.

11.37 2.58 441 11.44 8.06 4.49 11.49 8.10 | 152

YM. 7.X.

8.907 5.49 824 1.58

6.00

13.00 8.215.02

6.310

12,058,26.5.07

6.35

Arr. R.17 9.01 11.31 13.49

12.19 | 8,39 | 5.90 12.81 3.51 5.32 12.37 3.57 0.98

6.28

B40 8.46 7,04

Canton

Bbamahan. Uap.7.18 8.08 10.34 11.00 BhengshaiDep. 7.23 83 10.41 Ferling

Bhatin

Dep. 7.30 9.16 10.48

Market Dep 7,40 9.26 10.56

Dep. 7,44 8.31 11.00 Dop, 7.57

8.44 11.18

Yazmati...Dop 9.11 2.6 11.25

Kowloon

SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC - HOLIDAYS.

Kowloon...Dep: 6,40

Yanmat. Dep. 6,49

Bhatin

Rap-/7.01

Tripo

Dep. 7.15

Trường

Taipo Market Dep. 7.20

Bhoang hai." Dep

7.30

Sham Chan. Arr.||7,41

...ATT

Oxatan

A.Y. AMA.M.

AMD AM.

8.0% 6.30 9.04 -9,10 10,00 12,00 2.24 9.18, 5,187.15 9.30 10.07 12.07 2.81 5.26 7.23 9.53 10.19 12,19 2,438.38 7.35 -5.52 2,49 9.49 10.3 19.32 956-

5,567,52 10.38 12.36 8.00. 10.05 10.46 12.45 8J06.07 8.02 9.07 9.41 10,10 10.51 12.51 8.15; 8,129,07 8.45 9.13 9.47-10.16 10.57 12,57 3,272,561.6.198.13 +11,80

5,28

6.08-

Canton

LX. A.X.

A.X. AM, 7.3,

8.05 **Depi

8.05 10.34 11.09 11.37 2.68 Bham Chan..Dep. Shoernbai. Dưới 814 1041

LX.

11.44

8.05

5.00 3.84 3,55 5.07 5.41 6,03

1.X. 3.901 -6,241

Fazling

...Dup

8.18 10,46

11,49

8.30

5.11

8,0%

Tipo Market Dap

8.28 10,58

12,00

8.21 1.21

6,17

Tupo

Dep.

Abatia Dep

8,31 8,45 11.13

11.00

12.05 8.26 125

-6,91-

12.19 8,39

$.99

6,84

13.91 8.51 5,50

8.48

Kowloon

AT 9.03 11,81 | 11.49 12,37:

8,37

$,56

6.17 6,62

7.04

Yanmati Dep. 8.57 11.25

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VERY CHRISTIAN!

FENG YU HSIANG ON MARRIAGE.

EVE OUT OF PLACE IN POLITICS AND WAR!

LAND OF BRIBES,

RUMANIA'S PLIGHT.

1

WHY EGGS ARE FIVE A PENNY

VIENA

M. Julio Amin,der of the,, principal party of opposition to the present ystem of Government

Rumarda, up in

which he has de- einred politics war,

the Say Bratina and their followers have faked to produce a national spirit in the new provinces and have crushed individus effort through out the country.

Their opponents are has allowed to combine, the Press is censored, letters and wiegrams are withheld, and he told me the present system corruption, produced only

PEXING, Dec. 30th. A message from Kaifeng gives imeresting view of Marshal Feng Yu Hadang concerning mar riage and divorce in the revolu- tionary period. In the course of an address given as a meeting in the Chung Shan Recreation Club house early this month, before an andience of more than 500 mer and Women, Marshal Feng Yahas Hoang enphatically proclaimed Peculation, reduced productive

and conere distress. I am able to translate this Par- two ordinances to his subordinate officers to the effect that (1) priorliamentary language into hard facts. Wages on the land in to the success of the revolution, Rumania are from 20 to 30 leis n not a single man in the army is day (so leis-one shilling) and an allowed to marry, if he is a bache Independent capitalist of moderate for and (2) that no one is allowed ku divorce his wife if he is mar- ried.

"Where There's War There's Women!"

The Marshal said, "Since the admission of women to the Kuo- mintang party, there have been many young Indies working for the revolution and engaging them selves in various political activi- tits in which men take the major part. As young men and women have a good deal of opportunity to be brought into contact, it is after that both parties fall in love and forget entirely what they have come for. This has proved a great menace to the progress of the re volution and therefore should be forbidden

Marshal Feng added, per wire that most of our men serving in the army are over thirty, and forty years of age and have wives in their homes, who are probably old-fashioned, literate and have bound-feet.

"Where There's Women There's

Trouble."

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as can go n the food and drink he wants for his family at about 60 leis a day in the country. Eggs are five a penny, for instance. The reason is that there is no teams of transporting surplus pro- ducts.

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Hockey Navy Army (Sun.

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Cale Regent dinner dance? 9.p.m. Debate at St. Peter's Church Young Men's Club on That Man Becomes Rich as a Result of Chance ruther

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Industry or by Ability," 8.30 p.m.

Queen's Theatre; "War Paint." World Theatre: "It's the Old

The State distributed the land in. small holdings, but gave the pensant farmers no eed, no ample | Army Game". (5.10 p.m. and 9.15 ments, and no market facilities): Wong Tin Ba." Chinese

Drama (2.30 p.m. and 7:15 p.m.), Much of the land has thus fallen

*Star Theatre: Tumblewoods." Farmers have out of cultivation

Dick Norton and his "Glebe Trotters," in "Pleasureland," Star Theatre, 9.15 p.m.

Principal Mails:-Inward: USA.,

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Foreign manufamares of every kind are extravagantly taxed, and home manufactures priced up to just below the cost of import.

4. Tax On 5id, Toy.

Tuesday,

St. Stephen's Girl College. An- Dual Speech Day. 3 p.m. (Prizes to be presented by Mrs. C. C. Luard).

Tea Dances: HK. Hotel and Hotel Sarey. 4.30 p.m.; Lane, Restaurant. 4.30-8.30 Crawford's

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The -plain card-board letters.

Hockey: Club When they are brought into con cost 3d, she said, in England, bat Y.M.C.A.. King's Park. 4.45 p.m.. tact with the young women col the duty on them when they arriv Cheer " Y.M.C.A. Sing-song, leagues who are mostly modernized in Bucarest was more than 4.7.30 p.m. Fed, and stylish in dress, with bob- bed hair, immediately they think of their wives at home and feaf discontented with them by com- parison.

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World Theatre: "The Lucky Lady" (5.10 p.m. and D 15 mm.). "Wong Ten Bay Chinese Drama (9.30 p.m. and 7.15 p.m.).

Star Theatre: Aloma of the South Seas

The manager of the Government Cafe Regent dinner dance, 5 p.m. official frete has been arrestel Queen's Theatre: "The Pleasur for embezzling 70,000,000 les Buyers. (£85,000), after his highly placed friends had exerted themselves in They make love to their cal, vain for sexks to have the affair the utter" negligence of hushed up, and is awaiting trial. their old companions, who are

If he had continued on riebing him poor and suffering in their homes. sri by peculatiou modestly and un- praying day and night for the suechtrussely, he might have retired ress and early return, of their hus.

with a pension as well. Bribery bands. After they have succeeded and embezzlement are so near akin awning the love of "their new

that it is dot surprising that is a overs, they desert their old wives country, where officials derive their who have been with them in the main income from bribes, prosecu time of calamity and by virtue of tens anong them for stealing are Free marriage and divorce declare

of everyday occurrence. separation with them. This is con- the old Chinese tradictory to system of morality and to the principle of the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen and therefore punishable by death."-Kuu Wen.

EX-KAISER'S SISTER.

A GERMAN SUBJECT NO LONGER.

RESULT OF MARRIAGE TO RUSSIAN EXILE.

BERLIN. Attention is being drawn to the fact that, in marrying the Russian, M. Alexander Zoulikov, Princen Victoria of Schaumburg-Lippe (the ex-Kaiser'a sister) has abandoned her right as a member of the House Schaumburg-Lippe and is also no longer a German subject.

Dr. Bornhak, Professor of Law

The National Peasants Party considers Averescu and his friends to better than the present Gorum-" mat, not lose corrupt or selfis They are demanding a general elec tion at an early date.

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LONG-SERVICE ARMY.

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

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Lane. 4.306.30 Crawford's Restaurant,

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Cafe Regant dinner dance. 8 p.m. Queen's Theater: "The Pleasure Buyers

World Theatre: The Lucky Lady" (5.10 p.in, and 9.15 p.m.); Wong Tin Ba," Chinese Drama (2.00 pm, and 7.15 pm).

Star Theatre: Aloma of the South Seis."

Madis: Outward: Principai Australia, New Zealand, etc. (Aki

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Painleve, the War Minister, and General Targe, who is president of Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m.; Lane, riage road and electric tramway, Yamato Hotel (35 rooms) and 15 furnished

the Recruiting Commission, ns to Crawford's Restaurant, 1.30-8.30 Langalows in charming old garden. Bathing, Boating, Fishing, Goll, Tennis

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Cafe Regent dinner dance, 8 p.m. officers and officials, Yamato Hotel and 20 villas and bangalows, mostly with Prussian pobility, including the will complete: the other military

St Peter's Church Young Men's detached servante quarters. Excellent Bathing. Wonterful Scenery, Histosis former ruling families, possess only projects now being discussed or in

No-commissioned Club whist drivo, Cathedral Hall, Battlefields, Ruined and Diamantled Farts, Bes of harming Walks and the right of all German citizens. preparation. Delves. Abundant Fionicing Facilities. Orchestra twice a week. Best place The marriage ceremony was per- officers already under the colours 8.43 p.en. for high-class familie.

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Queen's The Princess. in marrying M. increasing the bonus and improv train.

Yamato Hotel (15 room). Rafident place of historical and sceni Zoubkov, adopted his nationality. ing their stutus. The recruiting Night" inberust to 811 a month with fresh walk ev driva avery day. Most healthy The bridegroom is Russian by birth, resulta are considered very satis

World Theatre: "The Desert's and slabsions spot in the Far East,

but as he fled from his country, factory, the re-engagements having Toll."

The Gay the Bolshevist Government does not been doubled between 1923 and this Star recognise him as a Russian.. year. During the last few months Deceiver."

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