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No. 21,697 號柒拾玖百陸仟澄萬弍第

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

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WEEKS DAYS.

ESTABLISHED 1857.

Begistered as a Newspaper at the General Post Office in the United Kingdom.

日伍和月正辰戊

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27th, 1928. Our London Letter.

伍拜禮

日榮廿月翌年八廿百九仟登英

AMERICAN NAVY HOAXED.

DIARY OF EVENTS.

CHRISTMAS AT. HOME.

"A SALVAGE EXPERT."

2.K.

7.15

OLD FASHIONED WEATHER.

4.43 5,40

7.23

4.54 6.01 7,35 7.48 6,07 6,11 5.11 619 7.58 521 8.30 18.02 8.07 5,36

8.13. 6,32 0,41

GOOD CHEER AND GOOD WILL.

6.03

A.M. AM, AMM T.M. P.X.P.M.VN,

Kowloon

...Dep. 8.40 8.06

Yanmou

&499

Bbatin

...Dep. 7.011

Tripe

Dep. 7.15

9.10 10.00 12.00 1.18 2.15 4.3 8.48 9,20 10,07 12.01 1.22- 9.33 10.19 12,381,34 8.45 18.32 12.82 1.47- 9.55 15.34 12.38 1.51- 10.05. 10.48 12.48 2.01 10.10 10.5 1281 2,06- 10.14 10.57 12,67 2,19 9.55 11.30 5.38

Tipo Market Dep. 7.20 Foliag Dep. 7.30 - Shexagshui Dep. 7.25 Bhumchaa...A 7.41 8.45 Canton

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A.K.4.M.

A.K,

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13.

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P.M.

Canton

...Dep

8.05.

Shame...Dap. 7.18 8.05 10.34 11.09 Sheangahm.Dep. 7.23 8.13 10.41

11.37 2.88 4.41

5.49

8.20 6.24

11,44 3.05 4.49.

5.56

11.49 8.10 4.82

6.00

pokarke: Dep. 7.40 8.28

10,56

12.00 321 5,02

B.10

Taipo

...Dep. 7,44 8,31

11,00

12.05

3.26 5.07

6.15

3.39 5.20

6.93

Yeast

Dep. $.11 R.EE 11.25

3.51 5.32

6.40

Kowloon Art, 5.17 9.02 11.31 11.49 79.37

3,67 6.98 8,18

7.04

Bbatin ...Dep, 7.57 8.44 11.ts

SUNDAYS AND PUBLIO HOLIDAYS. "

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LX. 4.M. P.M. V.M.) P.X. | PX, A.M. AV. A.M Kowloon ...DAD. 6.40 5.05 8.30 9.04 9.10 10.00 12.00 2,24 2.15 6.18 7,16 ៦.២០ 10.07 19.07 2.31 626 798

Yaumati

Dan 6,491

Bhatin

Dep. 201

Taipo

.Dep. 7.13

Taipo Harket Der 20

Fanling Dep. 7.30

Sheangani..Dep. 7.85,

9.33 10.19 12,19 2,438.39 7.35 9.49 10.32 19.39 2.56-8.52 7.48 9.53 10.36 12.36 3.00 5.56 7.52 10.05 10.46| 12,48 | 8,10) 6.07 8.02 6.12 8.07 P.071 9,41| 10,10: 10.51 12,513,13 Sham Chan. Art, 7,41 8.45 9.13 9.47 10.16 10.57 12.57 3.31 2.556.18 8.13 Canton

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A.X.

Canton

...Dep..

AM.

8.05

2,36,

P.M. 3.201

Fealing.Dep. 8.16 10.46

Shanghai.Dop. 8,12 10.41

Bham Cann. Dep. 8.05 10.34 11.09 11,37

5.34 2.58 5.00

5,58 6.241 11.44 .8,05 5.07 5.41 8,09

11,49 8.10 5.11

6,07

Tipo Market Dep. 8.38 10.58

12.00 8.21 3.21

6.17

Taipa

Dop.

8,31 11:00

12.05

3.26 6.25

6.31

Bhatia

..Dep.,

12,19

8.39 6.39

6.31

Yauast

12.31 3,51 6.20

8.45

Kowloon Arr. 9.03 11,31 11.49 12.37

3,57 6,56

6.17

6.52

7,04

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8,45 11.18

Dep. 8.57 11.25

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Lospos, Dec. 31st Tefore the Christmas holiday we had writers in the Press expressing. the hope that there would be plents of frost and snow so that for once in a way we should experience the An old fashioned delights of Christmas." They wanted'n Christ- mas, like that which is depicted in the ilustrated papers as the season rames round, with stage coaches and passengers **niowed up." sitting the top with heavy mufflers round their necks, and a church or farmhouse hall buried in

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DECEIVES ADMIRAL AND UNMASKED BY PRESS.

NEW YORK, Dee" 20th. A hoax on the American Navy, reening the Knick cobbler's hax on the German Army, has bern perpetrṛted by Charles Sham baugh, a motor-car garage owner. of Lafayette, Indiana.

To-day.

Interport Golf: Hong Kong " Shanghai (Foursomes),

U.S.R.C. Tennis Tournament. Semi-finals of open events.

Ter Dances: H.K. Hotel and Hotel

4.30 p.m. King Savoy,

3 p.m.;

Launey Edward Hotel, Crawford's Restaurant, 4.50-6.30 p.m: Cale Regent, 5-8.30 p.m.

Hockey

Club "A" . Club de p.m.; Recreio, King's Park, 5 T.M.C.A, Punjabis III.

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Reception to the Hon Mr. E. D. C. Wolle, C.M.G.. Lane, Craw ferd's Restauraat, 3.15 p.m.

He never saw a diven in his le, and had only, once been in a host. yet secured an invitation as an expert" to help raise the sunken submarines, from Rear-Admiral Frank Brumby, in charge of the 8.4 salvage feet..

Shambaugh telegraphed to Ad- Rush." miral Brumby offering his servicesSong." as a civilian spelatis. The d miral replied with an invitation, placed a Government ship at Sham baugh's disposal, had him to din-(Arafura), 9.30 am

Reception at Club Lusitano to Students of Liceu Central de Macau, 6.30 p.m.

Provincetown, fêted him, gave him officer's quarters overnight, and permitted him to use the admiral's motor-ee.

H

a mantle of glittering whitenessner as guest in the flagship off There was snail prospect that the wish would be realized up til Christmas night, as the weather was wet. But when darkness fell it begun to snow, and snowed all night so that Boxing Day dawned of a country that had been trans formed as by a magician

Snow And A Blizzard.

It snowed on Bexing Day, also, and there was in addition a driving wind from the east, which in many parts of the country assumed the force of he blizzard. The result was that travellers by road in motor cars and motor buses man into snow drifts where the vehicles became imbedded. In some cases, the unhappy folk who started in the late afternoon had to spend the night out of doors, some the motors and others more for- tunate in wayside inns or cottages to which they struggled ne best they could. There were snew drifts in places twenty feet deep. The newspapers have been full of accounts of the experiences of motorists in the snow. There have also been pictures leaving no doubt old fashioned Christ- Yut the

touch, but the travellers con- cerned pray that they may never see anything of the kind again.

many

Villages Cut off.

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Esporters' Questions. Shambaugh inspected the salvage work, and told the admiral tha; it Sham- could not be improved. baugh's real status became known to-day when he arrived at BostonT navy yard with important-looking suitcases, preceded by a telegram from Admiral Brumby inviting newspaper reporters to interview him

Cafe Regent dinner dance, 8 p.m.' St. Peter's Church Young Men's Club annual meeting, 8.30 p.m. Queen's Theatre: "College."

"The

Gold World Theatre:

Star Theatre: "The Wedding Academia de Machs Studeali Concert, Star Theatre, 9.13 p.m.

Principal Hails: Outward: Australia. Now Zealand, etc.

Baturday.

Bankruptcy Court, 10.30 a 11. Interport Golf: Manila e. Shang- had (Fourballs or Foursomes and Singles).

Fanling Hunt Drag Hunt, Mert at Mr. Poste Bungalow, 45 p.m. Yachting: Reserved for resail or for other race for racing classes.

Shambaugh's complete.ignosancå af | 0.400tball League:-Division I

The reporters quickly discovered | alvage masters, andreed him why

American Lawn Tennis Tour- nament at Ladies' Recreation Chab. L.: Cricket League-Division c.5.0.0. t'. I.R.C. "A" Royal.

Kowloon

Division C.C. Navy

t'. Kowloon C.C. R.A.O.C. Police R.C. . Tamar,

University Cricket: Friendly 2nd XI. C.S.C.C. and XI.

South China. Scots Club; Recreio r. Kow-

K.O.S.B. Athletic Chinese Division II. "A" K.O.S.B. U. Royal Artillery: South Chiria "4" Kowloon Recreio r. South China "B"; Clab r. St. Joseph's; Chinese Athletic . University,

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In asoration with the GRAND HOTEL DE WAGONG LITS, PELING.

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Hotel Launch meets all Ateam- ers. Dining Room and Lounge - in now open to the Public.

THE KING EDWARD HOTEL BAND

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he came East. He replied, "Pure loon; Royal Air Force Polio: TIFFIN BOURS. DINNER HOURS idle curiosity."

Shambaugh the explained that Admiral Brumby's telt gram to him was so cordial that he could no: 1 could not have beeEL resist. treated better I had been Rocke feller."

Newspapers

Shambaugh say owned the American Navy for the understand day," They cannot why Admiral Brumby did not dia cover Shambaugh's lack of know- ledge. The incident is most harm- ful to the C.S. Navy Department. which is being criticised bitterly for its inefficiency in not rescuing the men imprisoned in the 8.5.

The Spirit of Good Will.

As usual in England there was In the Home Counties many

an abundance of god cheer for villages have been cut off from all

people in hospital, and in fact contact with the outside world since

every publie istitution at Christ Christinas night when the snow-

Inas. It is one of the most agre seldom that storm bezah

able things in connection with the sneh

extraordinary conditions are encountered in the South of Enggreat festival that year by yeas land that nobody in that part of the old nad the poor are not for the country will ever forget this getten. They are feted and tend Christmas The visitation found d, and no effort is too much to people unprepared. The only Home nake them happy. It is true to say this of tomton and the cous- County that seems to have been

try generally, A typical instance snow ploughs is quipped with

was the treat to 1,200 of the Kent, where these machines for

poorest little boys in London who denling

with heavy snowstorms are

were given a real banquet at the ronds. But even there the drifts

the Sheriffs attended in their robes were too deep to be tackled. In

of State, and together with the Sarrey, on the Hog's Back, motor drifts

Mayors of all the Metropolitan were abandoned in

and there is a twelve feet deep:

horoughs formed a procession round story of a small two seater that the hall headed by the City Marshal is still missing as I write five days and the Mace Bearer. The shrill iter; Christmas. -The Hog's Back cheers of delight by the youngsters

that of coure the long high ridge was something to hear and remem rans from Guildford to Farnham, er. Most of the small guests of and the fury of the blizzard must the City were oripples, and the have been terrific in this bleak King sent a telegram wishing them

happy time. place.

xtilt kept along the old coach Guildhall The Lord Mayor and;

モダング

Parcels From Abroad. The Past Office repërt an increase in the number of parcels Tran road that had to be dealt with this Christmas There is the asual

complaint of badly packed parcels, which burst open while they are being handled. The general result

remarkable assortment and

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Civil Service Hours.

I hear that the Civil Service, or a portion of it, is disgruntled over the proposed action of

a group of Members of Parliament, who are proposing, in the name of economy, to make an eight hour day the throughout the Service. The

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The ma-

is to disclose to the officials the question is to be raised when of presents that are sent through Parliament reassembles.

jority of Civil Servants new work the post at he festive season. When

eight hours a day, hat about 40,000 the sorters attempt to repack half-

ure only required to put in seven hours at the office. It is the seven kages they sometimes find open. that are dealing with such

hour men who are unhappy at the disconcerting things as escaping prospect of more live snakes, frogs or butterflies (the last mentioned have to be chased

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Tennis: Liceu Central de Macau r. "Club de Recreio.

Tea Dances H.K. Hotel so

Lane, 4.30 p.ro.. Hotel Savoy, Crawford's Restaurant, 4.30-6.2 p.m.

Cafe Regent and King Edward Hotel dinner dances, & p.m.

Association Royal Artillery (Hong Kong Branch) dance at Seamen's Institute; & p.m. --

Quen's Theatre: "College." Wark Theatre: Rush.'

Star

Theatre: "The Wedding

The

'Gold.

Song."

Principal Mails:-Inward :

Negapatam, letters, Europe rid only (Laisang): Europe via Niga patam, papers only (Tulumber); U.S.A., etc. (President Wilin). Outward: Europe in Marseilies. etc. (Harma Maru), 9.30 am.

Sunday..

4th Sunday after Epiphany. Interport Golf: Hong Kong 2. Manila (singles).

Fanling

X. O. 5. B. Hunt: Gymkhana.

4th Championship

Yachting:

race for cruisers.

1 ro 2.

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Ferry Whart and Bailway Station, Endrey under English Management Electric Light and fans Througbant.

Star Theatre: "The Desert's Toll

Monday. Interport Golf: Hong Kong u. Shanghai (singles).

Interport Football Teams (Soccer and Rugby) due

EVERY ROOM WITH PRIVATE BATE.

Longs Bar and Billiard Booms Baritalled Crixina vader the personal supervision of the ProprietreBS.

TERM MODERATE. Bjecial Terms to familie or applice. Nominations close for election of tion to

Maa. J. H. OXBERKY, Justice of the Pence as Member of

Proprietress Legislative Council. the

H.K. Hotel and Dances Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m.; King Edward Hotel, 5 p.m.; Lanc, Craw ford's Restaurant, 4.30-8.30 p.m.; Cafe Regent, 5-6,30 p.m.

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Hockey Army u. R.A.F. (Sim Shield).

The Dean and Mrs. Bwann "at Home," St. John's Cathedral Hall, 4.30-5.30 p.m.

Annual Meeting of St. John's Cathedral Settholdors and Subs

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rather think that

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nothing will come of the propos however, for we have had many similar sporadic suggestions in re out years. After all, this is hard- ly the most effective way to national economy.-H.B,

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