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No. 21,700 號百柒仟寰萬弍第 BBER HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 31st, 1928.

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

TIME-TABLE.

WEEKS DAYS,

A.K.A.M. 2.2, 4.36. 7.X.

Dep. 8.40 8.05 910 10.00 12.00 1,15 9:13-485–5,49-

P.20 10.07 12.07 1.22

4,49 5,60

Des: 7.01

9.83 10,19 19.19 1.8

4.54 602

848 10.93 12.83 1.42

8,07, 6:15

Market Dep, 2,30

9.55 10.36 12.34

5.11 619

Pauling

10.08 10,181248

KR1 690

Shaungshof Dep. 7.353 Baumeann Art, 7.41 Canton

Arr. 11.50 5.38

10.10 10.51 1251 8.48.10.1 10.67 13.67 2.12 9.55 6.03

5,26 6.25 8.07 5,39 0,41

LX 4

Dep

AXI AM.

·8.05

ÄS. |Y,M. | P3.

Dep.7.30 8.18 1.10.44

11.27 3.69 | 4.41 11.44 8.08 4.49 11.49 810 | 4.52

P.M.

8.201 5.49 6.94 5.56

8.00

Talpo

„Dep, 7,44 | 8.31 11.00

12.00

Buatin

Dep, 757 8.44 11,18

13.00836 5.0

8.21 5.02

8.10

#15

12.39 3.89 5.30-

68

Taumati

...Dep.) 9.11 | 8.56

1125

1201 | 8,61 | 6,32

6.40

wicos

A. 8.17. 9.04 11.31 11.49 1287 8.37 5.88

8.46

7.04

Canton

Bhamchan... Dep. 7.18 8.08 10.24 11:09 Shenngahni „Dep. 7.25 8.12 10.41

Talpe Market Dep. 2.40 8.28 10,58

Fraling

SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

Dep. 4,40 8.05 8.0 8.04 9,10 10.00 12,00 24.155.18735

Kowloon...

Taumati

Skatin

Taipe Taipo Markel Dep.2.20

Det 7,01 Dep 7,15

7.30

Bham Chan, Art, 7,41 Canton

-

Centon

A.X.X

PM. TH

0.20 10.07 12.07 9.81

9.53 10.19 19.19 2.4

5,26 7,99 5.38

9.48 10.33 19.3% 2.56

08.10.58 12.38 5.00

632 1,43 5.56 7.59

10.05 10.16 12,463,306,07 9,09 6329,07 9.07 941 10,10 10,51 12.51 818- 8.45 9.138.47 10.3 10.57 1957 3.31 2.556.18 8.13

|8.03) — 6.88 11.50

-

4 LX.

P.M.

9.05

Bham Chan,

5,00

3.86

3:201 6.84

11.64 8.05 5.07

2.58 8.05 10.34 11.09:11,37 Shaungabul..Dep. 8,19 10.41 Fanling Dep, 8.15, 10,48

Thing Market Der 925 10.36 Talpo

Dep. 8.31 11.00 8.45:11,13 85.11.25

Bhatia The

Tamronti

Dep.

Kainos 9,03 1131 11.49

11,4 3.10 -5.12

13.00 5.21

6.91

12.05 3.28 4.25

1919 8,39 品牌

19.31 8.51

12.87 857

5.30 6,56 6.17 4,52 7,06

8,45

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WHAT WILL 1928 BE LIKE?

THE VIEWS OF WELL-KNOWN EXPERTS.

WEATHER, BUSINESS, THE CHURCH,

POLITICS, SCIENCE. - ·

Home paper has been collecting the voow's DẠC Lanit well-known expects on the prospecte in various branches of eativity. in 1909 Extracts from some of these opinions are recorded be low:

THE WEATHER.

"[BY ABAE MOREUX, WORLD-FAMOUS METEOROLOGIST; DIRECTOR OF THE

BOURGES OBSERVATORY, FRANCE)

It cannot be doubt that there is a relation between the state of activity on that great centrui globe, the sun, and the weather on the earth. What one needs to know is: What are the repercussions The eun, in recent years, has pass ed through a crisis which will come to an end a few months from now. From 1928 on we shall see the number of cyclones, typhoons and even of shipwrecks, diminish. It

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Today.

Interport Golf Tennis (Shanghai and Manila) leave on President Cleveland and President Madison. Interport Football Teams (Soccer and Rugby) dua-

Oriental Art Exhibition, Chinee Y.M.C.A., 70-71, Bridges Street

Extraordinary General Meeting Building, noon. Lane, Crawford's, Ltd., Exchange

Tea Dances: HK. Hotel and Hotel Savoy, 4.30 Edward Hotel Crawford's

p.m.; King p.m. Lane. Restaurant, 4.30-8.30

Eran now were the reasonable people on both sides to meet it should be quite easy to gut an al- fernative Prayer-bock which would | satisfy the needs of those who de size the greater part of what the

Hockey Club 2nd XI. . H.K moderate Anglo-Cathole has hoped. Cafe Regent, 5-6.30 p.m. for, but which was badly spoken

General about by most of its supporters in S.R.A., King's Park, 4.43 p.m.

Inspection of Police the House of Commons

Reserve by the Hors C.B.P., etc." Central Police Station, 5.15 p.m.

Organ Recital by Mr. F. Mason, St. John's Cathedral, 5.43 p.m.

Negative Protestantism is not going to rule; neither is an easy- wholesome, going, though quite High Church Anglican

No Popery may still be an attractive cry, but it is not one on which the Church of England must

.

POLITICSA

[BY THE AT. HOS, JOHTAR: 0. WEDGWOOD, D.8.D., M.]

is even probable that we shall rejtely for filing the hearts of the cord fewer destructive earthquakes disciples of Jesus Christ with de As the sun's furnace calms downvotion to His personality and His our seasons will tend to become re teaching gular. This fact will be especially perceptible in 1931. The year 199 will be a transition time between the two states. There will be lower

A General Election Isked by mainy days, probably less abundant

everybody, except by avery. .P. precipitation, warmer with more sunny days, a tendency So there will be a chance of gratifying our gambling instinct to longer and more wintry winters. In 1928. Besides, Mr. Churchill In short, there will be a gradual cannot conjure with next year's return to what one may call a norBudget. He is banking on 1999; mal regime.

so are his hopeful colleagues. They have no other winpes up their sleeve for either year. The appeal to the politics-tired water will not coms till October 1999

BUSINESS. (BY: THE AT., HON. WILLIAM GRAHAM, FINANCIAL FLL.D., M.P., A FORMER

SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY.]

But the aides wil be hiking up

Cheer OY.H.C.A. Sing- Song: 7.30 p.

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Principal Mails:~Inward: U.S.A.. Siberta and Europe via

Outward: Marseilles. etc. President Ladian). Europe. ric (Angers), 2.30 p.m.; Europe via Siberia (Funnan), 5 p.m.

Wednesday. Oriental Art Exhibition, Chimese Y.M.C.A., 70-71, Bridges Street.

Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and Hotel Saroy, 4.30p.m. ing. Edward Hotel," B p.m.; Lane, Crawford's Restaurant, 4.30-4.30

Signpo-Shield).

In 1925 trade was injured by in---Conservatives nur Labour and p.m.; Cafe Regent, 6.30 p.m dustrial dislocation; 1997 showed 500 Liberall cars Labour Hockey Club Army, (Sim

alting, improvement 1923 should will begin, zicky

definite france in Trather gute volume. But the leading love tors must be energetically analy

At home coal, iron, steal, ship building, cagineering, cotton and woollen textiles ars still in depres Mon. The central problem is cost A viar of production, chiely, with to effective appead in overseLS MRT- keta.

Determined effort in output, with

the best that nationalisation" involves, should give a solution from which the paralysis of wage conflict is absent. In this heavy industries the recovery may be slow; it should be encouraged in 1923 by the further restoration of European currency, mitigating the export advantages enjoyed by some of our competitors based on depre ciated exchange.

Serimentated Cheer O" Y.GA: by red lads code at Newcastle in Drive, 1.30. p.m.

The Cander Entives will be Addressing with a low more l displays like the Landlord and Terrant Act and the Films Act. Tho Liberals will lie low, say nothing, and vote variously.

The coming year will, therefore, dabble in such things as Poor Law;

and Bill to help agriculture by taking money for drainage. But the young ladies will wait for 1929. The main Government measure, de signed to rouse party passion and to rally the clans, will be to restore the power of the Lords over finance their fordships will not be re- formed, but rejuvenated, “

In sober fact, all the year long the gulf will widen between the professional politician and the

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Principal Mails:-Inward: Europe vid Suez (Macedonia),

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many in the street. Be is say The still greater expansion of the ing, "Get together, pil of you, and moter and kindred industries is do something to save our trade." probable; in this sphere the British He does not know what to do, but market is ali far from saturation he does know that is the only poli- point. Artificial silk and several ties he wants. He does not know, of the quasiluxury industries will but he has a pathetic faith that continue to replace other effort, professionale do know, and ought Aggregate British income is still to help him if only by clear Empressive but, allowing for change thought and lower rates and taxes in price level, esvings are less than There is no longer anything he Finale.

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Tes Dances: HK. Hotel and calls for the more remunerative re-

cept had trade) Isbourds Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m.; King direction of existing resources, longer a bogey; the queue outside Edward Hotel, 5 p.an. Lane, the interests of cheaper money. the Labour Exchange is "Getting. Second, within the Empire the together is the one thing he hopes British people should, in 1928, have for in 1925-not merely master fuller opportunity of dealing effectively with the American capir, but co-operators and com- petitors, Socialiste And in tal penetration of Canada and dividualists; even consumers and Australia.

These American loans | producers. Lower prices and more are followed by orders; only in employment are the puly politics directly is there advantage to this he cares, to hèng of rh country."

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SCIENCE.

[BY PROF. ARTHUR THOMSON,

(3)

Brandly, 1828 should include pro gress in the heavy industries at home; a greater consolidation of

It is to be experted that

resent inter-Imperial trade, especially if Enked more closely with British researches on the factors that de- financial provision; and somewhat termine the sex of offspring will larger opportunities in foreign be followed by the practical control markets, especially within Europe of sex. In regard to some of the But everything, as always, ia rublower animals, this is already with- ject to the underlying condition of in reach; it is likely to become pos economic common sense.

sible for domesticated birds and mammals.

THE CHURCH.

TBY NISHOP L. VESSELL WAKEFIELD,

FORMERLY BISHOP OF BIRMINGHAM

What will be the trend of Church affairs in 19581 It will be in the direction of a broad High Church manship

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Another correlated probability is a step towards clearer under standing of what is meant phy

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