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日式拾月弍辰戊 HONG KONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 3rd, 1928. 陸拜禮:

MOSUL PIPE-LINE CONTROVERSY.

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

Kewloom

Taipo

Tealing

TIME TABLE.

WEEKS DAYS.---

AM. AM?} AM, AM,

P

Dep. 6.40 8.05 9,10 10,00 1200 1,15 215 4,35 5,49 715

| 649

7,01

7,15

9.40 10,07

0.07 12.07 123

| 449 530 || 7,23

9.83 10.19 13.39 1.34

4.54 6.04 7.35

048 1981 198

147

5,07 8.15 7.48

10.86 19.36 1.51 -1008 10.48 12.48 2.01

5.11 6.19 7.59

5.31 6.30 3.26 8.35 5.33 0,41

18.02 8.07 8.13

Bheangakal „, Dey

*** | 10.10.10,51 | 12,81

Bhamakan AFT, 7,41 | 8.43| 10.14 | 10,57 | IRAT

Canton

AM

11.50 5.88

P.M.

A.M. AM.

8.05

IP.X.

7.18 505 1024 11.09 11,37 2.58 | 4,41 7,238,12 1041

5.49

8.20 6.34

11.44 8.05 4:48

5.36

17,80 8,16 | 10:48

11.49 3.10

6.00

12.00 3.21 3.02

8.10

12.05 8.28 8.07

6.15

p247 8.44 31,13 11.25

12.19 8.39 5.30

1131 11.49

12.31 3,51 6.34 1237 8.57 5.88

Market Dup. T40 | 8,28 | 10,56

Dap. 7,44 8311.00

6.28 8:40 6.46 7.04

SUNDAYS AND PUBLIO · HOLIDAYS...

Kowloon Tanmat Bhatin

AJC ...Derp 6.40 8.05 8.30 0.04 0.10 10.00 12.00

Den. 6,48

A

12.35 720

-

920 10,07 12.07 2.3 9,93 10,19 12419 2 9.48 10.52 12.89 2.56 9.53 10,35 1228 SLOC 10,05 10,45 12,46 81 19.079.41 10.10 1051 12,51 8.45 9.13 9.47 10.16 10.67 1257 11.50 -

5.38

Bhaungsh

Shum Chan, Art) 7,41

Canton

FRENCH OBJECTIONS TO BRITISH SCHEMES,

STEZ · CANAL FEARS. ↑

Paniy

MR. ARNOLD BENNETT'S LATEST BOOK,

· GREAT FUN ABOUT A MILLIONAIRE.

A NEWSPAPER PROPRIETOR OF FICTION..

Mr. Aynedd Briment's new novel, Certain circles in Paris Are The Strange Vrd," publish actively claiming a vaico, in the

DIARY OF EVENTS.

To-day.

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Golf Captain's Cup, Fanling. Fanling Hunt: Spring Steeple Chase Mig., Kvanti.

Yachting (Raging Fachts).

Menagerie Rase

Tennis: Ladies Recreation Club, American Tournament, 2.30 p.m.

H.K. Ride Leagus annual meet,

direction of the pipeline from the fed by Cassel is light comedy Kowloon City Range.

Mosul oilfelds to the coast.

Frin Like Na Card" and

Cricket:-League Games: Navy The Regent, great fun. University; Kowloon e. Chinese Bennett, when he likes, can R.C. Friendlies (Second Div.). maks brilliant serious studies of H.K. Electric. Recreio; Police life and character but that is not Navy. his mood hore What he has done is to invent a comic situation, to

Bobind this question lies an im portant issue and an episode of the Paris Peace Conference, which has been fanned into one of the prin" cipal French grievances against M.play with is a most amusing game. Clemenceau, and periodically hurl- ed at him insultingly.

Mosul, as the feeult of French successos in Syria, was expected originally to be included in the Syrian Mandate beld by the French, and not within the Mesopotamian Mandate of Great Britain; but M. 2.18 5.18 715 Clemenceau wanted to settle every thing on behalf of Francs person ally, without consulting any French experts on economic questions, con- fident that he was as capable of

5237.23 5.38 7.35

5.58 7.59 6.07 02 €128.07 4,188,18

Dep

A.M.

8.05

T.K.

TM

Shum Chumi,

6.05 10.34 11.09 11,37

8,19 10.41

9.18 10,46

11.49

895 10.56

12,00 8.21 5.21

4.69 11. 8,05 5.07 8.10

5.00 5.34

5,11

3,0

5.58 8.08

*9.201 6.941

6.07

Dep,

8,8111.00

12.05 8.25

Bhatin

19d9 8.89 5.86

8.84

Yaumati Kowloon

12.31 8.51

5,50

6,46

MATT. 9.09 11.81 11.49

12.87 8.57 556

6,52 6.17

Canton

Shaungabai.

Fanling

Taipo Market Dep.

Ταίρο

Dap. 8.45 11,18

Dep 8.57 11,25 ↑

7,04

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2. QUEEN's BUILDING

SPORTING.

Captivating Miss Perkins,

The situation in that the great Lendon financier, Mr. Septimius Sutherland, an the point of leaving Naples for England, finds himsel mysteriously kidnapped by the lionaira newspaper

Queen's Theatre: The Scarlet "Letter"

World Theatre:

of a Queen."

Star Theatre:

The Confession

Introduce Me," Ten Dances: HK.. Hotel and Edward Hotel; 5pm; Lane, Hotel Savoy,

4.30 p.m.; King

D.IL

Crawford's Restaurant, 4.30 6.30 Lord Furber, on the latter's proprietor,

Principal Mails:-Inward: palatial yacht The Vanguard vid Marmilles (Macedonia), 10.30 (Macedonia). Outward: Europe Quite accidentally Lord Burber, Europe vidi Biberdy (Sus charming and bright witted young kidnaps at the same time Terying), 2.30 p.m. woman, Miss Barnet Perkins..

captivates How Mits Parkin

Sunday.

2nd: Weck in Lent. Golf: Captain's Cup, Fanling Yachting Commodores v. Club. HK Rifle League Annual Meet

Queen's Theatre :

..."

making a good bargain for France the yacht-that is the material of Kowloon City Rana The Cirens."

as Mr. Lloyd George was for Great Britain and President Wilson for America.

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one

World Theatre: "Mantrap." Star Theatre: The Whole Town's Talking."

Lenten

Queen's Theatre: The Circus."' World Theatre: "The Mantrap.” Whole Star Theatre: "The Town's Talking."

Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and Hotel Savoy 430 pm King PhoneEdward Hotels

Lane, | Crawford's-Restaurant, = 4,20-48.30 "pain..

Monday.

King's College Opening Ceremony by Sir Cecil Clementi, 3 p.m.

St. Andrew's Young Men's Club Annual Marathon Race, 4.30 p.m. at Kowloon.

* manages" for her own ends not only these powerful protagonists. but everybody also who matters on

the comedy.

No one can handle this kind of entertainment more deftly than Mr. Bennett. The situation moves with cushioned teams from

Services:St John's A "Gift" To Britain."

The Dis humour to another, and there is al Cathedral, at evensong. But while M Clemenceau knew a

ways an opulent ac splendid back covery of God" by Rev. H. V. great deal about ancient Nineveh ground-Naples, Rome, Monte Koop, M.A. At St. Peter's Church, he did not know that, the region of Carlo and the yacht itself to flat-Christ the Revealer of True

ter the senses of the render.. The Haman Nature," by Rev. E. M. L Jpsul included some of the richest details, whether of the yacht's Martin,, MA cilfields in the world; and when fuxurious fumiture, or of the Mr. Lloyd George, who had learnt cont to the dome of St. Peter's at Rome, or of the International everything about the oilfields, sek Sporting Clus as Monte Carlo, are ed: Do you mind if Mosul in pictored with

of the loving skill corporated in the Mesopotamia which Mr. Hemett Pesto tinh

Hot* objectives bemarkons Mandate the Kaiser" (things are first-clas Clemenceau's nickname) is stated

The Five Towns Millionaire." to have growled "Mosul I do

The millionaire newspaper pro not know it. Take it."

prietor is, of course, a familiar In Ever since, the matter has been character in modern fiction.

gore point with France it is being self-made, in nursing the de- fusion that he looks like Napoleo, among the main French grudges in love of the possession and dis against Mr. Lloyd George-and they play of power and in autocratic have made frequent efforts to ob this fiction type; but. Mr Bennett temper; Lord Furber conforms to tain recompense for the error, breathes orginality into him by Consequently, when 31. Briand in making him a Five Towas man formed the Petrol Commission of with the accent and stubborn humour of the hairy chested social the Chamber recently that he had phenomenon. As we meet him first, reached an agreement with Great be is "a cigas-smoking, carelessly. Britain, by which France would dressed gentleman, af medium.

height, with a head of very con obtain a thare of the Mosul oil siderable aire, formidably glinting output,

to about orbs, untidy gresésh hair and a mounting 1,000,000 tons a year, there wamile," who "spring awkwardly walcoming, almost benevolent, immense satisfaction.

out of an easy chair, much too large But now some Freath commenta- for him." He had made his first tors are disputing about the man- milion as a mechanical inventor ner in which the petrol shall be at the age of 35. His peerage soon conveyed to the coast from Mosul, followed, but the House of Lords Great Britain, it is stated, bas pre- baring him, he took up finance, sented twe schemes. Under the which made him richer than ever; first, the pipeline would pass so he bought newspapers, which Basrah and end' at the Persian made him more bored than ever. Gall, this base being of special, ad- vantage to Great Britain, as it would facilitate the revictualing "of India

Suer Canal Control.

BIRDS' TRANS-ATLANTIC.

FLIGHT.

The French objection is that this

NO FOOD FOR 1,730 MILES. would compel the French oil tankers to pass by the Suez Canal, where Great Britain would be able wings east to west across the At An unprecedented fight, of. lap to exercise control over themantic is reported mm Newfound The second British project is to land, and is the most remarkable carry a pipe-line across the Syrian instance of migration which desert to Haifa. This again is in the British zone, and is equally orthologists have encountered for

many years

The lapwing or green plover, What the French want is that the has been found as a single stray pipe-line should run from Mosul bird now and then in America, but across the Syrian desert to Alezan- the present was a mass migration. dretta which is the French zone. Mr. H. F. Whilberby, of High They emphasise that this would Holborn, London, who has for need only 1,200 kilometres of pipe-year conducted a ringing can line compared with roughly 2,000 paiga in his researches auto migra- kilometres for either of the British tion, zaid, to a Daily Mail re- schemes...

unwelcome,

But the main advantage to the French is that Alexandretta is onlý four days' sailing from Marseilles. GUNS by W. W. GREENER This would clearly be a big gaid in WEBLEY and SCOTT," and Other supplying Western Europe," but it Makera-Britishug French: and is a corresponding disadvantage in American.

regard to India. FSA Air Rifles, and Miniature. Then there is the important point Rifles, 22 Calibre. Repeating and of protection of the line Syris is Automatic.

tranquil at present, but it is not. SPORTING CARTRIDGES of all long since the French had a serious descriptions.

rebellion to handle there

Agents for W. W GREENER LED, BEAMINGHAM.

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6, BEACONTIRIAD ARCADE,

There really ehould be no fear about French oil tankers passing by the Suez Canal Clearly We, LIE petrol allies by the Mosni arrange- ment, and such an alliance must be completely operative or com-- pletely broken.

St. Paul's Institution (Anglo- French School) Causeway Bay, Clementi, 5 p.m. prize. distribution by Lady

Talk on My Personal Experi ences in Russia" by Mr. R. C. Tredwell (U.S. Consul General) at Helena May Institute. 5.30 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: "The Circus." World Theatre: "The Mantrap." Star Theatre: "The Wholo Town's Talking"

Tea Dances: HE Hotel and Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m.; King Crawford's Restaurant, 20-0.0 Edward Hotel, &

p.m.; Lane. p.m

St. Peter's Club Debate "That Cinema exerts a greater influence on public opinion than the Press," 8.30 pm

Tuesday,

Hockey H.K. Hockey Club 2nd XL H.K.S.RA., at Marina Ground, Kowloon, 5 p.m.

Cheer. 'O Canteen Meeting of Lady Helpers, Helena May In statute, 10.30 am

Sanitary Board Fortnightly meet-

4.15 p.m..

ing

Annual Inspection of St. John's Ambulanco Brigade by H.E. The Governor, Murray Parade Ground,

5.15 p.m.

That in making the World Chris- Cathedral Hall debate: Subject: tian, emphasis should be laid on winning individuals, rather than on Changing wrong conditions,"

P.m

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World Theatre Crown of Queen's Theatre: The Circus."

Star Theatre Altars of Desire" Principal

Mails Outward Europp vid Marseilles (Glaucus), 2.30 p.m.; Europe vid Siberia (President McKinley), B p.m.

Tea Dances: E.K. Hotel and Hotel Savoy, 4.30. p.m.; King Edward Hotel, p.m.; Lode, Crawford's Restaurant, 1:30-8.30

Wednesday.

If thousands of birds reached Newfoundland there could not have been many more thousands set out, and I am disinclined to pi

ailing Hunt Meet at the Stables, 2.45. Fanling

Queen'e Theatre The Circus.** World Theatre: The Crown of

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believe that many perished. The V Hockey Hockey Club 1st XI. v. birde must have flown with no Navy U.6.R.C. Ground, 6.15, rest or food for about 20 hours

The lapwing's speed on the wing is about to miles an hour. but helped byady strong galo the speed might well be increased to 170 miles oz, more. The distance from Cork to St John's is rough ly 1,733 miles. It is significant that just before and during the severe weather last Christning great mumbers of birds, includ

ng many lapwings, passed west Principal Maála Ontwaid: words in a southwesterly dizec Europe 4 Siberia (Empress of tran over North Wales,

Rustía), 10 BIL.

Star Theatre:"Altars of Desire." Tea Dances H.K. Hotel and Hotel Gavoy, 4.30 p.m., Bing Edward Hotel, 5 p.m. Lane, Crawford's Restaurant, 1.30 4.30 p.m.

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