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MASON'S

DELICIOUS

O.K.

SAUCE.

Hongkong Daily Press.

No. 21,740 ·號拾肄百棨仟安萬弍第

ESTABLISHED 1857.

Registered as a Newspaper as the General Post Office in the United Kingdom.

BETARA HONG KONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 17th, 1928. MF BNKARATEATER

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

TIME TABLE.

WEEKS DAYS.

ARAM, AM,

4.54

601

FM,

Kowloom

Dep. 5.40 8.05 9.10 10.00 100 1.15 2.15 485 8.43

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7.15

samatí. Dep

Bhatia

Den

Talpo

Market) King

9.20 10.07 1207 128 — 4.43 5,50 P.53 10.19 12.19

1.84 948 149 1289 1475,07 6,15

10,38 12.88 1,51

10.65 10.48 12.48 201

5.11 619 5.214.30

72%

10,10 10.51 1251 | 2.06 -***

5.20 6.25

10.14 10.57 12.57|| 2439 2,55

5.38

5,52 0,41

7.93

7.59 18.02. 8.07 8.11

Shanggani

Taaling

6.03

IX

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7.18 8.05 1034|11,06 | 11,37 || 2,38 | 4,41

5.49

| 7.35 || BILL || 10.41

* 2.30- 8.16 | 10,45

11798.10 4.53

11.44 8,05 4.49

6.50

6.00

Taipo Market

$7,40 8.28 10.56

Тибра

12.00 8.91 3.09 12.06 3.26 5.07

6.10

6.15

12.19 3.39 5.20

6.52

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12.87 8.57 5.888.16

1931 8:51 5.39 6.40

7.04

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SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

Dip 8,40

Dep. 5,40

Skatin

Dep. 7,01

Canton

Canton

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9.20 10.07 12.07 2.31

9.83 10.19 12.19 2.43

9.48 10.31 12.33 3.56

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8,19 10,41 11,44

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201

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6.38

6.34

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12.31

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3,51 3,575.56

6.176.32

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“LIGHTER SIDE" OF A CHINESE WAR.

ENGLISHMAN'S ADVEN- TURES.

AERONAUTICAL ADVISER TO THE YOUNG GENERAL”

[BY CAPT. TALBOT-LISTMANN,

who recently returned to England from China after serving as aero- nautical adviser to Marshal Chang Esao Liang, son of Chang

Tao Lin

After a year in troubled China, it is relief to walk, eat, and sleep without being haunted by the fear of a firing squad and a rapid end to a brief life.

Yet, with its pany disad vantages, the interest attaching to my work as seronautical adviser to Marshal Chang Hsiao Liang, son of Marabal Chang Two Lin, has brought me back to England with A wirer and wider outlook.

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LICENSEE OF ANCIENT TAVERN.

·MAJOR MANAGER.

Major the Henry Lygen, brother of Earl Beauchamp, ia row * mine host of the Hand and Sheare, a picturesque 300-year-old tavern in the historic Cloth Fair, Smithfield

The licence of this ancient ins was granted to Major Lygon at the Guildhall a last month.

The manager of the Hand and Shears is an old soldier, Major | Holland, who has spent a lifetime in the Army. He was shot through the eye at Galipoli. He began his Army career at the age of seven- town, and was an acting colonel in the great war.

Market partera leamen, and vailwaymen who have made the Hand and Shears their headquare Early in 1627 I landed inters for yoga are tickled at the Tientein. Following a fortnight's iden of a man who once beld acting stay at Mukden, investigating con-rank as colonel drawing their mid- ditions at the headquarters of the day beer. They have already begun Northern Air Force, I started out to call him "Major.". in April on a month's tour of inspection with Marshal Chang Hsiao Liang in his special train. Six Hands And Ax Many Tunes. We had & fine send off from Peking, the station being guarded y three regiments with fixed bayonets, automatic rides, machine

Major Lygon said to a Daily Express representative: The or dinary type of the house is nothing less than drink dan. I shall make this?ži jorie tavern a place where a man can take his wife and where he can always de pend on a good square meal."

2044 guns, and they formidable array of SWIM WITH ARKS FOR

pistols that care, part of every soldier's equipant. An "owe" inspiring scene was, however, ren- dered humorons by the fact that six bande insisted on playing six different tupes at the same time.

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Henceforth as the taxin rode through" the night' our sleep was disturbed as we stopped or passed through wayside stations by the blaring buglers and bandsmen as embled to honour the young mar shal

Life Dirt Cheap.

NOTED HUNTER'S TEST WITH MAN-EATERS.

New York, Feb. 17th, Mr. Van Campen Hellner, a famous big-game hunter, an au- thority on deepsea fshes, and one of the Field representatives of the American Museum of Natural His tory, is among the passengers aboard the Munsen liner Manargo, On arrival at Chengehow Mar-which sails today for the Bahamas. shal" Chang and his staff were He intends to swim in thark- whisked off in clowly guarded ears infested, waters, In order to dis. to their headquarters From there, | cover which sharks really attack every three days or so, we visited human beings and their methods in the front, where I realized to what offence and defence. misery and chaos China had been. reduced by civil war.png

A cinema operator will be located in a glass-bottomed boat in order to The railways were blocked by the film the exporitsents for scientific special trains commandeered by analysis.

A generals to fulfil their immediate Mr. Hellner stated in an inter- nerda, regardless of the necessity view, "I hope that my investiga- of transporting food for, the troopstions will prove that only white and the half-starving population. sharks and the barracuda attack Prisoners all came in locking de swimmers, and that the tiger shark jested, and no doubt they had is not dangerous.. I will swim among cause to be for they would soon these so-called man-eaters, and the be faced with burger or an early cinema operator will register what forced enlistment into their cap happens." tor's army. The wounded, in `n filthy condition, received but scant attention and were often left on Cheir stretchers to spend the night in the open Life was held dirt cheap, the dead and dying being left on the battlefield to their fate. Chang Tsung Chang And His

Late

Harem

The swimmer will carry a dagger.

Disagreement With Employer-And

In The Resuit, porn

I had hardly been at Paoting-fu | for more than a day or so, when

DIARY OF EVENTS.

Todas.

Cups

St. Patrick's Day. Yachting To Tat (racing yachts). other yachts.

Managerio Race, 3.40 p.m for

Second Extra Race Meeting H.K. Jockey Club Happy Valley, 2.30

P

Cricket: Kowloon O.C. 1st XI. Army: C.S.C.0. let XI. v. Craigon. gower; H.K.C.C. 1st XI. v. R.G.A University End XI. v. Royal En gineers; HE.0.0. 2nd XI, 1. Recreio C.8.0.0. 2nd XI. v. R.A.Q.C.

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Tea Dances: H.. Hotel and Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m.; King Edward Hotel, 8 p.m. Lane, Crawford's Restaurant, - 4.30-6.30 p.m.

Cheer '0" dance 7.30 p.m. Queen's Theatre:""My Best Girl.” World Theatre: The Under- standing Heart."

Star Theatre The Sap."

Sunday.

4th Sunday in Lent.

· In the Cathedral at Evensong the Rev. B. V. Koop, M.A., on God in the form of a man.

N. Evans, M.A., on Christ, the In St. Peter's at Mating the Rev. soures of forgiveness."A

Scottish Company" (H.K.D.C.) v. ad Scota triangular shoot Guards, and 2nd K.0.8.3.

Fanling Hunt: Veet of bounds at Wen Ha, Chinese Territory, 830 am eteen

Yachting: Club v. Ladies.

Tea Dances: H.E. Hotel and Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m.; King. Edward Hotel, 5 p.m.; Lane, Crawford's · Restaurant, 4.30–4,30 p.m.

Heaven" Queen's Theatre: World Theatre: Tambling

Smail

IF

River."!

Star

Theatre The Batchelor, E

Cheer '0'' music, 7.30 p.m.; Monday, St. Peter's Toung Men Debate Labour devices inerrase laziness." Tea Dances: HR Hotel and Hotel Savoy, L30 p.m.; King Edward Hotel, 5 5.m.; Lane, Crawford's Restaurant, 4.30-6.30

Queen's Theatre: 7th Heaven.”- World Theatre: ***Tumbling River.

Star Theatre: The Sinali Batchelor."

Tuesday,

Hockey H.K. Hockey Club 2od XI. HKS.RA. at King's Park,

p

Entries close at noem for Fanling. Hunt Steeplechase on Saturday, March 31st.

Annual Meeting of Victoria Reoreation Club, 6 p.m.

Ordinary Yearly Meeting Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Co. At

Queen's Building (otel and The Dancea; Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m.; King Edward Hotel, 5 p.m. Lane, Crawford's Restaurant, 430-8.20

Queen's Theatre:

7th Heaven, World Theatre: “A Society Scandal"

Star Theatre: The Midnight Girl! We ma

Principal Mails:- Outward

Europe til America (Taigo Maru 10.30a.m.; Europe vid Marseilles. (Philoctetea), 1.p.m.; Europe vid America and Europe viû Siberia (President Gran!), 3 p.m.

Wednesday.

was asked to make a reconnais. sance and drop bombs over the Later we proceeded down the enemy lines as this was quite Lung bai railway through Kaifeng, contrary to the ferme of my cu the historical capital of Honan, togagement, and as my views, apart visit Chang Tsung Chang, the from interent in aeronautics, Were Toupan of Shantung. When our strictly neutral, I refused to com-

Hockey H.K. Hockey Club 1st day's work was completed we were ply with the request. The follow- entertained by him and his fifty ang day I received a written order XI. Queen's Regiment U.B.R.C concubines, not to mention many signed by Marshal Chang Heias ground, 3.18 p.m. pengg

Fanling Hunt; Meet Mr. di ring-song girls of alluring beauty. Linng himself. I was unable to His armoured trains are entirely obtain an interview in which to Suza's Bungalow, 2.45, manned by White Russians, who explain my views and without fur

39th Ordinary annual meeting of are also to be found in his army ther chance of argument was told Green Island Cement Co., Ltd., and personal guard g

that I was a prisoner. For several St. George's Building at noon. After several days spent mostly hours 1 was confronted with death; Farewell dinner to Mr. D. G. M in feasting, gambling, and mah the colonel sent to guard me wara Bernard, Chinese Merchants Club. jongg, we continued our returned me to carry out the order les

Queen's Theatre: 7th Heaven; journey to Peking, at Dig

World: Theatre #BACA Bociety. I should be shot which wie faz

A period of rest and reorganisa from reassuring after the many Scandal tion in Peking followed, as both brutalities and executions without Star Theatre: The Midnight sides did not seem auxious to con- previous trial that I had witnessed. Gim. tinue fighting through the hot Aquad armed with automatic Ten Dances, H.K. Hotel and weather. Discomfort and danger rifle was paraded for my besteht. Hotel Bavoy 1.30 pm King were, however, to be my ultimate After 23 days of detentiver and Edward Hotel, p.m.; Lane Craw-

negotiations and the prospect of an ford's Restaurant, 4.30 6.30 GUNS by W. W. GREENER WEBLEY. and BCOTT and Other P

were renewed at the early departure from this world

Taraday Makers-British, French and cand of October, when Yen Shient, off as I was in the centre of Holena May Musiciais

Shan, the governor of Shanet, join-China from other white people 1 celleatis Programme, we re ed force with Feng Yu Haiang, was allowed to return to Peking the Christian general, and attack But even then I knew that I was Con Ltd 44th ordinary yearly Hong Kong Hope Manufacturing ed the Northern Army, which had not out of danger, Secret informa mecting St. George's Building, 11.30

the meantime retreated to tion was given me by several am Panting fun

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SPORTING CARTRIDGES of descriptions,

Agenta for W. W, GREENER: -Lang-BirigOMAN??

Our air squadrons, consisting cof French and British machines, which were anything up- 10′′ nise years old, were ordered to proceed HONG KONG SPORTING ABMS south, and I was requested to coa

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Magda Série šmy Advinay · duti

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(Continued: on nezt Jolumn).

Chinese friends to the effect, that |--Tea Danced? – H., Hotel and I was to be quietly and discreetly Hotel Saroy, 4.20 p.m.; King disposed of, ar I had made no al Edward Hotel V.mpg fane, 4.30-0.30

Queen's Theatre: "7th Heaven." World- Theatre: You never - koow Women leron

tempt to anser the face ** of the Crawford's Best P

son of the Dictator of Northern China

That is whực 1 cáid it in not-ups péensant to walk once more the soil of Englanders

pm.

Star Theatre: "Hold that Lion

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