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No. 21,765 號伍拾陸百柒仟登萬弍第 日棨十月弍閏辰戊 HONG KONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 17th, 1928. 式拜禮

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY."

STATIONS

TIME-TABLE. UP TRAINS

Na 1 No. 1 Moto No, • ; No.13 No.14 No. 38 Na23 Xo,19}Kaj [AM. AM. A.X. AM, JAM. 700X | P.M. | P.M. PM, VM. [PM`YL

4,38

7.28

Kowloon Dey. 6.40 8.05 8.30 9.10-10.00/12.00 115 1.85 3.00 480 5.43 7.80

9,20 10.08 13.06) 1,9%) ---- Tammati Dep. 649

9.83 10,2012,20) 1,84) *** 9.48703319.33 1,47 —

Market D Dep. 7.20

-9.5810.37 1937 151-** - 10.08 10.47 19.47 2,01 -

$10.69 1952) 2,06 3,14

10.58 1958 2.12 8.208,40 2.43

Bhatin

Deb. 7.01)

Talpo

„Dep. 7,15]

Fanling

Dep 2,50-

Shringahai Dep. 795

Bhimchun

Art. 741 8.45 0.13 Dep- 8,48,

Canton

11.50

5.38

!!

DOWN TRAINS

STATIONS

No. 7 Hal Fa

A.M. A.M. AM AM

Canton.Dep.!

8.05

11.06

Shamakan

Shrangthai Pauling

Talpe Market

Taipe

Bhatin

Yeumati

Kowloon

6.47

4.50 0.05 -7.50 8.04 6.15 8.05 5.08

6.19 8.07

5.15 8.30 8.17 5,236,388.71 5,99 6,41 8.37

No.15 No.7 No.3 No.11.13 0, 28. A.M... F.M.F.M. FM.

7.18 8.06 10.35 11.09 11.38 8.88 439 5

2.55 8.32 10.48

7.80 8.18 10.47

7,40 | 8,28 § 10.57

7,448,31 111,01

737 844] 11.14

Dep. 8,11 458 1128

12.60

11.46 8.05

4.46 8.56 6.00 8.10 4,50 12.01 8.31 5.00 €10 12061-8,28 15.04 | 818

· 12.20 | 8,89 | 6,17 | 6.28

19.828,515,29 6.40

Arr. 8.17 9,02 11,3211,49 19.88 8,57 5.8K 6.46

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FIRST CLASS ONET.

8.30

621

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7.06

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LOVERS MEET BY

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"I WONDER HOW I LOOKED."

LINER ROMANCE.

MIRRORED FROM LONDON STÚDIO TO “BEREN GARIA."

LONDON, March 10th. The first lovers' meeting by television took place in the early hours of to-day, when the smiling face of a London girl was seen by her sweetheart in mid-Atlantic.

The girl is Miss Dora Selby, City telephone operator, living in the Paddington district. She r rived at the Long Acre laboratory of the Baird. Telerision Develop ment Company at I am. to-day, and for a quarter of sa hour sat in front of the transmitter, smiling, nodding, turning her bead and beckoning

Mr. S. W. Brown, her fiance," the chief wireless operator of the Cunard liner Berengaria, was sit

CROWD RUSH' THEATRE.

CHARITY PERFORMANCE AT

LYCEUM

FAINTING WOMENS

Lasoas, March 18th, Extraordinary acces took place at the Lyceum Theatre, Strand, loat night when come 20 police tried to control a crowd-estimated. at 7,000-of people who had. beca standing all the afternoon in' a queae in the hope of seeing the variety performance given in aid of the Royal Free Hospital, Gray's inn-road.

The whole of the island site was surrounded by the queue, which was four deep, and within ten minutes of the opening of the theatre's doors all the unreserved parte, pit, gallery, and pit stalls, were full.

Exeter-street, „Tavistock - strech and Wellington-street were impse sable, and traffic in the Strant be. came disorgansted. Many women fainted in the crush.

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(April 17th.)

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Garrison Rifle Meeting. Inspection of Police by H.E. the Governor, 4 p.m..

Annual Meeting of Bibliotheque Francaise, French Consulate, & p.m.

The Dances: H.K. Hotel and Hotel Savoy, 4.30 pm; King Edward Hotel, 8 p.m.; Lane, Craw lord's Restaurant, 4.30-8.30 p.m.

Queen's Theatra: "The Lady of the Harem"

World Theatre 5.15 and 2.21 bouse: other Love's Blindness" "Retaliation."

Star Theatre: "Excuan Me”.

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Ticket Holders Guarded.ht The queue stretched up Burleigh- street to Covent Garden, and when

vision receiver on board. He was was full an attempt was made to able to observe ber every movement.rush the doors, and extra palice "It was quite & thrill," Mies were sent to reinforce the men Selby told the Evening Standard guarding the pit entrance, to which hundreds of people hurried from "It was an awful strain to sit without saying anything when I the gallery doors. knew my fanes was watching me all the time some 1,000 miles away.

** At least I was hoping he was When his wireless watching me. message came a fer hours later, I knew that he had seen me

Although there were several of us in Long Acre, taking turns at sitting in front of the transmitter, Mr. Brown's wireless message says that be identified me at first by my hair, and, when I turned my head, by my profile.

I am very excited about it. 1 should like to know how I have been Keen."

ting in front of the portable tale- it was announced that the gallery Souza's Bungalow, 245 p.m.

"Escognised Beyond Doubt," Captain Hutchinson, managing director of the Baird Television Company, sent the following mes ange to the Press Assoc. ation:-

Spectators aboard the Beren- garia saw moving faces and recognisable human being. The chief wireless operator, Brown, saw his fiancée. He recognised her when she appeared on the

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by her characteristic method of hair-dlessing. The re cognition was beyond doubt whan she turned her profile.

Garrison Rifle Meeting.

Lecture at University by H.E. the Governor on "Elements in an analysis of Thought and its activities," p.m.

Five constables struggled to get Diocesan Old Girl's Association the pit doors closed, while others 2nd Annual General Meeting, 6 tried to prevent the crowd from p.m. rushing the entrance. From the Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and pit the crewd surged to the front Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m.; King of the house, and within a few Edward Hotel, p.m. Lane, minutes the main staircase was Crawford's Restaurant, 4.30-8.30 througed with people clamouring pm for admission.

Queen's Theatre; "The Gay

· Meanwhile, ticket-holders had to | Heirent:" a be "escorted through the crowd-by, World Theatre: 5.15 and 9.20- constables who pushed away "Love's Blindness" other houses

"Retaliation.'*' through.

Finally more police arrived and lined the main entrance, but it was more than half an hour before the street was cleared.

MÄN · KILLED ON GREAT PYRAMID. LONDONER FALLS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.

CAIRO, March 12th. Thousands of soudste and re sidents who crowded the neighbour bood of the Great Pyramid yester day afternoon, as usual every Sun day in the winter ecas, were sud denly startled by a piercing shrick from a spot near the top of the Great Pyramid

The message goes on to state that Captain Hutchinson, managing director of the Baird Television Company, and Mr. Benjamin All eyes were turned to the sum" Clapp, chief engineer of the commit, and people could see a man pany, were on board. The demon-tumbling down, bumping from one stration lasted two hours. At times great stone to another. Finally he the vision from London was re-landed at the bottom where he was markably clear.

picked up dead. His: kull and many other banes were mashed.

On Leave.

First Mid-Ocean Attempt. The message goes on:-

The dead man was Constable F.

i Star Theatre: "Excuse Me.".

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Queen's Theatre: "The Gay Retreat?

World Theatre: “A Man's Past.” Star Theatre: "The Honeymoon Exores."

The demonstration..was rather a rushed affair, as it was only decided 24 hours before the Berengaria lelt New York (she, is on her way to Southampton) to make the attempt.. Reed of the British gendarmerie in Palestine, who was on a week's leave in Cairo. He ascended the Great Pyramid with a friend, *This is the first time television Corporal Dimmock, of the RA.5.0. has been attempted in mid-ocean. I who is engaged to Reed's sister, and The prospects this achievement | a native guide. They had tea from opens up car well be imagined. vacum. fisks at the summit, and

The televisor used was only them began to descend, Dimmock Ten Dances: HK Hotel and slightly different from that used in leading.

Hotel Saroy; 4.30 p.m.; King the London to New York demon- It is believed that Reed's atten- Edward Hotel, p.m.; Lant, stration.

tion was distracted by another Crawford's Restaurant, 4.30-8.30 Mr. Brown, said it was the most party on the way upwards, and p.m. thrilling experience he had ever en- that in an inattentiva moment be Principal Mails-Outward countered, and he looked forward missed his footing. The first that Europe vid Siberis (Shantung) 5 eagerly to the immediate commer Dimmock knew of say accident was p.m. cial development of this wonderful when Reed came tumbling past him science. A special point, was that vainly cadeavouring to arrest hit the ship's radio continued its usua! falt by clutching the Pyramid operation during the whole of the stones,

test.

"The photographs are being post ed"

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"The Image Sound " The image sound was formed at Long-acre put on the land line to Purley, broadcast there metres, and picked up by the Berengaria on for short wave sea. A Press representative was invite ed to stead the transmission from London. He stated to-day :-

Reed was a Londoner, and twenty six years old He joined the gen darmerie, last year

· The Great Pyramid is 451 fect high nearly 100 feet higher than St. Paul's Cathedral..

ship, and don't move too quickly. Give them plenty of chance to see you ago

•

With the aid of a laboratory assistant to act as audience,' I did After the transatlantie tele- my best, telling him a fauny story vision tests, when, much to my to give life to my movement and surprise, I found. I had a good tele help to pass the 15 minutes I had vision face, I gave the matter noto ait before the instrument. further thought.

The Small Transmitter.

"Occasionally I listened at night"||

to television and olber short wave Mr. Baird was delighted with transmissions. This I was doing the experiment This shows you last night when a taxi-driver de do not need either & big plant or letter. It was from the months of preparation, nor yet a livered a Baird Television Development Com stable building in order to receive pany and begged me to go down television," he said, and be televised, ending with The Berengaria is specially asking for

you.'

*** In the laboratory at Long-acre I was told: Behave as though you were talking to the people in the (Continued on nest Column).

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St. Peter's Club Marathon Race, 3 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: "The Gay Betreat."

World Theatre: "A Man's Past.” Star Teatre:"The Honeymoon Express

Ten Dances: H.K. Hotel and Hotel Soray, 430 pm. King Edward Hotel, p.m.; Lane, Crawford's Restaurant, 4.30-8.30 p.m.A

Principed Mail:-In Ward: Europe vid Negapatam (Jeypore). Outward: Europe vid Marseilles (Suwa Maru), 9.30 am.

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The transmitter was a Large as the ordinary suitcase. It was merely set up in a ship's cabin in the middle of the clean and sur Tes Dances: HE Hotel and rounded by the disturbing electrical Hotel Bator, £30 p.m.; King motore of the ship. Yet it picked | Edward Hotel, 6 p.m.; Lane, Oraw- up London successfully.

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