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KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

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UP TRAINS

498-6.50 7,40

STATIONS

Kowloca

·6.49)

6.40 8.05 8.30 910 10,00 12.00 1J82.15 2.85; 4,30), 1,40 7.32

$20/10.00/12.08 1,92

Bhatin

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Taipo Market

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Tipo

Fanling

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Bhrungskal

19.011

•151 201

5.18 4.208.30 2.06) — 5.14 5.38, 6,28)8.24 5,49 8,418,80

5,086.198.10

Canton

1.02. *** 5.57

7,41| 8.45 9.12.10.1610.58 12,50 2.12 2.55 8.30

➡7.03-

DOWN TRAINS

STATIONS

No.1 0.3

Ja A

Fo.15 No.4 AM. 14:3

1719 No.1 Na No. 13

8.05

Cantos... Dep.

Shemahan..Dup. 7.38 9.05 10.35 12,40 12.18 Bhanngshal Dep. 7.33 5.12 10.49 | 11.47 Fanking

Tipo Market

7,30 | 8.18 | 10,47 | 11.51

7,40 | 8,26! 10.47 | 12.02 Taipe...Dep. 7.44 8.31 11.01 12.00 Shatin

1.57 8.44 11.14 12.201 Dep, Yazma Dep. 8.11 8.56 11.26 12.81 | Kowloon Arr. 8.179,03 11.32 1958 1958

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6.00

4.50

8.10

8.91 5.00 6.10

8.26 8.04 8.15

8.39 5.176.329 8,515.99 | 640

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LONDON, August 11th. Cowes Week has come to an 'end,

MONTREAL Mount Waddington, 18,360 feet in height, the highest pe British Columbia, and long kan as Mystery Mountain, was conda- ed for the first time on July 8th by Mr and Mrs. Don Munday, well-known members of the Alpine Olub of Canada, and Mr. AB. Munday, a member of the Winnipeg section of the Alpine Club

Mount Waddington is north of

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(September 5th.) Seamen's Institute White Drive. Ball:Junior Division: South Chins Scout MBA. Water Polo: Queen's v. V.R.C. THANK

"Stop that

Queen's Theatre: Man!

World Theatre: "Butterflies in the Rain." "

Biar Theatre: "Lady Winder- mere's Fan!

Tea Danos: H.K. Hotel, 4.30p.m

Thursday.

(September 6th). Annual Meeting Mid-Levels Resi-

and it is generally agreed that it Bute Inlet, about 141 miles north dents Association, Ladies Recrea--|

was one of the most brilliant on record from the social point of view. Those who have taken part in its gaieties are already on the way to the Continent or to the Scottish moors fat grouss shooting All the trunk lines to the North this week have been running in duplicate or triplicate; and as many as fourteen expresses have been dispatched from King's Cross on a single day. As to the game prospects, they my that the grouse were not properly thinned out test year, that grouse feed was scarce during the winter, and that the rains of June decimated the young birds. But, all the same, the "guns "go to the Highlands of Scotland with unabated enthusdam,

-« Mr. Kipling And The Film. I hear that Mr. Kipling has con- santed to write a film scenario This of course is something of an that bevent, for it is well known.

he has always refused hitherto to do anything in that way. But the Empire Marketing Board have suc. ceeded where film magnates have failed. Probably Mr. Kipling sees the special possibilities of giving An Empire colouring to a drama suitable for the screen.

of Vancouver, TA, new chain of:

peska was discovered in the Cascade Range, it was stated.

Club, p.

~~Quasen's Theatre: "Titanic."

World Theatre: "A Woman of Paris.”

The ascent was one of the most daring episodes in the annals of

Star Theatre: “ Irish Hearts?? Canadian mountain climbing. At

Ten Dance: H.K. Hotel, 4.20 p.m. one-point a snow bridge, was the

Principal Mails:-Inward: Europe only passage across a deep crevimeid Negapatam, letters only Mr. Munday was leading at the (Takada). time. When she reached the centre the snow cracked- and”;subsided

visibly,

she

It was a tense moment, but continued across and ber com panions followed, creeping, softly as they could, and reached the other side safely. They breathed a sigh of relief to find the bridge still there on the downward trip, and -again negotiated it safely,

Twenty-four hours of continuous climbing upwards and downwarda were required to make the return trip from the base camp at the 5,400 feet level.

The start was made at daybreak on July 9th in bitter, cold weather.

For 2,000 feet the climbing a mostly over, rocks. Much of the way there was only a foot wide crest between the twin predpise all ice and rockawa

The upper cliffs of myth of "the mountain overhang, and between the diary poised rocks daylight often showed through the cracks underfoot. Five of a series of peaks 10,500 to 12,000 feet high had to be climbed in turn to get to the big objective.

Meanwhile Mr. Kipling has undertaken to supervise a picture which the Board is preparing as wrote the Daily News, "could part of its propaganda in the fur- make the concession with a good therance of Empire trade. The

grace, and certainly with its posi- picture deals in a dramatic mag-tion in the Far East strengthened rer with Empire. relations, it is if that were really possible-by. said, though that is 臨 vague the guarantee" of the Anti-War phrase anyway, the famous writer

Pact and a League "disarmament can be trusted to see that the film understanding." is vivid and interesting. film is to be shown abroad as well as here, and it is the object of the Board to produce pictures which on their merits can claim a place in the ordinary programme B something artistically attractive.

This

We are also told that the British taxpayer would be saved about £10,000,000 if the Singapore scheme were abandoned or whittled down. It is curious to note what tremen- dous economists these pacifists can be upon occasion! However, I Progress Of British Pictures. learn that there is really nothing With regard to film production in the report which has been given in general, it is a matter of great e much publicity, British policy satisfaction to everyone concerned remains unchanged. The report is. about the future of British films based on nothing more substantial that the progress made is so sub-than the fact that there has been stantial that it has apparently be some delay in placing contracts; gun to excite the jealousy of those and anyway, it has been promptly responsible for the output of denied by the Admiralty. Hollywood. At all events, an at Energies Of The Peace Party. tempt has been made to handicap

It will be recalled that in 1924 the British producer in the Aus the Singapore dock scheme was tem- tralian market. I hear that one porarily abandoned. That was a of the big Australian exhibiting

peace gesture" made by the syndicates was notified by renters Labour Government of the day as that if it exhibited British films prelude to the now famous protocol it would not be supplied with devised at the Geneva Conference American films to enable it to fill in the same year. But the Conser up its programmes.

Presumably this was intended asvative Government on coming into an ultimatum; but if so it failed power rejected the protocol and in its effect. The exhibitor made resuscitated the scheme. Latterly, arrangements to get all the Ameri- since it was known that the Kellogg Pact was going through the Govern can films required direct from the United States. The incidentment have been urged by the affords evidence of the progress of pacifists to pledge themselves to the British film industry. A year reductions in next year's naval ex- or two ago it would not have been penditure; but the question of that worth any film renter's while at expenditure has not yet come before. home or abroad to make a fuss the Cabinet as a whole, and even if there was any intention of modi-, about British, films.

fication by the Cabinet, the ques tion of Singapore would still have

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Friday

(September 7th) Christian Fellowship Meeting Helena May Institute, 10.30 m.

Baseball:-Junior Division r Kioras. China Athletic, 5.30

Queen's Theatre; "Titanic" World Theatre: "A Woman of Paris"

Star Theatre: "Irish Hearts." Tea Dance: HK Hotel, 4,30 p.m. Principal Mails:-Inward: Europe i Siberia (Heidelberg).

Saturday.

(September 8th.). Baseball-Senior Division: .

Flipino Club, South China.

Queen's Theatre:!! Titanic.” World Theatre; * A: Woman of Paris" o

Ase. Thestre: 14Trish Hearts. A Tea Duaces: E.K. Hotel; 4.30

PKing Edward Hotel, 5 p.m.

Principal Mail:-Inward: Europe rid Negapatam, papers only (Tuen Sang). Outward: Europe vid Marseilles (Hatone Maru), 2.30

p.m.

Sunday.

(September 9th.)

14th Sunday after Trinity, Queen's Theatre: "Hat Heels," World Theatre: "The Light of

Asia."

Star Theatre: "Little Annic Roonie."

Tea Dance:"H.K. Hotel, 4.30 p.. Principal Mails:-Outward: Europa vid Marseilles" (Kalyan), 10.30a.m.

Monday.

(September 10th.) Queen's Theatre: "Hot-Heels." World Theatre:""

The Light of Asia."!

Star Theatre: "Little Annie. Roonie.".

Principal Mail:-Outward Europe vid Siberia (President McKinley), 8 p.m. ̈ ̈

Tuesday.

(September 11th.> Queen's Theatre: "New York." World Theatre: "The Light of Asia,"

Deacon."

Star Theatre: "Alf

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