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STATIONS

TIME TABLE.

UP TRAINS

No. 2!No. @ [No.10 No. ■ No. 19 No. 14 No. 36 20918/191,X3‡NG, 1428, 10 ĮN038 A.M. AM. A.X. A.M., A.M. | A.M.; PMG | PJ, P.M. P.M. [TJE. || 7,M.

Dep. 6,40 8.05 8.80 9.10 10.00 12.00 1.15 2.15

9.20.10.08 12.09 1.2

Kowloon Tramati

Talpo Market Dep

Ebatin „Dep

Taipe

7.30

Fanling

7,80

Barangabei „Dep, 735

Canton

BhamahanArt. 7,41| 8.45

...@33:10.30 12.30 1,96 ---

48:1083 12.34 1.47

9.59 10.37/12,38 11 10,05:10,47 12,48 2,01

9.07 10.10.10.55.1363 2.06

235; 4,50 8,42 7,32

4.38 5.30 7.40

4.50 6.0 7.55

$,04 4.15 8.00

5.00 6.18 8.10 5.18 6.30 3.20 3.14 323 8.35 8.24

0.13,10,16 10.58; 12,59 2.12 2.56′ 3.90 8,39 6,41 8.30

7.03

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5.57

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Na 17.10 Kal Ka NG, 13 7.1. 13.

P.M. PM.

Canics Dep.

6.03

Shamches.Dap. 7.18 8.05 10.25 11.40 12.18 Shengshui Dep. 7.25 8.12 10.41 11.47 Janking ...Dep. 7.30 8.16 10.47 11.51

Taipo Market Dep. 7.4) 8.28 10.57 12.02 Taipe

....Dep: 7.44 8.31 11.01 12.08

Bhatin

Teamsti

Dep, 7,57 8.44 | 11.14.12.20 Dep.4.11 | 11.26 12.39

Rawloon Arr. 5.17 8.02 11.39 12.33 12.58

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COURAGE, MY

FRIEND."

THE NAVY, TRADITION.

ADML. SIR W. GOODENOUGH'S ADDRESS TO NAVAL" 'CADETS,

An inspiring addresa was given by Admiral Sir William Good enough to the naval cadets on board" the Erebus at Devonport on the occasion of the presentation of prizes..

You are heirs to a very heritage," he said. When leave to-morrow you become officers in his Majesty's Navy."

The presentation, jook place on the quarter-deck-in the presence of Capt. E. J. Hardman-Jones and other officers,

FROGS

COURT.

INCREDIBLE WEST AFRICAN CASE.

DIARY OF EVENTS.

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Strange, and curious · Jaw-suíta occur in all lands at all times, but surely nothing are incredible or amusing has everecurred than the following, which happened in a native court in West Africa. It is nevertheless a fact.

A man brought-a criminal sum- mons against foulter frogs for creating a disturbance in the Go Pament barracks. A man apped

in court for the froga. he witnesses against the frogs were examined Bret

Question: Did the frogs spoil any of your things or properties I'

Answer: Yes.

Question: What sort of things or properties do they damaged?

Answer: They could not allow people to sleep or to hear from one into another.

Did they told you Question: when they came bere or not!

Answer: No. Question: Do yen know whether they were playing pe quarrelling 1, Answer: They were quarrelling hence the noise.

Admiral Goodenough first spected the cadets, and then made a tour of the establishment. Then, returning to the quarter-deck, he. handed the prizes to the winners,

Another witness stated, when asked where the frogs came from, that he knew the frogs "reside in the water," and "not in the Gov-

3.57 6.35 6.46 7.28 8.06 after which he addressed the cadets

in the words quoted above..

Proceeding, he said that if at the end of a somewhat long service he might give some words of en-

ernment baracks " 'and" when the couragement to those who were witness was asked if he knew whe- about to start theirs, he would say ther they were playing or quarrel- that one of the most vivid recollecting he replied: "They were quar tions that he had was of the wordselling. I have given them order used by an Italian officer when he several occasions to keep silent, they came to the hospital camp which

refused." the ship that he (Admiral Good- courimanded had enough then brought up from Malta to the Messina earthquake.

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When Courage Comes First. Perhaps lew of them had ever been in an earthquake, when they felt the very foundations of the earth shake under them as if there was nothing left to stand on. This WAR when 'that -officer said. "Courage, my friends, courage."

That was what he offered them, before food or water, or doctors or medicine; he offered them what was the very foundation of life.

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Theri comes the masterly defence, These frogs are walked together which I must quote verbatim:

with rain, and it was rained awfully on the of the 5th instant, when the frogs fccompanied, the rain, and amused themselves. The head C. and Compt. his landlord wickedly captured the poor froga, when the rain. ceased the frogs take their way. Frogs never create noise when it is a sunny day. The frogs neither spoil any one's property, nor enter into their houses, or had neither knife or stick. Apart from this, the froga reside at the swamp opposite the barracks. Compt. and his people used to go to the swamp and create noisey and the frogs never arrested them."

A man was told off to convey the fourteen frogs "being his people. back to the swamp their home...

Whatever happened-in not many years from now-the work, progress, perhaps to some even the destiny of the Navy would fall on

Courage, them.

15 all other qualities, required fostering and

The judgment given was that the attention. Without training and fourteen accused were found not knowledge it might become noguilty" and discharged. more than the charge of a bull at any red flag held up to attract it, nct only on their that the country would rely, but on their trained.courage. He read the other day a lecture given by a naval officer some 53 years: ago in which he said:

Don't be afraid of discourage- ment in following up any line of tudy that your tastes lend you to choose. Nothing you can learn will come amisa to you in your pro- fession. If you wish to serve your country, as a commander of any force you must nourish yourself with study. Opportunities come in vain to men who are unprepared.”

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Deeds Of Heroism.

The whole case was conducted in a perfectly serious manner, and all the statements therein were made with the utmost gravity.-London Morning Post.

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They must remember also that. it that allowed Major Harvey, as

tourage in administration was just he died in the turret of the Lion as much required, sometime more at the Battle of Jutland, to say, so, in peace-time as in the heat of Shut that door," and save the action. I have said little of our ship! It was trained courage.

With knowledge and set purpose elusion. The general principles

own profession, he said, in con in them, the boys would go far in are what govern all. There have the service of their country. The been proud boasts. You remember steps to the heights were not on the that of the Roman. 'Civis Romanus World Theatre: "The Birth of a shoulders of their fellows, They sum (I am a Roman citizen.') Nation." did not advance by only getting in That was a fine saying but, remem Star Theatre: "The Third ceeded was he who carried his fel-bering always that your profession Degree."

is that of the sen, and that your lows, with him and arrived at the service at sen is the principal top with them triumphantly the thing in your life, there is a finer, lender of his people. The object and that is when you stand on the

(September 21st.) of progress was not to obtain the deck of a ship at sea, in fair or Queen's Theatre: "Chang prize, but to overcome the obstacle,

World Theatre: "The Birth of a foul weather, and say with truth Admiral Goodenough quoted from Lord Milner, Sir Francie and sincerity in your heart, I am Nation,"

a British scamas." The world of

Star Theatre: "The Younghusband, Marshal Foch, und others, and urged the cadets tose hope to seek adventure. You

hope and adventure is before you. Degree." Distinguish between aspiration,

Promenade Concert, know this: which is right, and ambition,

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Tea Dance: HK. Hotel, 4.30 p.m. which is wrong, for aspiration in- cludes a principle, and ambition merely includes one's self."

Life, he proceeded, required some courage, and he did not much care about that phrase which they enw written up everywhere," Safety first," unless it

WLA properly translated. They might be told to avoid wild-cat schemes, but the wild cat, tamed and made use of, was preferable to the tame.cat that eat purring and contented by the fire.

(Continued on next Solumn)

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