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MASON'S

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Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1857.

Chur F. Bacakshian

Registered as a Newspaper at the General Post Office to the United Kingdom.

No. 21,919 號玖拾百玖仟麼萬弍第 日登初月玖戊 HONG KONG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13th, 1928. 陸拜禮:日叁拾月拾年入廿百九仟登英

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

STATIONS

"TIME-TABLE."

UP TRAINS

Fat No. & X6.10 No 1 Nà, 12 Na, 14 'No. 16 Na19 NaD)

AM. 4.M.|| 4‚M A.ME, A‚M. | 4.36 | F.M. PM/FMĮ P.X.

中

Kowloon ...Dep.40 8.05 8.30 9.10 10.00 12.00 1.15 1.15 2.26 4,20 5,49 7.82 Tammati ...Dep. 8 49 Dep. 7.01 Chatix

Taipo Market Dep. 715

Taipo

7.90

Fanling Day 7.30

9.2010.08/1205) 1,22

93310.2012.20 134

9 48.10.33 12.94-199

4.38 5,50 7.40 4.50 6.04 7.53 5,04 8.15 8.05 5.09 0.19 8.30

-0.0510.47 12.48 2015,18 6.30 8.30

(3.14 523 6,86) 8.24

53 10.37 13.98 1.51

Bhamakan.Art. 7.41 8.43 9.13 10.1510.58 19.59 2.12 2.55 9.20 5,39 6.41 8.50

Canton

ATT

1.03 -

5.57

7.00

DOWN TRAINS

STATIONS

Ma.JK. 3

1.X.

A.K.

No.7 No. Na. 17 Xe.19 Non No. 2013 AM AM, P.M. P.M. F. EX

2.2.

8.05

8.30

Canton ...Dep.

Bhamahan. Dep.7.18 8.06 10.25 11.40 1218

7.23 8.11 10.43 | 11,47 Bbeangshui..Dep, Pauline ...Dep. 7,50 8.16 10.47 11.51 TaipoMarkes Dep. 7.40 8.26 10.57 12.02 Thipe

...Dop. 744 8.21 11.01 12.06 Bhatin ...Dep, 7,57 8.44 11.14 1920 Taxmat.Dep. 8.118.66 11.26 12.38 Howkon ...Art 8.179.83 11.32 12.38 12.58

+

239 4.37 5.49 5.45 7 26 3.05

4.48 5.56 6.52 3.10 4.50 6.00 9.21 6.00 8.30-

8.26 6.04 6.16

3.39 8.176.28 8,515.29 6.40 | 3.575,36, 6.46 7.28

5,36,

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ROBOTS THAT CAN THE TAILOR'S 'ART, DYING'

TALK.

ERIC,"

****WHO DOES WHAT

HE IS TOLD.

A new all-steel man has been created in a centuries-old village in Surrey. He has been given the dame of Eric, because his co-inven- tors have made him "little by | little" in secret during the last six months. Erie opened the Model Engineer Exhibition at the Royal Horticultural Hall, London, last

month.

He's jolly fine," said a smal boy in dungarees enthusiasticall as he led a visitor from a garage up a narrow stairway, and through an old garden to Eric's birth-place which happens to be disused brewery

m the Tower

OUT.

MASTERS UNGE REVIVAL OF APPRENTICESHIP,

A move to revive the apprentice- ship system in the tailoring trade in order to save the craft from the danger of extinction was, made by the National Federation of Mer chaat Tailors in conference at Newcastle-on-Tyne last month.

A resolution was pasied, request- ing the council to consider the

establishment of a trust find from

which to make 45 grants to ap- "prentices on passing & workmanship examination at the end of five

tion from Birmingham, urging the years' indentures, Another resolu. Trade Board to ease the conditions of apprenticeship by reduced rates of payment in lieu of premiums or otherwise, was also passed."

Eric sat placidly on a stool placed

Mr. A. Rutherford Alpord, the on a dais He resembles one of the suits of armour one can see President, said: "It takes five to Captain W. Height years to train a tailor. Many Richarde, secretary of the exhibi-I myself am employing an old-age of our craftsmen are getting old. tion, who designed him, and Mr.

H. Reffell, an electrical expert, pensioner, now 76. Since the War who has worked on hira through owing to the attractiveness of 10s, to 118. a week errand-boy jobs, be out, were putting the finishing continued, parents had not seen the touches on him with a spanner. wisdom of letting their boys learn

"Stand

cried Captain up."

a good trade with only a little par Richards brusquely.

at first. Eric pondered a moment and agreed. He made a whirring noise and lurched heavily but unerringly to his full height of more than six feet.

Sit down," came the command. Eric granted and obeyed.

He stood up again when told, and at the command. "Lift right atin, Ene's formidable limb swept majestically up, - and Kave me a Fascist salute. At the words "Move head, right," he turned his head, "and fixed the visitor in a glassy stare from two small electris

bulbs.

He can lift either arm or both arms together; he, can move his head right or left, and he can make a polite bow. Most remarkable of all, he can also talk-through a diaphragm, in his cranium.

At three o'clock on Saturday,” said Captain Richards in the most "the autema matter-of-fact tone,

Mr. William Roberts, Birming ham, said the lack of apprentices was so acute that he did not know of a single boy indentured to a tailor in Birmingham Would any man, where the divisional pethod of producing clothes prevailed, put his son for five years to learn to make a pair of trousers; a waist coat, or & lounge coat, he asked.

The best lade were those trained in the country districts, where the divisional method of production did Birmingham. not prevail, said Mr. P. B. Adams,

SUSPECTS AT THE ZOO.

SUPPOSED MEMBER F INTERNATIONAL GANG.

Five suspects of various national- ties-three men and two women- ton, which will be on a prepared were arrested by Scotland Yard dais six feet from the ground so officers as the result of an eight- as to overlook the people, will be hours watch at Victoria Station and called on to address the gathering the Zoological Gardens, N.W. Pass and formally declare the exhibi-ports and considerable sums of for- tion open

eign and English money were"found upon them.

Could anything be simpler. Captain Richards laughed when it was suggested he was robbing some public man of a job.

**Exasperation."

When they appeared before Mr. Hay Halkett at Marylebone Police Court on a charge of loitering with intent to commit a felony they described themselves, as Metel Ber

The idea of the robot occurred to me," he said, when a promin, commercial traveller, Polish ent public man whom I asked to open the exhibition found he could not be in London at the date. said in exasperation that I could make a man of tin, and Eric began to be born shortly after, His speech is written ready for him

DOW."

nationality, of Testerton-street, Ber- North Kensington; Jacob covitch, 57, storekeeper, of Torring ton-square. W.C.; Ernst Veeser, 29, commercial traveller, a Swiss, of Torrington-square; Sara Ricicki, 47, and Noranin Parascovia, 29, both Rumanians, of Torrington

Captain Richards was prepared | square.

|

DIARY OF EVENTS.

To-day.

(October 13th.)

Bazaar, Convent of the Precious Blood, 3 p.m. .⠀

Kowloon

Craigengawer G.C. "At Home " and Sports, 3 p.m.

Volunteer Sports, Cricket Club Ground,

Golf: Captains Cup, Fanling. Football: 1st Division: Ist Bo.. Queen's v. 2nd Bn. K.0.5.B., RA r. Chinese Athletic, Recreio v. Kow- loon, H.K. Club . Police, South China, v. Royal Navy.

China "A", South China "B".. 2nd Division: Navy. South and Bn. K.0.8.B., 1st Bo. Queen's

v. Small Unita, Chinese "A" v

Eastern,

R. A University T Recreio . RA.F., Kowloon v. St. Joseph's.

Cricket :-Division 1. Navy e (F); Division II.: Indians v. Hong Indians (F); Chinese e. All Schools Kong Electric (L). Hong Roag

Royal Engineers Recreio e.. University (F).

(L),

Lawn Bowls:-Division II: Re- creio "B" r. Civil Service, Kow loon C.C. v. Yacht Club, Taikoo r. Recreio "A."

Queen's Theatre: "London.""" World Theatre: "Bardely's the Magnificent."

Star Theatre: "Love's Greatest Mistake,"

at 8.15. The Wilbur

Blackbirds in "Variety."

Tea Dance: H.K. Hotel, 4 p.m. Hotel, 8 p.m.

Dinner Dance: King Edward

Principal Mails:-Out ward: Europe vid Marseilles (Morea), 10.30 am; Europe i Siberia (Fiminale), 2.30 p.m.

Sunday,

:. (October 14th.} 10th Sunday after Trinity. Harvest Festival Service, St: John's Cathedral.

Bazaar, Convent of The Precious Blood, 10 am-10 p.m.

Golf: Captain's Cup, Fapling. Macao Races.

Queen's Theatre: "The News Parade."

World Theatre: "The Fall of Babylon."

Star Theatre: "Arizona Bound" and 9.15., the Wilbur Blackbirds in

Variety."

Ten Dance: H.K. Hotel, 4.30 p.m. -

Monday.

(October 15th.)""

Sale of Crown Land Kowloon Inland Lot Nos. 2144, 2145 and

id6, 3 p.m.

Land Sale: Inland Lot No. 1829 Hughes and Hough, 3 p.m.

Lecture: Wireless," St. Peter's Club, 9.13 p.m.

Billiards League R.A. r. War- ders. K.O.S.B. r. Water Police, R.E. and R.C. v. Dock Yard, Land Police . C. and P.O. Club, Queen's

Fet-backs. Detective Salisbury, of the Flying. Garrison_Mess.

Queen's Theatre": "The News

for sight temporwent dead" Squad, said that shortly after noon

Erie unaccountably

for half an hour. He simply rebe saw the three men at Euston-Purade." fused to move until his stubborn square (Underground) Station World Theatre: The Fall of ness was traced to the insertion of hustling passengers. Afterwards Babylon." a wrong lead. The following are deballs of Eric's anatoiny :---

He weighs more than 100lbs. He is raised to a standing position by a. 12 volt motor placed in the base. Power' is conveyed to the knees by means of a belt drive geared down through reducing pulleys to prevent his leaping through the roof when told merely to stand. A second motor is connected to the base of the spine" to operate his head, eyes, and limbs.

A series of five levers actuated by Bowden wire controls is attached to the frame composing the body,

they went to Westbourne Park Station, where Bercovitch hesitated an the steps of a train, preventing others from alighting Yeeser were behind.

Ber and

Subsequently' at Torrington square the men were joined by the two women, and all went by omnibus to the Zoo. There, said the officer. Vecser, under cover of a newspaper, put his hand on the hip pocket of a man" watching parrots. Later all five pushed into a crowd watching the giraffes and Veeser put his hand on the pocket of another man, while the other four covered his movements.

and these controls are connected in turn with a series of pulleys. The officer explained that the The pulleys are worked from a fibre gang were suspected of being inter shaft which is driven by belting national thieves. They had come from No. metor. The accumulate this country by tourist ticket tor, in addition to driving the from Ostend about a fortnight. motors, light up the eyes and pro- before. duce a powerful spark across the

A remand was ordered. mouth.

Speech is operated by a secret system of radio control under licence from the Marconi Company. Another man-made mechanic has arrived, though in a somewhat un- finished state, He is the creation of Captain Alban J. Roberts, and made bis bow to the British public at Maskelyne's Theatre, London. last month.

Obedient to a ray of light played on him by his inventor, he walked, turned, and stopped to command. He also talked, somewhat incoher ently it is true, but talked in the manner of a crenture of flesh and blood, which he certainly was not, The talking, however, was suspici ously wireless" in character, and, as such, not too impressive in these days

Captain Roberts, unlike most per formers on Maskelyoo's stage, doen (Continuca on next Column),

not mind who knows how it is done

up to a point.

"It is all done by vibrations." be said after his performance one night. "Human beings respond in various ways to vibration inspired by both light and sound, and I have perfected a mechanism which responds in the same way?

lew

Constructed in the guise of a man with a perpetual and some. what sardonic smile on his plaster face, the Robot is shown to he composed of nothing but a wires, a battery or so, and a tangle of gadgets." On these artificial nerve centres 4 strong beam of light produces the reactions neces Bary to propel the figure forward. backward, and, round corners, and also to make it stop at the will of the light monipulator.

Star Theatre: "Arizona Bound.".

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Tuesday.

(October 16th.) Sanitary Board Meeting, 4:15 p.m. Half-mile Championship and Mok V.R.C. Annual Aquatic Sports: Challenge Cup, 5 p.m.

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Hockey: Y.M.C.A. 1st v. Univer- sity, 5 p.m.

Jardine, Matheson's Board Room, Fanling Hunt: Annual Meeting,

5.30 p.m

Queen's Theatres The News Parade

World Theatre : "Too Many Crooks."

Star Theatre: "The Dust Flower."

Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel, 4.30 p.m.; King Edward Hotel, 5 p.m." Dinner Dance: King Edward Hotel, 8 p.m.

Principal Mails:-Outward: Europe vid Marseilles (Calchoe), 1 p.m.

Wednesday.

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World Theatre "Too Many Crooks."! Star

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Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel, 430 m-;-King Edward Hotel,

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