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No. 21.999 REXFEARS BEDJAKE HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 17th, 1929. #AD BENJ¶¶^#EAĦE PRICE: $3 PER MONTE

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

STATIONS NG I No.

AM. AM.

Bhatin.Dep. 7,01

Taipe "... Dep.

Talpe

7.15

Market. Dep.7.20

Trading Dep. 7.30

Bheung-

TIME-TABLE.

UP TRAINS

010

26,10 %, ma 26. # } No. 18/50. 14 (Ma. ¡E NAJE NAJENGXING.JENO, EX0.30 ANJ VM. AM, AM, N008 F.3, 13 PMĮ PAMİ TALİ PİL) VAL

9.2310:081218) 1.93)

0.28:10,2019,30 1,35||

9 53 10.33 12.49 1,48 ----

**3.08

9.4910.97 12.47 1.59

. — 10.1910.47 12,57 2,02 —

HARD TIMES AT MONTE CARLO.

ECLIPSED BY FRENCH AND ITALIAN RIVALS.

INDIARUBBER BATHING BEACH FAILS TO ATTRACT,

Prince Louis of Monaco, a rein-[ carnatedman without a coun- Kewloon. Dep. 8.40 8.05 8.30 9.08 9.1510.00 13.10 1.18 2.37 1.33 3.43 4:30 5,407,35 try," is striving to get back, be Tramati. Dep. 6.48

4,88) 6,45 7,44 150 2.00 7.58fore it is too late, personal control 5.04 6.18 8.00 over his handbox principality of Monaco and again assume leader 3.10 - 5.08 617 8.1 5.30-

5.18 0.27 8.23 ship of its army of 112 soldiers.

Prince Louis gave away too many 3.25 8.94 5,936.81 8.97

of his powers to the board of ad-

of Monte Carlo in exchange for an increased share of the prants of the casino's "kitty. Things got to the point where the Principality. almost passed from the hands of the Prince to those of the Board, dan

Thư Dep. 125 – 207 945 10,15 10,52 Loa 2.07

Bbwom

shan AT, 7,41 8:45 8.13 9.5110.31 10.58 1.08 2.13 3.05 8.31 8.30 5.29 6,388,53 ministrators of the famous Casino

Canton A.

STATIONS

--- 19.05 --

5.48 -

- 6,90

DOWN TRAINS

Canton Dep.

OF No. 1 No.11 No.TĮ No. 6] No.35 76,17]No,19] No.21,625]Wo, 12/Ke, 27 4.M.A.M. A AM, AJ. | KM. P.M. P. P.M. (P.X. P.M. || P.M.

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8.10

8.25

6.57

Shumahun...Dap.7.18 2.05 10.01] 10.35 11.27% 11,48 3.08 4,895.47 6.18 6.40 6.50 Ebsungshui „Dep. 7.23 8.12

|(155) 3,15 €45,5.54) 6.98|| ----- Fanling Dep. 7.30 6.16

13.00 3.20 | 4.50 6.58 | Talpa Market Dép, 740 8.26 Taipo

Dep. 744 8.31 10.54 11.01 - Skatin Dep, 7,57 8.44 -- 11.14 -

10.49 10,47 — 10.57

12.11 8.31 5.00 6.08

11.16 3.36 5,04 8.13

12:50 3.49 5.17 8.26

and his people have come gerously near a revolution.

Yesus.Dep. 811 886 11.28 — 12.43: 401 | 3,29|6.38 | — Kowloon ...Art, 8.17 9.02 11.00 11.32 12.07 12.49 4.07 5.80 8.44 7.00 7.20 7.92 possession.

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Babber Bathing Beach,

The Casino conceived the idea of a rubber bathing-beach, which was to enable Monte Carlo to: rival the Lido. Six million francs were sunk into the beach. It was to have been a playground of the rich, who were to spend 823 just for the pleasure of playing there during

The truth is that Monte Carlo is an afternoon. back Dozens of now resorts have the bathing at Antibes, and the like a boxer trying to stage a come-

The rich showed a preference for the attractive appearance of child-rubber-beach is as good as new, hood, and draw the crowds, while Once in a while a tourist is see Monte Carlo has changed but little to stand, shivering diconsolately since those golden days of before in his lonesomeness, on the bench. she war, when its ruling Prince The prices have been made very de was not the occupant of the castlemocratic, and now it is possible to on the hill but Francois Blanc, who hathe on this white guttapercha went to the Frincipality in 1867 as and in all its original splendor for a cafe-waiter and obtained the twenty cents, but there are no gambling menopoly.

crowda.

The Good Old Days.

The tropical gardens grow only for the eyes of Monaco natives, For more than half a century, a

and they are busy grumbling about the administration of the Casino.. food of gold moved into fonte and echoing the indignation of Carlo, and the Principality became tradesmen and the pessimistic pro- so rich that none of ita inhabitants phecies of merchants with their ever had to pay taxes. They all backs to the wall, that they have beld good jobs in the Casino ad- no time to enjoy the straosphere of ministration, and visitors with the enctus and palms gambling itch paid for it all.

The Casino's income, last year,

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A Two-Mile Kingdom. The Parliament of Monaco is boiling over with indignation and! the effervescence has gripped the The Casino has tried to rejuvenate less than the previous year's population. The Principality is so itself, but the process has been al-figures. That simple process in tiny that Prince Louis. from the most as ridiculous as teaching aaniathematics explains the whole kitchen door of his palace on the elephant to dance. The Casino, story of the seething discontent of rock opposite the casino, enn look which was once steel-spined, has re- the Monegasques, and may spell towards the east and see bis entire laxed the rule obliging evening the doom of another Princely head, visitors to be in evening dress for the Monaco natives are Latin From the farthest corner of his Even flannels or golf clothes are ac and not prone to dabbling in domain to his castle is a matter ceptable now, so long as the wearer rough politics when thoroughly of two miles, so naturally he feels as a bow tie. immediately any dissatisfaction, that may have gathered in the bearts of his people. But in the present unrest, Frince Louis has his fingers off the pulse of his sub- jects, for he is wintering far from the sun-baked rocks of the Mediter ranean shore, in the foggy fields of Northern France. in his magniñ cent chateau at Marchais, Aisne.

But the days have changed was 88,333,000, which was 8330,000 KING EDWARD

roused.

MYSTERIOUS EPIDEMIC IN LONDON,

OFFICIAL REPORT SUPPRESSED.

REMARKABLE RETICENCE REGARDING RECENT INQUIRY.

From France he has directed the efforts of his Ministers to calm the

Complete silence is being main- I from publication. That the council tempers of his people and his three Houses of Parliament. Monaco istained by the Ministry of Health decided for itself. ruled by the Prince and his three Parliamenta, theoretically; but his citizens protest that it is really the Casino which runs the show. That

is what led to trouble.

The National Council, which has legislative powers, and the Com- munal Council, which has munici pal control in ite bands, objected to the supine attitude which the Consulting Chamber, takes towards the Cosine. The two Councils con- tend that the Casino needs, reor. ganization, and that Monte Carlo is losing its place in the sun.

The Result of Competition. The trouble really grew out of

the decline of Monte Carlo.

and the London County Founcil, says the Daily Erpres, regarding the cause of the epidemic of para typhoid fever which spread through out London last summer, infecting

nearly 300 persons.

An aficial of the Ministry of Health said that the Ministry had act forbidder the disclosure of details of the London County Coun cil report on the epidemie.

The council is presumably at Eberty to publish the report if it wishes," he said.

"Inquiry Ordered.

It was suggested during the epidemic, which began at the end of July and continued during the extremely warm month of August,

An inquiry into the cause of the that the prohibition of the use of preservatives in food might be ates of Health, and it is known that epidemic was ordered by the Minis- cause.

At a meeting of the London County Council it was anticipated that some information resulting from the inquiry, in which London County Council experts partie pated, would be made public.

Secrecy Pledge.

the line followed was the connec tion between the prohibition of food preservatives and the outbreak. A report has now been prepared by Dr. J. A II. Brinckner, senior medical officer of the Ministry.

Pretent indications are that the conclusions reached in the course of this investigation are also to be kept secret.

Asked when Dr. Bricker's re-

That resort has been surpassed by French and Italian rivals, Juan No such information was given. les-Pins, San Remo, Cannes and All members were supplied with a Antibes, which have sprung into report on the epidemic, but each prominence almost overnight, and copy was marked "secret and con-port would be published, the off have drawn away the crowds which fidential" In addition, the mem-cial said, "I am not in a position once lingered around the greenbers were pledged to secrecy re-to say that it will be published at tables of the Casino.

garding the contents of the report

Society has almost completely abandoned Monte Carlo, There are two reasons, strangely contrast ing. The hotels are too expensive, and the money limit on the gambl ing tables too low. The roulette limit at Monte Carlo is roughly $250, "while at San Remo you can The report is nothing to do pile up 81.750 worth of chips. At with any report which may be The report, it is understood, does trente-et-quarante, Monte Carlo issued by the Ministry of Health, not attribute the epidemic as being limits play to 8500, while San and the council has not been in- in any way due to the prohibition Remo 'allows single bets of $4,600.structed by the Ministry to refrain of preservatives.

"I can say nothing about the The Daily Express understands. report," said a London County that the Ministry's report, cm- Council official to a Daily Express | phasises that preventives are not representative. "It was prepared necesary in wholesome food: that by London County Council experts they may injuriously affect the and is at present a matter only for digestive system of a consumer, and the council.

may even conceal unsoundness in food.

Diary of Coming Events,

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To-day (January 17th.)

Hocker: Y.M.C.A. 2nd XI. `. Recreio, King's Park, 5 p.m.

Macdona Players: You never can tell," Theatre Royal, 9.13 p.

Cricket: University v. Volunteers

#B."

Queen's Theatre: "The Enemy. World Theatre: 5.10 and 9.15, "Dangerous Money"; 2.30 and 7.15. Chinese picture "The Spiders."

Star Theatre: Proud Flesh." Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and Peninsula, Hotel, 4.30 p.m.

Friday.

(January 18th.) Christian Fellowship Meeting, Helent May Institute, 10.30 am. --Queen's Theatre: The Enemy:""

World Theatre 6.30 and 5.15, Dangerous Money"; 2.30 and 7.15, Chinese picture"" The Suidera."? - Star Theatre: Proud Flesh" Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 4,30 p.m.; King Edward Hotel, 5 p.m.

European Mails:-Inward: Europe vid Burz (Kashgar); Europe, vid | Siberia (Kalyan); Europa, við Siluria (President Grant).

Saturday, (January 19th.) Royal H.K. Yacht Club 8th Cham-8p.m pionship Race.

Meeting, Kwanti, 3 p.m.

Fanling Hunt: Steeplechase Race

Navy 1.B.C., Craigengower. Cricket: First Division: Royal University, Chinese, Kowloon. Second Division: Royal Navy v. 1.R.C., Craigongower v. University, Hong Kong C... R.A.S.0, Re creio Royal Engineers.

Footbal-First Division: K.OS.B.. Queen's, Chiness v. Royal Artillery, Kowloon v. Re-| arelo, Police v. Club, Navy v. Bouth. China. Second Division: South China "A". Navy, K.O.S.B. v. Beath China "B" Small Units v Queen's, Royal Artillery v. Chinese, Eastern v. University, R.A.F.. Recreio, St. Joseph's v. Kowloon. | Entries close for Chess Champion.

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Queen's Theatre:The Enemy." World Theatre: "Hot Water Star Theatra :- "The Loves of Pharaoh,"

Ten Dances: HK. Hotel and Peninsular Hotel, 4.30 p.m.

Dinner, Danees: Lane, Crawford's' Restaurant and King Edward Hotel

European Mails:-Outward: Europe vid Marseilles (Kalymn), 10.30 a.m.; Europe vid Siberia (Yingdow), e p..

Bunday.

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Army Day

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Queen's Theatre: "The Enemy" World Theatre: "Hot Water." Star Theatre:"The Loves of Pharaoh."

Monday.

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Christian Science Lecture, City Hall, 6.45 p.m.

William Heughan, Baritone, Theatre Royal 9.15 p.m.

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