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No.10

Kowloon. Dep. 8.40; 8.05||

Shatia... Dep.7.01

Taazati. Dei

6,49

Taipo Dep.7.15;

Taipe

Market. Dop.7.20

Fanling Dep. 7.30

Sheung

shai...Dep. 7,35]

gbum-

chun...Art. 7,41 8.45

Canton...Arr. - 12.05)

Suus, & Hulia, only

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(2.M.) 4.M. | P.Y, P.M. P,X, FM, FL, FM, ZX,

8.30 9.15 10.00 12.10, 115 2,31 3.20 4,30 5,40) 7.85

9.25 10.08 12.18 1,23

5.83 10,20 12.30' 1,35

9.53 10.33 12.43 1.48

9.59 10.87 12.47 1.52 10.10 10,4712.37 2,02

4.38 3,487.43

4.50 8.00 7.55 |6.04.198.08

| 5,09; 6,17] 5,19 -6.196.7 6.22 19.07 110.15 10.53) 1,022,073.09) 6.23 8.3 8.23 9.13 (10,21 10.59 1,08 2,13 3,15] 4.0) 5.29; 6,28. 6.32

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THE MAN WHO MADE KINGS.

THE MYSTERY OF "LAWRENCE OF ARABIA.”

EX-COLONEL WHOSE LIPS ARE SEALED.

EVEN AN ENIGMA TO HIS MOTHER!

London, July 2-In a drab little hub at Cattewater air station near Southampton lives a small statured, fair haired man of forty. Each morning bearises at 6.30, makes his Led, and scrubs the floor of his wooden shack before starting a long day of menial labour as a private in the Royal Air Force. 版

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11.97, 11,47 2.534,83 5.47 6.42

11.55 8.01 4.48 8.54

7.07 7.14

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.12.11 | 5.17 | 5.00 | 8.08

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12.30 3.365.17 | 6.28 12,422,43 | 6,29 | 6.88) 13,49 | 364 | 5,38 · 6.44′ 7,02.

Shenichan...Dop. 7.17 8.03 10.34 Shuungbai. Dep. 235 shi 10 Foaling

...Dep. 7,30; 8.15 -10,47 Taipo Market. Dep, 7,43 8.28 10,57 Твіро ...Dep. 3.44 9.31 11.01 Shalin ...Dep, 7,57 8.44 11,14

Taumati...Dep. 8.11 4,56 11.26

Kowloon...bre. 8.17 9,02 11,3212,07

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In the evening he pores over heavy

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which he escapes from the air station when he wants to be alone and free from curious visitors. :"

Paw of the Government2

Even his mother has told friends that she was never able to fathom her son, or Ned" ns he WIN known to the family. She admits that he has always led a topsy

On leaving Oxford, where he was a doa, Lawrence made his way to the East. Dressed as a native he wandered up and down Arabia, Syria and Mesopotamia cultivating his natural gifts for association with Oriental peoples and making himself master of the many Arabian dialects.

When the war came and Turkey

Greek hooks by the light of bis only turvy life and she never knew what threw in her lot with the Central

electric blub. Often he writes

furiously, afterwards neatly placing his papers in a small satchel under ck and key. He sleeps little more than five hours.

he was doing or where he was. Despite this queer existence of his it is said he has had 25 offers of marriage from women, bath notori ous and prominent in society.

This man, whose unprepossessing

His friends picture him as figure and rather careless dress disappointed man. They say he has would pass unnoticed anywhere. been the pawn of his Government in guards the world's most interesting deals of which he did not approve.

However this may be, it is certain Secret. The mystery man of the British Borerament lives there, HeLawrence is attempting to hide ia Aircraftsman A. C. Shaw, the from the public. He has even gone former Colonel T. E. Lawrence of

Arabia.

An "Oxford Fellow. Aircraftsman Shaw, once Colonel T. E. Lawrence of Arabia and once Thomas Edward Lawrence, research fellow at Oxford, is the world's most enigmatic man. No one, save himself, can explain why the former maker of kings, and promising young graduate of Oxford is scrub- bing doors and pottering, about a greasy air station.

Some hint that Aircraftsman Shaw,

as Lawrence of Arabia, has a grievance against the British Government for the way the Allies treated his Arabs. They believe he is pouting like a child There is

far as to change his name by

deed poll to Shaw. Thomas Edward

Lawrence no longer exits except in the mind of the public. He is now Aircraftsman Shaw of the Royal Air Force.

Once Known As "Ross," This is not

the first time that Lawrence has been doing menial work in the air force. In 1929 he was cleaning dirty machinery in the R.A.F. under the name of Ross, having enlisted for seven years service. He did not remain long in England, however, and he was next seen in India in the garb of

native.

Powers this young archaeologist, Hittite remains in the valley of the who at the moment was excavating

Euphrates, became a soldier whose exploits will long remain a legend among the Araba. It is said that sagte haded he blew up more than seventeen trains and underwent severe Bogging from his Turkish plors without revealing himself to

be English.

He organized the forces of the King of Hedjaz, who had revolted against the Sultan and seized lecca. The story of how this tiny Englishman, dressed in the flowing robes of the Arabs, organized the forces of that country and led them' to success after success reads like

fairy legend.

Prince of Mecca. Oat of gratitude for his services to their country the Arah lenders

made him an Emir and a Prince

of Mecca, a signal honour. King Hussein presented him with curved gold sword, worn only by direct descendants of Mohammend.

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In this book there is no mention of Thomas Edward Lawrence is classi the years between 1923 and 1929, and

fed as a research fellow at All Soul's College, Oxford."

Lawrence's continued and heated years. At least he is still with the Who's Who in Great refusal of British decorations. HoR.A.F. Looking back at his past has been offered a knighthood and experiences as a private in the häs refused. Military honoure and medals galore bave been placed at his feet and he has spurged them all.

R.A.F. it might be surmised that Frivate Shar "Will be ordered on more mysterious errands to the East.

Dressed As Native.

Is his fall from the rank of colonel in the British army to a The life story of Lawrence poorly paid private in the air force exceeds in romance and glamour the a result of his own with, or does tales in Arabian Nights." For more than £fteen years he has it merely represent his wish to fitted about the globe like a shadow retire from the public eye for a and no one but himself could relata all his experiences. For years he

When bis fellow airmen leamed that Lawrence was among their uidst they immediately formed themselves into a sort of guard for The words "Lawrence' his person. and" Arabia" are never mentioned. in his presence. To them he is Air- craftsman Shaw, silent, moody person whom they admire but can not understand:

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in the East? No one can answer. and then suddenly and unexpected. The fact remains that the man wholy reappeared in England without a word to say about where he has sts once a colonel is now a private been or what he has been doing getting hardly enough money to True he has written two books but buy gasoline for the motorycle on they do not tell all

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He says nothing. He is Aircrafts man Shaw of the Royal Air Force. Lawrence of Arabis is no more. A scrub-brush has replaced his gunt a pair of overalls his white robes.- United PresN.

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Christian Fellowship meeting, Helena May Institute, 10.30 a.m.

Chinese Chamber of Commerce meeting, 2.30, p..

Saturday. (August 3.)

King Haakon VII. of Norway Boro 1872."

Golf: Happy Valley Summer Meeting, Championship and Capt.'s Cup.

V.R.C. Night Fête, 8.15 p.m. "Billiards League: -K.O.S.B. v. Lawn Bowls:-Division L.; Crai- Police Reserves, Royal Artillery v. gengower . Kowloon Docks, Kow Buffalo Club, Somersets v. Police, foon Bowling Green . Kowloon C. & P.O. Club v. Craigeagower, C.C., Recreio v Police, Taikoo Royal Engineers 2. St. Patrick's. Civil Service. Division II.: Yacht H.K. Football Association extra-Club v. Taikoo, Kowloon C.C. v. ordinary general meeting, French Craigengower, Civil Service v. Ref Bank Building, 5.30 p.m.

creio, H.K. Electric v. Kowloon Bowling Green Queen's Theatre: "Our Dancing Daughters."

World Theatre: "Steamboat Bill Jn"

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Star Theatre: "Tracked by the Police,

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Tides:-High: 6.14 a.m. and 8.40 p.m.;. Low: 2.00 p.m.

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Tea Dances; H.K. Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 4.30 p.m.

Dinner Dances: H.E. Hotel and Repulse Bay Hotel, 8.30 p.m.

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Golf: Happy Valley Summer mecting, Championship and Cap Southtain's Cup.

Tennis: "C" Division: China . HK.C.C.

Kowloop Football Club concert, p.m. Queen's Daughters."

World Theatre Steamboat Bili Jr.

Btar Theatra: "Tracked by the Police.

Theatre: "Dancing

Lawn Bowls: Inter-departmental Competition, Prison 7. Small Units.

Queen's Theatre "acle Tom's. Cabin."

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