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Hongkong Buly

MASON'S

DELICIOUS“.

O.K

SAUCE.

Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1857.

No. 22,173 WARH¤¤ƒ±Ã±O BEE HONG KONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1929.

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

TIME TABLE.

-On and after Aran 8th, 1929, until farther Notics (all previous Time Tables osacelled)

IIP TRAINS

STATIONS

A.M. AM.

-No.10

Kowloon Dep. 6,40 8.05)

Isamati Dep. 6.48

Shatin...Dop| 7,01||

Taipo Dep. † 7,19

Taipo

Market. Dep.7.20

Fanling Dep. 7.50

Shoang.

shai.Dep. 7,25

Shum

chun ...Arr. 7,A1). 8,45

Canton Arr.

Buns, & Holis only

No.2, 12.14) Sa, 10 No.13 No.1820_M 26,22,29,30 JAM:] 4.M. { 2.X. |1.X. PJ, PA, PA) FX,| P.I

8.80 9.1510.00) 19.10° 1,38) 2.31) 3.50 4,90 8,40 7.35

9.07

9.25 10.08 12.191,93 9.8310.2013.30 1.35)

93310.33, 12,43 LAS)

8.58 10.37 19.47 1,59) — 10.10 10.47 12.67 2,03

438) 6,48 7,48 4.50 6.00 7.35 5.041 6.13 8.08 +

5,038.17 8.19 5,18 6.27| 9.31

1015 10,59) -1,09 3,078,09) - | 5.22 6.37 8.26

9.13 10.2110.58 1.08 2.183.15 4.03 5.23 6:30 8.81

7,18-

12.05]

DOWN TRAINS

STATIONS

No.1

AX.

No, No.7 A.M.LY

W0.15 'Wo. 17 No.19 | No. 12 AMAN. | P.K. | F.K. | P.M. |· P.M.

2.2

F.M.

Canton

8.10

3.25

7.07

... Dope

8.03 10.34 11.27 11.47 9.53 4.89 5.47 | 6.42 ShumchanDep. 7,17 | 7.25 Sheung bai Dep.

10.41 9.11

11.55 3,014.48 | 6,54| 7.30 8.15 10.47 Fealing

PoMarket. Dep. 7, 8.28 10.37 Dop. 7.44 9.31) 11.01. Sastin Dep. 7,57 8.44 11.14

..:Dep

Yazmati...Dep. 811 Kowloon

9.58 11.26

Art. | S17 9.02 11.37 12.07

11.00 3.06 4.50 5.38

1211 217 8.00 8.08

11.16 33 504 513

19.30 | 3,38 | 6,176,28 |

13.43 | 3,48 | 6,99|6.58.

12,45 3.84 3.86 6.44 7.92 7.49

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查拜雞日式拾月年九廿百九仟空英

A VISIT TO THE GREAT WALL

OF CHINA.

RAILWAY TIMEKEEPING IN THE NORTH.

DONKEYS AS MOUNTS FOR BLUEJACKETS.

BEER ON SALE IN A TEMPLE!

[By P. DENNIS, H.M.S. "STORMCLOUD."]

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Although the events recorded in beginning to shiver in a tempera this article occurred in late Octo ture of 40 degrees, after having We found that the priest in spent the sunner in Hong Kong, charge of the temple had beer, ber of last year, conditions in the nobody seemed to mind the delay lemonade and hot water for sale. North, so far as railway traffic is

The acting station master sat on Although his prices were probably concerned, have altered but little. a bigh stool, his arma folded and more steep than the hill on which The account of the excursion of his hands tucked into his capacious his temple stood, as our haversacks sleeves, while the head porter sat were well filled with fodder and party of Naval officers and mer to upon a box of eggs stoically chew smokes, ve found that life at the see a section of the Great Wall offing melon seeds. Nor did ou top of the hill was not so bad after GRAND HOTEL DES WAGONE, China near Shanhaikuan may be fellow-passagers-all of them Chi all of interest to these members of the public who have not yet explored

China's northern hills. ↑

Leaving the ship at about half past-six in the morning, we set out

to walk to the railway station at Chiawang tao. A slight drizzle lift. ed soon after we landed but the cold breeze remained and the pro spect of half-an-hour's walk to the station

viewed with much pleasure.

Was

were seem to worry in the least. The temple was divided into Thor merely continued to ahell pen three sections. One section con- nuts, dropping the husks all over tained two Bhuddas-one of peace the platform, gazing at the blue and one of war. The War Bhudda jackets without any show of in was black in colour, while the other terest as they stamped to and fro, one was blue. In another section

crackling grinding the

peanut there were three lady Bhuddas," оде of which, the Goddes of Mercy, at with a child in her arms.

husks under foot..

At 8:20, our train hove in sight and came to a standstill in the

The third image held what ap station to the echo of loud cheers from our party. We were very peared to be triplets in one arm-- fortunate in securing a first-class as I have already said, beer was dining car complete with tables nad on sale in the temple-while, with A Time Table Comedy. seats particularly as, at that time, her free hand, she held the hand According to an official notice, most of the railway carriages were of another child. We were inform. our train was due to leave at 7.10 minus such luxuries. We also seed by our guide that this section We were warned, however, that isceeded in getting cups of hot tea of the temple was ect apart for women to worship and that the would be as well for the party to and were still more fortunate in be at the station before that time that the train started off exactly image with the four children repre as, owing to the disorganised state at 8.30.

of the country, the train was just

as likely to leave early as late.

sented the Goddess of Maternity, All young brides and bildless The Sallor's Delight.wives prayed to this image,

A Wonderful View.

In these circumstances, we made is "After a comparatively quick our business to arrive on the plat¦ journey, we; arrived a Shanhaikuan. Much to the disappointment of form 7 o'clocks Then our where we were met by Me, Maz] some of the more romantic blue- troubles commenced with a ven shall; a member of the staff of the jackets, who evidently expected to geance.

C.E.R., who decided to take the meet samples of the little yellow The station-master was reputed day off and accompany sto god with the green eye, gold and to be able to speak English but the hills On leaving the station silver ornaments and precious being one of the elite," was not we discovered to the huge, delight stones were not in evidence in the at his post at such an early hour. of the sailors (and, the officers) temple. Probably the priest had

beard of our intended visit t After much gesticulating, however, that we had to ride donkeys. we made his understudy under- After much baggling with Leaving the temple, we took a etand that we wished to catch, the crowd of donkey boys," we each roundabout path to a large crag 7.10 train. With the Resistance of secured amore or lees trusty 00 to which we climbed and ob the station clock the cfficial told us mount and then the

tained a wonderful view of miles that the 7.10 train would not leare until 7.30. Half-an-bour's vigorous stamping up and down the plat form to keep our feet warm" fol- lowed.

fun com-

8125-

However,

proper.

menced. Mounting was rather and miles of flat country lying on On one difficulty owing to the promiscuous either side of the hills. assistance offered on all sides which side Chia, with its teeming mil lions-a continent of nations-lar merely made the donkeys picious" and reative.

at our feet. Turning, we beheld on the other side Manchuria the home At the end of that time, we ap. we eventually succeeded in mount of the e-time rules of China pealed to a Chinese who. coulding and, what was more, contrived speak a little English and discover to stay on for the whole of the ed that the train would not arrive course, the officers maintaining until 8 o'clock. Perhaps it was as their dignity and poise to the well that the Chinese who crowded bitter end. the platform could not understand some of the remarks made by the bluejackets, Lamiliar with the idiosyncracies of the railway service to Chatham at home,

Some Real Beats!

· Perhaps with the idea of cheering us up, our Chinese friend told us quite genially than the train would

Looking down toward the sea could be seen the commencement of the Great Wall. The less-in- formed members of our party heard Our ride to the foot of the hills with some surprise that the actual occupied about half-an-hour. At boundary line between China and the end of that time, some of the Manchuria is three miles to the party dismounted, while the re-north of the wall on the Manchuria mainder evidently preferred to fall side.

**E.

Then we commenced to climb

Cameras were very busy at this

the hills. For a time, the path point and one or two frauds, who proved easy, although steep. Then had speat a week or two in the the steepness increased and climb study of guide books, attempted to ing became more dificult owing to impress the remainder of the party be a little late and probably rolling stonée." After three brief with their knowledge of the points would not arrive until 8.30, exactly rests, we reached the summit of of interest to be seen in the vast one hour and twenty minutes after the largest hill, 2000 feet high, ontrast of country spread out at our its scheduled time! With the ex which 我 Bhuddist temple was foot: ception of our party, who were posted.

(Continued on Page 2.)

Diary of Coming Events.

Today.

(August 13.),

German Constitution Day, Con sular reception, Hong Kong Hotel 11.30 am to 12.30. p.m.

Billiards: Garrison Mess K.O.S.B. Craigengower e. Police, Somersets v. St. Patricks, Royal Artillery v. C. & F.0.'s Club, Royal Engineers v. Police Reserves,

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