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Hongkong Daily Press

No.22,205 蛇伍百弍仟式萬弍第 日陸拾月挝年已已

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

TIME-TABLE.

On and after AFRI 9th, 1929, until further Notice (all previous

STATIONS

No. 1 Na,

AMM.

Kowloon.Dep. 6.40; 8.05) Yamati. Dep. 8.48 Shatin...Dap. 7.01

Taipo...Dep. 7,18

Tripo

Market.Dep. 720 Fanling Dep. 7.30

Sheung

shai...Dep. 35

Shum.

chon...Arr. 7.41 8,45

Canton ...Arr.

12.05

Time Tables cracelled.) "

TIP TRAINS

Ka.10 No.

A.M.

No. 1 No.14 No. 16 Na 17 Nail Nei No.2 No.1£

ד.

8.30 9,15 10,00 12,10′ 1.15 2.31 3.20) 4,30 5,40, 7.95

9.25-10.08 12.19 1.23

| a 11 111 •

3.33 10,2011,30 1.35

9 53 10.38 12.43 1.48)

1

4,98 5,487.43-

4.50 6.00 7.53

6.04 5.138.06

9.58 10.87 13.47 1.52 --

5.0 5.17 8.15

| 5,18| 5.97| 8.12

5.231 6.3% 6.26

10.10 10.47 12.57 2,031

9.07 110,15 10.53) 1,03) 9,071 8,09

9.13.10.31 10.58 1,08 2,13 3,15 4.03) 5.29 6,388.32

5,48

DOWN TRAINS

17.18

STATIONS

No. 1 Ne, No. 7

LX..

A.M. 4.M.

AM.

Na 13 No. 17 No.19 No.11 No. II

F.x, P.M.P.M. P.M.

P.M.

...Dop.

8.25

7.07 7.14

Canton

8.10

Shamchan... Dep. 7.17 8.03 10.34 11.27 11.47 9.33 4.39 5,47 | 6.43 Sheungshui. Dep725 311 10 Fasling

...Dep.

7.30

8.15 10.47

Taipa Markot. Dep. 7,40 8.38 10,57 Talpe ...Den. 7,44 9,31 1101 Shalia ...Dep.7,578,44 11.14

Yourist. Dep, R11 356 11.28 Kowloon ...Arr.: 8.17

11.55 1,014,48 | 8,54

12.00 3.06 450 3,68

12.11 3.175.00 6.08

19.10 8.29 5.04 6,13

12.80 3.365,176,20 12.423.495,09:8.38

9.03 11.32 12.07 148 34 5:35 6.44 7.22

7.49

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HIGH LIFE IN HONG

KONG.

CELEBRATING THE LANTERN FESTIVAL.“

RICE CAKES, SAM SHUI, AND A BURST PIPE.

THE PLUMBER WHO FORGOT HIS MATE.

[By HERBERT FIELD.]

Yesterday was a Chinese Festival nese presunted one to his best The joke about the British plum- Day There are many such in the friends, and he who ate the cakeber who turns up to do a job, aur course of the year, but the Lantern would be for ever blessed; he veys it stolidly for an hour or two, Festival is a front-ranker." The would have a good wife, plenty of and then departe to fetch his toole Brat intimation I had that anything children, good health and prosis traditional But a plumber who untoward was on the, daily routine perity. Of course, the proverbial says he can do nothing because he bill occurred when Ah Yat brought By in the sugar was contained in bne forgotten his mate! me my morning coffee and toast. the proviso, he who ate the

Still, on occasions like this, one, I am afraid those blessings bas to remember that the Festival' He was smiling more broadly than cake. usual, and something" dangling from will pass me by. his neck caused me to sit up in bed with a jerk.

Ah Yat proudly displayed a gigan. tic paper fish on the efd of a piece of string. He merely continued to grin when asked him if he bad caught it in the collec-pot but, when he had dumped the tray on n chair by the side of the bed; be hung the contraption, together with

flash and seeking refuge in the

bathroom. crackers 1

He set fire

to

the

of Lanterns comes only once, a And Amah, ToD.

year. Next week there will be an- other festival perhaps, but certainly Later, while I was in the middle not a Festival of Lanterns. There- of shaving, amah entered the ring, fore one has to smile to preserve armed with a box like unto that one's face-pidgin and find solace in presented by Ah Yat, and carrying the revolving lanterns and bril

huge pomelo on the end of the liantly-hued rice-cakes, inevitable string. These gifts were further

of

In the Chinese Quarter. manifestations esteem of Mr. and Mrs. Ah Yat. As darkness came on, a wonder-

the

a bunch of crackers, from the elecCherchez in femme," I said, tric-light shade, The next two seconds enw me out of bed in a gaily, and pleased amah for the ful dragon agleam with many lights reet of her life, probably, by tack wound slowly in and out of the ling a section of pumelo. But the

narrow streets of the Chinese quar. Cymbals clashed and weird ter. rice-cake. If any reader would

pipes wailed, while. occasional care for two vermilion, pink, white bursts from exploding crackers and gold sugar-encristed rice cake caused many a knob-tailed Chinese, in wonderful glass-lidded boxes, I should be pleased to hear from to scurry squawking into dark cornere for exfety. And, as the them.

Precession of the Drogen passed from street to street, it was joined by hundreds of youths and maidens bearing lighted paper lanterns.

Some Carp! When the din had subsided some what, I poked my head around the bathroom door and peered at Ah

As the day wore on, Ah Yat's Yat through swirling clouds of gun-face took on a suspiciously ruddy powder smoke.

Alleo same velly good joss," hue and, if my nose did not de he explained proudly.

ceive me, I caught more than a

"Master

Tragedy almost occurred when a

velly good. Belong Chinese holiday suspicion of the smell of sim shui difference of opinion occurred some

and fish he make devile come."

no

when be entered the roca, vAt

tiffin time, when he fell over the where within the "innards of the rug with a plate of soup in his dragon. Apparently the hind por hand, I knew for a certainty that tion wanted to turn to the right, he had been having a quiet spree. while the front part desired to go left. For a brici moment, the And, sad to relate, so bad amah, dragon wobbled uncertainly and one of its many pairs of legs be-. his wife.

came disintegrated from the main body and was revealed in the per- son of a very small perspiring boy who, when he found that he wae adrift, gave howl of surprice and immediately darted beneath the dragon's skin again, much to the amusement of the crowd.

All of which may have been very well, but early morning shocks like that are apt to be

than more usually disconcerting. However, getting some hang of the idea be hind the proceedings, I took steps Apparently no Chinese festival to rid the room of the smoke can be celebrated successfully "an and thanked Ah Yat very gravely less the devotees are in a át and for his gift. I went further. I nt proper mood which, in the case of tempted to appear justly and duly Mr. and Mrs. Ah Tat, is alwaye impressed when, a small oil reser attained by paying frequent atten voir being it inside it, the paper tions to the sam shai bottle. It carp commenced to move its fas also seems that many of their con- and slowly rotate, the while Ah Yat patriots adopt the same measures chattered incessantly unent the to obtain that Kreuschen feeling wonderful virtues possessed by the which is so helpful on such ocea

Intern.

Then came another shock. In place of my usual early morning toast, crisp, browned and satur ated with butter, there was

2

sions.

Enter the Flumber.

As the night wore on, the fring of crackers became incessant, feast. ing and making merry was general and, no doubt, the number of rice- enkes consumed" in this Colony alone would reach from Hong Kong Sol Der, the plumber, arrived to Tooting Bee placed end to end. mall box with a glass lid which just before ten to repair a leakingNo doubt, also, enough sam hui revealed a wonderful creation of water-pipe in the kitchen. Just he was consumed to float a battleship ink, white and gold to my won-fore dinner he left in a decidedly hut, as is ever the case, nobody dering eyes. I was faformed that happy mood, after intimating that appeared to get intoxicated. this dazzling example of the art of "pipee no can do. Have no cat- the Chinese confectioner was achee coolie. Alle

same tomollow eugared rice-cake, a gift of great can do," And the pape continued virtue and significance. Every Chi- to leak.

Also, after nine o'clock, many yan rang in vain for their

servuota.

Diary of Coming Events,

To-day.

(September 18.)

Water Polo: V.R.C. "A" v. Kow- loon "B," V.R.C.,:5.30 p.m.

Dinner Dances: H.K. Hotel and Peninsula Ectel, 8.30 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: "Heart of a Nation."

World Theatre: "Emden.". Star Theatre: "Man, Woman and Sin:"

Forbes Russell Company: "The Patsy," Theatre Royal, 18 p.m.

Tides-High: 8.41 a.m. and 9.40 f.m.; Low: 22 a.m. and 3.34 p.m. European Maila Outward : Europe via San Francisco (Shinyo, Maru), 8.30 p.m.

Tides:High: 9.19 a.m. and 9.50

Kowloon Football Club Concert, p.m.; Low: 3.09 a.m. and 1.02 p.m.8.15 p.m.

Friday.

(September 20.) Christian Fellowship Meeting, Helena May Institute, 10.30 a.m.

Polo: Stubhs' Cup Matches. Forbes Russell Company: "The March. Hares," Theatre Royal, 9.18

p.m.

Queen's Theatre: "Mother Knows Eest."

World Theatre: "The Mysterious Lady,"

Star Theatre: Price of Honour." Dinner Dances: H.K. Hotel, and Repulse Bay Hotel, 8.30 p.m.

European Mails:- Inward: Europe vid Negapatan (Namsang), Tides-High 9.58 a.m. and 10.22 Legislative Council Meeting, 2.30p.m.; Low: 3.47 m. und 4.30 p.m.

p.m.

Thursday.

(September 19.)

The Forbes Russell Company: The Second Mss. Tanqueray," Theatre Royal, 9.18 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: "Mother Knows Best

World Theatre: "The Mysterious Lady."!

Star Theatre:"Price of Honour." Dinner Dances: H.K. Hotel, Peninsula, and Repulse Bay Hotels, 8.30 p.m.

Saturday. (September 21.)

Ember Day.

St. Matthew.

Queen's Theatre: "Mother Knows

Best,"

World Theatre: The Mysterious

Lady."

Star Theatre: "Price of Honour."

Forbes Russell Comedy Company, Theatre Royal, "Good Morning Bill," 9.30 p.m.

Tea Dances: Hong Kong Hotel, and Peninsula Hotel, 4.30 p.m.

Dinner Dance: Repulse Bay Hotel, 8.30 p.m.

Gelf: Bogey Pool

Baseball: Filipinos r. Kiaoras. V.R.C. Night Fete, 8.15 p.m. Lawn Bowls:-Division I.:. Kow loon C.C. v. Taikou.. Division II.: Taikoo v. Yacht Club, "

Tennis: HK.C.C. Wigners.of A Tides:-High: 10.39 B.FA. And 10.40 p.m.; Low: 4.27 a.m. and 4.57

p.m.

Sunday. (September 22.)

17th Sunday After Trinity. Queen's Theatre: "No Control." World Theatre: The Flute of Tears," (Chinese picture).

Star Theatre: Brotherly Love." Tea Dance: Repulse Bay Hotel, 4.30 p.m.

Golf: Bogey Pool.

Baseball: H.K.B.C. v. South China,

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