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No. 22,213. TAƒAAAD a£#A#42E HONG KONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1929.

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

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TIME-TABLE.

On and after Arr1/8th, 1929, until further Notics (all previons. Time Table canonlled.)

TIP TRAINS

STATIONS Ja, 1 No. 4

Na.10

4.

AKAM

Taumati,Dep. 649

Kowloon. Dep. | 8.40 8.06

Shatin. Dep. 7.01|

Taipo Dep. 7,15

Taipe

Market. Dep. 720|. Fanling.Dep. 7.30 gbeung

shai... Dep. 7,35

Shin-

chus ... Arr. | 7,41| 8,45)

Canton... Arr.

12.05]

Sana & Holis, only

376, 8 196, 13/14214 (No, 18 N6,39 2613 T63426,90 16.39 |A.M.} A,B. | P.K. ĮP.K. PA PAM) PAL, PAL FIL

8.50 | 0.1510.00)13,10) LI5 2,31)9,30 4,80) 5,40; 7.35

9:25 10.08|12,18 133

9.8810.20 19:50/1.38)

+ $310.30)14,4%) 148|

9.5810,87|13,471,82) — |10,1010,47:12,57 2,09

4,38) 1.48) 7,43 (6.30) 6,00) 7.85 5.04) 6.15) 8.08

**** 5,09) 8.17 8.11 | 5,18 6.27 8.12

2.07 10.15 10.59, 1.02 2.07 3.09- 5.23 8.39) 8.26 9.13 10.2110.58 1.08 9.13 3.154.00 6.9 6.38 8.3%

5.48

DOWN TRAINS

STATIONS

No.1

No.3 No. 7 A.M. AM

Canton ...Bag

Shamchan...Dep.23 8.11

7.17 8.03 10.34 Sheungahni Dap.

10.41 Fanlicy

7.30 9.15 10,47 ... Dep. Taipo Market. Dep. 7,40 8.38 10,57 Taipo ...Dop. 7.44 9.31 1101 Skatin ...Dep. 7.57 8.44 11.14 Yanmati Dep. 811 466 11.98

17.18!

No, No.1

A.M. - P.M. | P.M. P.M.P.M.

N 17,20,10 | No.31}No. 11

AM

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T.K.

+

8.10

8.25

11.37, 11.47 2.53 4,395.476.42 11.55 3.01 4.44 3.54 12.00 8.06 4.50 5.58. 19.113,175.00 | 6,09

7,07 7.14

J

11,168,335.04 | 8.13 12.808,366,17 6.28 12.42 3.48 529 8.38

Kowloon ...Arr. 8.17 9,02 11,33 15.07 12.49 364 5,35 8.44 7,92|||-7.49

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HIGH LIFE IN HONG KONG,

A SAI-YAN SEEKS AN HONEST "BOY."

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HERE A *SQUEEZE"; THERE A

COMPARATIVE DEGREES OF HONESTY AND TRUST.

" SQUEEZE" AND THEN MORE SQUEEZE."

[BY HERBERT FIELD]

There was once an old-timer" pradores, in Hong Kong who lived for years right under the impression that his house-boy was a gem par excel Iener. The ai yan was wont to declare among his trients that his boy was free from the taint of squecze (that gentle art of accepted robbery and undetected Extortion) and that such items as whisky, cigarettes, money, and jewellery were invariably left un- touched by the paragon of virtue.

Sceptical friends openly doubted this declaration, some even going so far as to aver that tho truly hocest houseboy was yet unborn. Others proved conclusively. that the ai gas had been the victim of undetected squeeze for years. For instance, the presence of water in his whisky was revealed by a paler tinge at the bottom of the bottle; by a series of careful tests he found that a few cigarettes in a box would be left untouched but, if many were there, one or two were always taken.

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even, "recognise this whereas the speaker could only without question.

A Vicions Circle,

afford to maintain two additiona to his household! Naturally, the miserable wages of the average boy

coolie could not have provided. the means for purchasing this property which must have been the

result of careful **

squeeze."

squeeze

when

The newcomer to Hong Kong sometimes receives a shock when he finds, for instance, that the boy levies a toll in the form of a con- mission upon itinerant workmen

The opportunities for aquesza," who may perform repairs to his

even in the best-controlled house- house; if be buys his clothes from boid-are innumerable. The arahs a Chinese tailor or his shoes from sometimes pay squeeze" to the Chinese maker, the inevitable ten boy and the coolic and, in turn, per cent is levied by the boy upon obtain their own" his unfortunate master as a mat-they go shopping. It is a well- ter of course. While the bigger known fact that two prices are laundries may hot stoop to the fixed in many Chinese shops-one practice, laundering transactions for Europeans and one for Chi- often bring many stray cents in theese.

Thus many Europeans are boy's way.

content to leave their shopping in the hands of their servants, know- ing that. their peculiar code of honesty will prevent profiteering on the part of the shopkeeper and preferring to remain more or less oblivious of the indirect "squeez- ing on the part of the boys or amals.

The Lesser Evil, ... ́

The circle is a vicious one for, should the sai yan discover that his boy is obtaining "squeeze from any particular source and attempt to put a stop to it, the news quickly flies around and the "squeeze is doubled in another direction. Failing this, prices are increased for, unless one deals directly at the market, one is more. often than not entirely at the If a boy leaves his job, he re-

ers because they seldom display wages drawn by his successor. fixed prices for any of their com

When he finds fresh employment. modities, and generally bind them be has to pay a like toll. eelves together in unofficial, tonge engages an amah, he receives à to protect their mutual interests. Percentage of her wages every Thus, by changing one'a compra- ufonth and, in most cases, the same dore, one may only be jumping out applies to the coolie. Many for of the frying pan into the free to circumvent this

Notwithstanding the uso, of dit. " squeezing" by engaging the act ferent names, many Chinese-owned vants themselves, but, more often stores may be controlled or owned than not, the attempt fails. by the same individual. Thus the futility of merely transferring one's custom from one shop to another to avoid "squeezing is apparent.

If he

Autolycus, Marvelling that a blade lacked the customary sharp-mercy of many Chinese shopkeep.ceives part of the first month's ness, the European arranged a trap and found that the old blades which he throw away were retriev ed by the boy and exchanged for a new blade occasionally if a packet had been opened. Such uncon- sidered trifles as collar-studs, lead pengifs, empty bottles, and illus trated newspapers had an exar- perating trick of "disappearing It took some time for the employer to find that the boy had enapped them up after the manner of Auto- lycus.

As a matter of fact, the better (Sunday class of cook-boys and house-boys (10.00..only) usually maintain a certain high

standard of general honesty. View (Suanays 4.30 P.X. only)ed from a Western standpoint, the standard may possess a great de gree of elasticity but, from the point of view of the boys them selves, a rigid adherence to its tenets is more often than not served.

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house-boys owning quite respect I have met with several cases of

his farms and paddy-fields in the country. One boy who was in my obvive until a recent date, drew n monthly salary of only 818 and provided his own-food. Yet be One can trust the average boy, frequently made me gifts of pine- for instance, to make a purchase

Apples and other fruits. from the Chinese shop and can rest always well-dressed and finally assured that the shopkeeper is not gave notice in order to retire overpaid. It the boy's duty to Judicious questioning elicited the sec that the abopkeeper does not fact that be possessed quite a size- unduly fleece his master. Alas, itable farm in the New Territories, owned several head of cattle, and grew large quantities of rice and groundnuts!

is regarded as a moral right of the boy to add anything up to tea per cent. to the bill and this fact in recognised by many Chinese trades- men who rarely besitate to include the percentage in the bill and hand commission" to the boy when the account is settled. Many com-

the.

Just before leaving, He told me that his brother, who was a coolie in private hotel, owned an even larger "estate" and was able to keep a wife and four concubines,

When the rag-and-bone merchant- whose call sounds very much like "I-no-wantchee "-is on the. scene, the houseboy, nets quite a respectable sum for empty bottles,

etc.

According to their code of honesty, it is perfectly correct. for, occasional cigarette if his master A servant to help himself to an has many. Also, if a whisky bottle ia comparatively full, an occasion- alap" is quite legitimate pro-, viding a corresponding quantity of water is added to make up the deficit.

tirer" discovered but, being of a All this and more the "old- philosophic turn of mind, he re- ised that kicking against the pricks was a painful process. Open rob- hery, extortionate prices, shame- less profiteering, and other econ- omie evils awaited him on every band. if he attempted to do his own catering. Of all these evils, squeezing on the part of his "'honest

boy appeared to be the least.

So he chose it.

Diary of Coming Events.

To-day. (September 27.)

K.C.C. Meeting: 5.30 p.m. C.S.C.C.: Annual Meeting, 6.30

Star Theatre: "Girls Gone Wild."

Tes Dances: HK. Hotel, Penin sula Hotel, 4.30 p.m.

Dinner Dances:""'H.K.* Hotel, Peninsula, and Repulse Bay Hotels, 8.30 p.m.

S.C.A.A.: Harbour Race, North Point, 2.30 p.m.

K.F.C. Tennis Tournament. Lawn Bowls: Interport practice, E.C.C.; Interdepartment

Final (Police r. E.W.D.), Police growns.

Times-High, 5.84 a.m. and 9.33 p.m.; Lex, 1.38 p.m.

Monday,

..SL Andrews Society Annual Meeting City Hall, 5.43 p.m.

Hong Kong University: Lecture,

(September 30.) Mr. Vaughan Fowler, "History

Baseball: Kiaros r. South China. Auctions: Lammert Bros., 6.5. of Aviation in China." 8.30 p.m

I.K.V.D.F. Athletic Meeting.Lee Mar, 3 p.m. Queen's Theatre: She Goes to K.C.C. Ground, .30 p.m... Meeting: H.K. Branch of Eng liah Association, St. John's Cathie- dral Hall, 5.30 p.m.

War."

Lighting-up Time: 6.14 p.m.

Star Theatre: "Girls Gone European Mails: Outward for and

Wild,"

World Theatre: "Blue Skies." Dinner Dances: Hong Kong Hotel, Repulse Bay Hotel, sad Peninsula Hotel, 8.30 p.m.

South Africa and" ports, Europe vid Marseilles (Mantua), | 19.30 a.m.

V.R.C.: Night Fete, 3.15 p.m. Tidea: High; 4.38 a.m. and 8.47 America Mails:-Inward: p.m.; Low, 12.52 a.m. and 11.08 America and porta (President (p.m.. Crant).

Sunday.

(September 20, ) Eighteenth Sunday After Trinity. Ten Dance: Repulse Bay Hotel,

Helena May Institute: Christian; Fellowship Meeting, 10.30 mm.

Billiards League: Buffalo Cluli Royal Engineers, Royal Artil- cry v. Craigengower, Garrison Mess #Samersets, Police v. C. & P.0.4.20 p.m. Club

Lighting-up Time: 6.15 Tides:High: 2.37 a.m.; 11,47 am

Saturday. (September 28.} Queen's Theatre: "She Goes to War."

World Theatre: Blue Skies."

St. John's Ambulance Brigade: Swimming, King's College, 10 a.m. SC.A.A.! Aquatic. Sports, North Point, I p.m.

Lighting up Time: 6.13 p.m. Queen's Theatre: Homesick.!! Star Theatre: Arizona Will World Theatre: "The Kid" and Arabian Love.”

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Queen's Theatre: Homesick." Star Theatre: Arizona Wild-

World Theatre: "The Kid" and "Arabian Le”

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

Times-High, 7.00 a.m, and 8.34 p.m.; Low, 12.32 a.m. and 2.16 p.m. Tuesday.

(October 1.) Queen's Theatre: "Man, Woman, and Wife."

Star Theatre Laugh, "Clown, Laugh."

World Theatre: "Big Parade Tides: High, 8.05 am, and 9.18 p.m.; Low, 1.36.1.m. and 2.48.p.m.

Dinner Dances: H.K, Hotel, Be pulse Bay Hotel, and Peniamula Hotel, 9.30 p.m.

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