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AKG AM. AMG AM. & M... F.M. P...M. P.M. P.M. P.M.) F.M.

Kowloon. Dep. 8.40 8.05 8.30 9.08 8,15 10.00 12.10 1.15 8.86,1 2,50 4,80 5,40) 7.35

Yaamati. Dep. 6,40

Shatin...Dep 7.01

Taipo Dep 7.16

9.25 10.08 12,19 1,93

9.33 10.20 12,30 1,35!

Taipe

Market.Dep. 7,20

Fanling Dep. 7,80

Sheung

953 10.59 12.43 1.49

9.58,10,37 19:47) 1,59) — 10.10 20.47,12,372,02||

shui ...Dep. 7.36 Bbum-

chun...Arr. 7.41 8.45 0.13 9.51 10,31 10.58 1,089,18 8.10

Canton...Arr.)

6.30

| 8.07) 9.43) 10,15 10.52) 1.02) 2.07)

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4.38 5.48 7.44

−4.50) 8.00) 7,58 5.04 6.13 8.09

MONK WHO WEARIED OF THE

CLOISTER.

5.09 6.17 8.13

5,18 0.278.23

3.29 6,03 8.23 8.97

3,34 5.29) 6,388.33

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8,25

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5.47 11.58 2,844.48 8.54 6.25

19.00 5.00 4.50 5:53

12.11 8.115.00 6.08

19.18 5,18 5.04 6.13

19.30 8,32 5.17 6.26

Shouzmini Dep 1.35 3.12 10.4r

Fanling

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7,80 9.15 10.47;Ñ

TaipoMarket. Dep. 7.40 8.20 10,57

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12.42 3.445,29 6.38:

6.18 6.4218.52 18,69

Kowloon Arr. 8.17 8.02,11,32 31.4512.07,12,49 380 5,35 6.44 7.00 7.22

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Alm The American

Was pille. It was Geste harmful and I can understand that the opinion of the world towards the Legion was poisoned. But I insist that the Legion has never been like We are hard but not the film. cruel; we never strike anyone but the enemy,

"We have an open house to any courageous man who cares to come, but it is not true that we invite criminals who seek only to repay

their crimes. justice for criminal gets into the Legion and fits our standards, we do not betray him, but the Legion must not be measured by such a few."

If a

Adored By His Men. Little more than five feet tall, Colonel Rollet admits but does not about fifty years old, with pointed care to speak of it, that alcohol is gray beard, Colonel Rollet lonks | the Legion's worst enemy. Even in more like a wizened little professor the desert outposts where there in of mathematics than brilliant, com nothing between the Legion and its mander of a fighting legion of hard-enemy but blue sky and and, the boiled warriors.

men find somehow their alcohol.

fort.

There is a phrase often spoken here in Africa where the Legion abounds. Alsohol is death; the Legionnaire braves Death." It is a sort of Legion slogan, but it "ex- presses well the spirit with which the Legionnaire faces his bottle.

Deserters.

We do not waste any time try-

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and British accm to have a failing! for desertion when they are fed up with the routine of army life in an outpost far from the Heshpots of civilisation."

The force of the Legion is really in its officers. One of its most spectacular is red-haired Freyden- berg, firebrand general, who, in his way is not unlike ex-General Mit- chell, chief of air service in the. U.S. "army.

Freydenburg was the cloistered monk for 20 years, until he doubted his vows, wearied of the monastery and joined the Legion. Against Abd-el-Krim he displayed auch rare

actical skill and personal bravery | that be won his gold leaves as o general..

No Whip-Cracks.

Recruits

It is by" acts of personal bravery, rather by domination, that its officers rule the Legion. remain at Sidi-bel Abbes for five months, trained in "every phase of desert and guérilla Gghting. Never once is a whip cracked, but all the time they are impressed with the necessity of doing exactly as the compianding officer, or non-com saya.

He was born and bred in the Legion. He could have had his transfer to more comfortable posts back in metropolitan France, but he has always refused. He lives for his Legion, so he wants to live with

It is that blind obedience, to it. His men, ordinarily bereft of

orders which makes the strength of sentiment, adore him. In the field. while maintaining a dignity which

the Legion. A detachment going into action knows before hand the his position demands, he shares their meagre fare and their discoming to reform our men, we see only sequence of leaders in case any fall. that they learn their trade of fight When a captain falls, the lieutenant ing." Colonel Rollet said. "They to succeed him is known to all. If have a hard life, but they like it.he falls it passes on to a sergeant, We have some desertion, but there then to a corporal and so on down are deserters from every army. to the last private left to man a

"Sometimes we learn that a re- gun. cruit who gave his age as 21 is

The Legion to-day consists of four really a minor. If he is under 18, regiments of infantry, three of then his parent can claim his release iu Morocco at Fez, Marrakech and through the Ministry of War. But Meknes; one regiment of cavalry, we waste no ayopathy on a de- and three battalions of foot infantry serter, whether, he be American or in Tonkin, and a camel-mounted other, and unfortunately Americans company of cavalry in Syria.

"Please let the world know that the Legion, is not a penitentiary regiment," he begged me.

"You know now, for you have geen the Legion here and in the field. They are fine soldiers and nothing more. No one expects to find sentiment in the Legion, but one expects and does £nd extreme bravery, honour, respect, for your fellows and courage.

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Christian

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Meeting for Students, Conducted by Canon Streeter, St. John's Hall, 8.30 p.m.

Ten Dances: Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels, 6 p.m.

Dinner Dances: Peninsula Hotel and Hong Kong Hotel, 8.30 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: "White Shadows of the South Seas."

World Theatre: "The Gate Crasher."

Star Theatre: "The Sin Sister.",

Saturday.

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R.E.' Whist drive. Wellington Barracks, 8.30 þ.m.

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Queen's Theatre:"White Shadows of the South Seas,"

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