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No. 22,497 X⠀¶ƒ±Ã¤¤ BEDARETE HONG KONG, FRIDAY,

AUGUST

-29, 1930.

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KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

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On and after AUGUST 2õr¤, 1930, until Further Notics fall previous

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STATIONS.No. 8

|AM. AM.

Kowloon. Dep. 6,851 8.00

Yaamati.Dep. 6.44-

Shatin Dep 8,56

Taipo

Taipe

...Dep 7,10

Market. Dep. 7.15

Fanling-Dep. 7,25:

Sheung-

shai...Dep. 7.30

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No.10 No. 8 No. 23) Mold [Nò, 16 - N6,55 X^,19 No.34 Nə,2 No.22. AMAM. A.M I,M. P.X. PK) FX, Y,K, P.M. FK.

9.23 10,2013,23 1,88 943 10.33 13,35 1.81

8.34 8.05 10,00 12.03 1.18 2.84 3.00 4,80 5,407,45

9.15 10.08 12,10) 1,93)

4.98 5.48 7.55 4.50 6,00 8,03 |5.04) 8.18| 8.17

-5,086.17 8.12 5,18 6.97 8.38

5.93 6.82 8.37

9:49 10.57 13.39 1,65 (10,00) 10,47; 12,49) 8,05)

Sundays & Holidays eromptad

9.01|10,05) 10.59 13.54 2,10 ||| 8,13

1...

obun ...Arr. 7,36) 8.40) 0.07 10.11) 10:58 1,009,16)- 8,19 3.40) 5.29 6,88) 8.43

Canton...Arr.

19.84

5.42

DOWN TRAINS

784

STATIONS 20.1

Ho.3 No.? 4.X. 1.3.

Xo.13 1.M.

No. §. No.1 No.15 | SKİTİ NAS 4.M., P:IL | P.X.. P.M.P.X.

No. 13 P.M.

1.

Cauton

Dop.

8.25

8.25

Shumchun...Dep. Chengshui. Dop

7.13789 10,34 11.18 19.19 1.95 4,39 5.42 8.53 7.19 230 333 10.4 1198 Fanling ...Dep. 7.05 8,10 10.47 11.99 TaipoMarket.Dep. 7,83 8.91.10,57 11.43 ...Dop. 7.40 8,20 11,01 11,45

Tsipo

2.42 4.46 5.54 7,00

| 2.48 | 4,50 | 5,58

9.56 5.00 6.08

8.09 | 5,048,13

| 8,15 | 5.17| 6,26

· 3.57-1 5,29 · 8.88

Bastia ...Dop. 7,33 8.39 11,14 -11,59 Yaumati...Dep. 8.06 851 11.36 19.13 Kowloon Art, 8.138.57 11,32 13.18 |12,59) 2,83 || 6,85 . 6.44 7.86 7:59

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FRENCH VILLAGE SCENES.

KISSES AND LAUREL WREATHS FOR HAPPY CHILDREN.

The invitation was brought by which is the opening number, in the when the prize for which I had paid one of the school children (weites concert. For the prize-giving is also the modest cost was announced- the Paris correspondent of the an entertainment, consisting of un- for the names of the prize-givers Observer). The text was in the accompanied choral singing and are included in the roll of honour, kind of italics tavoured by printers individual recitations. The pro as well as those of the prize- in country towns, and it told us gramme is written out upon the winners-I found that I had the that we were begged to honour with school blackboard, which stands at pleasure of handing it to the daugh- our presence the solemn distri the side of the stage and it is re-ter of the odd man who looks after bution of prizes," which would take markable, like all school recitation my garden. place on Sunday at 16 heures 30. programmes in all countries, for. The day and bour were filled in by being composed entirely of incred-

The Munificent Donors. a hand which betrayed the not yet ibly silly pieces, although the body

Not only did I myself hand out complete influence of the writing of French literature must, I sup

the prize, but I had to go through class, and the same hand had also pose, contain some passages which still more elaborate ritual. In added that the ceremony would be could be understood and appreciat-front of the village spectators, who presided over by Dur

to the school excellent ed even by village children and were crowded on chatelain, who not only lives in an their "parents.

forms, was a row of chairs and on imposing seventeenth-century man. sion the only house of any import "ance in our village-but also has a de to his name. Moreover, he has been for many years our maire, and is therefore indicat

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One after another the little girls nearly all little girls, for although the school is mixed" there are very few little boys in our village step up on to the stage, and get through their task in the uncon-

ed breofficial as well as social pre-prehending way of most children cedence to take the place of when they recite. However, they.j honour.

are very pleased to be the centres of attraction, which is more than can be said of most, though not all, of the little boys, and their parents

Sunday Best.”-

When we arrive at the school-

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Prizes and

three small farms-the village conare delighted. sists entirely of small farms and two cafés-we find the recreation yard decorated by strings of tri

At last the entertainment is over colour Angs stretched across it. A and the presentation of the prizes stage has been erected in front of begins. A little table with a silk the schoolhouse windows the win-cloth over it is set upon the stage, dows are always high up, so that and on it are placed the books the poor little wretches shall not their cloth covers and the edges of

be tempted to look out of them their pages shimmering with cheap

these chairs were seated the prize- givers, with the maire in the centre and the cure on his right As the names of each prize-giver and each prize-winner were announced, the schoolmistress handed the prize to the munificent donor of it. She also handed him a paper imitation of a laurel wreath, which was gilt in the case of first prizes and green the tawdry book in the hands of in that of second. He then placed. the child who had come up to re ceive it, and oä her or perhaps his -head the still more tawdry wreath, after which he had to give the aceniade, that is to say, kiss the happy laureate of both cheeks.

The wreaths the children kept- upon their heads until the end of the proceedings, and it was really

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a certain dignity while fixing a second paper lauzel wreath on the head of a child who was already wearing one, especially if ber mother had previously decorated ber hair with an enormous satin bow in honour of the occasion. Moreover, as some of the wreaths were rather small, the sight was produced, at the end of the afternoon, of one no doubt, studious and certainly

instead of doing their lessons. The gilt in the afternoon sun. An elder school forms have been brought out, girl, the taughter of our leading and virtually the whole of the farmer, stands by the table and village, men as well as women, is reads out the palmarés. Tradi already scated upon them. The tion demands that the names of the villagers are dressed in a Sunday winners shall not be revealed until best which is so amazingly different this moment; but such secrecy was from their faded and patched work not perhaps as important here as ing clothes that they are unrecognis. it might be in other places. For, able. The fact that the men are in order to avoid jealousies, not be shaved does not perhaps make no tween the children, but between much difference as you might ex their parents, and recriminations successful little peasant girl, accom-

from which the schoolmistress|plishing feats of dexterity to main would be made to suffer in this tain the equilibriuza of a sort of amall community during the whole Papal tiara made up of three super- wisely decided that every child shall of the ensuing winter, it has been imposed laurel wreaths. have a prize.'”

pect when you see them on week days; for the market day in our nearest town is Monday, and those what have relied upon a visit to the barber there have rather painfully antedated their preparations for this special occasion. On the other hand, the towering style of hat adopted by the women, who usually wear none at all, makes quite new and imposing personalities of them,

The Recitations.

Blessed To Give."

To be sure, this means that some of our leading residents must put their hands in their pockets, for the State, while it supplies free educa- tion, does not supply free prizes; but the system avoids such a lot of trouble that even the clost-fisted Norman farmer can be persuaded to

Of course, the proceedings ended. with a speech. They could not do otherwise in France.. The maire congratulated the performers and extolled the schoolmistreas. He re commended the children to help their parents get in the harvest during the holidays. He also de- plored the fact that although many prizes had been won for proficiency there had been very few for as siduity in attendance--which shows

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Queen's Theatre: Big Party." Central Theatre: The Four

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World Theatre "Fighting Love.” Star Theatre "Eternal Love."

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