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STATIONS 20.2 No. 0

AM. AM.

Kowloon.Dep. 8.35 8.00 Yaumati.Dop. 6.44 Shatin ...Dep 9.58

Taipo. Dop 7.10

Taipo

Market.Dep. 7.15 -

Fanling.. Dep. 7,25

Sheung.

shai...Dap. 7,30

Bundays a

UP TRAINS

No.10 No. No, 19] No;14 (No. 10 No.12 0.16 0.34 20.36 NO 35 A.MA.H... FL.M.PIL' TERM) Y.M.} L.M.

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8.31 9.08) 19.00 12.03 1.182.3

9.15 10.08 12,10 1.93);

9.29 10,20) 19,32 1.38

9.43 10.33 13.35 1.615

9.48 10.87 12.39 1,55 10.00 10.47 12.49, 2,03)

2.00 4,30 5,40) 7.45

4.58 5.43 7.58 4,50) 6.00 8,03 6,04 6.18 8.17

5,09 0,17| 8,22 5,18 6.27 8.83

9.01|10,05) 10,591 12.54) 2.19 8.18 | 5,23 6.82 8.37 3.10 3.40 5.99 6,38 8.43

-7,86

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ahun Aer. 7.38 8.40 0.07 10.11 10.58 1,01 2,10

Canton...tr."--12:84)

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DOWN TRAINS

STATIONS

Canton

Dap.

Shamohan.Dep. Sheung kai„Dep. Farling Dep. TaipaMarket. Dep. Taipo

...Dop. Bhatia Dap. Yaumati Dop. Kowloon Arr.

Ms. I

No.7 No.18 No.17 No.10 No.3 No.2 No 11- AM, {A,M. A.K. AMG A.M; P.M. | PE (PM)| PK. | P.M. ›

8.95

8.48 4.50 5.58

-9,565.00 6,09

8.25

7.19 7.59 10,34, 11.41 12.19 9.25 4,39 5.47 | 6.52 7.19 7.108.08 | 10,48 | 11.49 9.42 4.48 5.0£7.00. 7.25 8.10 10.47 £1.52 2.31 8.31 10.67 12.05

-9,01 3,04 8.12 7.40 9.28 11.01 12.09 7.533.89 | 11,14° 19,at 18.155.176.28 8.089.51 11.26 12.35 [3.97 5,296.88; 8.13 8,5711,32, 12.41 (12,50) 2.335,35 6:44

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THE CINEMA AND TALKIE MACHINE TAKEN TO AMERICA.

A LITTLE MORE INTEREST TAKEN TO-DAY.

This is the age of science, writes jiife in fighting the manufacturers | frms. They turned it down with Mr. R. H. Bruce Lockhart in the who robbed him of his patents, out even a proper investigation. Evening Standard. The perfection invented the spinning-mule, was where it was et once accepted.

Crompton, the Bolton fiddler, who He took his discovery to Germany, or machinery has reduced the shamefully cheated by the mann human element in manufacturing tincturers who, having promised a enabled the Germans to convert "During the war this invention a common level. To-day, a nation's miserable pittance for his machine, inedible fish, bil into edible mar thief net lies in its inventive' went back on their word. + genius.

garine, and thus to prolong the Millions of pounds' were made out struggle against starvation. The How far is Britain, whose record at theae inventions. The, inventors unfortunate invetitor was interned in inventions stands second to none themselves did not receive a million at Rubleben during the first days among the nations, keeping herence.

of the war.

place in the race of scientific, dis- To-day Lancashire is paying. covery? A peep into the history of | n heuvy toll for its former stupidity. Į the past two hundred years affords and Inck of foresight. Its record, little consolation..

ng far as inventors are concerned, Britain has always, treated her is black; but it is no blacker thari inventors scurvily. With few ex- that of other industries. Both the ceptions they have been left to the shipbuilders and the Admiralty struggle, with adversity. They have laughed at Symington, the Scottish reecived rebuff after rebuff. They inventor of the steamship. He, have seen other nations develop the too, died in abject poverty, and ideas which their own country dismisery, with the added morification carded. When their inventions have of seeing the American Fulton take leen adopted they have been robbed | his idea across the Atlantic of their reward. Many of the men whose names we honour to-day have died in abject poverty.

What could be blacker than the record of the Lancashire cotton anufacturers during the eigh teenth century 1 Shrewd enough to appreciate the benefits, which the humblyborn inventors had confer red upon the cotton industry, the manufacturers had no intention of rewarding the men who had laid the foundations of Latenshire's pros- perity, Instead, they banded to gether to steal their inventions.

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British manufacturers allowed the Germans to exploit Sir William Have we learnt our lesson from Perkin's invention of the aniline the war In some respects we have dyn to the lumense profit of the mude progress. Some of our load- whole German nation and to the ing industries have organised re- curremonding detriment of our search boards, and manufacturers own. If the millions lost through listen with respect to the voice of this complacent negligence before prominent scientists. But in many the war plus the millions spent in quarters the old apathy remains, building up a new British dyeing and the pioneer inventor has a industry durng dhe war could be poorer chance in this country, than added to the nation's wealth, Mr.in etheir Germany or America. I Churchill would need to raid no is, too, the pioneer inventor, the Road Fund and Mr. Boowden could little man working in a back room, Estcop happily.

and not the great professor of This record af apathy and in-science, who has been responsible for difference continues down to the most of our great industrial inven- Kay, the Walmersley genius, who outbreak of tar, Two years tions. And to-day there are a score invented they abuttle, died in before that disaster, young Eng of really brilliant pioneers in this Poverty in an attic in Paris. Harish scientist invented a process for wountry who are starving for want Kreaves, the inventor of the spin hardening fats. He offered his in of British support. ning-jenny, spent the whole of his vintion to all the leading English

Died in an Attlo,

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Diary of Coming Events.

To-day,

(December 31.)

New Year's Evo.

Football: Services v. The Rest, Sookuhpoo, 3.30 p.m

Central Theatre: "Honey."

Et

· Majestio Theatre: "The Divine European Mail-Inward: Europs

Lady." ria Buez (Comorin), Outward: Europe via Siberia (Tatsuto Maru)tion Tournament (City Hall), 9.16 Boxing-II. Boxing. Associn-

Repulse Bay Hotel Carnival. Golf: New Year's Meeting. Queen's Theatre: Madrid,"

6.30 a.m.

In

Gay

World Theatre: "Love on. the Lake" Part 9 (Chinese film).

Star Theatre: "Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary."

Central Theatre:

the Guard

"Captain of

Majestic Theatre: Interference." Watch Night Service, 11.30. p.m.

at St. John's Cathedral.

*Thursday.

(January 1, 1531.)

New Year's Day,

Queen's Theatre: "In Gay

Madrid."

World Theatre: Love on the. Lake Part 2 (Chinees film)

Star Theatre: "Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary

li Honey Central Theatre: Majestic Theatre: "The Divine Lady."

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