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STATIONS #2, No. 4

Kowloon. Dop. 6,35 8.00 Yaumati Dop. 6.46- Shatin...Dep 8,56 Talpo...Dep 7,0|| Taipo

Markat.Dap. 7.15 Fanling, Dop. 7.25 Sheong-

shai...Dap. 7.30 Bham.

chun...Arr. 7,38 8.40

Canton...Arr. 12.34

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Today. (February 25.)

Queen's Theatre: Golden Calf." World Theatre: "Hung Lin Tsi"

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8.01110.05 10.5% 12.38 158.19

4.885.48 7.53 4.50.6.00 8.08 5,046,188,17

5,034,178,22 6,18 6.27 8,83

5.99 6.828.87

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Canton

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Fanling ...Dep, Taipo Market. Dop, Taipo ...Dop. Shalin ...Dep. Toumati...Dop. Kowloon Arr.

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7.539.99 11.14 11.83

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2,58 5,00 8,08

834 5.04 6.13

3.156,178,26-

9.00 151 11.28 13,35 - 13.87 | 5.29 6,88

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(February 26.). Queen's Theatre: Black Mail.” World Theatre: "Hung Lan Tal part 16 (Chinvac picture),

Star Theatre : Ben Hür." Annual Meeting, Ladies Recrea tion Club, Helenn May Institum, 12.30 ..

MORE INTELLIGENT MEN AND FEWER MARTINETS.

board on the part of the officers have brought about this change. And, of the times; even within my memory course, the Navy has moved with: and experience things were done;

A recent incident on one of II.M. ships attracted very much more attention than it was worth in the light of its true signi- ficance, writes Bir Herbert Russell in the Nuval and Militory Record, But let me say that now, for unquestionably an element in the think it wants saying. There is

lower-deck to-day which thinks that the principles of democracy should more widely applied. This element probably feels that Doubles: S. A. and H. D. Rumjahu Labour Government is likely

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Legislative Council Meeting. Ton Daner: H.K, Hotal, 4.30 Dinner Dances: Poninaula and H.K. Hotels, 8.30 p.m.

European Mail-Inward Europe a Suez (Rawalpindi). Lawn Tennis-Open Singles: Paul Kong . J. W. Leonard; Open

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herded outside, which would, cause n pretty outery to-day. We now have in the lower-dock a type of men capable of thinking out.

derstanding. The voluntary service things which bygone generationa were forced to accept without un- man of to-day accepta discipline because he quite understands that

is the alpha and one of fight- ing efficiency The German Navy awns so formidable because it was highly disciplined; the Russian Navy was bo hopeless because it was an indisciplined.

to

A Tuffor and Majer J. C. Psympathize in such a view. The Tosh. W. C. Hung and Chiu present Government is the cham Chun Chin, D. W. Dean and W.pion of the working classes; why' N, Petoh v. A. D. Humphreys and II. Owen Hughes

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Friday.

(February 27.). Queen's Theatre: Black Mail" World Theatre: "Hung Lin, Tai" part 10 (Chinese picture).

Star Theatres "Bon Hur.” Ordinary Ceneral Meeting, Hong Kong Tramways, Ltd., Jardine's Board Room, 12 noon.

Discipline and Emelency.

The American Navy,

A so-called domocratic Navy ia an anomaly. Democracy and mili iarism are contradictory terms. The United States has probably come near to combining the con- tradiction than any other great sen marked change has come over the Power; but of inte" years a very American Navy in this respect. H.M.S. Ariadne at Portland when Thirty years ago I was on board

not of the lower-deckt. What a trade unionist may do with im punity is a penal offence in a lower- deck rating. In fairness to the political members of the Admiralty it must be admitted that they have nover encouraged this idea, and indiced, I would not countenance. But the am pretty sure they idea certainly exists in the element boat from an American cruiser. to which I am referring. That in the Roads came alongside. The British Economic Mission Din it is but very small element officer who was steering called out Her, Peninsula Hotel, 7:45 p.m. indeed I am confident. But we all Way enough! Immediately u Chess-Kowloon Choss Club know what a discordant note even shill-voiced stroke oar, cried out, Championsas, C. M. Sequeira 1. a tiny minority can wound, and, "No, no, boya She won't fetch, TW. Randall, Lieut. Com unfortunately, such note is geno-tenant Give her some more Pigott. R. B Jacken Jerally pustagh as the scho of a beef!" "Most of the men went on Nda Silva TG. Stokes sentiment very much more general pulling; some laughed and lay, on Bush AJ, Biriukoft.

Ton Dance: H.K. Hotel, 8.3 p.in.-

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their oars I do not think "you' Dinner Dances: H.K. Hotel and

would soo such an undignified ex Peninsula Hotel, 8:30p.m.

hibition to day in an American Golf Third Round of Ladki en' Discipline is the elementary and naval boat going alongside a for

essential basis of all military oreign warship. Captain Cup

Lawn Tennis.Open Singles: Ngganization. Without it any fight. But the spectacular side of dis- Sze Kwong » A. O. Johnson, D. .ing force is a mere armed rabble.cipline such as we see to perfec Valentine 2, Capt. E. C. Ethering Unquestioning obedience to orders tion on a Guards' parade ground- ton; Open Doulzys: G. A. Noronalone readers command and leader-is merely an external expression of ha and L. A. da Rocha. E. T. Eship. possible. Many disasters that quality, The sea Bervice, at Nash, and Surg; Lieut. C. B. could have been averted by dis any rate, has no need for what we Nicholson, Ho-Wai Hing and hobedience on the part of those who still call Potsdamiam," I think Tak Lam Chan So and Worg regarded the orders as impractic it is true to say, that the essence. Shin Wing. Luk Kang Cheong and able--the Balaclava Charge and of discipline. in marate What is Lak Ding Cheong D. L. Prophes the loss of the Victoria, for ex- papularly known as

"happy and H. B. Forsyth, A. H. Rumjohn ample. But to admit the principle ship" is inevitably a skip in which and A. H. Madar e. C. E. Holmes that because an order seems im- discipline is good--the sort of dis- tind D. B. Evans.

practicable it impracticable and cipline, that is to say, upon which therefore may be disregarded never fighting efficiency depends. For has been and never can be tolerated. discipline is a term which lends In the past discipline in the Navy itself to qualification. That, jolly was maintained chiefly by fear, old post captain who always order- The cat, keel-hauling, marooning, ed the last man down.from aloft and the like were penaltion which to bu flogged had a quaer notion inen shrink from incurring in the of effecting obedience to orders. pursuit of what they held to be Nigger-driving is not discipline. their rights or in any form of pro- In any community of men there is tests against their wrongs. There certain proportion of "hard still exists a pretty stern code of cases.". If the morale of a 'ship's penalties for indiscipline in the company is good the hard cases Navy. But discipline is no longer make no impression upon it. Under maintained by fear. It is volun- a system of discipline by repres- tarily neopted from. perception of son they would probably make its necessity. Better education on plenty of converts to their own re- the part of the men and a much sentment of authority. more enlightened spirit generally (Continued" on Page 4.).

Saturday,

(February 28.) Queen's Theatre: "Blackmail." Star Theatre: "Ben Hur," World Theatre: "Hung Lin Tsi" part 10 (Chinese picturo).

Annual Meeting, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, City Hall, 11,30 m

Annual Concert and Dance, Eliot fall. p.m.

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