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No. 22062, MAGEĦALAT BOTAE*** HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1931.

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TIME TABLE.

Un and siter ADGUST 24#, 1931, matil. Further Notion (all penelons:

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UP TRAINS

STATIONS No. 1 Xo. I

No.10 No.

AMANG

Kowsan. Dep. 6.85 8.0

Yaumati Dep. 6.44

Bhatia

..Dep

18.68

Taipo Dep

Thip

Markat.Dop. 7,75 Fanling. Dep. 7,25 Sheung

shui „Dep. 7,90;

8.21 0.05 10.00 19.03 1.18

9.15 10:08 13,16, 1,83|| 9.23 10,20 1131 1,84 9,48 10.39 13,35 1.41). 9.49 13.87 11,33) 1,55): 10.09 10.47, 12.19, 3,9 -

9.01110,05 10,521

ohan Am. 76 9.40)

0.0710,11 10.88 1,00 1,16

12.84)

5,49

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Shumchau...Dop. Sheung bai..Dep. Fealing

...Dop.

TipoMarket. Dop.

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Yanmati.Dep. Kowiboa AIT.

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Golf: Final of Captain's Cup (Ladies)

So Queen's Theatre:" This In London,

World Theatre: When A Brother Sacrilicos" (Chinese flin),

Star Theatre: "It." Central. Theatre: Why Bring That Up 12

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MR. A. M. BOWES-SMITH ON -TYPES AND MERITS.

ODD WAVES OF POPULARITY.

Amost interesting lecture on War Books was given by Air. A. M. Bowes-Smith, yesterday evening at St. John's Cathedral: Hall, be fore the local branch of the English Association,

European Mail-Inward ́ „vid: Suer (Karmala). Outward: Europe ria Siberia (Karmala) 0 p.m.

European Mail.-Inward: Europe. In the course of his-address, Mr. eid.Biberia (Khyber).

Bowes-Smith said – Saturday..

':

*** (March 14.)

When we speak of War Books" Athletics: Inter-University Sporte. nowadays, we, paually refer to the Cricket,--Division 1. ludian enormous output of memoirs, his R.C.. Civil Service (F.); Division,

Bo This Is

World Theatre: "When A Brother Sacrifices (Chinose film).

Star Theatre:." It,"

Central Theatre: "Hit. The

Deck,"

European Mail:-Outward: Europe i Marseilles (Khyber), 10:30 am. Europe vid Biberia (Karinala), p.

Bunday,

The Revival. Exactly how the revival cane about, it is difficult to say. Those of the war generation realised that they had been privileged to live through the biggest ovent in his- tory, an event compared with which all such rentiers na food taxes, test matches, murder mysteries and. crossword puzzles were scarcely worth a moment's attention. They felt that life without war, or at

again. One or two outstanding books came to the fore, everyone started talking about them, and we found our antipathy towards the subject had been' only temporary.

Those of the post-war generation, too, their curiosity was aroused. They, too, were ready to devour

war books.

11. University Recreio (L), tories and novels which have no Kowloon C.C. v. Police (L), Royal peared in the past few years in re- 1 least the image of war, was dull, Engineers v. Hong Kong CC. (L)sponse to a revived public interest. 2 zid they exporimond sidesire to dig Civil Service . Indian R.C. (F.), 6.59 7.19 Craigongower C.O. v. RA.SC. (F). Those published during the war, and up that dead past and live it ever

Hockey-Caer Clark Cup, St. shortly afterwards are for the most Andrew's . Hong Kong Ladies, part: forgotten, and many of them Recreio v. Diocesan Girls' School.

Racing-First Extra Race Meet deserve oblivion ring to the Annistive, - authors were prevented ing (Happy Valley): Queen's Theatre:

from telling the truth about the London.

war by censorship and by fears of being thought pacifst. Accounts of life in the Trenches published at that time are spoilt for present-day So much for the general public; readers by the names of pineens for the "nuthors who were to names, lack of candour and eriti enter for their taste, they may be divided into thren main categories:* cism, and by, silence on must of First, we have the thousands of those capiets ist war that are men of all raoka who had served really worth recording. They abound in the Army Navy or Toyal Air Force and who felt a natural urge 4th in Lent

in artificial cheerfulness, unreason to transpit to posterity a pen- Special Services, St. John's od optimism and patriotic senti, goture of the war as they saw it Cathedral 11a.m. "Is Christian

Secondly, “them” are the "suthors: the polic Science Christianity by Revela, winch two what the

who wrote for propaganda, most of V Koop What of Sunday" by wanted to hear those days, them so pacifist in outlook that The Dean.

Many of the hooks that have they have hoped, by dwelling-on been difficult to write: but the fact the inanities and brutalities of war, to imbue the younger generation that great pains were pat into them with a hatred of militarism Third- does not make them really valu-ly, there are those who have seen an opportunity for financial gain in able,

the demand for really sensational books many of them have harped on the vices rather than the normal life of the troops, dwelt on un savoury and abscene details, and have occasionally wandered from

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(March 15.)

Football: Combined Police 1. S. China "A" Carolino Hill, 4 p.m.

Central Theatre: Hit the Dock." Queen's Theatre: "High Society

Fines.

World Theatre: "Flying Swords

(Chinese film).

Woma

Star Theatre: "Money Talks.".. Monday.

(March-18.) Annual Meeting of Shareholders, A S. Watson & Co., Ltd., Hong

Kong Hotel, 11.00 sm.)

Inter-Varsity Sports, Caroline Hill.

Quvon's Theatro"High Society Blues."

World Theatre: Flying Swords Woman" (Chinese film).

Star Theatre" Money Talks." Central Theatre: Hit the Deck" European Mail:-Outward Europe via Soria (Pres. Madison) 6 p.m.

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Queen's Theatre: "High Society Eluca

World Theatre: Flying Swords Woman (Chinese).

After the, Armistice, After the Armistice, when, the consorship was lifted, it was and denly found to be casy to write war books, and a great number of

the truth...

them appeared with a rush. Bat

The effect of the last-mentioned. within a year or so the publishers type of book on the younger genera more: they found that everybody the false, must sometimes, have became wary of accepting any tion, unable to sift the true from.

their main desire was to forget it. every man in khaki was a contac was so heartily sick of the war that! been to give the impression that Thus we find, in the middle and licentious blackguard, while twenties, the only successful books every girl who donned the uniform with the exception of a few out of a nurse, a W.A.A.C. or an, nin- standing novels were the memoire bulance driver simultaneously dis of generals, admirals and staten-carded all moral sense and decency. men who felt it incumbent upon. Unfortunately, the more scurrilous them to explain to the world what they did, why they did it, and how much shorter the war would have been if they had been given a free

hand.

r-far-fetched the book, the greater the appead it makes with a certain section of the public,

War-Time Books by Literary Men.

But wrious works of the There are many books with such

this kind

titles as "My Year at the War," only made their appeal, to a com. Star Theatre: ‚/ Faust.

paratively small sircle of specialist or My Life, with the Russian Central ThintroHit the Dock." readers: they were not meant to Army," but nowadays we do not European Mail:-Outward he general literature but historical wish to read these unsatisfactory. Europe in Suez (Athos II.), 2.30 information. Then enddenly there accounts. p.m. Europe eill Suez (Antenor), i came a revival 4.30 p.m.

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