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STATIONS 80. No,

LM.

Kowloon.Dep. 6.85 9.00

Yaumati.Dop. 8:40

Bhatia...Dog 8.56

Taipo

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UP TRAINS.

No.10 No. No.11 No.14, 18 A.MA.M. A.ME. E.X.P.M.

No.3 MATONG,30 MG.M|No.39 PM, TM, PA TEĮTX..

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8.24) 9,05) 10,00) 19,01 1,18 2,84

9.15) 10.08) 12,10; 1,24) 0.28 10.20 12.23 1,88) 9.48 10.33 13.35 1.512

0.45 10.37 12.90 1.55 10,00 10,47 12.49 2,05||

0.01|10,05 10.52) 18.84 1.10

chu...Art. 7.38 9.40 9.0710.11 10.58 1,00 2.16

Canton...Art. -19.34

3,00 4,80 3,40) 7.45

DIARY OF LOCAL,

EVENTS.

To-day.

(March 23.)

Annunciation of Blessed Virgin

Mary.

Lady Day,

Canlaridge Lent Term Ends. Lammert's Auction of Household 4.98 5.48 7.58 4.50 6.00 8.09urniture, Salesroom, 2.30 p.bi. 5.04 6.18 8.17

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No. 14 No. 0.170.10 a 1 No. 9 L.M. F.K. T.M. | F,M. | 7.M.

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6,59 7.19

Janton

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...Dop. ...Dop.

Shatin Yaumat.Dep. Kowloon ....Arr.

二

7.13 7.59 10,34 11,41 12:19

7.20 8.06 10.41 | 11.48

735 9.10 10.47 11.53

7.85 9.2110,57 19.08

7,40 8.261101, 19.59 17.63 4,11,14 19.29 9.04 951 11.26 12.35

2.25 4,898.47

| 2,42 | 4.48.| 3.54 7.00

2.45 4.50 3.58

2.586.00 8,08

8.03|6.046.13 8.155.176.28

18.975.29 6.38

8.12 8.57 11.32 12.41 12,59 3.93 5,85 6.44 7.30 7.59

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Final of Sim Shield Hockey Com petition, Club Navy, U.S.n.c. Ground, 4.46 p.m.

Lecture by Prof. L. Foster on The Position of Chinese Study," at The University, 8.15 m,m.

Old Alleyninna Dianer, Lane, Canwford's, 8.15 p.m.

World Theatre: "Great Success of Shylock Holmes" (Chinese film); Star Theatre: "The Exquisito Sinner."

Central Theatre: The Cohons and Kellys in Africa."

SPAIN AFTER HER CRISIS

CABINET LACKING DEFINITE POLICY.

THE POSITION OF THE MONARCHY.

Spain is a must difficult country! This is, indeed, the danger-that to understand, and when you start the present Spanish Government, to study polities the longer. you live without a chief, and holding widely here the more puddled you become, divergent views, may not hold to writes Mr. Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett,gether. Old party politicians love Daily Telegraph special correspon the gane, and it requires great! dent in Spain. Sober' judges tell strength of will and patriotiam not】 you that the Monarchy itself was to fall once again into old party

grooves,

All parties are now busy organis

H.K.C.O Tennis Tournament: Open Singles: 31. K. Lo M. W. Ja: Open Double: A. F. “Sullivan atid L. Goldman . Y. Segalen and F. Zimmern; Handicap Singles "A" D. S., Green, Todd; Han-in grave danger recently, but to-day dieap Singles "B" Collis. Jen the incident is almost forgotten. se. Forsyth. Morhang, Hampton Yet these recurrent incidents seeming their forces for the final dog. "Penn: Handicap Doubles: Made

to show that there is something|fight at the polls; but the Re and Rigg Petrie and Lewis.

Queen's Theatre.

"Madama wrong somewhere. Will it be found publicans, and extremists have not Satan."

possible to stop their repetition in yet decided whether they will boy." the future? In spite of the out rott the General Election or not. ward calm, you will and many per Neither the Extreme. Right nor the sons who believe that the State has Extreme Left is represented in not yet weathered its constitutional the present Government, for the alorme

National Union of Monarchists-the It is a secret that the Govern Primo de Rivera party have stood. ment is astonished at the calmness with which the change in the regime aside, as also have the 'Republicans. has been received all over Spain, Sepor Cambo, who on account of wave of health is not in the Cabinet, but The revolution before optimism. Christmas and the latest crisis whose views are represented by seem to prove that politics are too | Senor Ventosa, the new Finance concentrated in Madrid,, and that | Minister, is out to form a Centre Spain herself has little or no say whether she is to be governed by a party representing modern opinion. King or a Republic. This is the result of the Dictatorrhin,, which concentrated all power in the. capital, and thus the Monarchy has been twice put in danger by local revolutions

Thursday,

(March 20.)

Legislative Council Meeting. Annual Meeting, Hong Kong Fire Insurance, fardine's Board Room, noon.

H.K. Development, Building and Savings Society (In Liquidation) general meeting at the Officers of Mesars, Perey Smith; Seth and Fleming, 2.30

p.m.

Queen's Theatre: Satan."

House

"Swim

Girl

and this has used a

The King Above Party. There are so many regiments: in the field-Monarchists, Constitu tionaliste, Republicans, Socialists, Libérale, Labourists, and Com- munisis-that it seems unlikely that any party will over be returned with clear majority, and that the next Cortan will consist of groups which will have to combine to form a working majority.

H.K.CO Tenais Tournament: Open Doubles: E. C. Fincher and E. F. Fincher. Ng Kam Chuen and Tsai, P. Kong and W. T. Les r. II. Lo and Iu Tak Cheuk, C. A.

Protecting the Throne. 1. Rumjahn and J. A. Cassumbhoy T. Lai nad J. Leonard; Club

What the present Government Championship A, L. Sullivan. has to do is to rally the country H. Owen Hughes; Handicap districts around the Monarchy, and Singles "A" Anderson Ether-thus protect the basis on which the rugton; Handicap Singles "B" throne rests. It is an anomaly that Wood r. Cooper.

Madrid alas should have power "Madame to decide issues which affees the

whole country. The present Gov- Now that the game of party fornment, which is necessarily politier is about to be resumed,

stop-gap Administration, is regard-

after a well-earned holiday which od with confidence by the masses because it contains members of so has lasted for seven years, many different political groups, and sensible people realise there are there is a feeling that the older must be carried out if Spain is to certain conditions precedent which politicians, who might be enjoying continue on the road to prosperity. n life of well-earned repose, have shown great patriotism in coming Stated briefly, these are, that the One King must be lifted out of the areria of party politics altogeter, "We are the strangest Cabinet and the Monarchy placed on in the world, because each time strictly constitutional basis, with we meet no one has the slightest its powers clearly defined: and that idea what our decisions are going the peseta must be stabilised. to be. Most Cabinets have these two burning points, its mem- If this Government can settle common policy, but. have none.

World Theatre: Terror" (Chinese film).

Star Theatre: Srim."

Central Theatre: The Cohens

and Kellys in Africa."*

Friday.

(March 27)

Annual Meeting. H.K. Tennis Association, 5.30 p.m.

Annual Afceting, H.K: Lawn Bowls Association (Jardine's' Toardroom), 5.30 pm.

Engineers and Shipbuilders' In- stitute Dinner, 5 p.m.

Ladies' Hockey St. Andrew's r. Kowloon Ladies' Hockey Club,

Lammert's Anction of Household Furniture, 17, Humphreys Bldg,

10.30 a.in.

forward to save the State. Minister said to me:-

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We represent all shades of poli-bers will have deserved well of their tical opinion. And there must country, and the expensive luxury necessarily be a lot of gira and of party polities can be resumed take if we are going to hold to with far less danger to the State: gether."!

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