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No. 22676. *A**** HONG KONG, MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1931. KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY. DIARY OF LOCAL LISTENING IN TO PARIS.

TIME-TABLE.

Og sad after AUGUST 28ru, 1839, antil Further Notico fall previous

Time Tablos cancelled).

UP TRAINS

STATIONS No. No,

No.10 No.9 No. 1, No. 20 AMAM

P.M. 2.2.

Kowloon, Dep. 6.35 8.00 8.24 9,08 10,00 12,02

Yaumati Dep. 6.46

Shatin.Dep

6.66

Talpo...Dep 7,10

Taipo

Market.Dep, 2.15

Fanling Dep.7.25

Sheung

Bondays & Holidays oby

9.15 10.08 12.10

9.28 10,20 12,22 9.48 10.39 12,35) 1.61

9.48 10.87 12.39 1,5

10,00 10.47 12.49

undays & Holidays

No. 164 26,20 NO.23 P.M. 7.M. P.X, BX)IX.

9.843.00 4,80 5,401 7.45

shui ...Dep. 7.80 -9.01 10.05 10.5 18.54 2.10 8.13-

Sham-

4.88 5.48 7.53 4,508,00 8.09

EVENTS.

To-day.

(March 30.)

Annual Meeting, St. Georgo's Suciety, Jardine's Boardroom, 8,30

p.m.

Hong Kong Fencing ClubMoot- Ting, 3.15 p.m.

THE CITY OF SCANDAL.

THINGS IT IS TALKING ABOUT.

Paris. Other capitṣiṣimny talk of Annual Meeting, H.K. & Whamanny things outside themselves the poa Dock Co., Queen's, Bldg., noon. world crisis, the gold drain, the danger of war in Eastern Europe, Crown Land Sales. Annual Inspection of Polica the "Nobel Prize, the latest crash Fares by H.E. the Governor, Polics or latest recovery on Wall Street, Headquarters Compound, a p.m. foreign drama or foreign travel. Song Recital, Toti dal Monte and But Paris, the moal cosmopolitan of Enzo de Muro-Loanto, City Hall, cities, talks of nothing but herself.

Queen's Theatre: Cohens and

| 5,04 6,18) 8.17

5,09) 6,17) 8.24 5,18 6.27 8.83

5,23 6.82 8.379.16 p.m.

chun...Arr. 7.36 8,40 0,07 10,11 10.58 1,00 8,16 3.193.40 5.99 6,38 8.48 Kellys in Scotland."

Canton ... Arr.

-

-7,84-

World Theatre: "Monte Carlo." Star Theatre: "Love Lorn." Central Theatre: "The Mau

Love,"

¦ At the moment opinion secuns to concentrate on the ebances of M. Paul Donner, who as President of the Senate now occupies a port which has frequently, proved the stopping-stone to the Presidency of the Republic.

**Lo Biro" is Too Daring, Paris in self-sufficing, Her chess-

More trivin but still fascinating board politics, her acrobatic finance; subjects of conversation crop ap her social scandals, her art crazes every day. One is the police con and literary fads, her daily batch tscation, of an issue of that bril- of husband-murdors, her new res- liant if audacious humorous weekly, Itaurants, her new clothes, her new Le Hire, for a more than usually

dances, new Salons, new carica Chiun Cireus, Praya East Re-tures, her Prefect of Ponce and his bold cartoon on Government.

It in many years since the police new tricks for tripping up pedes interfered with any old-established elamation, 8.30 p.m. No. 18

European Mail-Outward:trians and for silencing traffic T.X, F.M.

in non-political paper

France. Siberia (Pres, Jackson), 6 p.m.noises, her Apaches, her Cécile Caricaturists fill the role of liocused

Tuesday.

Sorol, her Tristan Bernard and bor. gaping tourist-they provide Paris-jenters. They are the modern coun (March 31.)

fans with conversation enough for who on occasion performed valuable terpart of the King's buffoon, and H.R. H. the King of Siam arrives.nny dinner table and to spare,

services in expressing in emphatic Annual Meeting, China Pro-

Why go outside the vanished walls form the mind of peasant or cour. vident Loan & Mořįgage Co., Alax- of the City 1 ander Bldg., 3 p.m.

19:34

DOWN, TRAINS

STATIONS

Ma. 1 No.3 No. F. A.K. A.M.

No.10 No.6 No. 17 No.11 No.31 No.19 A.M. I.X. P.M.P.M. 4.M. A.M.

...Dop.

8.25

Jaaton

Shumohan...Pop. Shoung bui Don

Dop.

Fanling TaipoMarket.Dep. ...Dop. ...Dep.

Taipo

Shalia

7.18 7.59 10.34 11,41 12.19 285 439 6.47 7.20 8,08 10.41 11,48

725 8.10 10,47 11.52 7.86 8.21 16.57 12.08 7,40 8.28. 11.01 12.09 759 8,30 11.14 12.1 9.06 8.51 11.28 1235

2.42 4.40 6.54 2.48 4,505.58 2,56 5,00 6,08 8.095.04 8.13 8,158.17 8.26 3,375,296.89

Yanmati...Dop. Kowloon,Arr. .8.12 8,57 11,32 12.4119,59 3,38 5,85 8.44

8.26

6.53 7.19 7,00

7.96 7.59

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King's Theatre opens: "Monte Carlo.'

Queen's Theatre: Gold Diggers of Broadway."!

World Theatre: "The Story of Moviland (Chinese picture),

Star Theatre: "Tea for Three." Central Theatre: "The Man Love."

China Cireus, Praya East Re- clamation, 6.30 p.m.

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In the Rich Widow's Salon, What subject of discussion could be more entertaining than the first class sensation, provided by the Oustrie bank scandals, with its repercussions affecting prominent politicians and helping to bring about the downfall-of-the Tardieu Government!

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It may be imagined, then, that the cartoon complained of was of

singular malice.

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One-man Bus, Seven to Explain..

And what else is Paris talking about? A one-man motorbus which has just been installed in the Mont- parnasse quarter and which needed I have heard very little censure seven officials of the company to ex- passed on the arrested fluancier plain it to a bewildered and scep himself. The career of any ex-pokertical public on the day of its in- player of the cafés of Toulouse who auguration, has suceeded in amassing Opstric's A new long epic sound silm by millions and in acquiring Oustric's Abel Gance called "The End of the influence in political affairs in World," to get the material for easily glossed over in an indulgent which that brilliant young, producer country like France, most of whose attentively studied the Assembly millionaires are self-ador

of the League of Nations two years ago.

There is even good deal of sympathy for Raon Perct,, whose The new spring fashions, shown honontable political career of thirty to select company at Paton's years has been ruined by his asso- the other night. The marvellóns ciation, as legal adviser, with the Colonial Exhibition to open in May hauter, which led to his resignation in the Bois de Vincennes, that of the portfolio of Minister of romantic-looking_bpt utterly over.

looked park on the cast of Paris.

Quarry Buy School Spring Fes Justice. And the salon of Madame tival, 11 a.m.

St. Paul's College Athletic Sporta, Caroline Hill.

Queen's Theatre: Gold Diggers of Broadway,"

World Theatre: The Story of Movieland" (Chinese picture),

Star Theatre: Ten for Three." Central Theatre: The Man 1 Love,"

King's Theatre: "Monte Carlo." China Circus, Praya East Re- chumation, 8.30 p.m.

Thursday. *(April 2.) Thursday Before Easter, Queen's Theatra: "Gold Diggers of Broadway."

World Theatre: "The Story of Movieland" (Chinese picture).

Star Theatre: "Battle of Ver-

den,"

Central Alf's Button." King's Theatre: Monte Carlo." Chion Circus. Praya East Re clamation, 8.30 p.m.

Abel Ferry, the rich widow of a former French politician, at whose hospitable dinner-table two such diverse personalities as André Tar dieu and the Socialist Jender Leon Blum have admitted meeting the ambitious financier-that, too, has come in for a good deal of malicious' or envious comment.

The British Government, by the way, is to be represented at this Exhibition only by several charts of statistics, although Italy has built

full-size reproduction of several Roman monuments, including the seven towers of the Island of Rhodes, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world; although Bel- gium has built a palace in which to display, the riches of the Congo: the Dutch have reconstructed n Invandae temple; and America is represented by an exact replica of Washington's home on Mount Ver- no3.

Stepping Stone to Presidency. And then there is the Presidential Election. Who is to succeed minil ing Gaston Doumergne at the Elysée ? The unhappy M. Perot who been President of the Chambes, seemed a likely candidate I could go on and on, for Paris For the post until the recent finns tabletalk in the most diversified, cial scandals wrecked his chances. the most gay, the most cynical and M. Briand, if he choose to run, sometimes, although rarely, the Paris would have a considerable follow-most serions in the world. ing, although many of his admirers is, after all, merely the world's would regret to see him abandon largest, village, and there is no the Qual" d'Orsay and the League scandal so amusing as village sean- of Nations for the comparative im-dal-George Slacombe in the Eren- potence of the Elysée.

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