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Hongkong Daily Press.

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No. 22683, HAFA 8*‡л**** HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1931.

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

TIME-TABLE.

On Lad after AUGUST 48z, 1989, antil Further Notico (all previous Time Tablos cancelled).

UP TRAINS

STATIONS [NO. NO.

No.10 No.8

...M

No. 1 No.1 No: 10

P.M. T.M. A.X. A... A.M

Kowloon Dap. 6.85 8.00 8.24 9,05 10.00 19.02 1,18

Yaamati.Dop. 6.44||

Shatin

Dep.16.50

Taipo... Dep (7,10

Talpo

Market. Dep. 7,18 Fanling..Dep, 7,25 Skoung.

hai ...Dop. 7,90

Sham

Kondaya à Echdays only

0.15 10.08 12,10 1.26 928 10.20 19.22 1,88 943 10.33

2.33 19.35 1.51

9.45 10.87 12.99 1,55 10.00 10,47 12,49 2.03

9.01110,05 10.52) 19,54|| 9,10|

PIC PM, P.AG] YML{P.M.

2,843,00 4,80 5,40 7.45

4.38 5.43 7.58 4.50. 6,00 8,03 5.04 0.18 8,17 5,086,178,29 -5,18 6.27 8.38

6.23 8.82 8.97

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EVENTS.

To-day.

(April 8.).

Oxford Trinity Term Begins. Philharmonic Society: Annual General Meeting. 5.30 pm.

Victoria Recreation Club, Annual General Meeting, 0 p.m.

Reception at the Nederlandsch Indische Handelsbank, 12.18 p.m.

South Wales Borderers Sports, Soakumpoo, 2:30 p.m.

Concert at Sailors' and Soldiers' Home, 9 p.m.

Opening of the Y.W.O.A. by Lady Peel, 2.30 p.m.

ohan...Arr. 7.38 8.40 9.07 10.11 10.58 1.00 1.16 3.19 3.40 6.89 6.388.49 Tournament: Open Singles: C. A:

Canton...Arr.

12.94

5.42

DOWN TRAINE

STATIONS

Ko, No.3 No. 7 A.K. A.M.

LX.

Janton ...Dop.

Shumchan...Dep. Shaangshui ..Dep. Fauling ...Dop. Taipo Markot.Dep. Taipo ...Dop.

Shatin

...Dop.

Taumati...Dap. Kowloon...Art.

1.

No.16 No, & Ne. 173o.10 No.3 No.13 B. 11 - 4.M. A.M.P,M.P.M. PM PM PM.

8.25

7.13 7.69 10.34 11,41 12.19) 2.35 4.89 7.20 8.04 10.4 11.48 7.25 8.10 -10.47 11.52 7.85 8.2110.57 12.08

7.40 8.26 11.01 12,09 7,63 8.39 11,14. 19,29 8.08 8.61 11.28 12.35

FIRA 6.47 2.42 4.48 5,64 2.48 4.60 5.58 2,58 8.00 6,08 8/32 5.04 6.13 8.165.178.28 -18.875,29 1.88

8.12 8.57 11.32 12.41 12.59 3.38 3.35 6.44

8.25

6.5% 7.19 7,00

7.36 7,59

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II. THE RED INDIAN OF TO-DAY.

A SAD AND DYING PEOPLE.

[By J. E. SEWELL.]

Three Groups. There are numerous Indian tribes

To the ordinary, city raised American the Bed Indian of the Hong Kong Cricket Club, Tonnia

lumjahn H. N. Chau, or L. mystery as he is to people of groups. These are, Coast Indians north American continent is as much bas they can be classified into three. Many persons often referred to as the fish enters, Coldman: Handicap Singles "B": other countries. Womtek v. Clarabutt, Morhans v. Low; Handicap Doubles: Wads even in the United States, believe the Mountain Indians, who live in and Rigg Fetric and Lewis, But that the Red Indian still goes on the mountains and make their living tress and Woodman . Humphroys the War Path" and kills and by hunting, and the Plain Indians were also hunters in the and Wild, Rodgers and Rodgers acalps the lonely farmer and Henderson and Bishop, Stock and Humphreys v. Nash and Hill, Owen hunter, and to protect themselves olden times. Now these people are Hughes and More #. Low and Dow- the dwellers in the Westero Plains reduced to farming, 'an occupation ley.

must be constantly armed and shoot which was always looked down on at sight any Indian. This iden is by the hunters and was considered of course, foolish, at the last of a woman's task. These people still the "Indian outrages" was in make very poor farmers, as their

St. Andrew's Young Men's Club, Dramatic Evening, St. Andrew's Church Hall, 9 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: "Say It with Songs."

World Theatre; "Rifles,” Star Theatre: "What A Widow." Central Theatre: "Flight" King's Theatre: "Spoilers.""" Majestic Theatre: Thunder

liolt."

Dances: Tea Dance, H.K. Hotel; Dinner Dance, Peninsula and Ro- pulse Bay Hotels.

Thursday. (April 9.)

Annual Inspection, H.K.V.D.C. by G.O.C., Murray Parade ground,

6 p.m.

Hong Kong Cricket Club, Tennis Tournament: Open Doubles: M. K. Lo and M. W. Lov. Ha Ka Lau

who

1989, although for the following ton hearts are not in it and also the years Iuliaus who left the reser-ground they were given is not very vations continued to cause troublo. fertile, and, as a result, they are in various petly ways. There rave very poor although the discovery been since then several outbreaks of oil on some of the reservations on the part of tribes in the South is made a few of the tribes ex- Western United States and Nor-tremely rich. thern Mexico but these were soun put down although they were serious while they lasted.

Cattie Raiding.

At the present tine, the Indians, limit their raiding activities to the stealing of a few head of entile and Yow Man Kit: Handicap but these depredations are not very Singles "A Foley (scr.)

1.

Holmes (owe 16), R. H. Wild (rec. serious, and no lives are lost except |

The coast Indian is a very poor specimen of native and in short, squat and dirty. Other Indians look down on these tribes and will ob nasociato with them. The Plains and Mountain Indians are tall and in most cases, remarkabiy hand.

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The Indian does not take kindly

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3/0) . J. H. Anderson (owe 3/6) on the part of the raiders if they to the white man's way of living r. A. C. I. Bowker (rec. 1/6); Han-are unlucky enough to be caught and they are constantly decreasing dicap Singles "B" Jensen (rec. in the act. There are many steady in numbers as a result of sickness 5/6), O. C. Womack (owe 1/6) or

ture from their own codes and Clarabutt (rec. 1/0); Doubies: Mr. and Mrs. Bishop not fair to Judge the entire race customis. The Indian population (scr.) Remington and Mrs. H. by the minority, as many American Owen Hughes (rec, 2/6), Hill and Mrs. Ormo (rev. 9/6) Monaghan people are inclined to do. and Mrs. James (ovs 470), Hum phreys and Miss Thomas (owe 13) Sewell and Mrs. Piercy (owe 1/0).

Queon's Theatre: "Sen Bat."

now is about half what it was

twenty years ago.

Schools, Etc.

A Gallant Fight.

The Government maintains schools During the early part of the 13th on all of the Reservations and century the Indian was fighting for there are also two universities for

World Theatre: "What A and were attempting to drive back men have been produced as the

Widow,"

Star Theatre: "Raffles." Central Theatre: "Flight." King's Theatre: "Spoilers." Majestic Theatre: * Thunder-

· bolt,"

European Mail-Inward: Europe i. Siberia (Mirzapore): Eurone 8 uez (Kalyan). Outward: Turape vin Siberia (Empress of Asin) 0 p.m.

Friday, (April 10.) H.E. The Governor Opens New Union Church, 5.45 p.m.

Lammert's Auction of Household Furniture, Salesroom, 2.30 p.ni...

a country that was originally theirs | Indians only, and many remarkable result, but there are many Indians who, as soon as they graduate, re- vert to their native language and customs and refuse to make any use of their education.

invaders. They are justly proud of the fight they put up, and well they may be for they were up

The Indian does not compete with against a foe who was well armed and vastly superior in numbers. the white man to any extent and follows very few trades. Many of Knowing that their efforts were

the half-Breed Indians enter poli- hopeless, nevertheless, they con- ties and it is rumoured that one tinued to dispute every inch of of the leading statesmen of the ground and it was only when caught United States is part Indian.

Taken all round the Indian of between two rapidly converging lines advancing from the Atlantic to-day is but a sorry descendent of He is worthy and the Pacific coasts that they a once great race. surrendered and settled on the re- of pity for the treatment of these servations which the white people people is, one of the darkest spots,

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