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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1931.

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Single Copy, 10 cts.

No. 22703. 號叁零佰柒仟式萬弍第 日肆拾叁年未辛

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

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TIME-TABLE.

SERVICE SUSPENDED

́UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

By Order,

G. A. WALKER,

Manager.

HONG KONG, CANTON AND

· MACAO STEAMERS,

JOINT SERVICE or the Hose KONG, CANTON AND MAUAO STEAMBOAT Co., LTD., AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO.,LTD.

HONG KONG CANTON LINE. Ballings from Hong Kong:Daily, at8am. & 10.00P.M., Sundays

(10,00 F.M.only) (Bunday Sallings from Canton: Daily, at 8 A.M. & 5.00 P.M. (5,00 only)

HONG KONG-MACAO LINE.

SPECIAL SERVICE.

BAILING From HONG KONG--Daily at 8 a.m. 2 p.m. and 5.30 pm. (Sundays 9 am, and 2 p.m. only). BAILING. From MACAO Daily at 3 a.m., 9 a... and 2.00 pm.

(Sundays 9 a.m. nad 4 pm, only).

SALOON FARES.

WEEK DAYS.-Singlei $3.00; Return: $5.00.

SUNDAYS and EXCURSIONS-Single: $2.50; Batum: $4.00,

EXCURSION TO MACAO:~

ON SUNDAY, THE 3RD MAY, 1931.

8.8. "SQI TAI"

Will depart from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf xi 9 A.M., and from Mace at 4.00 PM.

NOTE--All Steamboat Company's Btomer are fitted with Wireless.

THE HON. TREASURER,

HONG KONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, 525, THE PEAK,

Enclosed please find cheque for twelve dollars being subscription to your Society for the current year.

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FOR SIX MONTHS

Office: 11, Ice House Street.

DIARY OF LOCAL BY RIVER TO WUCHOW.

EVENTS.

May Day.

To-day.

(May 1)

St. Philip and St James.

II.K.C.O.. Tennis Tournament: Open Daubles, Semi-final.

Queen's Theatre: "Those Three French Girls,"

World Theatre: "Story of Movie- land Part 2 (Chinese film).

Central Theatre: "The Light of Western Stars.""

8 p.m.

Saturday.

(May 2)

SHIUHING'S CAVES, A MONASTERY AND THE SCENERY.

LIFE ABOARD A “BLUEBOTTLE.”

[BY L. FORSTER.J

It is somewhat surprising that † which is merely a dull terminus for

a greater number of people in Hong the Canton-Fatahan Railway. These Kong do not make this journey up motor boats gre popularly known

King's Theatre: "Renegades," Dances: Ten Danco, H.K. Hotel; the West Biyer to Wuchow. The an "blue bottles." They are like Dinner Dances, Hong Kong and chance of being pirated, or shot at Noah's ark in sharp and blue in Teninsula Hotels and Hotel Cecil.from the banke, are remote got colour. As is the casu with every European Mail.-Inward: Europe such a possibility stimulates the public convoyance in China they Tin Suer (Sarpedon); Europe via Siberia (Torukini Maru). Outward: imagination into, supplying an are well patronised, so that move. Europe via Suce (Terukini Maru), element of adventure which makes ment about on board is attended the journey all the more interesting with a good deal of jostling, oF and worth while. The river boats careful treading, for passengera are exceedingly comfortable, though spread themselves out wherever the beds are a little hard, and the i there is space to do so. The first cabins not always so clean as they class gompartment was over the might be, but otherwise the con- stern in this particular boat and ditions are bright and cheerful.

as the whole ship was roofed in, and the port holes or grills were not very large, the atmosphere was 1 BODI! ♫ little too warm. Cooking was being done immediately below,

St. John Ambulance Brigade Concert, King's College, 9 p.m.

Wah Yan College, Distribution of prizės, 2.30 p.m.

Fourth Extra Race Meeting, Happy Valley, 2 p.m.

Ladies Hockey: HK.LHC. B The Rest.

Football. First Div.: Champions r. The Rest, Club ground, 5 p.m..

Queen's Theatre: "The Three French Girls"

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The journey is performed, as it ought to boin leisurely fashion. The whole, distance to Wuchow is only 225 miles but the steamer re-

25,

Lawn Bowla-Div. 1.: Taikoo v.quires about 42 hours to get there. the fumes from the charcoal fire Police, Craigengower. Kowloon. Given a good motor road Chimpbell made breathing a little difficult at Kowloon Bowling Green v. Kow- loon Dock, Recreio v. Civil Service. would do the whole journey just times. Though one might die on Div, II, Civil Service v. Taikoo, under the hour, while the Schneiderboard such a bont from asphyxia- Yacht Club Recreio, Kowloon Cup team would do it in little tion it is certainly not possible to Cricket Club . Kowloon Bowling

more than half an hour, but then die from boredom. The panorama Green, Hong Kong Electrio #

the object of the journey is not to of life is amazing in its variety and Craigengower.

get there. It is better to trudge interest. After ten has been pro- along the Wett Biver hopefully than vided by the attendant, a succes- to arrive 3 hefully in Wuchow food sellers wander; round The steamier lonven its wharf, say,

with their waras, then patent in Hong Kong at, about 5 p.m. and medicine sellers, and a professional anchors at about 7 a.m. next morn beggar, whose solicitations are only ing at Sambhui. The route by half heartedly forbidden by the King's Theatre: "Renegades." - which the steamer gets to its first attendant. The latter makes a Dances: Ten Dances, H.K, and anchorage, lies through the ex-

second entrance, Peninsula Hotels; Dinner Dances,quisite group of islands to the west succeeded in extracting sufficient to Peninsula and Repulse Bay Hotel and south of Hong Kong and then support him for several days le

European Mail-Inward: Europe via Suce (Katori Maru); Europe via Siberia (Pres. Harrison), Out ward: Europe ria Sibaria (Prea Lincoln) 5 mm.; Europe via Suer (Soudan) 8.30a.m.

World Theatre: "Story of Movic- lund" Part 2 (Chinese im).

Central Theatre: "Sec America

Thirst."

Sunday. (May 3.)

HONGKONG

PENINSULA HOTEL

TONG KONG HOTEL

BEPULSE BAY HOTEL, PEAK HOTEL

AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL: PALACE, HOTEL;

HOTELS.

LIMITED.

In AssociATION WITH THE SHAND HOTEL DES WAGOME LIES, PEPING.

The Only Hotel in CANTON Directly under European Management.

THE VICTORIA HOTEL

SHAMEEN

Guides and Trips arranged for

and Spécial Care Taken of TOURISTS. Wahls Addemos? " VICTORIA."

THE HONG KONG SPORTING

ARMS & AMMUNITION STORE,

5-6, BEACONSFIELD ARCADE.

Sporting and Athletic Goods

Movie Cameras and Accessorigi

Hunting Wear

Shooting Equipment,

YOU

ARE INVITED TO INSPECT.

STOCK OF ASIATIC, FOREIGN AND COLONIAL

POSTAGE STAMPS: I SETS, SINGLE PACKETS: BAGS AND IN APPROVAL SHEETS.

GRACA & CO.; DEALERS IN Postage Stairs PHILATELIC, GOons, Prerunn Pourcann, Tora, da 10,- WYNDHAM STREET, P.O. Box No. 620, TONG SONG

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TELL THE SHROFI

to make out a Chit for, $9.00 and send it with your Home Address to 11, Ice House Strest, In return, we will send you the Weekly Press for Six Months.

Courtesy, Uomfort, Service and Luxuries of Modern Hotel Construction

and leaving THE HOTEL RIVIERA

go through the most elaborate up the Delta through the low lying plains which are covered with mul|ritual to display his gratitude, berry trees, orange, groves and which was probably genuine, seeing other cultivated tropicai plants. that the gift was far bigger than The soil is naturally rich.

Cauton is not a port of call this journey and this particular channel of the river does not pass "the city.

Fourth Sunday After Easter. Queen's Thontre: "New Moon." King's Theatre: "Renegades." Dances: Ten Dance at Repulse" Bay Hotel.

Monday.

(May 4.)

Meeting of Chamber of Commerce P.W.D. Sale of Crown Land,

p.m..

Queen's Theatre: "New Moon." King's Theatre:"Renegades." Dances Tea Dance at Hong Kong Hotel: Dinner Dances, Hong Kong Intel, Peninsula Hotel and Hotel Cecil.

#Panorama of Life?! Normally it is necessary to stay on the boat at Samshui for about

he ever hoped to get. The only possibility of securing fresh air on this journey was to stand on the free board which was about 2 feat wide and lean against the cabin walls. Every one else' was boxed in.

Two Adventurous Students. seven or eight hours for it remains There is a sort of gravitation. at anchor in order to meet the whereby English-speaking Chinese afternoon train from Canton, bat come in contact with English people. the enterprising passenger uses his The student's eye lights up at the time in a more interesting fashion opportunity of testing the nature' if he transfers himself to a motor of his command over the language boat, which will carry him on to and, however, he wants practice. Shiuhing, a.town that is much more The two students in this case were modern and alive than Samshui, (Continued on Page 4)

Lane, Crawford's A Few Suggestions. King's Restaurant

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Exchange Building."

TODAY'S TIFFIN $1.50.

Purce Mongole Sour Boiled Fish, Shrimp Sauce

Yuk Sto Yee Min

Grilled Veal Chop and Chips

Roast Pheasant, Bread Banco

Cold Corned Ox-tongue

Potato Salad

Roast Potatoes.

Boiled Potatoes

Marrow en Cream

"Sultans Padding, Castard-1

Fruit

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Cold Lobster Mayonnaise...81.20 Cold Salmon (Tinued) Tomato and Cucumber

Salad... Fried Fillot of Bole Grilled Lamb Chops with

Baute Green Peas... 1,40 Fricasseed Chicken and

Mushrooms... 1.80 Grilled Dairy Farm

Bausage... 90 Grilled Oxford Samange 1.20 Grilled Fillet Steak and

Mushrooms or Tomatoes. 1.05 Fruit Pies:- - -

Blackberry and Apple,

TO-DAY'S TIFFIN

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Tomato Cream Soup Fried Fish, French Potatoes

Harricot Ox Tail

Grilled Lamb Chop, Baratoga Chips

Roast Chicken and Dressing

Gooseberry or Cherry

with Fresh Cream

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Jam Omelette

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Cold Veal and Ham Pie, Potato Salad

Roast Potatoes. Boiled Potatoes

Green Feas

Rum Omelette

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Dairy Farm Cheese Gorgonzola Obecan

Blane Mango and Prunes

Fruit

Ten or Coffee

Bread or Rolls and Butter.

The above charges faciade

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