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Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1857,

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MAN. LAZARUS

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No. 22715.號伍拾佰柒仟弍萬弍第

1日捌拾式月叁年未辛

伍拜禮 日伍拾伍年登卅佰仟登英 Price HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1931.

(Single Copy, 10 cts.

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KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

TIME-TABLE.

On and after MAY 2ND, 1931, until Further Notics (all previous. Time Tablon cancollod).

STATIONS

Kowloon

Yaumati

UP TRAINS

No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.

8 22 20 10

1416 22 18 24 20 29 ||AM, AM, ASE. | AM, A.M. [NOOK F.M. T.M. F.M. P.M.X.M. PAM

.Dap| 4.40) 8,05 8.28 9.15 10.10, 13.00 1.18 2,85 4.02 4.41 5.85) 7.40

9.24 10.2 22.09 1.20...

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS.

To-day.

(May 15.)

Hong Kong Volunteers, Annual Dioner and Prize-giving, 9 pmk

4,49) 5.43 7.48

'Queen's Theatre: "Half's Angels " World Theatre: "Enemy Beauty" Chinese Alm).

Central Theatre: King's Theatre: picion."

24

Shatin

Taipo Market.... Dep. 7.19

Shoungslavi

.Dep. 6.45

*

Dop 7.00)

Taipa

Dep. 7.14

Fadlings

Dep. 7.80

.Dop. 7.85

Blumobun

Arr 7,41) 8.4)

Castru

Arr.

STATIONS

Shumchun.............

Canton......

Aloungshui Fauling...DE/ Taipo Markot.....

Taipo.... Slistin

Taumal

Kowloon

9.37 10.30 12.20 188.

0.62 10.50 12.83) 1.61] ...

9.67 10.54 12.37 1.55 ...

***

5.02 5.65 8.00 5.15 8.088.13

5.19 6.128.17

10.00) 11.04) 12.47 205... ...14.29 0.22 8.27

5.3 0.27 8.82 0.05 10.1411,00 12.65 2.103.14... 9.12 10,20 11.16) 1268 1.16 3.30) 4,40 5.40) 8.20 8.38

6.401

DOWN TRAINS

No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.

7 3

G 16

10 17

A.M. A.M. AM. 4.3.

AM, POL T.K...M. PM.

21323

415

10.84 11.38 2.35 4.23 0.307.07.11

11.45) 2.42 480 0.17

Dep

TU

7,50

Dop. 7.17 8.03 9.56 Dep. 7.24 8.10 10.03 Dep. 7.25 8.14 10.08

11,502,46 4.86 0.22

Dop 7.40 6.25 10.18

12.01 2.66 4.45 6,32

.Dop. 7.45 8.80 10.22

19.00 3.02 4.49 |6.80)|

Dep. 7.58 6.43 10.30

1220 8.15 5.03 | 0.49) ...

7.18

Dep. 8.116.8610.481232827 5.147.01... „Art.18.17 0.01) 10.54 11.12 12.88) 8,38 5.20 | 7:07) 7.301 7.64

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PEN PICTURES OF AMERICA.

VI.--CHICAGO: THE WORLD'S WICKEDEST CITY?

PARKS, THEATRES, AND A GANGSTER'S

BANQUET.

[By J. E. SEWELL.] ·

I have often been questioned ethiented and pleasant. One would about Chicago, and asked if the have taken the party to have been town is really as bad as the news-a inecting of the Rotary Club, or papers make it out to be. Of some other group of successful The ladies of the course, there is a lot of crime in business men. the city, and as it is of party were rather striking in ap- serious onture it cominnnun. pearance, and were bedecked with prominent place in the news of the jewels and furs. Most of them world. Every city in the world has were very good looking. Liquor, ite major crimes, and its petty was plentiful but even when the vice, but, due to the large amount party was at its height there was of money involved, and the appar- no "rough stult." Every one was ent lixity of the authorities, happy and there was not of a sign Chicago stands first among the of a gun of any description. For a "wicked cities" of the world. gunman's party it was rather tame, Chicago has not always been the These people were, of course, most talked of town, and not ko

or "high society many years ago Chicago was hardly heard of in connection with out of the way crime. But the past is past, so let us look at the windy

As it is now. city

Most people vizualize Chicago as Racing-Fifth Extra Meeting a regular battlefield with armoured (loppy Valley).

Queen's Theatre: "Hell's Angels." World Theatre: "Enemy cauty (Chinese film).

Central Theatre: "Rango King's Theatre: Under Sus picion."

Dances: Ten Dances, H.K. and Peninsula Hotels; Dinner Dances, Peninsula and Repulse Bay Hotela

Royal Corps of Signals,

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European Mail:-Outward: Europa via Siberia (Pres. Madison)

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Sunday.

(May 17.3

cars patrolling the streets keeping a careful watch for car loads of armed gangsters. They imagine that shooting is a regular occur rence, men and women being "put on the spot in the heart of the city. If one stops to thinks this is, of course, absurd. Even in such a wicked city as Chicago is supposed to be thugs do not make up the entire population. There are other things of much more interest in the fourth largest city in the world.

cream

gang lust.

The Scum of the City.

the

of

What are the others like 7 For some time I was working in one of the "toughest" districts of the city and there came in contact with the other class. Most of the men were of the type known as "coke or "hop heads." The hounds" women were of the class one ex- pects to see in the police courts after a "vice raid." These are the hired killers and only do their work when under the influence of dope or strong drink. They are the scum of the city and do not come in for the "big money," Nothing can be said in their favour as they lack the superficial good manners Or. of those who employ them. ganised crime is one of the worst things in the world but it must be admitted that it pays. Millions of dollars are gathered every year and the evil is increasing.

Lovely Parks.

A Gangster's Banquet. Before we go on to these pleasant spots let me say, a few words about the gangster. A few years ago I had the pleasure of attending banquet in honour of one of the Eastern Football Club Athletic famous gangsters who has since

Chiengo has many beautiful parks been taken for a ride." The Sports, South China ground,

Queen's Theatre: "Hell's Angela." party was given by the famous Al and drives. Most of the parks Capone and was held in one of the have pable athletic grounds, tennis World Theatre: "fai Yen Chi" leading hotels in the city, All of courts, golf course, children's play Part I. (Chinese film).

the famous characters of the under-grounds and bridle paths. All of Central Theatre: "Rango.

world were there accompanied by these can be used by anyone, and "molls." Frankly, I was great interest in clean sport is "Anybody's their King's Theatre:

greatly surprised. I never expect. shown by the large patronage from Woman."

the general population. Dances: Ten Dance at Repulso ed to meet people who were ap

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