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No. 22717. 號柒拾佰柒仟弍萬弍第 日式初月肆年未辛 HONG KONG, MONDAY, MAY 18, 1931.

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

TIME TABLE.

On and after MAY 2ND, 1931, until Further Notice (all previous Time Tables cancelled).

STATIONS

UP TRAINS

No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. 20 10 8 13 14 26 2218 | 24120 | 28 [AM. A,M,|| 4,M. AM, AM, NOON P.M.] r.x. 7.X V.X. T.K, PM,

Valpo Market.....Dop. 7.19

8,28] 0.15 10.10 12.00) 1.18] 2,36) 4.02) 4,41) 8.35) 7,40

9.57 10.51 12.87) 1,55; ... 10.00 11.06 18.479.05...

6.196.128.17

Kowloon Yaumati Shatin Talpo

.Dop. 6.10 8.03

Dop. 6.49...

9.24 10.24 12.08) 1.20) ...

...

tub

Dap. 7.00 „Dep. 7.14

9.37 10.38 12.20) 1.88

***

4.40 5.43) 7.45 5.02 5.56 28.00

9.62 10.50 13.88 1,61...

....15 0.0918,32

***

Fanling

Shoung hut

Dep. 7.36 Dap.7.85

Shunchun

..Art | 7,41| 8,44

11.32

Canton................

...6.29 0.228.27

0.05 10.14 11.09 12.52 2,103.14)... 6.340.27 6.82 9.11) 10.20 11,33 12.68 2.10) 3.20) 4,40) 6,40) 0.88) 8,38

0,40)

DOWN TRAINS

STATIONS

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

1 q

.ō 15 17 10 21 19 (AM) AM,| AX. LX. AM, FM. PM. 2.3.2.3. Jr.

415 11.38 2.35 4.23 0.10 7.01 7.11 7,18 11,469,42 4,80 | 0.17 ... 11.50 2.40 4.85 6.22 12012,50 4.45 0.32

Canton

Shamchen...

Sheungahti!

Fanling

Taipo Market.

Talpo

Shatte

Yaumali.

Kowtoon.

Dep

1

1.50 Dep. 7.178,00) 9.85) 10.84 Dej. 7.24 8.10 10,03 Dep. 7.23 8.14 10.08)

Dep. 7.40 8.25 10.18)

Dep. 7.45 8,80| 10,22)

.Dop. 7.58 8.43 10.30) .....Dep. 8.118,68 10.48

...

..

...AT. 8.17 0.01) 10.84 11.12

✪ Sundays and Public Holidays only.

441

12,063.02 4.49 ·| 6.36).... 12,203,15), 5,03 (0.49} ... 12.32 3.27 5.14 7.03 ... 12,388,83) 5.20 $2,077,80) 7.84

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COLLECTING CHINESE

PORCELAIN.

SKILL AND PATIENCE THE TWO- ESSENTIALS.

PRACTICAL HINTS FOR THE BEGINNER.

Europeans in Hong Kong have a fairly good opportunity of studying

Queen's Theatre: "Hell's Angela " World Theatre: "Men Yon Chithe finest expression of the potter's Part I. (Chinese film).

Kink's Theatre: "Anybody's Wo man.!!

Central Theatre: "Benu Bandit." Majestic Theatre: "King of

Jazz.

Engrossing.

The collecting of old Chinese por- celain is an engrossing pastime, art that the world' has ever seen and once it has taken hold of you yet it is strange how few show the it will perhaps be bad for your Blightest interest in Chinese cern

purse, as you will be led from, typo mics, to say nothing of attempting to type, from period to period, and to form a collection. So often it from pieces of moderate quality to is said, "Yes, that piece is very those of greater excellence. You beautiful but you see I know noth- will find as time goes on that thos Dantes: Tea Dance at Bonging about china, and I'm not going things you first bought are not good Kong Hotel; Dinner Dances, Hong to waste money. I just buy what enough for your collection. Fin- Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel.

I like." To this one replies, "Butally you may come to despise the European Mail-Inward: Europe you can train your eye, and once somewhat ornate Pi Siberia (Pres. Pierce),

having act a genuine piece side by side with a modern copy, however beautiful it may be, you at oncé see that the old has a beauty of a far higher order."

Tuesday.

(May 10.)

First Day of Moharram, Moham- medan New Year (Anno Hijra 1350),

Rotary Tiffin: Speaker: Wing Comur. A. W. F. Glenny, M.C.. D.C.S., R.A.F., on "Aviation."

Rotary Club Tilo,

Canton Insurance Office Ltd., An- nual Meeting, Jardine's Boardroom, noon."

wares of the

Ching Dynasty, which a few years

ago were unanimously considered the highest mark reached by the Chinese potter, in favour of, those simpler shapes and wondrous. glazes of the Sung period. By the

Probably there are people in Hong Kong who at home collecti

time you

have got to appreciate old silver, or European pottery and Sung you have advanced a long porcelain. If they could gain away in your study, but there will knowledge of such things which always remain fresh heights to be are faked in a way, Chinese things, roached, and many difficult pro- except paintings, are seldom faked,blems to be solved. they can learn about the parcelain the whole tolerably which is

It is very easy to acquiro, here. largely a matter of patience and

Queen's Theatro: "Hell's Angels" experience.

World Theatre: "Mei Yen Chi??

Part 2 (Chinese film).

"Anybody's

Blue and White.

ga": Street and New Year Fair.

Let us now deal with sotne falla. jcies which must be exploded before the beginner can make much of a start. In the first pleca one will not, except on rare occasions, buy In order to start a collection it anything worth obtaining in such Central Theatre: "Beau Bandit." would be well to begin with a defi-a place as "Cat" or "Indian" nite period and type, and from that Street The same applies to the King's Theatre:

gradually to extend ons's know Chinese New Year Fair. It is true Woman.""

ledge to others A very good type that on some stall there may be Majestic Theatre:

"River of with which to begin is the blue and a few old pieces, but they are Itomance."

white made in the reign of K'ang nearly always of inferior quality. Dances: Tea Dance H.K. Hotel, Hsi (1682-1722), because it is easy Local dealers in antiques, do not Dinner Dances, Hong Kong Hotel, to recognise and also it is quite have stalls there, but they go over Peninsula Hotel, and Hotel Cecil..easy to buy pieces of good quality (the things brought down from Can- at a reasonable price. Purchase un ton pretty thoroughly, as soon as example from a reputable dealer, the Fair opens, and leave nothing and a fair specimen can be got for for the ordinary collector. There a. sum of twenty to fifty dollars are in Hong Kong half a dozen or. Then study its glaze and what is so shops where genuine articles may revealed of the paste at the foot be selected from among much that Kang Hsi blue varies in tone tre is valueless. The proportion of mendously, but in all its wide

genuine to spurious varies of range there, is probably nothing to rival the deep sapphire. In many Another fallacy is that old por examples the blue is painted on celain looks old, and must be dirty (under the glaze) in such a way and cracked. Some examples do. ns to give a brilliancy of an almost show signs of wear, especially arti jewel-like nature. Especially is this cles which have been used on the seen in the landscapes where the table. On the other hard most of blue is skillfully applied in order the best pieces are in mint condi-

Ition. to produce light and shade.

(Continued on Page 2)

Wednesday,

(May 20.)

Queen's Theatre: "Whoopee." World Theatre: "Moi Yen Chi" Part 2 (Chinese film).

Central Theatre: "Beau Bandit." King's Theatre: "Anybody's Wo.

n."

man.

Majestic Theatro : "River of Romance,"

Dances:-Tea Dance, Hong Kong Hotel: Dianer Dances, Peninsula and Repulse Bay Hotela.

course.

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