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KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

TIME-TABLE.

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

MEUP TRAINS

STATIONS

No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No, 20 10. a 1Я 14 16-9918.24 28 28 AM, AM, AX | A‚M.. AK. NOON TK, PM, V.M. 7.X. P.XF.M

PE

402 441 8.35 7

1.

7.40 4.40 5.48 7.49 5.02 4.55 8.00 5,16 6.09 8.13

8.27 6.27 8.32 0.88) 8,38

Kowloon....Dep. 8.40 8.08 8.28 9.15 10.16 12.00 1.18 2.85

Taumati......Dap. 84°/

Bhatia e

Paipo *** Dep.7.14.

Taipo Market....... 2.10

Dop 7.00

Fazling

Dop 7.30.

Skamchun

Canton

Sheung bef Dep 7.35

«ÅTT.: 2,41|8.44

STATIONS

Canton Shunchan..

Shoungshui

Fanling

Talpo Market.

Talpo.....

Shatin Taumati..

Kowloon

121.021

9.24 10.2 12.08 1:20

9.87 10.30 13.20 1.88

9.52) 10.50) 12,35 1,51) ...

1.57 10.54 13.87 1.55 "... |10,09/21,04 12.47 2,05)

9.0610,14 11.00 12,52 2.10

9.11 10.30 11:15 12.58 216| 8.30 4.40)

6.40

DOWN TRAINS

:

No. No. No. No. No. No, No. No. No. | No.

1 8 7

21 13-23 15. 174 19 B

V.K, FM, FM, P.M.. 4.M, AM, 1M, A.2.A.K. A.M.

13,60 -2.40 4.85 6.22 ...22.01 2.58 4.45 8.82

7.50

IT:

... 418... 7.17 8.03 9.58 10.34 11.30 2.35 4.23 6.107.01 7.11

11,452.42 4.30 6.17 7.24 8.10.10.08

The

7.18

7.28 8.14.10.06)

Dop. 7.45 8.80||10,23)

Dap. 7.58 6.43 10,88

..Dop. B.11 8.65 10.48

Dep. 7.40 8.20 10.18

12,06 8.02 4.49 85 12,302.15.6.00 (6,49)

12,829.275.14 201

***Art. 8,179,01) 10.84 11.12 12 28) Bást:8.20

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St. Peter the Apostle,

· Property Sale at Lammert's Auc- tion Rooms, 3 pm, and Salo of Postage Stamps, 5.15 p.m.

P.W.D. Auction Sale of Crown

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Lecture at Helena May Institute by Dr. Magnus Hirschfield, 5.30

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1931. 登拜禮日玖廿月陸年登卅佰玖仟登英 Price

THE DISCOVERY RETURNS HOME.

SCIENTIFIC RESULTS OF EXPEDITION.

WHALE'S HEAD TROPHY-FOR NATURAL

HISTORY MUSEUM.

The royal research ship Discovery | valus, Asked about the feeding

Meal that Would Fill a Room, **X whale,” said Dr, Kemp, “can swallow millions of these shrimps at one meal. I have sometimes seen! suficient shrimps in the stomach of

Club de Recreio Annual Meeting. II. came into St. Katherine's Dock habits of the whales, he pointed to a monik pago after her, eighteen a jar full of pink "shrimps," and months' voyage in the South Atlan replied that they feed on shrimps tie and Antarctic whaling grounds, and nothing else. The movement The somewhat "gamy smell that of the blue and white whales Water Polo: 1st Division: greets you on board speaks of old determined by the abundance or C.B.G... S.WB.; 2nd Division; whale Mounted on the forecastle scarcity of shrimps in one place or C.A.A. 2. Royal Signals, Univer is the tenton bead of a whole, and another. Shrimps depend upon other parts of its anatomy are dis small plants for their food, and sity A. & S. H.

Queen's Theatre City Lights."tributed about the ship. The skele these again depend upon the pro World Theatre On: the Level."!ton is destined for the Natural sonce of nutrient salts and sun- History Museum. This kind of light. The researchers have been Star Theatre: Sunny Side Up.'

whale is protected in the South studying all along this chain, be King'a Theatre: Splinters." Georgian areas, and it had the misginning with movements in the

Theatre: Stolen fortune to blunder into the ship water that determine everything. Central: Heaven

and was harpooned in mistake...

Discovery II., the successor of Captain Scott's famous ship, is floating laboratory for the study of whales, their habits and feeding grounds, and everything about them. She is the first vessel to have been specially built for this scien whale to fill a room. I have seen tific purpose, and contains most shoals of shrimps several hundred elaborate apparatus for hydrologi-yards long into which the whale enl, meteorological, and biological plunges, taking gigantic mouthfuls, work. The investigations are con squeezing the water out through ducted under the control of a com- the whalebone at the side of its mittee appointed by the Colonial mouth and so straining the Office, and their cost is paid by the shrimps." Falkland Islands Government from revenues obtained from the whaling industry. She carries a staff of Rotary Tiffin, Lane, Crawford's scientific men under Dr. Kemp, the 1pm Speaker: Mr. B. Wylie on leader of the expedition, and "East, West; Hame's Best."

several members of the crew sailed Hughes and Hough Sate of with Captain Scott on his lab Stores, Wellington Barracks, 8.30 voyage dangdin all

with City Queen's World Theatres "Cameo Kirby." Star Theatre; "Bunny Side King's Theatre:" Splint Up."

Dinner Dances at Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels.

European Mails-Inward: Europe via Siberia (Pres. Jackson), Out Ward: Europe via Siberia (Heian Maru) 8:30 alin senten

Tides-High at 8.11 and 10.45 Low at 1.20 und. 2.30:

Tuesday

(June: 30.)

Formation of Heaven and Earth (Tien-ti-teao-hua).

a.m

Theatre:

Lights.

Dinner Dances at Hong Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel,

Tides:-High at 8.50, and 1.30; Low at 2.03 and 1.23.

Wednesday..

(July 1.)

Public Holiday...

Water Polo: First Division V.R.CS.W.B.; Second Divi- sion: V.R.C. "A" . C.A.A.; 12th Heavy Battu. 31st Heavy Batt.

"Thousands of Water Samples:

Dr. Kemp said that whaling and scientific opinion agreed that the southern industry would dio out if whaling continues at its former rate. Owing to overproduction the price of whale oil has sunk to less than half within two years. Waalo bone used to fetch £1,600 a ton but now that corsets are out of fashion the bone can almost be

The work of the Discovory: Ex-given away. The Discovery. III pedition is comparable to the scien-packed with interesting apparatu Lific research that is now carried winches, with five miles of wire on in aid of so many less pictures-with which little known seas have que. Industries then whaling. The heen explored, echo machines with investigations, which have included which scientists in their cabins car the making thousands of hauls at listen to soundings four miles bo all depths with special nets, the low them, and ingenious apparatus. taking of innumerable tests and for taking water samples. Speci water samples, have the practical mens of the plant and animals lif aim of finding out why the whales on which the shrimp feeds feed in one part of the seas and not taken in vertical nota The hi in another, and the collection of travelled through ice for hundred- many kinds of information which of miles, her specially strengthen-

ed sides reaisting all pressure. will guide the whaling trade.

a

wer-

Dr. Kemp said that they had beer At present there is overproduc Tonnis:-"B" Division: C.C.C. tion in whales as in wheat and in able to do a great deat of important Recreio, C.S.C.C... I.R.O., most other commodities. The what surveying work. The ship visited. A.TO.K.0.0., University ving operations in the south have the South Sandwich Islands for the M.B.K., H.K.C.C.. N.C., CRC resulted in entching too many first time since they were visited by German expedition a century U.S.R.C..

whales, with the result, that the "O" Division: R.S.C... factories will be closed naxt season. ago. They were able to confirra in Y.M.O.A., J.R.C. TC.C.C., There has been a danger that the striking way the accuracy "of ELT.C. C.R.C., S.C.A.A. v.stook may be so required that the Captain Cook, who reported that Recreio, ang kung path

industry would die out. Next sea there were two Candlemas Islands Mixed Doubles: L.R.C. & C.R.C., son there will be for this reason with a rock in between. Since IR.C.. K.C.C.

very little whaling; and the respite Captain Cook's time the islands Queen's Theatre: "City Lights" will, it is hoped, increase the whales have been reported upon three different ac World Theatre: "Cameo Kirby." and give time for arrangements to times, and cach time Star Theatre: On the Lavel." be made between the Norwegians count from Cook's has been given, King's Theatre: "Rookery Nook." and our own people which will lead a German expedition in 1910, for Tea Dance at King's Restaurant: to better regulation in the future. instance, say that there was only Dinner Dances at Peninsula Hotel In talking over the voyage, Dr. one island. Last year the surveyors and Repulse Bay Hotel... ...Kemp said that he expected the of Discovery II. found that Cook Tides:High at 0.33; Low at 2,40 scientific results when they were was right there are two islands. and 15.05.

worked out would be of the greatest with a rock in between.

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