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No. 22769, BUXHAUST BAЯ*** HONG KONG. FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1931. 伍拜疆日柒拾月柒年登卅佰玖仟登英 Price:

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

A TIME-TABLE ~

On and alter MAY 2ND, 1931, until Further Notios (all previous

Time Tables dencelled);}! 300

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WA{ UP TRAINS OVER

No No No No No No. No. No. No. No. No. No,

10

1323 12215 | 241-23 23 17 4. Noor P.X, P.,M. P.M. F.M. Park

STATIONS

Kowloon

:Dep.) 6.10) 8,05 | 8,98

Yaumati

Shatin

Taipo

Taipo Market:

Fanling

Showngrani Dog.

Cantonm

8

9.15 10.16 12.00 1.18 235 4,05% 6,67] 5,35) 7.4D'

0.24 10.3 12.08) 1.26

2,37 10.87 12.20| 1.05/2

9.58 10.50) 13.38) 1,51) ... |

..:

9.87 10.54 12.37 1.83). ***

4.496,437,48 5.035.55 8:00 $156.08 8.13) 3.196.12 8.17

| 10.00) 11.04) 18.47.2.08

5,29 8.22 6,27

5.34 0.27 8,39 4.60, 8.33) 8,88

9.06 10.14 11.09 1235 210 21

Abumokun...ATT. 7,41 8,44 9.11 10.30-11.15 1158 2.163.90 4.40

Canton....

13:82

DOWN TRAINS --~---

STATIONS

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

187

2 15 -17 ASAM. AM. | A.M. | AN. (PM,

No. No. No. No.

18

6kumokan...

Sheungshuf

Fanling

Talpo Marketi.

Bhatia.

Yaumati.........

Kowloon.

7.50)

5.54.15 110701 7.11 7.18

După 7.17) 6.02) ^0,48) 10.84] 31,36, 256 4.28

4.30.6.12 11.45 2,43 07.242.10 10.08

11,50 246 435. | 8.32) .... 1201 286) 445-|| 6.89) Sant 12,06 2,02). 4,40 | 6.86 "...

Dep. 7.39 8,14 10.08

| 7.40) 8,25) 10.15

Den 7.888.43) 10.30)

Dep. 7.488.00 10.22). ....

Dep. 8.11 6,36, 10.48)

|

12,308,16 5.00 6.19...

12828,27|| 5,14 703

$8,170,01) 10.64 11,12, 1938 1,38 5.90.17.07| 7.38|7,54

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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS.

To-day

(July 17)

First day of Rabi-al-awal.

Water Polo-Second Division:-

{ Victoria Recreation Club v. South

Wales Borderers.

Opening of Prince's Theatre, 8 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: "Women Every where."

Saturday,

(July 18.)

PEN PICTURES OF

AMERICA.

XIIL THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.

PRIMITIVE AND ATTRACTIVE

UP-COUNTRY PEOPLE.

[By J, E. REWELL ]

The Head Hunter Talks, Away from the cities the people are not as civilized as the natives of the coast towas. In some places the population is as primitive as they ever were, and the sight of white man is a novelty.

World Theatre: "Trade Horn." Star Theatre: "The Sea Wolf." King's Theatre: "City Streeta!! Central Theatre: "Plunder." Many people who have never in Hong Kong often makes me Dinner Dances at Hong Kong been to the Philippine Islande have wish I was back in the Philippines. and Peninsula Hotels...

formed some very queer opinions. The nights are fairly cool and in European Mails.-Ihward: Europe about them. Allow me to give a somo seasons of the year a blanket Out- low facts about the largest over-is comfortable. While there is no via Siberia (Rawalpindi).

United cold weather the rainy season is ward: Europe via Siberia (Emp, sean possession of the of Japan) 0 p.ro. «

State The Philippines are a rather disagreeable The tempoTM Tides-High at 30.05; Low at group of some 5,000 islands, all tre remains constant the year. of them quito largo. They have a through and seldom falls below 65 2,13, and 5.27.

12,000,000 degrees. After a person has be population of about people who depend mainly upon come neclimatized, the weather is agriculture for a livelohood. Over delightful. 80 different languages and dialects are spoken. The people are not, as many persone believe, of Spanish Lawn Bowls-First Division: Taikov. Kowloon Dock, Civil Ser-extraction; rather they are a dis- vice Craigéngower, Police, tinct race. Practically all of the Kowloon B.G.C., Club de Recreio foreign immigrants have mixod Kowloon CC Second Division: with the Filipinos and the result

In many of the provinces the Hong Kong Electric v. Club de Re seems to be an entirely different rein, Kowloon C.C. Taikoo, race of people called Mestizos. The native game of head hunting is Mestizos are entirely different from still not rare, and though every Kowloon B.G.C. Civil Service, the other people of the islands and effort is made to stop this practico Craigongower . Yacht Club.

do not mix to any great extent it is not unusual to hear of some Lawn Tennis:-"B" Division: with either Europesa, Americans outrage against some native barrio Indian R.C. Army T.C., Kow- or the Filipinos. They have their in which many heads are taken. leon C.O. v. Chinese R.C., M.BE own society, which is more exclu-, i have been in some of the wilder Civil Service, Nippon Club v sive than any society in any of districts, and have seen relica of University, South China . Crai the large cities of the world. the head hunting days and have gengowor "C" Division: Y.M.-

The Spanish influence was not listened to soma, old, man bragging C.A, Kowloon C.0, Craigen felt to any great extent in any of the exploits of his younger days, Rower C.C. Kowloon Indians places except along the coast, and and proudly exhibiting his collec Chinese R.C. e. Civil Service, Club in the cities of Manila, Cobation of smoked heads. Not all of de Recreio v. Indian R.C., Hong Albay, Iloilo and the mall coast these heads were native as many Kong C... University, Deutscher towns, szak

white men have disappeared and Club South Chins, Army TC The American type of civilization have never been heard of again. has gone far into the interior and Most of the trouble is caused by Radio Sports Club.

has helped the natives in many the non-Christian tribes which

The American educational form a larger portion of the popula way. system has taken root and as a tion than the Christian tribes. result the public schools have an enrollment of about: 1,100,000 or some thirty-eight per cent. of the school population.

Open Air Concert, Kowloon Foot ball Club

Queen's Theatre: Women Every where."

World Theatre: "Trade Horn." Star Theatre The Ben Wolf." King's Theatre: "City" Streets" Dinner Dances 4t Peninsula Hotel and Repulse Bay Hotel.

Manila.

Government of the Iganda..

The Philippines are governed by the United States," but, as in the other colonisa, the people have a large say in the Government. As The largest city in the Philip. far as possible the public officers pines is Manila and this city is are natives, and, with the Senate St. Paul's Hospital Bazaar, very largely westernised. Trams, and the House of Representatives Causeway Bay.

European Mail: Outward: Europe vin Suez (Rawalpindi) 10.30

a.m.

Tides:-High at 19.50 and 10.89; Law at 4.00 and 6.12,

Bunday.

(July 19.) Seventh After Trinity. Baseball: U.S.S. Helena. South

'buses, theatres, cabarets, and large they make and enforce the laws of public buildings are to be found the country. The Governor-General Manila, as well as of the Philippine Islands is the everywhere, Being the capital of the islands, only official who is not elected by He has the same is the largest shipping centre in the people. that part of the world, and is in powers in his domain as the Presi a fair way to become the largest dent of the United States, and he

is appointed by the President. shipping centre in the Far East.

It was not long ago that Manila was referred to as the pest hole of the east, but that time has passed although in some part of Manila mosquito nets are neces

China.

Queen's Theatro: "Parlour, Bedsary. room und Bath."

World Theatre: "The Pagan." Star Theatre: "Let's Go Places." King's Thentre: "Unfaithful." St Paul's Hospital. Bazaar, Causeway Bazaar.

Tides:-High at 19.59 and 11.41; Low nt 4.49 and 0.55.

There are several detachments of the US Army stationed in the islands and about half of these are native troops. The Philippine Constabulary do all of the police Malaria and yellow fever outside the cities and this organiza- are, however, nearly unknown. tion is modelled after the Ameri Commander J. A. Randall, Medical can' Army. The troops are com Corps, US Navy, says in his book posed of natives commanded by on Ports of Asia":"The general American and native officers. Smail sanitary condition of Manila is ex-detachments of the Constabulary cellent. Children do well here, aro found in all parts of the Philip pines. The principle cities havo even young infants."

The hot weather we are having: (Continued on Page 4.)

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