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No. 22777. RAAD 8±Я*** HONG KONG, MONDAY, JULY 27, 1931. 登拜禮日柒廿月棨年壹卅佰玖仟登英 Price.

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY:

TIME-TABLE.

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

STATIONS

Kowloon ....

Yramati....

Bhatin .....

UP TRAINS:

Na No. 1. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. อย 10 B.. 20 1 | 26 | 22 |:19 24 20228 -AMŲ AK, AK, |'AM, | AM. {Noow ⋅r,x. x.m. TM. PAG PAL, PA30

„Dep.| 8,40) 8,08| 8,26|| 9,15 10,16 12,00 1.18 2.35

9.24 10.34) 12,08) 1.28) ...

„Dep. 6.49)

Dep

Talpò innuing Dep. 7.14

Tarpo Market..............Dep. 7.19

Failing ......

Bheangahul

Skumchan

Canton

Dop 1.80

Dap. 7.85

***

9.52) 10,50) 12,98)1,51]

402 4.41] 5,85) 7.40

| 4,42 5.48) 7,48 3,026,65 8.00

|5.15 6.08 3.13

| 5,19 0,12 8.17

· 9.87) 10,30) 19.20 1.38...

9,57 10.34-12.87 1.65 0.

'6,201 8,22 8.27

| 1.05 | 10,14) 11,09) 12,52| 2.10) 314 ...

10.00 11.04 12.647 3.05

Art. 7.43|| 8.44] 9.11 10.30 11.15 12.582.168.20 440

Arr.

11.88

6,401

DOWN TRAINS

STATIONS

No. No. No. No.

187

Canton .... Shamchun. Shaangehni Fanling

Talpo Market.. Talpo Shatin

Dop.

No. No. 15 17 AM. LM. A.M. | AM. }AM. T

7.50

5,846.27 8.37

5.40 4.83 8.38

་*

No. No. No. | No, 10 31 13 2 BAT (4 Pc Bar,

•

10.84 11.85 285 4.98.107.01 7.11

Dep. 7.17 8.08 0.55 Dep 7.24-5.10 10.08 „Dop), 7.30 8.14) 10.08) Dop.) 7.40 8.25 30.15) Dop. 7.43 8.30 10.22 .Dop. 7.58 9.49) 10.36 Dop 5.11 8.88 10.49 A8.179,01 10.54 11.12

Sundays and Publis Holidays only,

J

| 11,45 2,42|| 4,80 | 6;IT

7.18

11.50 2.48 4.356.32 ... |12,01| 230|| 4.45 | 0,32) ... 12,00 3.02) 4,40 | 6:38] ... 13.30 8.15 8.02 8.40 |12,32|8,27|| 5.14 (7,01|ji.

1203) 2.33) -6.20 17.07|1.89) 7,54

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DIARY OF LOCAL

EVENTS.

Today

(July 7.)

P.W.D. Auction Bale of Crown Lands, 3 p.m.

Water Polo:-First Division ; : Chinese Athletic Association. South Wales Borderers.

Queen's Theatre: City Lights,” World Theatre: "Cheer Up and Smile."

Star Theatre: tucky,”

Song of Kea-

Central Theatre: "Lord Richard in the Pantry."

King's Theatre: "Lightnin'. " Majestic Theatre: "The Princess

and The Plumber.

Prince's Theatre: "Cockeyed World."

Dintier Dances at Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels.

European Mail.-Inward: Europe nia Siberia (Tokushima Maru) Outward: Europe via Siberia (Hikawa Maru) 6 p.m.

Tides: High at 7.10 and Low at 12:15 and 2.54.-

"Tuesday. (July 28.)

HOW PROHIBITION STANDS TO-DAY.

THE EXPERIMENT POLICY FAILING "IN" ALL DIRECTIONS.

CHANGE THE LIQUOR LAWS."

Dry by Act of Parliament, liquor) from drinking, and at tho America is drinking steadily,ame time' enough show is made of writes Mr. H. Wilson Harris in the enforcing them to drive the liquor- News Chronicle, the Liberal and sellers, to underground lawlessnėse Tamperance London newspaper. on a colossal scale. Lawlessness, There can hardly be anything new no doubt, existed before the Eigh- to say about Prohibition at this teenth Amendment was enacted, time of day, but no one setting out but I find the testimony universal to record his impressions of the that Probibition is responsible for United States in 1931, could possibly 80 per cent. of the gangsteriam that ignoro what is unquestionably the is at last appalling even the im- outstanding social phenomenon of pervious American. the moment.

The prime occupation of Al Before the actual situation is dis-Capone and his armed thugs at Craw-cussed it may be well to explain the Chicago is liquor selling. The kill. theoretical situation briefly. It ising of rival gangs, and anyone else nit illegal to consume alcohol in the who comes in the way, is a conse- United States. What is illegal is

quential sideline, "the manufacture, sale or trans- portation of intoxicating liquors,"

10.07;

Rotary Club Tiffin, Lane, ford's Restaurant, 1 p.m.

Lammert's Sale of Household Furniture, 998, Nathan Road, 10.30

'1.

Lammert's Sala of Ocs Furni- ture, 9.30 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: "City Lights". World Theatre: Cheer Up and Smile."

Laying of Foundation Stone of Tao Fong Shan Christian Institute, and to transport a glass of wine Shatin, 4 p.m.

from the tablo to the mouth is not an offence within the meaning of the Actor rather of the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which imposer Prohibition on the Union,

Star Theatre: "Song of Ken- tucky."

Central Theatre: "Lord Richard. in the Pantry."

King's Theatre: "Lightnin'." Majestic Theatre: "" The Princess and The Plumber."

Prince's Theatre: "Cockeyed World

Dinner Dances at Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels.

A fair balance-sheet of the debit and credit side of Prohibition could only be drawn adequately by some one thoroughly familiar with the conditions prevailing in the United States before the war. The saloçi, or public-house, has delitely gone. That is clear gain-till you put against it the growth of the speak- easy (a restaurant where liquor is known to be obtainable) and the bootlegger, two institutions that are corrupting the public life of America to its roots:

Two Very Different Things." But to impose Prohibition and to enforce Prohibiting age two very different things, the mare so since they involve two different autho- European Mail-Inward: Europe rities. The Federal Government, Bootleggers work hand in glove eir Siberia (President Grant), which is responsible for seeing that with the baser type of politicians,. Outward: Europe, superscribed the Eighteenth Amendment is car and police collect blackmail system- Siberia Airmail Shanghai-ried out, has only quite inade-atically from the owners of speak- Manchouli" (Coblenz) 6 p.m.

Tides: High at 8.00 and 10.40:quate machinery at its disposal for easies as hush money. Two New Low at 1.07 and 3.35.

Wednesday. (July 39.)

"I

that purpose..

The ordinary police are in the employ of the several States, not

York policemen have been shown by the recent investigations to be actually owners of speakeasion. Lammert's Auction of Household of the Central Government, and a As for the bootleggers, they are Furniture, 76A, Nathan Road.

from

Lammert's Auction of Motor Cars particular State may or may not selling liquor, imported

and 'Buses Shan Ip Garage, Uschoone to co-operate in enforcing Canada or elsewhere, at two or Long, New Territories, 3 p.m. Prohibition. New York, the most three times its original value, and

Lawn Tennis:*0* Division; Craigengower v. Army T.O., Kow. populous State of all, does, not with the vast sums that pass loon C.C... Radio Sports Club, choose. It has no Prohibition en through their hands they can afford Civil Service. Hong Kong CC., forcement law. Illinois, the third to bribe-and do bribe-oüan, in-, South China. Kowloon Indians largest by population, had one, but credible scale. ". Mixed Doubles: Chinese R.C. ». U.S.R.C., Club de Recreio v. In. has just repealed it. dian R.C., University *. Ladies' · It is doubtful whether more than R.C.

Water Polo: First Division: dozen of the 48 States are setting V.R.C. Chinese Athletic, p.m. themselves in earnest to stamp out

Queen's Theatre: The Pro-alcohol.

digal."

World Theatre: "Hell Harbor." Star Theatre: "The Aviator." Central Theatre: "Lord Richard in the Pantry."

King's Theatre: "Boa Lege"

So far, then, we get this; that the working-men, though he may frequent the lower kind of speak. easy, and does, is drinking less liquor than he did a good deal Jens. On the other hand, he is The general result is disastrous, į drinking worse liquor. I have been The measures against alcohol. are told more than once that all the

Sideline of Frightfulness,”

not vigorous enough to prevent

Princen's Theatre: Cock-eyed anyone who wants to drink (and World."

is willing to pay the prics. for his

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