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MASON'S DELICIOUS

O.K.

SAUCE.

Library, Supreme Court

Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1857

No. 22791. **** BA+A&** HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1931.

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

TIME TABLE.

On and after HAY 2ND, 1911, until Further Notice (all previous Time Tables cancelled);

UP TRAINS

|No. No. No. Now | No. No. | No. ] No. | No. No. No. No. 19 14 1822 18 24 | 20 | 28.

STATIONS 38

10

O

Kowloon him. Dep. 6.40 108 6.30 9.15 1010 12.00 1.13 235 Taumatėjo.Dap. 6.4

Shatin

Dep 7.00

Taipo

Dop.7.14

*

Taipo Market

Dop 7.19

Fanling g

Dep 7.80

Shumobaa

Sheungsbu

Canton

· 9.36) 10,44) 12.08 1.20... 0.37 10.88 12.20 1.88... 2.42) 10.56) 12.29| 1.51|

9.57 1034 12.37) 1.55] ... 10.09) 11,04 18.47 2.05)

Dop 7.85 2.05 | 14.14) 11.00) 12.63) 2.10) 3.14

402 4.41 6.83 7.40

6.49 0.43 7.48

6,02 6,55) 8.00

6.15 0.08 8.13

5.19 6.12 8.17

6.29|| 1,93) 8,37

5.34, 6.27 8.32

.Am] 7,41| 8,44 | 9,31 | 10.20) 11,18) 1268) 2.15 8.20) 4,40 5,40 6,88 6,33 -

STATIONS

Canton...

Shamchas..

Shoungshp!

$11.82

8.40

DOWN TRAINS -

P

No. No. No. No.

1

75

No. Na 15 17

No. No. No. No. 10 21 13 23 F.M. P.M. TX, CM,

ส

| AOK, AUM, AUGU AING, ANN, FOX,

7.000

Dep. 7.17 8.03 0.55 10.84 11.88) 2.83 4.28

Dep. 1.24 8.10 10.03

Faniingere Taipo Market..

Dop. 7,798.14 10,08)

„Dep. 1:40) 8,35) 10.18)

........

4.16 ... 6,107.017.11 11.452.42 4.30 17 7.18 11.50 2,60 4.36 0.22 12,01) 2.58|| 4.45 | 8.82

144

Talpo

Dep. 7.46 8,90 10.22

...

13.00) 8.0 4.40' 6.30) ...

Bhatin

Tanmat

Kowloon

Dep. 7.68 8.48 10.35 .12.20 3.16 5.026.40...

Dep.8.116.58 10.48 12.32 5.147.01....

....................Arr. 817|9,01) 10,54/11.12) 12:38) 8,83) 8.20 17:07|7,30 7.84

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BRITISH SECTION, HOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY

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DIARY OF LOCAL

EVENTS.

Todara, Tits

(August 17)

Tennis-Mixed Doublon: Chinese TLC Club de Recreio, U.S.R.C

Indian RC. University v Kow- loon O.C.

་་ .

Queen's Theatre: “ Kiki." Star Theatre: "Doughboys," World Theatre: "The Fairy Sisters" (Chinese picture).;

King'a Theatre:"" "Bootland Yard."..

Central Theatre: "Not Exactly Gentlemen."

Prince's Theatre: Alias Jimmy Valentine."

Tea Dance at King's Restaurant; Dinner Dance at Peninsula Hotel. Home Mails: Inward from Europa viz Sues by Cathay.

Tiles-High at 7.34 s.m. and 10.00 p.m.; Low at 2.69 p.m.

chursday.

(August 13.)

44th Annual General Meeting, H.K.F. Club, Chamber of Com morce, 5.30 p. 44

dren."

Star Thestre: "Dough Boys." Central Theatre: The Silent Enemy."

Majestic Theatro: "Men on Call." King's Theatre:

Yard

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is, those who do

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THAT IS WORTH CONSIDERING—

THINK IT OVER

SLEEPLESSNESS

SUMMER.

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NOTICE

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N. LAZARUS Ophthalmic Opticians.

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IN

RESTLESS. NIGHTS: AND THE REMEDY.

QUESTION OF IMPERFECT MENTAL

ADJUSTMENT.

The following article by the Medical correspondent of the London

Morning, Port,

it has indeed been experimentally demonstrated that an average human being can recover complete though written for temperately from the loss of a hundred con England, contains many prao-

tical hints for those of us out here who suffer from aleepless-

nesa.

tecutive hours of sleep if three or four hours are added to his normal.” time for sleep on one subsequent. night

Summer days bring to Bomo people, quite unnecessarily, rest. A not uncommon cause of summer leas or even sleepless nights; the sleeplessness is the fact that thi cnupes are, however, not the same digestive processes of the body are in all cases, and the prevention of not running smoothly, the food. this misfortune depends on the taken during the day having been faulty condition being detected more suitable to winter than to and corrected.

summer. It must be remembered

such

ALE

OF

A high temperature, associated that regularity of sleep in an ac with a humid atmosphore and the quired habit, which can be foster absence of currents of moving air,ed; it depends on the threshold of British Legion Annual Meeting,

will keep one person awake, and unconsciousness being raised so Jardine's Boardroom, 3.15 p.m.

plunge another into deep unrefresh-high that such disturbing factors Lammert's Auction of Cadillacing sleep. Thundery conditions as bodily sensations slight Moter Car, Sales room, 12 noon. excite many people, and prevent noises cannot make their way into Queen's Theatre: "Sins of Chil- them from gliding into that general" the consciousness and be perceiv

relaxation of mind and body, which ed. World Theatre: "The Fairy precedes. healthy sleep; others find Sisters" (Chiness picture).

But, if the body is labouring to an atmospheric state, con-digest and absorb more food than ducive to slumber. It is obvious, is necessary or convenient, audi therefore, that the individual tem- | digestivo: struggles will probably perament has always to be con- become perceptible at night, whan "Scotland sidered in dealing with sleepless 4 the ordinary stimulation of daily

promeness, but some generalising is pos-life ceases, and manifest themselves. Prince's Theatre:"" Girl From sible.

general restlessness, quite. Considerable improvement as reapart from any Italised uneasi- Dinner Dances at Hong Kong gards summer insomnia can be ness. Such cases readily respond and Poninsula Hotels.

Europoan Mails-Inward: Barope

effected by taking thought for the to reduction in the quantity of vin Suez (Cathay).

night while it is yet day, sane pre food taken during the day, to rep. Tides: High at 8.23 and 10.30;paration resulting in a reasonably dering it more easily and quickly Low at 1.36 and 3.39.

hopeful anticipation of success. digestible, and to making suitable For, example, opening the door of changes in the times of meals. the sleeping-room as well as its One of the most frequently en windows will permit the air within countered causes of sleeplessness is, to be set in pleasing motion by the however, as Dr. Crichton Miller faintest breezes outside,

bas emphasised in his book "In- - Queen's Theatre: "Sins of Chil-

Many a person who has tossed omnia," the fact that the afflicted, World Theatre: "The Fairy wakefully through the earlier night person is imperfectly adjusted to Sisters" (Chinese picturo)..

hours bas later been thus lulled to the requirements of his daily life, Star Theatre: "Redemption."sleep by the gentle stirrings which and so cannot adjust himself to King's Theatre: "Scotland precede the dawn, and has awaken the requirements of the night. This defect is eminently curable in ed finally to discover that the sleep ap induced has been as deep and many cases; the way to abolish restorative that the previous wake-sleeplessness in the hot summer night is to wake up by day to the fact of the existence of conflicts in the outlook on life as a whole.

The night is not the time for discovering this. Insomnia is one of those few bridges which have to (Continued on Page 2).

dren."

Yard."

Friday.

(August-14)

ה

Central Theatre: "The Silent Enemy."

Prince's Theatre: Girl From Havana'

Dinner Dances at Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels...

Tides: High at 9.12 and 11.00

Low at 2.28 and 4.13.

European Mail-Inward: Europe vin Siberia (Rajputana).

fulness has left no ill effects.

After one or two experiences of this kind a great load of anxiety is lifted; for it is soon realised that it is the quality and not the length of the sleep which matters."

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