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·號柒零佰捌仟弍萬式第日捌拾月柒年未辛 HONG KONG MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1931.

KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY.

TIME-TABLE.

and after MAY sro, 1931, until Furthor Notice (all provid

Time Tables osboolled)

UP TRAINS

No No No No No. No. No. 10:58 越

9,87 10.80 15.20|.

· 0,52||30.50) 12,98

9,57 10.54 12.87 1.55

Kontoon Tramati

¿Dep.) 6.40), 1.06 |: 8.38:- 9.15 30.18 12:00)

9.24 10.34 12,08

Shatin

Dep. 7.00

Taipo

Den: 7.14:

7.10

Sheen

Shuma

Cantori

Canton Shemchen. shounguhni Yering

Talpo Mark

•Taipo Bhatia.

Taumati

Howloon

10.00 11:04 12,472,0

7,855.06 18.14 11:09 12.53 2.10 3.14

1.No. No.

7.48

DIARY OF LOCAL

EVENTS.

To-day.

Caugust

Ocial End of The War, 1931 Anniversary of Birthday of Queen of the Netherlands

At Home" at Consulate General for the Netherlands, 11.30 a.m., da

Crown Land Sale, P.WD., p.m. Mesting Douglas 88. Co., 11 8,00a.m.; Hong Kong Engineering & Construction Co., noon, at Shawan Tomes; Development, Building and, Bavings Society, 30 p.) Meeting of the Committee/sek Lawn Bowls Association, 5.30 p.m..

Queen's

Stepping Theatre Out.

Hang Ngun

8.18 5.79 6.12 3.17 4329 6.29 8.27. 6,34|6,27|3,32

7.41 8.44 0.11 10.20 11.15 12.58 2.16 8.30 440 5.40 0.33 8.88

(1199) 1:40 |

DOWN TRAINS

17.28!

STATIONS.

7

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

18

· · 18 *),17 AOG ADAM ÄR ÄN...

No. No. No. No.

10

· 01 || 13 | 23 |

7,80

Dep. 7.37 8,03 2,55, 10.34 11.38 2.86 423 8.10 701 7.11. Dep.] 7.34| 8.10 10.08)

11.46) 2/42" 480 | 8,17)

7.18

Dag 7.5 8.14|10,08)

11.00 3.5 4.85 0.22

Dop 7.40 8.28 10.18)

12,07 2.56 4.43° | 6,32|

Diep.) 7.45 8,80) 10.20

...

1200 8.02|| 4,68.8.88|| Ar

Dep. 7.688.43 10.86

12,30 8.15 5.02 6,40)|

Dop.&.118.58 10,48]

12.228.27|| 5.147.02

Arr.{8.17 0.01) 10.54-11,12) 1988 3.88 5.20 27.07

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World Thestre (Chinese film).

Star Theatre: College,"

...

So This Is

King's Theatre: "Charlie Chan Carries On."

Central Theatre: Free Love." Prince's Theatre': Cheer Up and Smile,"

European Mail:-Outwar di Europe via Siberia (St. Albans) GENEREN 2.30 p.m.

Dinner Dances at Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels.

Tides-High at 10.53 and 11.57; Low at 4.306; and 8:18. -

Tuesday, (September 1)

Registered

Newspaper at, the: General

Post Office in the United Kingdom: 1471R

壹拜疆 日登卅月捌年實卅佰玖仟变英 Price

I.-G.-C. INSPECTS THE

FLOODS.

IMPOSSIBLE TO PREVENT HANKOW

DISASTER.

COLOSSAL SCALE OF THE INUNDATIONS.

Mr. F. W Maze, Inspector, the record height which the river General of Customs, who da now has ever reached at Hankow, was back in Shanghai after his tour in 60 fect 0 inches in 1870. The rail- the flooded area, was emphatio in way engineers, therefore, were not his verdict as to the causes of the unreasonable in stopping short at food when con by the North-China 61 feet when they built their em- Daily News. The disaster struck bankment, and the constructors of Mr. Maze as one of colossal, magni- the dyke were even more cautions. tude. Ho refused to attempt to There are limits to the extent to emulate those who had estimated which a dyke can be a beneficent the damage or the loss of life in form of protection. If it is built. figures. But, having made a too high, the danger is that it may thorough examination of the afflict-accentuate the floods in less well- ed ares, he had como to the con, protected areas and so cause the

THE

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clusion that, the newspaper reports very disaster which it is designed| THE HOTEL RIVIERA

had on the whole, been reasonable.. to prevent. That has been the ex Indeed, he would not be surprised, perience of engineers in America on Opening Ceremony of Hong Kong Canton Trunk Telephone Ser. when reports come in from outlying the Mississippi, in India on the vice by His Excellency the Gover-districts which hitherto have re- Brahmaputra, and in China on the nor, Exchange Building, 11:30 am mained silent, if the area of the Yellow River. Moreover, up to

Rotary Club Time, Lane, Craw ford Restaurant, I pa. Speaker: distrose is found to be greatly in- August 20 the Chang Chih Tung | Dyke had not failed. The floods in Mr. T. M. Hazelrigg on Child creased. Welfare In Hong Kong."

But the point which Mr Maze the rear of Hankow were created Queen's Theatre:" "Stopping

made was this: the real cause of by the breaking through of the! the disaster is the sudden and ab-waters through the railway embank- portal rainfall simultaneously oc- ment, but, if that embankment had eurring in several districts in the not gone, Hankow would have suf Yann Valley and it is not due fered just the same, because the to any abnormal foods in the upper river, in the event, rose nearly s reaches of the river. In proof of feet 8 inches above the embank- this he cited the fact that, at ment itself.

Out,"

World Theatre *Hang Ngun" (Chinese film).

Star Theatre: "So This Is College."

Central Theatre Free Love." King's Theatre Charlie Chen Carries On."

Prince's Theatre: "Cheer Up und Smile."

Dinner Dances at Hong Kong Hotel and Repulse Bay Hotel.

European Mail:-Outward: Europe via San Francisco (Pres. Pierce) 12.30 p.m.; Europa via Sum (Gen. Metsinger) 2.30 p.; Europe

Siberia (Porthos) 2 p.m. Tides: High at 10.53 and 11.57 Low at 4.30 and 8.15.

Wednesday,

(September 2.)

Queen's Theatre: "Stopping Out."

World Theatre: "Hang Ngun" (Chinese film).

Star". Theatre: College"

King's Theatre Carries On."

Central Theatre: Prince's Theatre and Smile."

So This Is Charlie Chan

Ichang, the water level was actually Reiterating that that did not ab several feqt lower than the record, whereas in the Hankow area and other placca further down the river record figures, or figures in areas of the record, wore registered.

The Hankowi Dykes.

Another most important point was made in regard to the question of the dykes round Hankon, Mr Maze did not attempt to defend the officials responsible for the adminis tration of the funds collected from the Dyke Taxes. The fact remains, Free Love," however, that their alleged short, Cheer Upcomings have nothing whatever to Tea Dance at King's Restaurant; do with the disaster which was Dinner Dances at Peninsula Hotel fallen on Hankow. The Chang Chib and Repulse Bay Hotel.

Mail Outward: Tung Dyke, with the railway em European

(Chichibu bankonent, forms a kind of semi Europe via "Siberia Maru) 6.30 a.m.; Europe via Suez circle round Bunkow. The dyke is (Hector) 10.30 4.1.

about 56 feet high and the railway embankment is about 51 feet, Now

Tides:-High at 12.18 and 11.55;

Low at 5.52 and 5.49.

solve the Dyke Tax officials from criticism of their handling of the funds, Mr. Maze pointed out that their possible, deliquencies, contri-« buted, in no way, to the disaster.

Dimculty of Transportation, s Mr. Maze had a lively experience. of the difficulties of getting about the fooded area. After he reached Hankow he travelled by special launch up the river, and then he had to take a motor bout to cross into the area behind the embank- ment and the dyke. To cross the embankment again, he was trans ported by 'sampan, then för a short time in a rickaha, back to a sampan. again, and on to his motor launch. for the return to Hankow The next day he travelled about go miles in the river, and the impres

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