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N. LAZARUS Ophthalmic Optics

No. 22865. AIX **** HONG KONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1931. AT¶ØKT Price Single Copy, 10 cts.

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

TIME TABLE.

On and alter MAY 2x0, 1931, until Further Notice (all prò

Time Tables cancelled).

UP TRAINS

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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS.

TODAY,

(November 8.)

Poh: Finals of Navy Cup Com- petition..

Hockey Club

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#. Recreio CB.A. Incogs; Radio v. Tamar China Exhibition, City.. Hail, 2 pm, till 10 p.m.

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Musting of The United Asbestos Oriental Agency Ltd., 3 pm 9.57 10.54 12.87 1.000 5.26 6.38 8.27 Hai Kang" at 37 Harmony Trial Trips of Hoi Fook" and

„Dap. 7.36) .... 9.05 10.14 11,00 19.62 2.30|8.14

Queen's Theatre: is MATT 7,4178,44 9.11 10.20 11.15 1.692.10 3.40 4.40 5.40 638 4,30

Heaven."

World Theatrey Putting On The Ritz

Biar Theatre Taming of The Shrew

King's Theatre: Beneath."

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„Crackers."

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Ten Dances at King's Restaurant and Hong Kong Hotel; Dinner Dances at Hong Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel

Tides-High at 5.25 and 1.26 Low at 12.30

SATURDAY.

(November 7.)

Charity Fair at Italian Convent, Caire Road, from 10 am till 8 p.m

"China" Exhibition, City Hall, 13 p.m. till 10 pm.

Athletics South China Annual Sports at Caroline Hill.

Cricket-First Division Civil Service Indian R.C., University r. R.A.; Second Division: I.R.O. 9. South Wales Borderers (L.) Police

Recreation Club Civil Service, Kowloonia Argylls, Navy 2 Craigongower.

Golf Royal Hong Kong Golf Club Captain's Cup

Lawn Bowls: Spey Royal Cap Finn Kowloon Dook Crnigen Rower Cricket Club, Howloon Cricket Club groan, 3 p.m.

Racing: -Eleventh Extra Racing Meeting (Happy Valley)

Queen's Theatre:"Harmony Ueaven."

World Theatre: Putting On The

Ritz."

Star Theatre: "Taming of The

Shrew."

King's Theatre; "The Secret

Call"

Central Theatre: "So This Is Paradise"

Majestic Theatre: "Animal Crackers."

Tea Dance at Hong Kong Hotel: Dinner Dances at Peninsula Hotel and Repulse Bay Hotel.

Tides --High at 6.50 and 7.45; Low at 12.33 and 1.09.

SUNDAY.

HONOUR TO THE MERRY MONARCH.

A BRILLIANT LIFE OF KING CHARLES THE SECOND,

COURAGE, AND WIT OF "HIS MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY."

les barristers, fately from Oxford, period of immunity from shxation "Four or five years ago two brief-¡money, and England" erjoyed a

looked moodily out on to the spring and Parliamentary faction which flowers of the liner Temple Gar-Inid the foundations "of the wealth dans, writes. Edward Marjoribanks on which William III. and Marl in the London Forming Standard. borough were to draw in the titanic" One of them expressed with no un sinuggle soon to come. certain voice his impatient of the legal rause,

What the dickens shall I do with myself he said, surveying his bare table!

The Main Theme; -

Yet perhaps the main theme of this book is the well-grounded theory that Charles was driven to The other, knowing something of these expedients by the mort-sight- his character, said without hesitaredness and niggardliness of Parlin- tion, Write: a life of Charles, 11. meat in granting supply When he Whether the English people admit came to the throne the balance in it or hot, he is me of their national the Cromwellion Exchequer was herões; he is the idol of every | £11 98.,10d., and Parliamout never. school-girl, and every young man in avon fulfilled their far from gener rond Society has at one time orous promises of money, another in his life gone to a fancy

drom hall as the Henry Monarch. Yet no good book has ever been written about him.

Sut him. Take your chance and do it for him.

The first bridless barrister was Arthur Bryant, the second was my

However, this is a panegyric, and et un not dwell upon unpleasant topics. What a charming, affection- ate, elever, wise follow he was! When he was penniless, and clothed lia rage, with nothing to offer but his company, the Irish Lord Taufe

self, and it is, therefore, almost could my, May I never drink with the peale of father that I wine if I had not rather live at six

Low review the result of his many Bous a day with him than have, all

months labour and research. It is the pleasures of this world without King Charles II.

him, ??? Green, as, od). :'

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An Honest Book..

This is an honest book, There is po attempt (except in one shame. fu lapse, when the torms of the ignoble treaty with Louis XIV, are concenled in a footnote) to hide the faulis of the hero.

When grim General Mouk with ] his Coldstreamers brought home the Black Boy, toasted and desired for so long by the gentry, what ex- quisite tact was it for Charles to have asked the general to bring

Mrs, York," a faded little middle. Dover. There, too, we see him, ae.” For example, class housewife, to meet im q

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(November 9.)

23rd Sunday After Trinity. Charity Fair at Italian Convent, Caine Road from 10 am till 8 p.m.

Club Captain's Cup Kowloon Golf Club Championship (first round).

Bouth China Athletic Association, Athletic Sparts..

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