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MASON'S DELICIOUS

O.K.

SAUCE.

FATAL MOTOR SMA

Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1857

Legistered- na÷2- Newspaper ab the Generw

Post Office in the United Kingdom

No. 22873. MAARONIAA‡S *MA**** HONG KONG, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1931, *я EAЛON***A** Price

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

TIME TABLE.

On and after MAY Sæd, 1931, until Furbber Notios (all, previous : Time Tables cancelled).

STATIONS

Kowloon Taumati" Shatin Talpo

Talpo, Market

•Fanling......

Shaungakui Bkumchun

Chaton

UP TRAINS

No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. -19 441002 |-18| 96 | Ba{: 88. AM. AM, AM, NOOR FF.MT.M.<P/M{PM}P.X AMD A

Dep 8,408,05 9.28 0.15 10.18 19,00 1:18 2,35 402 4:41 6.88 7.40

Dep.17.00

Dep: 7.19:...

D'op 7:30...

„Dop. 7.30.18%

STATIONS

Canton Shabsbur Shengshui

Fanling

Taipo

·Talpe

Shatia

Taumati

Kowloon

7.43 8.44

11.8

-0.24 10.84 12.08).1.20)

*0.87 10.88) 12,20||1,38)

~0.62-10.50) 12;85).1,81;

· 2.57:10:04 12.87||165)

310

10027||10.08)| 11:04:12,4732.08). A 122

9:05 10.14 1.09) 12,68 2,10)314.

£49 5.48 7.48*|| *5,09 3,568,00 16.15:8,088.18. 6.10 6,198.17

122 627-8,37 6.346.27 8.$2

11 10,20 11.16 1258 216 2.20 4,40.5.40|| 8.38) 6.38

DOWN TRAINS

•Dop

No. No. No. No. No. No. Na, No. Naj No,

1

5 15: 1 19. 21.414: 28 A«M»||A«M« A.X¢ AM, AM, PINTOL KM 1,3. PM,

** «

10.34 11:58 235 428 6.10 7.01 7.11

· 11:45) 5542" 4,30

Dap. 7.17 8.08 9,66 Dep.1.7.24 8.10 10,08 Dap.7.29 8.14) 10,08) Dep 7.40 8.25) 1018) Dep. 7.48 8.80) 10:23/5-... Dap.17:58:8:48 3020)

........ Dep. 8.11) 8.55) 10:48 .....

11.50 304,85 5,27 12,01) 2,50) 445 6.89...

12.00 2,02) 4,49 | 6.30. 1230215) A02: 8.49. 13:33 8.37-8,147.01

7.18

...AT2.( 8:17 0,01) 10:54:11.13| 1998) 8.89) 5,20:||| 7.07 1,307.64

✪ Eundays and Public Holidays only.

For First Class Passengers only, Will stop at any station on request I Sundays and Public Holidays cäcepted.

Further information may be obtained at the Railway Offices, Kow loon or Canton, from Messes. Thos. Cook & Son Ltd, Hong Kong, The Amercian Express Co, Hong Kong, or The China Travel Servios, 6- Queen's Road, Hong Kong.

By Order,

GEO. A WALKER, Manager, JBRITEN SETTION, KOWLOON CANTON Bailway

HONG KONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMERS.

JOINT SERVIOR OF THE HỒNG KONG, CANTON AND” MACAO. STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND THE ÜHINA NAVIGATION CO.,LTD.

HONG KONG CANTON LINE. SAILINGS From HONG KONG-Daily at 8 am and 10 p.m. (Sunday's 10 pm, only). SAILINGS From CANTON-Daily at 8 am and 4.30 p..

(Sundays 4.30 p.m. only),...”

HONG KONG MACAO LINE.

SPECIAL SERVICE.

BAILINGS From HONG KONG-Dally at 8 am and 5.30 p.m.

(Sundays 9 am..only).

SAILINGS From M.A CÁ O →Daily at 3 am, and 9.00 pm.

(Sundays 4 p.m. only).

EXCURSION TO MACAO:-.-.-.-. Or BUNDAY, 29 NOVEMBER, 1931. MACAO RACE" MEETING

S.S. "TAISHAN"

will depart from the Company's, Wing. Lok Street Wharf at 9 a.m.

and from Macað at 6.15. p.m. SPECIAL SALOON FARES.

WEEK DAYS-Single: $3.00 Return: $5.00.

SUNDAYS and EXCURSIONS.---Single: $2.50; Return: $4.00, Nor-All Steamboat Company's Steamers are fitted with Wireless.

DISCIPLINE

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The Colombel Dispensary,

14, Queen's Bond Centres, Hang Long,

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24, Pottinger Strout, Hong Kong, kroz Bros & Oc; H. X. & H. T.,

246 Bonham Strand Wast, Hong Kongi

Annuru Perfcisory Co., Ltd..

Ansor Cream for grendy scalps.

Aurora Viols for dry scalps. Sold by Druggins, Hairdressers and Stores, or from our Agents.

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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS.

TO-DAY. (November 18.)

Interport Cricket, Hong Kong

Cricket Club ground

Hockey Radio Sporta Cluh

Olub Seconds. -

Bugger Club "A" (Small Ships XV.).

Navy

P.W.D. Sale of Orown Land, 3 p.m.

RAOF Club Extraordinary Meeting.

Hong Kong Fencing Club Meet, 16. p.m.

Queen's Theatre: Strangers May Kias,"

World Theatre Taming of the Shrew."

THE PRE-BACHELOR

GIRL.

A PIONEER BUSINESS WOMAN LOOKS

BACK 25 YEARS.

TRAILING SKIRTS, FLANNEL BLOUSES AND DARING CYCLISTS.

When I started in business 25 a bicycle, and join the cycling years ago the day of the bachelor crowds in Battersea Park. Those girl had not yet dawned, writes of us who could afford it bad cycles MS. Stallard. A few of the new and cycling costumes to match, the Stay Theatre: "One Mad Kiss" women," sa they were disparaging latter consisting of a long, volumin. 8.20 pm. Mantel Company

Central Theatre: So This Isly called, would enlarge with enous skirt, modestly held down by Paradise, Part II. (Chinese film).thusiasm on careers for girls,"eintic, to prevent any unseemly King's Theatro Girls Demand but it was still thought "not quite display of ankle, and a tis! Excitement."..

nice" for a girl to earn her own telted Norfolk, jacket. living

Ten Dance at Hong Kong Hotel; Dinner Lances at Hong Kong Hotel and Poninula Hotels

Dance at Cheero, T.M.C.A., City Hall, 8.30 pm.

Tides:--High at 12:32: Low at

2.36.

TUESDAY, (November 17.)

We discussed oar cycline débieve." meats incessantly, and boasted

The business girl Inboard under a grave stigma in the eyes of her proudly of our day's mileage, Eight wealthier sisters, who lived sedately miles an hour was the speed limit,

at home, and did nothing more seri- | und the number of people who were jous that dust the drawing-room and

practise their music

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In the Early Days of Typists. Teaching and nursing were vir Rotary Club Tiffin, Lane, Craw tually the only professions open to ford's Restaurant, 1 p.m.

Toania at U.S.R.C. Cricket Hong Kong, Shang- hai (Hong Kong CC ground) 10.30

M

Hockey Radio Sports Argyll 8.1. (Caroline Hill). Queen's Theatre:

"Strangers May Kiss."

guilty of Boorching filled the newspaper columna with angry tirades against the insane reckless, Dess of cyclists, and the dangerous state of the roads.

were supposed to lie in wait after darkness for every unprotected female We rend Stanley Weyman and Marie Corelli, and stitched at elaborate underclothes, and we played ping-pong, then the craze of the moment.

There were no cinemas or dinner women, though one or two of the dances in those days. We spent our big coffees were just beginning to evenings discreetly, indoors, secure employ girl typista, na innovation from all the dangers and tempta- that was regarded with angry distione of the Loudon streets, which approval by the top-hatted, frock coated, city clerk of those times

Salaries were absurdly small. Twenty, and twenty-ave shillings a woak Aras, quite a good average wage, while 30 shillings was considered wealth, are indeed it was, in those "good" old days of cheapnean. Star Theatre One Mad Kim."Women's fists and clubs were un Central Theatre: So This. Is known We either boarded with Paradise, Part II. (Chinese film) friends, or lived in lodgings, for King's Theatre: Girls Demand which we paid some 18 or 16 shill- Excitement

ings a week, and we managed our dress and personal expenses out of the remainder.

World Theatre, "Emperor Chin Lung travelling Kiang Nam, episode (Chinese film).

Ten Danes at Hong Kong Hotel; Dianer Dances at Hong Kong

Hotòl and Peninsula Hote

Tides:-High at 110; Low at

0.34

WEDNESDAY. (November 18.)

Trailing Skirts and Flannel Blouses

For office wear, I remember, we wore dark, trailing, serge skirts and homemade blouses, flannel or Hannelette in winter, with stiff col lars like a man's, and coloured ties and belta to match, and is summer voile or muslin, finished off with high, well-boned necks and are frille,

Cricket United Servicea. Shanghai (Hong Kong C.C.).

Football First Division: Navy Argylls (Bookaupoo), 4.15 p.m. Hockey H.K. Hockey Clubw.

Wo dressed our hair high over pads and frames, and perched our H.E.SRA. (U.S.R.O.), 3 p.

Rugby Club Av. Kowloon hoavily trimmed hats on top, secure Rugby Club (Happy Valley), p.m.ng them inadequately with hat

Tennis at L.S.B.C.. Criminal Sessions Open At Supreme Court.

Queen's Theatre: May Kiss."

“Strangers

pins and veils, so that the eternal feminine inquiry, "Is my hat on straight?" was a standing joke.

Life was not so rapid at that tima. Motors were still in their World Theatre: Emperor Chin infancy, and treated as rather n Lang travelling Kiang Nam, joke Horse omnibuses and musty opisode 9 (Chiness, film).

old growlers were our usual methods of locomotion, taxis had not appeared and for a gift to drive alone in a hansom cab was considered rather daring, while, of course, to drive with a man friend was simply shocking, and at once Jaholled a girl as fast, a terrible

Star Theatre: One Mad Kiss, | 6.90 p.m. Mantel Comp

King's Theatre: The Brat Central Theatre: So This Is Paradise."

Sometimes, greatly, doring, we would smoke a cigarette in the privacy of our bedrooms, and then we felt quite dashing, and well on our way to the dogs

day matinée, where for a shilling Our chief dissipation was a Satur

we could see Lewis Waller, or Forbes-Robertson, or George Alex. ander, from the pit of the theatre, and then we could go to a confec tioner's shop for tea and buns. The dainty little cafés of to-day were few and far between, and the nice, cheap, little rostaurants, ad beloved by our modern girls, did not exist, though even if they did, I doubt if we should have ventured: to enter one by ouraolves,

The Inevitable Male Escort..

A male escort was considered necessary in those days for all out- inge and places of amusements, and nothing has altered more during the last twenty years than our present custom of a party of girls going off quite happily together for a day or evening outing,

We missed an endless amount of fun and real enjoyment, owing to this old-fashioned prejudice against. hen parties," as they were rather scornfully termed,. Only the other day I came across a letter dated 1900 in which a friend asks me to go Hampton Court, and ako concludes. on a note ol apology," I'don't mind. going without a man if you don't."

Ten Dances at King's Restaurant Lane. Crawford's and Hong Kong Hotel Dinner Dances at Penin-accusation in these old days with her to see the gardens of sula Hotel and Repulse Bay Hotel

Cycling was the sport of the Tidor: High at 2.01 and 7.12hour, and every business girl saved. | Low, at 10.42 and 10.17.

and scraped until she could afford

TWO NEW

LINES

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Two Flavours Walnut and Cherry

$2.50 per

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A butter sponge with the layers of fresh cream, Strawberry jam and chocolate icing.

$1.00 each.

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AND

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THE HONG KONG SPORTING

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5-6, BEACONSFIELD ARCADE.

Sporting and Athlello Goods

Movin Cameras and Accessories

Harting, Wear

Shooting Equipement.

The Only Hotal in CANTON. Directly under European Management.

THE VICTORIA HOTEL

SHAMEEN

Gülden

and Tripa arranged for

and Special Care Len of TOURISTS. VICTORIA. “

OUR DRAUGHT ALE

(STEEL COULSONS)

STANDS UNCHALLENGED

NOW TEY

OUR DRAUGHT STOUT

FROM THE SAME REPUTABLE FIRM AND SOLD IN

THE ST. FRANCIS HOTEL

UNCHALLENGED FOR

INTEGRITY AND COMFORT.

WE HOLD EXOLUSIVE SALES BIGHTS FOR STEEL

COULSON'S IN HOTELS IN HONG KONG,

INSIST ON STEEL COULSONS