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Hongkong Daily Press.

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No. 22879. OBTAINA #*A**** HONG KONG, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1931. TAN

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

TIME TABLE.

On and after MAY 2ND, 1031, antil Further Notice (all previous Time Tables onncelled).

No. No. No. STATIONS 2 010

Kowloon

UP TRAINS

@ A.M.

No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.

12. +14. 1622 18 2012038 4.M. NOON] r.AL P.M. PM, FM, F.Mİ PUM

* E

1

....4.49 5.43 7.48 ...6.09 6.45.8.00 ...4.186.683.18

Dep.) 6.40 8.05 8,28 0.18 10.18 12.00 1.15 2.80) 4,02 4,115.85 7.40 Taumad Dep. 0.49)

0.34 10.24 12.09 1.20... Shatin... Dep. 7.00

0.37 10.30 19.20) 1.86) ........ Talpa si Dap.; 7.13j

0.62 10.00 13.03 1.81)... Tapa Market......Dop: 7.10.

0.57.10:51 13.37; 1.6M .Dep. 7,80 ... 10.00):41:04 12.47; 2.08) mar ...Dop. 1.85)... 0.08 10.14 11.09 12.52) 2.10 3,14|| ... | 6.348.275,38 ...AFF | 7,41| 8.44|| 9,11 | 10.20| 11.16, 12.58 216 3.20 4.40 1.40 6.88,9,39

Fanling

Shengshui

Shupiokun

Canton ..........

11.82

H

6.40

DOWN TRAINS

7.50

*CH

7.29

5.1 P.18 8.17 6.296.32 BRY

STATIONS

No. No. No. No. No. No.

1.3

14 17 ||A, MI AMI AIM. JAM, - AMU PAL!

No.

No. No. No. 10 31 18 28 PP. 40, 2525.

Dep

Dop. 7.24 8,10 30.08)

Dop. 7.20 8.154|| 10.08)|

Dop.) 7.40) 8.25 30.18)

Dop 7.488,80° 10.22)

Dep. 7.58 8.43 10.86

--

Dep. B:118.55 10.48)

Cantone Shumekus..... Shoung bui Fanilak

„Taipo-Market....

Taipo Skatin Tuamati.

.Dep. 7.17 8.03 0.5, 10.84 11.39 256

13

Kowloose............Am. 8.17 0.01 10,54) 11:32

✪ Sundays and Publis Holidays only.

416 1.23 0.107,017.11 11,45 2,42

104,17... 7.18 $11,50|240) 4:35 |6.22

12.01) 2.88) 440.3... 12.068.02 4:49 10:20)... 12,208.15 6.02 | 6,40|| ...

Registered, se, a Newspéper, as the General.

Post Office in the United Kingdom.

日叁廿月查拾年登卅佰玖仟登英

DIARY OF LOCAL THE DOLE THAT

EVENTS.

TO-DAY.

(November 23.),

Reel Club Practice Dance, Helens May Institute; 5.15 p.m.

Flockey Club H.K.S.R.A..

#

MAC » Borderers.

Hong Kong Fencing Club Meet. 3.15 p.n.

Meeting of Hong Kong Jockey Club Mesting, 5.15 p.m.

P.W.D. Sale of Crown Land, Queen's" Thentro: ** Hold · Every- thing

World Theatre: "Blood and Tenrs (Chinese picture),

Star Theatre: "Children of Pleasure."

Kings Theater: A Warm Comer,"

Central Theatre: "Crock Street." Majestic Theatre: Ramance of the Opera" (Chinese film).

Ten Dance at Hong Kong Hote Dioner, Danoes at Hong Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel.

KILLED AN

EMPIRE

A LESSON FROM THE

DOWNFALL OF ROME

Tadustry with fanguish, "anaand later of fres, corn. through ildenese flourish, where men lackState aid in Roman times. the stimulus, either of fear or ut By the early part of the Fifth hope to spur their efforts, and Century B.C. pauperism had be everyone relies for his support on come sufficiently widespread to

Dance at Y.M.C.A. Cheero, adoles, useless to himself and a bur. alarm the ruling classes. As 1

9.43 p.m.

Peninsula Hotel Rose Room, Leš || den tu ta Dejchans et William Rimele.

Europeto Mail:-Outward: 12.8 8.27 6.14.7.02....... 12:48) 8.89 5,20 17,0717.90| 7.51| Europe Pik Siberia (Gertrudo

Maersk) 12.30 p.m.

Tides: High at 8.25: Low at 2.30 and 2.30.

* For First Class Passengers only. Will stop at any station on request

“Sundays and Public Holidaya excepted."

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

By Ordon,

4

་་་

GEO."A, WALKER, Manager,

BRITISH SECTION, KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY

HONG KONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMERS.

JOINT BRETION OF THE HONG KONG, CAXION AND MACAO STRANDOÁT Co., LTD., AND CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

HONG KONG-CANTON LINE." SAILINGS From HONG KONG -Dally š± 3 am, and. 10 p.m. (Sundays. 10 p.m, only),

SADINGS From UANTON -Dally at 8 am and 4:30 p.m. (Sundays 4.30 p.m. ‘only).

HONG KONG MACAO LINE.

SPECIAL SERVICE,

SAILINGS From HONG KONG-Daily at 8 a. mad: 5.30 p.m. -

SAILINGS From MACAO.

(Sundays: 9 s.m, only); -Daily at 3 am) and 1.00 p.m.

(Sundays 4 p.m. only)

EXCURSION TO MACAO:-

Ox SUNDAY, 29TH NOVEMBER, 193).

8.8. "SUIAN”....

will depart from the Company Wing Lol Street Wharf at 9 ani

and from Macao at 4 p SPECIAL SALOON FARES.

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

SUNDAYS and EXCURSIÓNS.—Single: $450; Return : $4.00; Note All Etsambost Campany's Stinmare are fitted with Wireless,

IT'S STRENGTH THAT MATTERS

When you are told to use Calvert's Medical Soap make sure that the box you buy bears Calvert's name and trade mark the guarantee of strength and quality.

Your doctor, your friends, probably you yourself know from experience. how well it can be relied upon when such a strong Carbolic Soap is needed. You not want it often, but-when you do-buy Calvert's and be safe.

CALVERTS

may

DICAL MEDICAL SOAP

TUESDAY, (November 24.) Rotary Club Tifin, Lane, Craw ford's Restaurant, 1 p.m.

Practice Dance for St. Andrew's Ball,

St. Andrewa.

Queen's Theatro: "Just A Gigolo,"

palliative, the Roman Government [Tacitus, Annała, II., 38.]

Began the practice of buying up The 'dole, so prominently before

large stocks of corn. from abroad, Sicily, Lucanib, and afterwards us to-day, is no original or evan modern political expediens, writes

Egypt, and distributing grain fras, Stanford Smith in the London, more often, sulfing it to Wie poorest of its citizens at a prict Morning Post. It was instituted some twentythree centuries ago by.

considerably below the marked the Roman Republic, remained in

rate.. vigour until the fall of the Empire, Happed the rafthood of the Roman

at

THE ANNONA. This charitable, corn distribution Hockey: Radio Sports Club people by depriving the most lab-was known as the annons. It was orinus of its population of all in at first an emergency measure and cutive for oiling and brought an act of grace and compassion on World Theatre; "Blood and about the decay of Italian agricnk the part of the Government, Bat Tears" (Chinese picture):

Star Theatre Not So Dumb.ture, a serious contributory cause from the tims of Caius Gracchus, King's Theatre: A Warm of the colloped of the Roman State. every needy Roman citizen had

Corner:

Central Theatre: "Greek Street." Majestic Theatre: Romance of the Opera "(Chinese film).

Present-day conditions are by no right to 8 bushels of earn per month: means parallel with those in anci- at half the normal price, and afteri ent Rome, but the thoughtful read-58 B.C."this grant was made gratis By this means, the turbulent Ro

Tea Tance. at Hong Kong Hotel; Dinner Darees at Hong Kong Hoteles will find analogies, where they and Repulse Bay Hotel,

European Mail-Outward Europe ein Marseilles (Patroclus) 2.30 p.m.; Europe ria Siberia

Pres. Lincoln) 9 p.m.

TisHigh at 9.15 and 81

Low nt 2.48 and 1.56.

ค

exist. Moreover, insurance benefit man mob was kept in a state of should not be confounded with the quiescence and the ruling aristoers? Dele proper or improper synong ay found guarantee against mous terms, it is true, but ones possible sedition and thereby as which can be employed usefully to quired complete freedom of politie. draw a distinction between two dif.nl action, for the masses vradually ferent classes of people.

abdicated their rights, giving their The workman who throughout suffrages to any political chief who Hockey Clubs Jats (Marina years of honest toil has paid regular-assured them the continuance of the damona, They surrenderul grand) - p.nu.

their birthright for a measure of

WEDNESDAY,

(November 23.)

ly into the State insurance fund not Queen's Theatre: Just A

only his own quota but that" of cae Gigolo.

World Theatre: "Blood, and or two of his less fortunato or less Tears" (Chinese picture).

virile brethren, is like a man who!

Star Thestru: Not So Dumb."

;

corn.

One of the greatest responsibin-

the maintenance of regular

Central Theatre: "Greek Strent" has prudently taken out a lifeties of the Roman Government was Majestic Theatre Romance of pality in a pational insurance com- the Opera" (Chinese film),

King's Theatre:An Amexiona pany. On the other hand, the plies of grain for the consumption Tragedy,"

positich of the habitual shirker or Tea Dancea at King's Restaurant work-ahy youngster who regards the and Hong Kong Hotel. Dinner insurance benefit, "in his cane aptly Dances at Peninsula Hotel and termed the Dole, as a private in- Repulse Bay Hotel.

European Mail:-Outward: come and who intends to live on Lizope zin Siberia (Genl. Matzin-State bounty with a minimum of ger). 2.20 p.m.

Tides:High at 10.0 and 9.05; effort, has something in compon with that of the recipient of choad, Low at 328 and 2.23.

LANE,

King's Restaurant To-day's Tiffin

81.50

Scotch Broth

Fisk un Gratin

Broiled Lamp Chop and Chips

Or Tongue Cutlet

Boast Lag of Voal and Dressing

Kai Con Fra

Roast Potatoes.

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of the expital, for it knew that if these failed the existing order was

an uprising of the famished people, in danger of being swept away by

A department of the State was. organised for this purpose. and- placed under' the control of officers

called the ardites cereales.

(Continued on page 13.)

CRAWFORD, LTD.

RESTAURANTS.

Boiled Potatoes

Trench Beans..

Steamed Apple Pudding, Custard Banos

Fruit

Tea or Coffee

Grill Room King's Restaurant

Tea Dances

every

Saturday

4.30 6.30 also every

Wednesday,

Friday

and

Sunday from 5 p.m. till 7 pm.

Exchange Restaurant To-day's Tiffin

$1.50

Tomato Cream Soup

Boiled Garoupa, Parsley Egg Sauce.

Yuk Sze Ye Min

Bubble and Squask

Boast Chicken and Tongue Cold Bologan Bausage

Potato Salad

Roast Potatoes. Boiled Potatoes

French, Beans

Buot Pudding and Syrup

Fruit

Tea or Coffee

Managing Diremar

NOTICE

We have removed to GLOUCESTER. BUILDING (South Arcade)

N, LAZARUS

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