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Hongkong Daily Press.

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NOTICE

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KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

TIME TABLE.

On and after MAY 3D, 1931, until. Further Notice (all previous Time Tables oaničolled);

STATIONS

'UP TRAINS

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10 & །ཐ་ 141829-|--18:24 | 28 | 287

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Day, 6:40.8.08 9.23 9.1510.16) 12.00 1,18 2,86) 402) 4.411 5.35) 7.40 Dep. 6.48 ...

(0.24) 10.24)12.0911,20)

Tapo Market.. Dop 7.19

0.37) 10.30) 12.20; 1,00

Kowloon Tsumati

Shatin

Dep. 7.00

Taipo

Dop, 7.149

,9,82|10,30) 12.83) 1,51] ....

0.57 111,44 12.87) 1,55) ...

Fanling

Dep 7,80

10.09 11.04.12.17 2.08

Skoungshui ......Deg 7.85 .....

„AFT.| 7,41| 8.44

Arri

9.05

Shamohun

Cinton

4.49 5.43 7.48

5,095.55 8.00

5.156,08 8.18

0.10 812 8.17

6.29 8.39 5:27

10.14 11.08 12.61 210 214834 0.27 8.82 0.11 10.20 11,16 1258 3,16|8.20|1.40; 6,40, 6.383.39

11.321 1.5.401

7.28 ...

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K.M. ['am, Irak, tapak

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Talpe Market,

Taino...... Shatin Yanmali.

Kowloon,

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Dop.... Dup.7.17 8.08 9.55; Dop 7.24 5.20) 10,08

Sep. 7,20] 8.14) 10OR; Dep.) 7.40 8.85 10:181

10p. 7,45)-8,80*10.221

.Dop 7.68 8.43 30.30)

Dep. 8.11'855°20:48).

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BRITISH SECTION,

· KOWLOON-CUNTON RAILWAY

HONG KONG CANTON AND MACAO STEAMERS.

JOINT SHEYLUR OF THE HONG KONG, Canton AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LED, AND ÜHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

HONG KONG-CANTON LINE. SAILINGS From HONG KONG-Dàily at 8 am, and 10 pan.)

(Bundaya 10 p.m."ouly),

SAILINGS From CANTON-Dally at a .m. and 4.30 p.m.

(Sundays 4.30 pm, only)..

HONG KONG-MACAO LINE.

SPECIAL SERVICE."

BAILINGS From HONG KONG-Dolly at 8 a.m. and 5.30 p.m.

(Sundays 9 a.m. only).. SAILINGS From MACAO' -Daily at 3 am and 2.00 p.m.

(Sundays + pm, only)

EXCURSION TO MACAO:-

ON SUNDAY, 81 DECEMBER, 1931...

8.9. **SUI AN”

will depart from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf at 9 a.. and B.S. TAI HING"

from MACAO at p.m. SPECIAL SALOON FARES.

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

SUNDAYS and EXCURSIONS.-Single: $2.50; Return: $1,00, Norz-All Stonpalos: Company's Steamers are fitted with Wireless.

DIARY OF LOCAL

Mr.

EVENTS.

TO DAY.

(December 4.)

Koduka's. Exhibition Pearls at Rómor's.

"TAKING A CHANCE"

IN SPORT.

of WHAT IS THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME?

Folier Reserve Sharpshooters Company Dinner, Lane, Crawford's

Restaurant, do pha ch The factor of risk and danger is, Notts were playing Lancashire and

Boxing Royal Naval and Royal an integral part of aport, and it is Marine Team Championship, Thon-well that it should be so, writes tra Royal, p.m. d)

Hockey Hong Kong Hockey Frank Paxon in the Newa Chro- Chui.“A” » H.M.S, Tamar, King's | ntele. For as Adam Lindsay Park, 3 p.m. '

Gordon, the Australian poet, wrote:

Queen's Theatre: "The Bat Whispers.

World Theatre Fox Follies of 1930.*

Star Theatrey The Unholy Three."

King's Theatre "A Warm Cornet"

Central Theatre: "The Right to

Love."

Heifetz. no King's Theatre, 8:30 p.m.

Ton Dances at King's Restaurant and Hong Kong Hotel Dinner Dances at Hong Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotal.

Hall.

H.MS Medway Dance Carrison Lupture Mail-Outward Europe me Siberia (Rawalpindi) 10.30 .m.; Europe Siberia

Empress of Canada) 8:30 alm.

SATURDAY.

(December 8.) Thirteenth Extra Race Meeting, Happy Valley

No game was over yet worth a rap For a rational man to play, Into which no accident, no mishap

Could possibly find its way. "What then are the comparative degrees of risk in the various phases of aport 1

On the face of it there would seem to be more risk of injury in Rugby than in Soccer, but I am not sure that there is a great deal in it either way. It is generally the clumsy, inexpert player who gets in the wars In Soccer such great players ar Stephen Bloomer, Wm. Meredith and Charles Buchan

weldom got hurt; they used their brains as well as their fent

There is a general opinion that

Lawn Bowls: Kowloon Dock Riding in steeplechases is a very creation Club Closing day. A

Hockey Caer Clark Cup Hong Kong . St. Andrew's

M.C.L. Ball at Hong Kong Hotel Rationalisz Press Association An nual Dinner.

Second Division

Police

Vi

dangorous business, but if the re- cords of the past 25 years were ex- amined, I imagine that it would be found that there have been more serious accidents in hurdle races

[

Arthur Jonos, that great gentleman and prince of captains, was felding very close in "the gully" to, J. T. Tyldesley.

Tom Wass sent down a fast- rising ball, just made to cut-and who could cut better than Johnny Tyldesley The ball flew off the bat like a shot from a gun, straight for "Jonah's face. Then came that gasp--and half a second later Arthur Jones called out: Catch it, George," and tossed the ball to George Gunn at third slip-and Tyldesley was walking back to the pavilion.

That happened quite a few years1 age; but those memories stick.

It was not far from Nottingham- that I once saw

an inter-village match in which a very fast bowler [was operating on a wicket abou

electric drill gentlemen are really as smooth as Piccadilly when the

trying. The incoming batsman re- ceived the first ball on the knee.

the second on the solar plexus and the third on an even more tender rart of the anatomy..

The fourth ball struck his leg and there was a loud appeal for

but the bataman started to walk away. I said Not cut, Jack," shouted the umpire, “And I say: you're a liar, Sam," came the reply. Jack had had enough!

Cricket-First Division: Navy

Hong Kong C.C. (L); Civil than over fence; probably the rea- Servies. Boyal Artillery (L) son is that hurdles are treated with Kowloon C.C.. Indian RC. (F.) Les respect than fences by both 16. The unpire shook his head. į B.A.S.C. (L); S.W. Borderers hores and rider, there is a tendency Craixengder (L.) Indian R.C. velta fy the minor obstacles, often Kowloon CC (

Football First Division: Police with disastrous results. Whereas S. W. Borderers, Recreio & Navy, when a rider is approaching, say Kowloon Argyll and S.H., Club Beeber' Brook, he does not let his

St. Joseph's; Second Division: University Twelfth Battery, Kow. attention exactly wander ! Jenn r. Navy. Argyll Club, S.IV. Borderers 14. R.A.O:C. Third Division: R.A.F.. Royal Engingers, Radio «. St. Joseph's.

Golf Royal Hong Kong Golf Club Captain's Cup. Queen's Theatre: Whispers"

14

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The Bat

THE RISKY GAME OF

BOWLS.

21

Per Month $3.

DAYS TO

CHRISTMAS

DON'T DELAY

DO

YOUR

CHRISTMAS

SHOPPING

EARLY

OUR DRAUGHT ALE

(STEEL COULSONS)

STANDS UNCHALLENGED

NOW TRY

The element of risk liardly exists OUR DRAUGHT STOUT

Incidentally, riders under National Hunt rules are just about the ** hardest "

men in sport; they seem to be made of teak and in- in lawn tennis except for the chance diarubber.

of a sprain when turning quickly, but risk certainly does exist in goli, expécially on courses which have parallel fairways.

FROM THE SAME REPUTABLE FIRM AND SOLD IN

ball seldom getting up stump Righ. A slice or a pull from one fairway THE ST. FRANCIS HOTEL

Men have been killed on the World Theatre: "Fox Follies of cricket field, but in these days of 1030,"

Star Theatre:

The Unholy highly prepared wickets, with the Three,"

Central Theatre: The Right to coupled with the real dearth of fast to another may and often does, Love."

Theatre. King's

bowlers of the C. J. Kortright and lead to "casualties and a goil Waru Corner."

Tom Richardson standard, there is ball hurts! It is rather hard. Ten Dances at King's Restaurant not much danger in batting; there And Hong Kong Hotel. Dinner Dances at Peninsula Hotel and is probably more risk of injury in Hong Kong Hotel.

felding. It wants pluck and a quick eye to stand Mose in at short leg. silly point when a hitter is at the wicket.

European Mail:-Outward: Europe via Suez Rajputana) 10.30 a.m. Europe via Siberia (Khyber)

p.n.

SUNDAY.

(December 6.)

Second Sunday in Advent St. Vincent de Paul Bazs#7. Queen's Theatre: Hottentot."

-or

H

A GREAT CRICKET STORY,

I remember ones bearing a gasp of alarm go up from 20,000 people Tront Bridge Nottingham.

nt

I suppose most people would say that the gentle and charming game of bowls is the least risky of all, And yet I know a retired bank manager who, never having played any game in his life before, took up ¦ bowls as a hobby.

He has given it up.

His wife said it was too dan- gerous i

UNCHALLENGED FOR

INTEGRITY AND COMFORT.

WE HOLD EXCLUSIVE SALES RIGHTS FOR STEEL COULSON'S IN HOTELS IN HONG KONG.

INSIST ON STEEL COULSONS.

CHRISTMAS COMPETITION

ENTRY FORM

$50.00 Competition

To the advertising manager

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

11, ICE HOUSE STREET, HONG KONG

In my opinion the attached is the best advertise- ment which has appeared in the Hong Kong Daily Fress, between the dates of November 28 and December 25. I enclose a letter giving reasons for my choice. J'have read the conditions of this competition and agree to abide by them.

MR. Signed Mas. Miss

Address

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King's Restaurant To-day's Tiffin

$1,50

Puree Jackson Cream Soup Fried Shrimp and Ham or Toast

J

Tuk Sze Te Min

Fillet of Steak and Tomato

Roast Chicken and Stuffing

Lamb Curry and Rice

Roast Potatoes.

--Boiled Potatoes

Cabbage

Steamed Apple Pudding,

Frint

Custard Sauco

%

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Tea Dances

every.

Saturday

4.30 till 6.30 also every

Friday

and

Sunday

from 5 p.m. till 7 p.m.

Dancing every evening during and after Dinner.

Exchange Restaurant To-day's Tiffin

$1.50

Cream of Corn

Fried Fillet of Sole, Shredded Potato

Macaroni au Gratin

Fricassed Chicken and Cauliflower

Roast Leg of Veal and Stuffing

Curried Meat Ball

Brown Potatoes. Boiled Potatoes

French Beans

Buet Pudding and Syrup

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