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Hongkong Daily Press

ESTABLISHED 1857.

·號拾肆仟萬式第 日向拾式月年申壬 HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1932. 鄭拜禮

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BAILINGS From MAOAO

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SPECIAL MACAO EXCURSIONS

ON SUNDAY, 5TH JUNE, 1932

3.8. "SUI TAI”

will leave Hong Kong at 9 a.m. and Macao at 4.p.m. 38. "SÜI AN”

will leave Macao at 5 am, and Hong Kong at 3 p.m.

SPECIAL SALOON FARES.

WEEK DAYS. -Single: 83,00;. Return: $5.00. EXCURSIONS.—Bingle: $2.50; Hoturn : $4.00.

Not-All Steamboat.Company's Steamers are åtted with Wiralana,

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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS.

TO-DAY.

(June 2.)

Annual Meeting of Alice Momorial And Aliated Hospitals, 12 noon. Board Boom of the Chamber of Commerce.

Theosophical Society Meeting, 6

17, II.

Lammert's Auction Sale of House- hold Furniture, Sales Rooms, 2.30 p.m.

Whist Drive at Police Recreatipa Club, Happy Valley, 8.30 p.m.

Entries Close for Eighth Extra Race Meeting, noon.

Central Theatre: "Happy Stara" (Chinese Alm).

Registered as a Nowspaper at the 'Gederal

Post. Offico in the United Kingdom.

NOTICE.

We have removed to GLOUCESTER BUILDING

(South Arcade) N. LAZARUS Ophikalinio Opticians.

a¤ÉÉö¤3⁄4ĦO Price Single Copy, 10 cts.

AN AUSTRALIAN LOOKS AT LONDON.

"YOUR SUNDAY'S WOULD HORRIFFY ESTIMABLE, UPRIGHT MELBOURNE."

THE CITY THAT IS THE MECCA OF

ALL AUSTRALIAN GIRLS.

BY AN AUSTRALIAN GIRL.

For years I have, "worshipped? Invariably she gives herself up, to London.

moditation on the Sabbath. Thero are no trams, no buses; just a church train during the morning. Therefore the energetio don sturdy shoes had walk, while the rest of the city auna itself or sleeps,

A child without playmates in the Queen's Theatre: "Private Lives" heat of a parched Northern Austra. King's Theatre: Secrets of Alia was forever sailing ships on that Secretary,"

Thrill (Chinese film).

Star Theatre: A Man's Man,"cool calm, distant Serpentine. World Theatre: Midnight

A Melbourne schoolgirl drew Lomelino da Silva, Peninsula laborious plans of a city emplate) Hotel, A.15 p.m.

with its squares, its churches and its. Thames.

Tua Dancer at King's Restaurant and Hong Kong Hotel; Dinner Dances at Hong Kong Hotel, Pen- insula Hotel "and King's Res- Cairant.

Tides: High at 8,03 and 21.99;

Low at 1.05 and 14.40.

European Mail.-Inward: Europe e Siberia (Olenbeg),

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FRIDAY.

(June 3.)

Anniversary of the Birthday of His Majesty King George V. (Barn 1905).

Bank and Public Holiday. King's Birthday Parade. Reception at Government House. Chess-Open Championship: G. W. Greene . A. C. Ridlington, H. W. Bandall, D. E. Carvalho, B. W. Paul. S. L. Husain, C. M. Sequeira . I. A. Boulanin.

King's Theatre : Secrets of A Secretary" -Chantre: “Happy Stars" (Chinese film).

Then merely a stenographer, I was eternally evolving schemes for overcoming the thousands of miles of ocean that roll between England and Australia.

Always that thought of London, as inaccessible as the Southern Cross, yet beckoning alluring, pal

lng.

HOMEWARD BOUND:

Now, but a year later, I am homie. ward bound once more, having fed your pigeons at Nelson's feet, knalt

During the afternoon, perhaps a sober motor run to the hills, or a quiet walk, with the dog by the' river.

In the evening once more an im- mense peace prevails. For, the doors of every eizema and most cafes Bre "shuv. Editors most thoughtfully provide a supplement to their Saturday newspapers, which is put carefully to one side for Sunday digestion.

What a contrast to the London Sabbath, with ita rush and bustle, concerts and cinomas, and news. papers!

Our literary, and film enniors are rigorous in their efforts to keep the

in your: Abboy, and rushed hither mind unsullied. Numerous books and thither, with the inevitable and plays permitted to and enjoy- swarm of sightseers..

ed by a Loudonèr are excluded from London has surpassed expecta Victoria. Occasionally the ban is tions.

lifted after much discussion' and OLY publicity. But very seldom. censors are strong and upright men.

Queen's Theatre: Royal Bed." Yet several deep-seated Colonial Star Theatre: Dunger Lights" ideas have been smashed in these World Theatre: "Easiest Way" few months. Top-hats, for instance, Ten Dances at King's Restaurant and Hong Kong Hotel: Dianer I formerly regarded with the great Dances at Hong Kong Hotel, Peninest reverence and respect, associat sula Hotel and King's Restaurant.ing them exclusively with weddinga! Tiden High at 8.30 and 29.09; | and funerals. Here they are class Law at 1.25 and 15.91.

European Mai-Outward:ed with any other form of headgear Europe in Siberia (Emp. of Cana-One won ry £ dapper bowler, a mundane felt or a glistening top рег. It is all a matter of taste and calling, apparently.

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SATURDAY. (June)

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.Eight c'clock dinners came as Annual General Meeting of the another shock. For in Australia, Peak Tramways Co., Ltd., Hong Kong Hotel, 11.30 a.m

hotels are entirely deserted by this Opening of New Kowloon Golf late hour. As a great concession Club Pavilion by E.E. Major..

to an overseas visitor, perhaps, the General J. W. Sandilands, CB., C. M.G., D.S.O., nt. 3 p.m.

"maitre will dispense sandwiches Lawn Bowls:-First Division and coffee. Little more, for we Civil Service . Kowloon. Docks; Recreio r. Craigongower; Kowloon have our trade unions eternally C.C.. Police, Kowloon B.G.C. v. guarding the interests of chefs and Taikoo R.C. Second Division: | waiterä. Mere worldly possessions Craigengover. 12. Recreio: Hong!

are powerless in their face Civil Services: Kong Electric v

How your Sundays would horrify Yacht Club Kowloon C..: Tai- kou R.C. . Kowloon B.G.C. our estimable, upright Melbourne

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LURE OF LONDON. During these past few months i have experienced the pangs hunger and donelices. London takes its toll. Yet always came the thought that there are thousands of Australian girls, "young and attractive, who, gladly that minute," would change places with me. They would scorn hardships and dreary diggings for one sight of London.

For London will never realise how

cho la reverenced by the averago working girl in the Dominions.

Parliaments may or may not pas A Statute of Westminster. Labour Premier сал Burl

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epithet he wills. Tariffs may come and go.

changed. When an Australian girl, Yet this one point remains un-

be she typist or waitress, talks of Home "she means. England and London-her Macon

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