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UP TRAINS

STATIONS

No. No. No. No.

2 6. 10 (AM) ALM.] AM. ↑ ATE

No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. AM. NOON PFLANZENE Kow;

9:15 10.16 12.00| 1.18 2.85) 4,03 441,655 | 7,40) 1.24 10.34 12.08-1.250 .....

་་་

*

9.87 10,38) 12.20 1.8.

***

+

Kowloon

Dep. 6.40 8,05 | 8.28 Yaumati....... Dep. 8.49 Shatin

Dep. 7.00 "Talpo. Daj 7.14 Tapo Market Dep. 7.10 Fraling. Dep.: 7:30 Abaungahni Dap. 7.85 Shamsinn

........Act. 741 944

Canton

Canton

4

11.5

|

31,52) 10.50) 12.83 1.51...

9.57 10.5 12,37 1:55:

...10.09 11.04 13.47 2.05

J

0.05 | 18,16) 11,00:12.68|| 2,10|8;14) ...

4,49 0,43 7:48 5.035.65.8.00 5.15 3.08 8.13 3.19 8.12 8,17 6.29 4.32 8.27

| 5,3406,27) 8.3E-

9:11|10.20 11,15) 12.58 2,18| 8.20 4,40) 5.40 6.88| 8,28

.5.40 i

DOWN TRAINS

STATIONS

No. No. No. No. No. No. 37 B 16 17 FL.M. AM) A25,

À,M, AMP

Shumohan...

Sheangahul

Fanling

Taipo Market.

Taipa......

Yaumati

Kowloon.

Depf

wak

7.500

7.281

No. No. No. No. 10 2113 23 P. x, F.X. F.M.

... 416... Dupi..7,37; 8,03|| 9,55) 1034| 1139 2.85 4.23 0.10 7,01 7.11 Dep, 7.24 8.10 10.00

11.455.44.806.17

+14

Dep. 7.28.14 10.08 |-11.80) 2,46 4.30

Dep.) 7.40) 8,28 10.18

‚ Dep.) 7.45) BROJ 10.22)....

· Dup. 7.68] 8,49) 10.8/7|| ...

12.01 2:38 3.458.32)

12.08 8.09 4.491.0.38

1,20 3:16) 5.02 (8,49|

7.18

.Dep(8.11) 9:56) 10,49) ...12,323.47) 5.14 17.01 ...

A.9.179.01) 10.511.12 1998 9.33 6.207,077,387,54

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TO.DAY.

(June 8:)

Dragon Boat Festival (7''ien- chung-chies), :

Bank and Customs Holiday. Annual Meeting of Shareholders, Lane, Crawford. Ltd.. 12 noon.

Opening of the Kam in Hos pital, New Territories by the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, 15 p.m.

Hong Kong Football Association, Council Meeting, 5.30 p.m.

Whist Deives at Seamen's In- stitute and Kowloon Dock, p.m.

Lawn Bowls-Open Champion" pionship: Dr. R. A. Basto z. E. W. Simmonds: J. J. Basto J. C. Lyal: W. Ward . G. N. Mitcheli (on Kowloon Bowling Green Club's green), 5.30 p.m.

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日推月陸年弍卅佰玖仟意英 Price.

THE BANDITS OF KURDISTAN

WHERE WISS MEN SAVE THE LAST BULLET FOR THEMSELVES.

BORN FIGHTERS WHO WILL NEVER

BE SUBDUED.

Negotiations are being opened with a Kurdish Sheik for the return of two members of the Royal Air Force who were taken prisoners when their airplane made a forced descent in Northern Kurdistan last month. Here is the story of the hostile tribesmen who are holding these. Englishmen captive, told by William J. Makin, the well-known traveller.

悲

A group of young flying offcers out of the northern desrts of sat at a table. A map of Mesopo Irak, have been at war ever since tamin' was before them. Addressing history beguay. They have fought the group was a sunburnt man, all the Empires that have ever been speaking in staccato sentences. A founded - Macedonian, Roman, Arst glance he would be taken for Parthian, Byzantine, Tartar, Par for a cavalry offer.

sian, Ottoman, and now British.

To fight is to live," said "a swaggering Kurd bandit to me when I agreed to share a bid that was offered me in his house. We have

Lawn Tennis.-Mixed Doubles: Gentlemen, here is my final Ladies R.C. U.SRC. India advice," he said. "If one of you R.C. 2.

Kowloon C.C.: "Chinese PR.C, A Club de Recreio.

arnahes with your airplane among Division: Hong Kong C.C.. South the Arabs draw "your revolver and China, Indian R.C., Army T.C.ahoot as many as you can. Save saying that grass grows quickly Craigengower v. Kowloon Indian; Club de Recreio . Filipino Club;

one cartridge to use on yourself over blood. shed in fair fight." Chinese RC. Radio Sports: Kow You need expoot no mercy, But if I thought it polite to agrée. 4. loon C.C.». University, Graduates'

you should crash among the Kurds, wanted to visit Kurdistan, and this Association . Y.M.C.A.

Central Theatre: Humanity'

then forget your prayers and try particular bandit could make it (Chinese Alm).

to remember some good stories. For possible. I had called on him at Queen's Theatre: The Flying the Kurd, is a gentleman fighter his town house in Tabriz, Persia." Fool"

He'll respect a fallen foe, But he It was a three-storeyed house, and King's Theatre ;

expects his prisoners to be amusing. we had chosen the top room. With- Caballero."

The man who gave that advice in the next hour fifteen relatives during the Great War was himself had invaded that bedroom. They stabbed by Arabs. He was Lieut. were all determined to sleep there. The atmosphere soon became over whelming.

"The

Gay

Star Theatre: "Thunder." World Theatre: Humanity" (Chinese Alm).

Ten Dances at King's Restauraus Colonel C, E. Leachman, a great and Hong Kong Hotel: Dinner name among the Arabs of the Irak Dances at Hong Kong Hotel, Redesorts. But the advice, ie still palac Bay Hotel, Peninsula Hot! sound. and King's Restaurant.

Tides-High at 01.25 and 11.00

Low at 03.50 and 19.04.

European Mail: Outward : Europe wie Sues (Hector) 2.30 p.m. Europe via Siberia (Andre Lebon) 1.30 p.m.

THURSDAY."

(June 8.)

Weekly Meeting of the Hong Kong Theosophical Society, e p.m.

Whist Drive at Police Recreation Club Happy Valley, 8.30 p.m. King's Theatre: "The Caballero."

Queen's Theatre "The Flying. Fool."

Centrul Theatre: "Humanity" (Chinese Alm).

Star Theatre:** Thunder." World Theatre: "Eamanity" (Chinese 6lm).

MEN WITHOUT MERCY,"

iL

THE BOASTING BANDIT.

Unable to sleep. I talked, The

Kurd bandit began to boast of his mountain victories.

"

The bandits of Kurdistan are the bagys of all in Irak to-day.

"The great Mustafa Kemal tried They are believed to be cruel and to drive us from our homes," ho treacherous men of the mountains,

said. He BC11E

thousands

of

descending the passes and slaugh- troops, he said. He sent thou tering without meray. And the dossanda of troops, big guns, and even cription is fairly true.

poison gas with which' to exter. They are men who believe in massacre, for

minate aus.

But our mon come they have themselves. been mussion clambering down from the moun. ed in thousands. They have held tain passes like an army of goats Gay out desperately among their snows in their skin coats, and soon the and deep paims, shooting on sight. Truks were fleeing for their lives. They are a nation that do not We drove them beyond Lake Van.. exist on the map, for their coun- | By Allah, it was a great battle. ** try is divided between Turkey, Per- This war was three years ago. sia and Irak. Now the Kurdish The handsome ruffian squatting on rebel chief; the Sheik of Barzan, his verminous bed told me" many. has descended from his mountain stories of the campaign. More stronghold and laid waste many villages in Irak. The R.A.F. has reportedly bombed his stronghold.

But these sons of Noah, living on the slopes of Mount Ararat and other snowcapped mountains rising

Ten Dances as King's Restaurant and Hong Kong Hotel: Dinner Daners at Hong Kong Hotel, Een insula. Hotel and King's Restaur

Ant.

Tides: High at 2.13 and 11.46; Low at 4.24 and 19.51.

than a hundred Turks were deli- berately marched into Lake Van, the men of the mountains laughing! as they saw the miserable cavalcade going deeper and deeper into the (Continued on Page 9.)

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