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Hongkong Daily Press.

No. 23059. ̇號玖拾伍仟卷弍馆 日兗拾式月伍年申壬

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

TIME TABLE.

On and after MAY 480, 1031, unt) Further Notios (all previous.

Time Tables cancollud).

UP TRAINS

STATIONS

No No. No.

10

No. No. No. No. No. Na | No. No. 8 12 14

28

Kowloon ........... Dop. 6.40 8.05 8:28

- Yammat —— Dep. 6:45.

Eartip

Tadpo

Farling

Dop 7.00.

Dop.7.14

Dop. 7,30

Taupo Markos..... Dop.7.18

Sbourg hai. Dap. 7.80

215.10.18125.00) 1.182.354.0% 124 124 12.08|| 1.96|

4,41† 235 7.40

***

$49) 5:49 7.48

6.87 10.36 12.20) 1,38|| ...

8,02 3.65 8,00

***

8.50 10.50) 13.98) 1,61) ...

5.388.08 8.18

5,67 10.54 12.87 1.55 ... 1000) 11.00 13,472,05)

5.39 6.12.8.17 6,296,328.37

9.05

10.14 11.09 13.42 2.10 0.14.5.34 0.27 8.32 Shunchan..............AT. 7-41 6.44 9.11 1030 11,1512.58) 2.16) 3.204.40 3,40||9,23] 8.33

Canten

ATT.

STATIONS

Canton......N Shumchun... Sheungahui...

Fanling

Taipo Markst

Taipe

Shatin.... Yaumati..

Kowloon..

11.32

* DOWN TRAINS

7.281

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HONG KONG. FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1932. 伍拜禮: 日肆拾式月陸年式卅佰玖杆售英 Price:

'DIARY OF LOCAL

EVENTS.

TO-DAY.

(June 34.) Nativity of St. John Baptist Midsummer Day....

Lammert's Bala of Household Furniture. Sales Room, 2.30 p.m... Whist Drive on board H.M.S. Tumar, 3.43 p.m.

Quren's Theatre: The Perfect Alibi."

5.40 1

King's Theatre: 24 Hours.** Central Theatre: Humanity."

Theatre: Gentleman's Star Fate."

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i

AIM, AM, AM,

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No, No. No. No. No. No.

15 17

A, M.

10. 31 38 28

P.M. P.M. F.M.

Dope

227

4.15

7.50... 10.34) 11:38) 2.36) 0.283.10 7,017:11

| 11,48] 2.412) 430 6.17

... 11.00 2:46): 3,38 8.22

Dup. 7.17 8.03) 7;35: Dop. 7.24 6.10, 10.03: Dop. 7.23 8.14 1:1,09 Dap.7.40 8,25 10.18 Dop.7.10 8.30 19.23 Dop. 7.58 8.49| 13,30 Dep. 8.11: 8.55 10.49; ...AST. 8.17 0.01|10,54, 11,12)

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12,00 8,02 4:30 | 0.80)|

12.30) 3.15) · 6,09 | 8.49|

12.42 3:37 5.147.01

7.18

1288) 8.38) 5,20 7.07) 7.30 7.54

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BRITISH SOLDIERS AS PLAGUE FIGHTERS.

A VERY GALLANT CAMPAIGN IN HONG KONG

SHROPSHIRE REGIMENT'S UNRECOGNISED BATTLE HONOUR.

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out of bounds

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How many regidents of Hong, else being Kong to-day van recollest incidents off duty. in connection with the severe out-

The battalion was divided into a break of bubonic plague about af

number of working parties, taking years ago?

duty in turn. These parties, con- The Medical Authoritics were atsisted of about a dozen men, under their wits-end" to devias menne to a non-commissioned officer - Com- control the outbreak,

missioned Officer being in charge of

World Theatre: "Humanity." Ten Dances at King's Restaurant and Hong Kong Hotel; Dinner Dances at Hong Kong Hotel, Pen- Plague is a terrlisle thing even jseveral working partiea. insula Hotel and King's Restaur-o-day but at that time, Ideal men Before starting out from the

In their efforts to combat this water-front, each party was com securge of the East, had not only pélled to strip of all slothing in the disense itself to fight, but also one room, move into another room the ignorance and superstition of where a disinfectant bath

third room the poorer classes of the Chinese taken, whilst in n

einthes were waiting working

Tides:-High at 240 and 12.48: . Low at 6.10 and 20:25.

European Mail:-Inward from landen by Sarpeden; Outward Surope via Suez (Terukuni Maru) 1.30 p.m.; Europe via Siberia (Pres, Taft) 6 p.m.

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SATURDAY,

(June 25.)

inhabitants.

In overcrowded id insanitary to be donned..

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Breas, discases of all kinds thrive, The men were then ready for

bat when these conditions prevail action.

Lawn Bowls:-First Division: and the enemy is the bubonic Craigengower 2 Kowloon Docks, germ, then the nature of the aprend Kowloon B.G.C. e. Kowloon 0.06 of the plague in Hong Kong at that Recreio . Polies, Taikoo . Civil

Service; Second Division: Yachttime can well he imagined. Club Talkoo, Kowloon C:C. 2. Craigengowor, Civil Service

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Club de Recreio, Hong Kong Eles- tric Kowloon B.G.C.

Lawn Tennis: A Division:

PANIC STRICKEN POPULACE.

GRIM WORK.

Number 1 party's duty was to clear the corpses from deserted houses. There were по electriu torches in use in the Army in those days, and it was no uncommon thing for a soldier groping his way The writer is andble to say how about a house in the dark, to place South China . Kowloon C.C., many people died of the disease in his fand upon a sad victim of the Shinase R.C. Indian R.C.; "B" Division: South China Craigen- that year, but when no considers disease--however that was part of gower, Army TC. v. Hong Kong the fact that the moment the job and no ona grumbled. The C.C., University. Indian RCber of a Chinese family contracted dead were collected and put into Civil Service Kowloon C the plague, the rest of the relatives carts and as each cart became fall,

C South China. Filipino Club: Craigengower . Indian R.C., immediately fled from the home, the soldier driver then drove his Hong Kong C.O.. Recreio, Kow spreading contagion everywhere pathetic load to a place where loon Indians Army TC Kow they went,, whilst the unfortunate incinerators were at work, and. in loon C.C.. Graduates' Association, Police Chinese R.C., University first victim was left to his fate, his

that manner, the bodies were dis 1. Y. M.O.A.

body' not being discovered, perhaps named of. Kong Rifle for some length of time.

Aftur No. 1 party had done their Club Competition, 3 p.m.

The authorities, therefore, were job the cleansing party with disin- Whist Drive at China Light & Power Recreation Club, p.m. driven by fores of circumstances, to factants and lime-wash followed.

ask for nasistance. This was forth- Each room and house were clean- King's Theatre: "94 Hour." Queen's Theatre: She Couldn't coming from an unexpected source.ed and white-washed; and in this Say No

At that time in English Regiment, manner, the work wentron, whil Central Theatre:"Frankenstein," the Shropshire Light Infantry, was gradually the outbreak was beaten. World Theatre: "Humanity." stationed in Hong Kong. Star Theatre:" "Gentleman's Regiment was takou off all mili- Tea Dances at King's Restaurant try duty and started work under od Hong Kong Hotel: Dirner the Civil Authorities, in a new rolo Dances at Hong Kong Hotel, Re- of plague. fighture. pulse Bay Hotel, Peninsula Hote

Shouting.-Hong

Fate"

and King's Restaurant.

Tides:High at 3.30 and 13.35; Low at 7.30 and 21.04.

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The job, gruppone FL8 iz Wow.

was not altogether unpopular with the soldiers. Military discipline of the Barrack Square, had to dis- appear and with a generous rum ration, given with a view to ward- The Regiment was accordinglying off infection, they carried out acesmmodated on and confined to their strange duties with the utmost (except when conducting its

new cheerfulnes work) the water-front--everywhere

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