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MASON'S

DELICIOUS

O.K.

SAUCE.

Supreme Court

Hongkong Daily Press.

Registered as a Newspaper at the General

ESTABLISHED 1857

Post Office in the United Kingdom.

No. 23292, 弍拾玖佰弍仟叁萬弍第日式初月叁年癸 HONG KONG, MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1933. *** A*+A£TEHEKĦO Price

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

TIME TABLE.

On and after NOVEMBER 1ST, 1932, until Further Notice (all previous

Time Tables cancelled).

No. No.

STATIONS 2

AMAN

UP TRAINS

·G

No. No. No. No. UP No. No. No. No. No. No. No 10. 10A 8 12 A.N. 14 16 2018 | 24 | 28 28 AMA,M. AM, | A.M.{Mixed' P.M. | P.M. P.MİTMİR,M,| V.M.) P.M

Kowloon,Dep. 6,268,15 8,37 9.05 9.16 10.1211.80 12,12 1.2 7.30 Yaumati.Dep.Į 6.33||

9,34 10.1911.41) 12.19) 1.37)||| ... 9.83 10.8111.88 12.81| 1.87 ... Dep. 6.48

9.50 10.46 12.08 12,451,52.

Bhatin

TarpoMarket.30

485 4,88 6,08 2,40

ILF

5.02 6.157.48

*140

5.15) 0.27) 9,00

Taipo

5,288,418, 14

VT4

7.04

414

Shumohan....

Fanling Dep.7.15... Sheungshul...

Dep. 7,20

9.53 10.50 19.16 12.40 1.55... [...] 10.00) 11.01;12.32 12.50 2.03. 0.149.49 10.1111.061287 1.04 2.12.60...

+34

་་་

6.82 0.48 8.10 6.42 0.57 8.29. 5.477.088.84

Dep

ELECTRIC PLANT FOR YUNNANFU

WHAT MANHANDLING" MACHINERY

CROSS-COUNTRY IMPLIES

ORDEAL OF THE COOLIES

(From Our Own Correspondent)

CHINESE LEADERS IN CONFERENCE

IMPORTANT MEETING AT

NANKING

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY)

NANXING, March 28. CHIANG KAI SHEK flew from Protinghi to Kaifeng yesterday morning at 8, and proceeded to Nanking from Kaifeng by special ttain which arrived at Pukow: this morning at 10.

Arr | 7,76 6,38 | 9.20 9,48 10.17 11.1212,48 1,10 2,178.06 6,186,53 7.08 8.40 down from Yunnanfu, it having time his troops go out to storm the General Chi Pei Toh; Chief of the

qanton (ider.) ... |(1,36] ...) ....

5.30

DOWN TRAINS

... 7.46..

No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. G. No. N&LO

INO.

P.M.

STATIONS

I & K

15 ·B 17 AKU ADE AZ || AMC | TIG | AM, FMNIME

11

HOWE

19 13 P.M. TM, F., Mixed

·8,00

***

8.40

4.20

...

**

**

***

10,99 12.25 2,51 4.15 6.41 3.83

6.19

6.85

7.16

Canton.............Dep. Shumchan........Dep. (7,027,50 10.30 10.15 18.16 2.44 4.08 4.84 5.28 8.12 660 7.11 @boungshui... Dop. 7.09 7.57 Fanling Dop. 2.14 6.03 Taipo Market.....Dep 7.25 8.12 Taipo...............Dep. 7.30 8.16 Shada..........Dop.: 7.43 8.80 Yaugsti Dep.7.55 8.43

| 11,00 12.28 2.50 4.20, 4,46 8.45

11.10 12.89 8,08 4,31 466, 8,01 11.14 12.44 8.11 4.35, 5.00 6.08 11.98 12,58 9.21 4.00 8.14 0.37 - 6,53 11.41 1.12 8.37 5.04 6.28 0.48 7.05

***

Kowloon Ar8.02 8.40 11.06 11.47 1.18 8.48 5.10 6.38 0.48 7.117.252.63

Pirat Cises only. Will stop at any station on request. G-Sundays and Customs Holidays excepted.

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Chao Tong Fu, March -Au; enough to come out against the electric light plant is on its way Commander, though from time to come from the British-Thomson- brigand strongholds Just now Houston Co. of Rugby. It will be notorious brigand-chief is seeking a further evidence of the invasion the pretection that the mountain of our city by western civilisation, caves can give him, while AN's men though the actual arrival of the make their attacks as occasion per plant is likely to be much delayed mits. Only a few days ago some owing to the tremendous difficulties dead and wounded were brought encountered on the road-journey into the city, though how the battle from Yunnanfu.

has actually gone itde not yet known. At any rate business and travelling is infinitely safer than before, thanks to the watchful eye and strong control of AN, his off cers and men. -

Chiang Kai Sick was welcomed at Pukow Railway Station by General Stuff, and Tseng Chung Min, Vice-Minister of Railways and he personal representative of Wang Ching Wei....

The party immediately. crossed the river and proceeded to the offices of the National Military Council, which are. locited near the Military Officers' Academy.

Wang Ching Wei arrived this morning from Shanghai by train at

2.

Wang Ching Wei and Sun Fo proceeded to their official residence in the Ministry of Railways, where Wang Ching Wei conferred with all Government leaders here.

For ordinary purposes such is a twelve-day journey, but when it is realised that it took eight days to do one stage, and a lovel one at that, and that some of the thousand or two men engaged for carrying have already died on the way, and The European Community. it will readily be seen that the others suffering from haemorrhage,

Two members of the foreign com- mountain-stages and river-crossings munity here, Miss L O Squire,

As soon as the news was receiv present almost insuperable difficulBA, of the Methodist Girls'

School, and Miss A G. 8. Smith, ed that Chiang Kai Shok had of the Methodist: Hospital, have re-arrived. Wang Ching Wei, Bun Fo With the porters are also stone-cently left for England. They were nad party went to the offices of the masons to cut out an easier road due to leave Hong Kong on Febru- National Military Council to call on for them, carpenters to repair tana, had to reach London on Chiang Kai Shek where an im breaks in the timber-casings, and ary 25 by the P&O boat Rajpu portant political conference in at blacksmiths to repair actual dam- March 31. The Rev and Mrs. May, present going on age done to the uncovered portions with theit 3 year old son, and. Miss of the machinery,

It is a foregone conclusion that M. G. Buttonarri behera from Wang Ching Wei will agree England oarlier in the year.resume the Presidency of the Eze

utive Yah

ties.

Altogether a stupendous task, but Commander An, the instigator of the scheme, will see it through.

Demolition of Idols.

Ramalts In: Conanspr

The evidences of the recent census.

in the district are not to be found Perhaps the most epoch-making in the announcement of any definite event of the century in these parts ¦ population, but in the possession by is the wholesale demolition of the every house in city and country

SCENES IN HONG KONG

ON THE BUSY PRAYA

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idols in all the temples This does area of a number plate, plainly dis not mean the acceptance of Chris-playing the particular prefectural tianity by the people, as the. Tang- division, and, the number of the pu' is at the back of the movement, house concerned. And so things acting on the instruction of Nan move with us more quickly. king, through Yunnanfu. There is, than ever before. however, a more promising soil for the scattering of the Christian Seed, for the old religions are now 'pro

unced false, the hearts of many of the people are sadly empty, and Christianity has an unprecedented opportunity,

Unsettled. Weather.

Since the commencement of the rains in May of last year there has been no settled weather in this part of the Province Heavy rains.com- Only the Goddess of Mercy is to tinned until late in the year and be left in tact in the temples, and were followed by severe weather she only as a curiosity and not to with occasional snow. It is only be worshipped. The others have in the last week or two that there been removed to local museums or has been any succession of brighter else ruthessly dismembered and cast days, but even so the North wind to the winds, leaving the ancient blows down from Szechuan, every temples void and gaunt reminders night, turning the summer days

into winter nights. of the 'glory' that once was their's.

As to the more intimate and do mestic gods. these are likely gradu-

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