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KOWLOON DAILY SUPPLEMENT

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNĖ 9,

THE KOWLOON BUS SERVICE

Kataloon Supplement

HONG KONG, JUNE 9, 1933,

NIGHT LIFE

KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY TAKES OVER

The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933), Ltd., have begun taking over the bus service on the mainland and on Wednesday they took over the entire feet of the Kai Tack Bus Company and continued service un routes 3, 4 and 5, though there was little as far as the public was con- cerned to indicate that there had hen any change in the manage ment. To-day, they will take-over; the China Mutor Bus Company's vehicles and by Saturday it is hoped, they will have complete con- trol of the Kowloon eervice, with 110 vehicles at their disposal.

1933

OBITUARY

MRS. M. A. S. BEVAN

It is with great regret that we have to announce the death of one of the oldest residente, in the Colony, Mrs Mary Antoinette Staton Bevan who passed away at the Victoria Hospital on Wednes day night after a long illness.

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The late Mrs. Bevan came here with her husband and family n 1881, but with the exception of the youngest son who was born here. the family returned to Englanil the following year on sick leara However, in 1883 they came back. and since then the deceased had re. mained here,

Clerk of Works at the P.W.D, died some forty years ago.

Her husband, who was Chist

THE happiness of a community may often be measured by the character of its night life. By happiness we do not mean that philosophical state of contentment which the Gautama practised, un- der the banyan tree, but a spirit of gaiety and youth which bonlehes the cares of the day. Tolstoy for ever condemned this joie de vivre, declaring that it was but a drug to skill our consciences, but a6 & young lieutenant he had drunk his

It is understood that the ordi- fill of earthly pleasures." Curious.

nary fares will remain unchanged During the war the late Mrs. ly enough, this celebration of but a slight increase of 81 will be Bevan was closely associated with man's lighter moments is seldom made on monthly tickets which will the Queen Mary's Needlework found in England; it has its true he issued at $10. Against this, Guild, being a most faithful work- home in that part of the Con however, ticket holders will have er, making hundreds of garments tinent inhabited by the Latin races, I have the advantage of using all the for the soldiers. She was aleg & as well as, in a more boisterous bus routes in Kowloon Proper with regular attendant at St. John's fashion, by the Germáns

and out extra charges. This, of course, Cathedral for nearly fifty years, Hungarians. The night need never does not include the buses running and when, she later lived in Kow. be dull for the Parisian, for the to or in the New Territories. loon, she attended St. Andrew's resident of Budapest, with its Schoolchildren's monthly tickets Church until prevented by increas natural-wave swimming bath in the will remain at their present pricing years and infirmity. heart of the city, or in Berlin be of $4. fore the Nazis converted Germany into a land of gloom. But Eng land has never yet dared to emulate the estaminete and the open-air cafes of Paris or the biergartens of Germany; her most ambitious

has been step

the Kit-Kat or those semi-illicit dens operated by the late Mrs, Meyrick. True, there are various openair restaurants on the Thaines, but they are always distinguished by an air of subdued revelry which suggests that the inhabitants of our green isles suffer from the Puritanical complex.

In this Colony the attitude which condemns night life as ainful is just as apparent as in England, and never was there a more deso

few

Mrs. Bevan leaves one daughter Monthly tickets for Juna hare been issued by and in the name of the wife of Mr. William Anderson the farmer Companies, and holders of the Anderson Music Co., and are now requested to exchange these three sons, the eldest of whom 15 for new ones issued by the Kowloon Mr. William Staton Bevan who," Bus Co., without any charge, na until recently, was superintendant from June 11 and not later than of the Eastern Extension Telegraph June 15, at the Company's offices Co. at Foochow and who has no x

-retired on" pension. at Nathan Road, Mongkok.

It may be possible at a later date. The second son, Herbert, who is to issue tickets from an office at the Kowloon Star Ferry.

KEPT AWAKE BY

DOGS

KOWLOON RESIDENT WHO

HAD TWELVE PETS

Messrs. S. Shields and J. N. Sunley appeared as complainants at Kowloon Magistracy yesterday when Mr. A. D. M. Eca of 2, Tories Building was summoned for keeping dogs on the premises to the annoyance of the neighbours.

On May 13, Messrs. Shields and Sunley arrived home at about 1.15

and 4.III.

werc

just as bad lately i

Mr. Shields: No, not for the

last two weeks.

at present in Colorado, California, was one of the first volunteers leave Hong Kong when war was declared. He wont through the en- tire East Africa campaign with the Welsh Fusiliers and was mentionerl in despatches. Later he joined the Chinese Labour Corps and serv id in France where he was gassed.

Robert the youngest son, served in France, and returned t Hong Kong after the war and. now on the staff of the Kowloon Canton Railway..

The Funeral,

The funeral took place at fus Protestant Cemetery, Happy V ley, yesterday, the Rev. W. Walton Rogers, vicar of St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon officiated. Those present were:

Mra Mr. and W. Anderson (daughter and son-in- law), Mr. Robert S. Bevan (son), J. E. Anderson, Mr. Ainslie and Mrs. Hardinge,

late outpost of the Empire than Hong Kong and Kowloon after ten o'clock. Occasionally a enterprising people suggest ways and means of brightening, up the life of the Colony, but they nevar receive the slightest encouragement For instance, it was hoped that the Hong Kong Brewers and Dis- tillers would proceed with their scheme to establish a biergarten on

It was stated that Mr. Eca had the Castle Peak road, adjoining the brewery, where thirsty mo-altogether. 12 dogs on the premises the and it was alleged that the small could torists

pause on journey and sample some of local Chinese boy who looked after the we animals was in the habit of beating ly-browed. "H.B of which hear so much. The authorities, them at all hours of the night. however, were shocked at such an original proposal and refused to

prevented from Floral tribuĝis were sent by: give it their permission. No satis factory reason for their attitude sleeping on account of the noise Jean and Jimmy, Gordon, Mar- was given beyond a hint that it made by the dogs. They called in garet and Billy, Francis May and Kenneth (grand children), Bob, might lead to the police courts be a policeman.

Defendant explained that he had Elsie and Children, Will, Annie, ing full of delinguentes charged since got rid of eight of the dogs Billy and Madge, Mrs Hopman, with "driving a car whilet under and undertook that proper care Mr. White and Mrs. Bliss, the influence of alcohol."

It is would be taken of the remaining Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Gibson and not a very flattering opinion to four.

Louise, Mr. and Mrs. T. W: Carr, hold of our decorous residenta, His Worship: Has the noise been Mrs. Cole and family, Mr. and naither does it tell us why the

Mrs. W. Bruce and Sheila, Mrs authorities allowed the Hong Kong

Capell and family, Mr. and Mrs. Golf Club at Fanling to have a

G. S. Fill and Gwen, Mr. and license for beer and spirits if it

Mrs Stapleton, Mr. and Mrs." believed that the members. would

David C. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. F. abuss the privilege. The truth or

P. A. Coleman, Mr. F. Len. the matter is that the Government

festey, Mr. J. E. Anderson and the believes that the cinemas

staff of the Andorson Music Co. occasional dances are all that the citizens of Hong Kong and Kow loon require for their enjoyment, and it is ruthlessly opposed to the introduction of any form of enter- tainment after midnight. Young men and

At Kowloon Magistracy yester- women. it doubtless

ten day, Mr. Li Chor Chi, the well- thinks, should be in bed by o'clock, in order that, they may known local tenor, was summoned enriously and efficiently attend to for allowing his dog out without the great business of Empire. a muzzle on May 19 building on the following morning. Mr. Li pleaded guilty but ex- They should not spend their nights plained that the dog escaped while in riotous living and drinking the iceman was making his delivery and, if they cannot look after at the house. The servants im- ing Canton, and will return to the" themselves, why-the benevolent mediately went after the animal Colony on Saturday. So far they Government will take care of them but by the time they got to it a have had 100 per cent. successful itself. That may be all very well policeman had already noticed the encounters, the results being as from the point of view of our fact that it was muzzled. health (though few can sleep be. fore midnight in this weather), but it rather tends to rob us of vivacity and make us a commun- ity of eating, working and sleep ing robots with& horror of frivolity. Perhaps some of our local humdurists can point to a reinedy.

and

A fine of Ba was imposed.

DOG OWNERS FINED

ANIMALS AT LANGE WITHOUT

MUZZLES

MUI FONG COLLEGE

BASKETBALLERS TOUR CANTON

The Mui Fong Girls College basketball team is at present tour

44-6; Middle

Mr. Butters imposed a fine of $5. followe:Against Si "Si.

'Girls' against Canton School 44-33; against Nui S1 20-13; against Sun Yat Sen University 11-13...

+ HF Halan Alo Thed. Mr. McLean, of No. 218 Prince Edward Road, wae fined Bo for not. taking out a licence for his black and brown mongrel and $8 for allowing it out in the street with out a muzzle.

The Mui Fong basketballers cap. tured the Open Colony Ladies' Championship laṛt year.

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KOWLOON GARAGE

CHINA LIGHT & POWER Co. (1918); Ltd.

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NOTICE.

Our Patrons are hereby notified that from the fat, day of May, 1938 the fares for taxicab hire will revert to the old tärM-1.0, 40(cants First mile and ten canta for each subsequent Quarter mile..

In Addition the Company will run small taxicabs from New Ferry Pier Stand at Jordan Road, Kowlcon, the tariff tó bé 80 cents First mile and & cents per quarter mile for subsequent mileage.

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