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The New Buffet Car which will be placed on the local service of the Kowloon Canton Railway as from Saturday, the 15th. February, 1936, will be attached to the following trains:

Saturdays Sundays Wednesdays

Mondays Tuesdays Thursdays

Fridays

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This car will return to Kowloon every day on the 5.44 train from Shum Chun.

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Hector: Car About Toin Notorious Gossip

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"Papa, what is an egotist?"

"An egotist, my boy, is a 'man who tells you those things about himself which you intended to tell Him about yourself!"

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A cher, skilled at making ragouts, Secmed, when he grew older, to

louts

The ways to prepure The delectable fare, - Which most of us speak of as stouts,

"Dac, what is Bankruptcy?* "Bankruptcy, my boy, is when you put your money in your hip porker and let your creditors take your coat."

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Gerald jumped up greet her. "Hullo!" he cried. "My, but it's good to see you again, Nan. you riceless old thing!"

So much more polite than blur- ting out: "So, you're not married yet!"

Do your Christmas shopping late so as to avoid the early rush. On the other hand, do not wait until Christmas is over,

Try to decide what you want be- fore you buy it. Not afterward,

Do not send the present that you received from someone last year to that same someone this year,

YESTERDAY'S QUOTATIONS

T.T. ON LONDON:1/3} (nom.) T.T. ON NEW YORK:-32 1/4.

AUSTRIA AND

ROME

Agreement Reached At Discussion

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(Hong Kong Daily Press" Special) Press (Copyright.)}

Rome, February 19. The deliberations between the Secretary of State for the Foreign Ministry and the Austrian Foreign Minister, von Berber-Waldegg. which were, according to the last official report from the Italian Foreign Ministry, not to go beyond the customary "courtesy, ultimately lasted more than 4 hours.

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, Anniversaries and Holidays. St. Maximilian, Bishop.

Cinemas

King's: "The Three Musketeers." Queen's Front Page Woman,” Oriental: The Picture Snatcher." World"Chinese Picture.” Alhambra:Navy Wite." Majestic:-"Black Fury." Star:"In Caliente."

Meetings-Kowloon Chess Club, 5.30 p.m.; St. Andrew's Girls' Guild, 8 pm. Badminton Association, in 3. C. M. Post" Board Room, 5.15 p.m.

During the course of this con- Miscellaneous. Mothers' Union versation Suvich had a telephone Jumble Sate, at St. Andrew's Hall, conversation with Rome. The fol-3 p.m.; Mock Trial, Kowloon Tong

was Anglican Church House, 8.30 p.m. lowing official communique then issued:

Social...Whist. Drive and Tom- bola at H.Q.R.A. Segts Mess, Queen's Road. 8.45 pm.; Annual Dinner of Rotary Members, at Peninsula Hotel, 8 p.m.; Matshed Church Whist Drive, 7.30 p.m.

Xports

"The Under Secretary of State in the Foreign Office, Suvich, came to Florence to pay a visit to the Austrian Foreign Minister You Berger Waldenegg, who is spending a few days here. The cordial and friendly exchange of view that took place enabled both statesmen to examine the general situation those articles for which you have and in particular the relations be- paid too much,

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PEACE TALK IN FRANCE

Italian Press Comment

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Badml:iton. Men's Doubles, Talkoo R.C. v. Club de Recreio "A"; Sallors' and Boldiers' Home v. St. Andrew's; Club de Recreio "B" v Fire Brigade; St. John's v. Kov- loon Tong.

Hockey.East Lancashire Regi- ment seconds v. Second Battery,

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Prontoscan News Service,

PROTEST AGAINST NAZI INTRIGUE

[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press (Copyright.)]

Berne, February 19. A protest meeting against the

Switzerland" "National Socialist intrigues in was organised here by the Social Democrats and the Rome, "February 19. Trades Cartels, when the resolu- much commented tton was passed demanding the leader in the "Temps" to the effect unmediate prohibition of all for- of suggesting that the favourable | eign National Socialist or Fascist moment has now come to seek Organisations in Switzerland. peace, was' resented by the press here in the sharpest termS."

Tuesday's

The same motion was carried in the Social Democrat proclamation held in the "Peoples House" in Zuerich, but was reinforced by the demand for resignation of Federal Councillors.———— Transocean News Service.

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cutters (Caroline H), 4.15 pm.. Second Division, South China . RAS.C. and R.A.O.C. (Caroline

Club Hockey Ground), 5 p.m.

Meetings Hong Kong Budmin- ton Association (S. C. M. Post" Board Room), 5.30 p.m.·

seconds (Marina

Rugby.-Hong Kong V. New Zealand Universities (Happy Val- ley), 4.30 p.m.

Moon.-I Moon, 29th. Day. » Sunrise.-6.52 am. Sunset.-8.23

p.m.

Tides-High at 9.16 and 20.10; Low at 2.47 and 13.38.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, Anniversaries and Holidays. - Washington's Birthday. St. Peter's Chair at Antioch. St. Margaret of Cortona, Penitent,

ilaemas King's:-"The Three Musketeers." Queen's:-"Shipmates Forever." Oriental:"Picture Snatcher." World:-"Chinese Picture." Alhambra-The Rainmakers."" Majestic "Metropolitan," Star:-"In Callenge."

Meetings. Annual, of HK, and Shanghal Banking Corpora- tlon, at Head Office, 1 Queen's Road Central, 11.30 am; Annual, of Diocesan School Old Boys' Assen., 7.30 p.m.

The "Tribuna" calls the "Temps" proposals "ridiculous and confus- ed." The paper continues: Vic- torlous Italy has no obligations to take the initiative, least of all in the direction suggested. The

Social.-Diocesan Boys' School Laval-Hoare plan is dead and

Head Master's "At Home," 2 to 6 buried, as the leader of British po- litics has himself said. If the

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(L); Third Division, Royal Air Force Kong C.C. v. University V Royal Engineers

Craigengower C. C. v. Civil Ser- (Railway

Joseph's (Catham Road), 2.45 pm: Ground); 4.15 p.m.; R.AM.C. v. Bi. Vice C.C, (L); _Army v. Royal Navy (F); Second Division, Indian R.C. Royal Welch Fusilers. Chinese V. Police (L); Club de Recreio v Police (Prince Edward Road), 4.15 University (L); Civil Service CC. p.m.

v. Craigengower C.C.. (L); Kowloon C.C. v. R.A.B.C. (L),

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Golf.-- Completion Semi-fka Round Royal Hong Kong Golf Club Ladies' Section Ross Cup Com- petition,

Racing-Annual Race Meeting (Happy Valley), 11.30 am.

Berlin, Feb. 19. While the charge d'Araira of Equador held a lecture in Berlin University on "Bollvar the Libera-A-Side Tournament tor," the aged founder of the Ger- man-Spanish Association, Profes- sor Dr. Wilhelm Greit, suddenly died of heart failure.- Transocean News Service.

Rugby. Entries Close for Seven-

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Tides-High at 9.10 and "19.12; Low at 2.10 and 12.31.

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