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Hongkong Daily Press.
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ESTABLISHED 1857
No. 42377. *D&TEXAS BRAABETH HONG KONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1936. *#0 ¤¤A*40*H*T¶A Price
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY
TIME-TABLE
On and after October 1st, 1936, until Further Notios.
STATIONS
Locati
UP TRAINS
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Up
Slow Local Loos! | Fast Local Mixed! www Lacedaem Trodalom
AM, AM, P.E. P.M.) P., P,M.
Kowloon...Dep. 6.80 8.25|| 8.40 1018|12.13 12.45 1.36 1.50 2.30
Trumati...Dep.) 6.39 Shatin.Dep. 6.60 Taipo Dep. 7.03 Talpo Market.
Dep. 7.08 ... Fanting...Dop.7.19 Sheangshui...
Dep. 7.34(81) Shunchun Art. 7.80 0.00
Caston ....Art,
9.6110.34|18,20| *** 1.32 1,59
+44
***
9.08 10.87 18.32 1.4 2.11 8.10 10.51) 12.46
8.58 8.00 5.29 7.35 $06) 4.18)
| 5,378,02
1.57 3.35.430...
-5.28| 8.14 5,625.37
0.26 10.56 12,59
3.30 11.00 1.03
2.0 2.34 4.1245
5.58 6,33 5.08.2
0.40 11.11. 1.07 (59) | 2,17 2,533,084 £51 9.46 11.17 1.18 1.29.23 2.59 9.1324575.86
11.20 6.00
6.19 8.36
0.19 8.53
4.00....
7.38
7.58)
DOWN TRAINS
STATIONS Local Local Local
A.M. A.M.İ AM. Auth
B.15
Canton......Dep
shumahan...Dep" 7.06 7.58 0.59 10,25 Shounguhai... Dep 7.13 8.06 10.08 Fanling Dep" 7.138.10, 10.10| Farpe Market. Dep 7.29 8.21 10.20 Tipo Dep" 7.88) 8.28 10,25| shatin Dep 7.49 8.40 10.38 Yaumati....Dep 8.02 8,52 10.51
||1000];
Fred Local Local
w (P.M. LoadMp P.M... PRAME
1.108.45
4.50
11.53 12.20 2.39 8.53 4.38| 637 6,30| 7,10
...18.27 2.38 **** 4.40 5,448,65 (11,43|12.81) 2,44 --- 4,45 0,45 680) 11.5 12.41 2.68 (4.66) 5.59 7.00)
... 12,47 8.04 ... |5,01) 6,047,06 12.08 1.01 8.178,15 6.177.18. 18,21|| 1.14) 3.29 ... 6.30 6.3 7.30...
Kowloon Arr.: 8,08) 8,58) 10,57| 11,10| 1227; 1.20) 8,38) 4,90′ 1.36) 6.8K 7,30) 7.48 (1) Slip Chach 1st class on Sundays and Public Holidays. (3) Slip Buffet
or Luncheon Car 1st claan on Wod peedays. Saturdays and Sundays.. *Will stop at any station on requeer, & lat class only. "Tai Po Belle" Parlour Railcar will be attached to these trains every day whenever possible. + Bufet Bad Luncheon Car will be attached in this train daily.
Further information may be obtained at the Railway Officos, Kow Jon from Messrs. Thos. Cook & Son, Ltd., Hong Kong, from The American Express Company, Hong Kong, from The China Travel Borvica, 4 Queen's Road, Hong Kong, from Messrs. Wing On Co., Ltd.. from Chizs Emporium, Ltd., Hong Kong and from The Travel Advisers, 31, Gloucester Building, Hong Kong.
By Unice D. WALKER, Hanager.
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMERS
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG. CANTON MACAO STEAMBOAT COʻLID & TRE-
· CHINAINAVIGATION CO. ETO
TRAVEL
THE
SHORT
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SEA
WAY
by the
British Line
CANTON LINE
DAILY SERVICE From Hong Kong: 10.00 P.M. only. From Canton: 10.00 P.M. only.
SPECIAL BAILING SCHEDULE The Night Steamer will leave Canton daily at 10 P.M. instead of 4.30 PM.
MACAO LINE
From Hong Kong
Work day 6,00 a.m. Kinston
Wonk say 40 p.m. Bul Tal
Saturday
'8.90 mm. Bui Tei
From Macao
3.00 pm. Husban
3.00 *.m. Soi Tal
3,00 m, Bul Tri
Saturday
SUNDAY
130 p.m. Kinstan $9,30 m, Klawisu
300 p.d. No. Salling
3,00 am. Kiashaa
* EXCURSION
5.000p.m. Klänban
Note:--All vessels equipped with Wireless. QUEEN'S BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD Telephone 20101
THE
HONG KONG
PENINSULA HOTEL;
APB
HONGKONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTAL;
SHANGHAI
ALTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL;
HOTELS LIMITED.
In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits, Peking.
A GLASS OF
KIRIN BEER
A
NECESSARY REFRESHMENT WHEN GOOD COMPANIONS MEET.
HOLE AGENTS:
H. HONDA & CO.
T20720.
40, JOHNSTON ROAD HONG Kozu.
REPUBLIC OF
BLAME THE
WEATHER!
PORTUGAL
Community
To Celebrate
OFFICIAL
RECEPTION
Gloomy
Sunday
PROCESSO
CANCELLED
fransforming most of the foot- ball fields into quagmires, ruining outdoor social events and dampen-
The local Portuguese community will to-day be en fete in celebra-ing the spirits of everyone, the
rala that fell throughout yester tion of the 26th anniversary of
day broke a spell of fine weather the foundation of the Republic of
that has continued for some weeks. Portugal.
To mark the occasion, an official reception will be held at the Club Lusitano, Ice House Street/ from 11.30 am to 12.30 p.m. The Con- sal for Portugal, Senor Alvaro. Brilhante Laborinho, will preside and His Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong. Er Andrew Caide- cotty Will propose the toast to Great Britain's oldest ally.
To-night, at 9.30 p.m., the an- com- nual ball will be held to memorate the auspicious occasion.
On Saturday some indication of
the weather to be expected was given the skies were overcast and threatening throughout the day. The sun made vallant but unquc- cessful efforts to break through the clouds.
However a full programme or" outdoor sports were undertaken without interruption.
Yesterday, quite a different story was related.
From 11.30a.m. till 6p.m., ap- proximately one and a half Intres of rain were registered at the Royal Observatory.
The celebrations in Macao will take the form of the usual mili- tary parade in the morning, while
Sumclent to curtail most sport the residents will gather to cele- brate the occasion at the Granding events, and to render those Ball to be held at the Governor's Palace in the evening.
Throughout this week there wii
displayed in the Club Lusitano
Macao
a collection of 100 photographs of Macao, the work of Mr. J. N. Gatela, of the
Tourist Bureau. The pictures portray the various angles of life and scenery In the Portuguese Colony. From to-morrow the exhibition will be open to the public.
A new and brilliant era for the
peoples of Portugal was initiated in the year 1910. This was the ninth period of her history since she emerged from an obscure
(Continued on Back Page.)
ARTISTIC
undertaken by the hardy, a grim business. Football matches went through without a hitch on slip-
pery surfaces, and the Royal Hong
Kong Yacht Club did not allow the rain to cancel their race. The yachts skimming over the surface of the harbour, did in fact, make good pace as the wind was strong.
The greatest disappointment oc- casioned by the weather was the cancellation of the procession held in connection with the annual festivities at the Rosary Church; Kowloon. All arrangements made had to be cancelled, although in- door rituals relating to the Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, were held,
LOUNGE
Now that extensive alterations have been made to the lounge of the Gloucester Hotel, it is one of the most comfortable and artistic rendezvous in the Orient. As our photograph shows; this lounge is
light and high roofed
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"SEASON" OPENED BRILLIANTLY
Hotels Crowded: Excellent Entertainments
If the commendably high standard of entertainment provided by the managements of the leading hotels on Saturday night for the opening of the Winter Season, can be maintained during what is known as one of the gayëst periods of the year then a very 'great' deal will have been done in the good cause af human beppiness.
variety,
Saturday night's opening of the season was brilliant from many angles. There was such
A GERMAN FAIR One wandered through an en- trancing little German village with the members of the German community in a dazzling admix- ture of peasant clothes. The manner in which they had con- verted the German Club Fooms into a miniature village en fete,
replete with beer garden, skitcle alley, hoop-la booths, dance hall and interest in little nooks and corners ablaze. with coloured lights and dowers and balloons
the
conversion was complete in every detal.
didly stimulated by the Ger- man community, was truly de- numerous and lightful, and the vivacious guests expressed them- enthusiastically and selves most Eulogistically concerning the many Testures of this happy affair.
Sykes and Andrew, exhibition dancers whose ballroom technique is accomplished artistry and_ele- gance. The formality bi their act was in keeping with the general cone at the Roof Garden, The Hellmans kept the evening "lively, and their fashion of breaknig of every little while into some famous melody of long ago brought forth entirely animated, Į great community-ainging respon- form of entertaiment siveness..
DINERS AND DANCÈRS Much more conventional, but nevertheless was the
ALDOS-
PEF AND SPARKLE
At the Gloucester the phere was electric. Infectiously 80-1f electricity can be infections
artistically planned ballroom was one big mass of exceedingly Jolly people who were quite in harmony, with the care-free attitude of the magnetic "Queenie," whose work, by the that
provided at the Hong Kong and Both the the Gloucester hotels. Roof Garden at the Hong Kong. and the ballroom and restaurant at the Gloucester were booked out, In their lovely and elaborate
but the fact that tables could not! The wonderfully illuminated and peasant costumes the ladies look-
Imany ed particularly attractive, whilst be obained did not deter
determined to the gentlemen gained in pictures-others who were
"make a night of it," and so lounge queness what some of them could
space was pressed lato temporary not be
expected to achieve "in
commission to accommodate diners elegance. Certainly the attire of
and dancers the German Consul-General (Herr G. H. Gipperich) was a revelation of sartorial charm, recalling vivid ly the quaintness of a distant era. Of course, there was excellent bear at the German Festival, and much good speaking by the lead- er of the local Nazi group, Herr Hess, whose obvious sincerity.com- manded respect and inspired ap" plause.
It is safe to say that the entire spirit of this festival, so splen
MANILA GOLD SHARES
Local Dealings
Buyers
Raubs. $11.35. Venz. Goldfields, $52... Demonstrations, $1.63. Paracale Cumans, $1,29. United Paracale, $380.
Sellers Masbate Consol, 31.07. San Mauricio, $8.35.
Sales.
Consol Mines, 101 Dis. Demonstrations, 21.65/1.55. 1.. X. L., $3.65.
Masbate Consol, $1.07. Paracale Gumaus, $1.23/1.31. San Mauricio,: $8.45, Dalted Paracale, $3.85. Ambassador, 12 cts. Mother Lode, 69 cts.
Jack Lovelock was bestan in the "Mlle of the Century Kace" run in America on Saturday. Full report will be found on Page 11.
KILLED BY TRAIN
Accident
Near Shatin
A fatal accident occurred on the railway line between Shatin and
Robbery In Manila ber 28 states: Plague: Colombo Taipo on Saturday morning. The
LADIES STILL RETICENT
victim was an unknown Chinese man.
case; Cholera: Calcutta 11 cases; Madras 1 case; Negapatam 1 case;
The train left the Kowloon Chittagong 1 case; Small-Poz: Bombay 4 cases; Phnompenh 1 Railway Station for Bhum, Chun case; Hong Kong 1 case: Osaka 5 at 10.15 am and when near the cases.
101 mile-stone knocked down a man who was walking on the line," it is stated.
Mrs. Luoise Eablethwaite and Miss S. Clark who were robbed and Assaulted while they were in saulted, Mrs. Hablethwalte was Manila a few days ago arrived in found in the suburb next morning: the Colony yesterday morning in a semi-naked condition. aboard the E. and A. liner Nelloze. was suffering from an injury to
When approached by a "Dally her nose. Press" representative onboard Owing to the mlabap the de-
The man suffered injuries from which he died almost immediately..
The Roof Garden of the Hong Kong Motel was a beautiful picture of mellow"pink lights, scintillating sliver candlesticks,,rich red fura- ishings in a variety of blending tones and at the far end of this fascinating rendezvous was R black and a white grand plano at which Bob and Berty Hellman played and sang all night. They even provided all the music for
the characteristically graceful Pat
WARSHIPS
IN HARBOUR
Positions of warships in harbour during the week-end were as fol lows:
North Arm: H.M.S. Decos, H.MS. Defender.
known
way, simply fascinated huge audience. When Queenie" and her David and the girls came on to the floor, they were, greeted", with every form of applause, and when they finished their act they were cheer- ed. The two dancers in this show were amazingly acrobatic and gracefully agile while Gellman's Cossack band played so that peo ple just had to dance.
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ANOTHER AIR RACE CRASH
Clouston Escapes Injury
Johannesburg, Oct. 3. Clouston crashed near Gwelo. He and his passenger Tasker were uninjured, but the machine was
Reuter.
South Wall: HM.S. Lowestoft. East Wall: EMS, Oswald,wrecked. HMA. Proteus EMS. Regulus. North Arm: HMS. Daring. West Wall Dock: HM.S. · Dɛ- light, H.MS. Diamond.'
In Dock: HMS. Dainis, HMS. Diana, EMS. Olympus,
Talkoo Dock: HM.B. Regent. No, 3 Buoy: HMS, Adventure, No. 6 Buoy. H.M.S. Capetown. Foreign French gunboa; Argus.
THE DOLLAR
T.T. ON LONDON: 16. 2.3/4d.
TT. ON NEW YORK: 30.5/16.
LONDON SILVER
MARKET
<Frem Or Own Correspondent).
London, Oct. 3. London silver prices to-day were up 1/8 as follow:-
Oct. 2 Oct. 3. Spoť
19-15/16 20-1/15 20-1/16 Forward 1.19-15/16
CAR ON IRE The body was removed to the
She Kowloon Mortuary.
SHORT HOPS
Salisbury, Cet 3. The last remaining competitor in-
Alr the Johannesburg
Race, Clouston is proceeding on short hops as his machine was damaged yesterday. He landed four times" to-day," the last being at Mpoke ninety miles from Salsbury where he made a forced landing. But quickly continued.
His non-arrival at Balisbury is now causing anxiety as he only took, twelve gallons of - petrol at Mpoke which is just sufficient to reach Salisbury Reuter..
1
HANDICAP PRIZE EFFORT
London, October 3, Flying Officer Clouston is "pro- ceeding on his way to Johannes- burg and if he reaches there be- tore 8.30 am to-morrow he will win the handicap prize. He left Abercorn at 12.15 pm. British Summer Time for Mpika — British Wireless:
· SMITH GIVES DE
London, October 3, The unlucky Victor Smith suc- cumbed to an unceasing series of. mishaps and reilred from the Air Race when hearrived at Khartoum Beuter's Bulletin Service.
NEWS INDEX
Cables
Radio Programmes Page
Private car No 1744, belonging Cinemas
both Mrs: Hablethwaite, and Miss parture of the Hellore was delayed DIPHTHERIA driven by Ln Kettle, HLN, along
Clark refused an interview.,
According to a Reuter message the two passengers went ashore on the evening of September 30 when they were robbed and as
Miss Clark walked aboard the vessel shortly before calling "time apparently, safe and sound. She refused to relate the incidents leading to her disappearance.
One case of diphtheria, was re- ported to the local Health au thorities on Friday.
to Lt. Malboury, RN is now Local Diary on leave in England, whn being Police Courts New Hospital
Magazine Gap Road caught
are SportsA around midnight, last Friday,
* Baseball.
The fire was put out by the Fire Mall Notices Brigade A considerable amon Ŋof damage was done to the carl
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