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The events which are now taking place in China, whatever their ultimate results, are certain to produce great developments in the trade and industry of the country For a good many years the needs of Western thought have been germinating in any Chinese minds, and the present outbreak is the result of a penesful revolutio which
MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1912,
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commerce, European politics, European thoughts and activity, although actually gaining grantor force, and European con- rections, although actually becoming store intimate, will ultimately sink in importance, while the Pacific Ocuau, its shores, its sands, and the vast regions beyond will become the chief, theatre of events in the world's gera bereafter." Few people, been going on for considerable tice however, to likely to have realised and which has been slowly altering Chic the stuns of the shipbuilding and civilisation and coeverting Chien into a Western country. It is not desirable to docking facilities which have sprung enter at present into speculations as top in the Far East within, recent years, the future, but it may be said that when At Singapore the British Government China is fully awako" and her natural have acquired the extensite works of respurces develoned by application of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Board and have wciency and machinery, she will be able to takan "very important place among the 816 Dations: Eur ticepse population and her great resources have great potentialities for CANTON KOWLOON. RAILWAY. the development of trade and industry. These may influence the economic condi- ALTERATION AND ACCELERATIONtions, cot only of Britain bat of almost
OF TRAIN SERVICE.
every other country. At the same time but also a naval dockyard for thojships of V, T. HAMILTON, GEFRMAL MANAGER the warning of Sir Robert Hart should be the Navy. Considerable developments THE Publie is hereby notified that on kept in mind, that foreign merchants and hate taken place in the Philippine Islands
A fm THURSDAY, February ist, importar alteritions an additions will manufacturers should not form too inngine since they were taken over by the United be undo to the present. Time Table. an expectation of China as a possible con-States. Docks sud ungineering works have The Art Thrgh Train from Kowloon sunter on a grand scale of European pro- been organised, and it may be taken for to Canton will leave daily at 9.15 ..
ducts. Sir Robert and it should be grusted that the islands will play an im
Y. SHIBUYA,
Manager, No. 2, PADO "STE
HCRUNG.
de large extensions, thus acknowledg ing the importance of the place from " strategical point of view. Hongkong is the most important British outpost in the Far East from a naval and commercial point of view. It has not ouly large and well equipped docks and shipbuilding yards
bakers, Confectioners, Caterers, instead of 8A.M., and an additional Through remembered that China was originally self-portant part in the industrial and com-
Restauranteurs.
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will leave at 11.23 Adie..
The Express Train now lasing at 2.25 r. will leave at 2.40 22 and has been accelerated and will arrive at Canton at 6.24p. a. muuking the journey in under four hours.
The
contained and self-entisfying, and that she merchat (and, it may be, the political) was now embarking on a manufacturing era. development of the Pacific area. This with her 4,000,000 square miles of tor. Shanghai Dock and Engineering Company ritory, divided into over 20 provinces, each is a combination of the two principal
From Cantona Train will love for or which is a kingdom in itself, the east shipbuilding and engineering companies ir Kowloon it 7.45 a.st. instead of 7.55. A.M. having some 10,000,000 and the greatest Shanghal, which were founded in the early and an extra Through Train at 11.45 AM.
The Express will love, 2.56 1.3. 70,000,000 of inhabitants, and with a tutaj | days of face guers in Chine, and now form 999 instead of 2.25 2.3. and his also been population of over 400,000,000, inter the largest shipbuilding concern on tho
accelerated mid- will arrive at Kowloon at provincial trade is large enough in itself. China cost.
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For residents in the New Territory a Foreigs trade is a luxury and not a needs. The development of shipbuilding in tina will be run to arrive at Kowloon at sity, and even if it does continue and in Japan has been remarkable, shiefly on 9.15 AM and leave in the afternoon at
5. The present trains arriving are the Chias e themselves will require count of the encouragement given by the Kowloon at 10.30 x.st. and leaving at 3.45 a larger share in its direct manipulation at Government. The Miren Bishi Works at ... will be cancelled..
home and abroad, and Chinese manugasaki are supplier with all the mest
which may be had on application to
For further particulars see Time Tables facterers will compote soms day with improved appliances, and turn out ressuls of foreign goods in China and elsewhere.thergest size. These works and the Foreign trade apart, bina's inter-provin Kasaki Dockyard Company's works at cial native trade is immense, but statistica Kobe, the Yokohama Dock Company, and the Yokohama Engine and Iron Works are are not yet available. The Chinaman is a born trader, and foreign merchants agree the most important establishments, but to giving him credit. for shrewdness, there are a large number of smaller works integrity, and reliability.
which supply vesela.for the coasting trade.
The Manager, British Section, Kowloor; The Traffic Manager, Chinese Section, Cantu, and at the Booking Offices. By. Order,
II. P. WINSLOW,
Manuger British Section, Canton Kowloon Railway.
By Order,
THE ADMINISTRATION,
Chinens Serion, Canton Kowloon Railway. Hongkong, January 23, 1012.
COMPANY, LTD.
&
NATEWAY DEVELOPMENT.
The developments which have taken place in railway contraction in recent years have
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THE EQUITABLE LIFE ÅSSURANOK. SOCIETY OF THE UNFIED STATES...
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., GENERAL MANAURIS, HONGKONG,
FOR THE EAT, FUKYO.
"
85,008,459
Total Assets Doc. 31, 1910...G.8494,715,923
Surplus Dividends to Policyholders
1910
10,573,157
10,392,099
21,648,528
Tetal paid Policyholders 1910 53,439,380 Gmes carnings from laterest Total Expenses for 1910
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06 bien probably the most direct means of shipyards (some of them of course small) arousing the Chinese to the necessity for al 55 private docks, in addition THE KOWLOON LAND & BUILDING other nations. They recognise this necessity factors ought to be kept in mind when the bringing themalvas more into line with to the Government dockyards. These
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Their independent existener as an corpireTHE JAVANER MELO STILE MARINK.
from the point of view of trade and from future of the trade in the Pacific area is that of national defence and consolidation, being considered. TWENTY-THIRD ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this is threatened unless they can show that Company will be held at the Company's they bars tho maana and determination to marine in a comparatively short time has in THREE MONTHS.
The growth of the Japauca mercantile Offio, Victoria Buildings, MONDAY,
ber, 1911
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Class Fees.
the 5th February, 1912, at Noox, for the defend theuscles, and milways as essens heon remarkable, especially since the purpose of receiving the Report of the tiul for the utilisation of the forces of the ring of the Navigation Encouragement A Reduction of 25% in Directors together with Statement of country and its unifleation as a strong In in 1000 Cadet the latter awapan (A (91) Accounts for the year ending 31st. Decem Power A for weeks ago the Cante subjects or trading companies whose
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Kowloom Railway was officially
opened uners or shareholders are all of them Company will be CLOSED from MON und although the day when the residents of pacese, abjects engaged in transporta“ DAY, the 29th January to MONDAY, the Hongkong (oppaite Kowloon) will be able etion business receivo navigation subsidies 5th February 1012 (uth days inclusive). dering which period ne transfer of Shatenaken milway ticket at Kowloon for alacarding to mileage, Lounge, speed, and can be registered. a podmed paris Catton, I now; Berlin, and Paris any age, in respect of steel steamships of not.
By Order of the Board of Directory
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be distant, thepletion of the trand ca miles of line brings that day appreciably
Seeretary to the Hongkong Land Juvesteiror Tho-ling firms part of a Rytm
Go., Ltd. Hongkong, Jaunary 20, 1918.
ass than 2000 tons, speed of not less than,
knots, and not more than 15 years old. the shipping has shown a steady
#ment and Agency Co.; Ld. Agunta for the Kowloon Land & Bailling which line don designed to connect with
the Trans-Siberian Railway, and that rail.increase in the number of vessois.sinca way nirely make it possible to perforia 38,nd at the close of 1993 the the journey from Loudon to Japan is about country Ind 607,000 tons of ifcamera and 14 days, and that ty Hongkong in about 18 days.
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NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO...
WITH WHICH I INODEVORATED TILE * OOZAN MARINE INSURANCE C).
Besides, the engineori, entorprise of the Japanese las linked ap the county with Europe not only in Japan woll nop pline, with railways but these are necta (with nehort ses pusage) with the railways of TOTAL D'UNDS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1916, Korea, these again with Luu Tras-Siberian
£21,252,693.
Authorised Capital £6,000,00
bechod Capital £3,814,813
Railway, and it is now possible to travel, by rail continuous from Fasan to Flushing
Paid-up Capital 1,617,007 of When wo recall the net it is net 40 years -Fire Fund 3,812,216 4 9 since the first rasy in Japan (the short I-Life Arity Funds 16,646,126 27 line between Tokyo and Yukuhnas) pas
Sinking Fund Accent
37,365 186
opened, we can! Im sume idea of the £21.52,038 17,8 apid developments whichch we tikẹn phuco. Rovenue Fire branch
Lifa & Ananity 1,904,031 9
4,373,240 177
FICIEBUILDING ON THE TACIFOI COAST Branches
Other Receipta.
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The construction of railways will lend of 019,914 10 eura tu tira duvelegent of Internal trade Fund, Industry, but the Chinese, like the 24,071.216 17 Japan sej are not likoff to lus content wių). The Accumulated Funds of the Fim and this They will suck extend their Life Dopart.monta nru fruo from liability in respect of each other, th
operations to foreign countries, The dove lopment of Japanes abipping and the im provement of the harbourd of that country
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CRAGSIDE BARKER ROAD, Pak,
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