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MONDAY, JULY 22, 1957,
SHEAFFER'S
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NO TRAINS TO CANTON
CANTON YET
But Deadlocked Talks May Resume At Any Time STATEMENT IN LONDON
by David T. K. Wong
London.
THE rosumption of through traffic on the Kowloon-Canton Railway, so long rumoured both in Hongkong and London, is unlikely to materialise in the near future.
A Colonial Office spokesman said that since the breakdown of the talks on administrative problems between the local railway authorities 18 months ago, no further talks have taken place, He added, however, that such talks might possibly be resumed at any time.
Tung Wah Pupils
Get Prizes
Hon. J. C. McDounl, Secre-
ly cr
Chinate Affairs paid Tribute o pupils and teachers
LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
That Long Walk
The issue on which the Talks floundered previous was the control of the entry of people into Hongkong.
A Foreign Oflice spokes.. man said that until the ad- ministrativ. problem. 10 solved, that matter could not be taken up with Peking on a political level.
'Therefore It looks as if the break in the 11-mile journey frem Hongkong to Canton will for the lime have to continue being.
300-Yard Walk
of Tung Wal Hospital Primary
Sir,-Thot the newly built Stikls for their academic star ferry s'il caves emelkbok achiev-menis at the graduatlon (to be desired Is admitted by
At present passengers have to ceremony at King's Theatre this every passenger who has used light at the little village of morning.
on the border of British it. The chief complaint is the Lown
erusy bridge span- great distance one has to walk territory,
waik coveg
Some
A total of 044 pupils passed to get aboard. One almost running the Shunchun Tilver, and The examination this year from out ut breath for fear of miss-tehoard another train for Can the Upper Primary and Lowering a boat.
Woe to those who on. The Primary of the Tung Walt's six rush up at the end of the long 300 yards. free schools, and received their
to And the "door" corridor certificates and prizes from Mrs closed before him and the boat
MeDouall,
In his short
speceli
leaving.
Such an unatisfactory Fitua- Mrtion can, however, an easily McDourll said: "It is your own improved. Here is the sugges fellow-cluzens who, like fellow flan. When a bout is leaving clanınca, have beeu kiping you no more passengers should be gain knowledge. Wan you readmitted into the it corridor.
While the scellon of the Kow- loon-Canton Railway in British territory is only 22 miles in length, it is one of the most ex- penstvo
of railway pieces
A NEW DIESEL FOR HONGKONG
The above photo sent by our correspondent in Sydney, shows one of the Kowloon-Canton Railway dlesels being loaded on to a ship in Sydney.
Electric
construction in the world.. It Companies
To Get
was built between 1900 and 1010 at the east of £73,000 per mile.
a little older you will be able to Those passengers who have gul The reason for the heavy cost use that knowledge 10 help therein should be allowed to is due largely to the tremendous
yourselves still more.
toke their time to get aboard amount of rock cutting that had 10 be done. For example, the The bont before
steers away.
1298,500 to build. ehe tnd three-eighth miles cost
"But do eat then forget that that being the case, there wilt Beacon Hill Tunnel neasuring there will be ether Hongkong o need whatsoever for any children who will still need any
one to engage in a marathon help that you can give to them".
اوا
The graduation ceremony wes which is often forced upon the presided over by Mr Wilson paper for fear of mising a T. S. Wang, Chairman of Tung buat.
Well.
Fashions Foremost
S. S. WAI
PLAYTIME ACCESSORIES
The cetion
railways in the British
is a single track line
built in the stanaird gange of
are operated on the "Absolute lock System, that is, only one frain enters a station at any one
A Letter
By A CHINA MAIL REPORTER
A felter is being drafted
four feet eight and a half inches, and will be sent "in a day or and it is capable of taking the two" to the Hongkong Elec- Heaviest rolling stock Trains trie-Co., Ltd, and the China Light and Power Co., Ltd,' by a 15-men commitice ex- pressing dissatisfaction with the reduction of three per cent in the electricity sur- The terminal station in Kow-charge announced on July loon was bulit Cli reclaimed 16. land and it was completed and
time,
28, 1910.
Reclaimed
The letter will contain, it is opened to the public on March learned, resolutions and sugges
The Dritish section of the rall- tions passed at a meeting of the representing 100 way is cwned entirely by the committice Hongkong Government and is trade and Industrial organisa- ruz. as n government deparitions in Hongkong last Friday.
It employs over ment,
The meeting expressed dis- with the "small people and its Gchurnt Manager satisfaction
This exciting different Beachrobe in thirsty woven terry has all you could wishup for-quality, plus heaps of the fashion-wise details.
with bag and
700
is Mr I. B. Trevor, CBE, MC, reduction in view of the profits The Kowloon-Carton Railway made by the two electric power is of vital impurtance to the companies.
One of the resolutions called welfare of both Hongkong and South China. I contributed to for figures from the companies of the New to justify such a small reduction the devlopment Territories particularly by open-and to request from them A what had up all then statement as to when the total been inaccestible areas. It was reduction of surcharges could mainstay of the supply be expected by the consuming
China during public system of South the Sino-Japanese hostilities and today it carries Chinese food products 10. the Hongkong It was also suggested at the innrket.
meeting that “lawful and pence- vallway The
heavily fat ways" be adopted to offset damaged during World War 11the 3 per cent reduction in the
than 50 per cent surcharge.
Its rehabi-
VIS
PLANS
Big Tram Holdup In City
Fart of a long holdup of trams in Des Voeux Road central this morning.
a
Reason? No accident was apparent and according to our photographer who took this picture it was just because the trams were waiting for the lights to change.
Ship Back With Engine Trouble
The 738-ton Panamanian freighter, Winery, which cleared for Boraco on July 20, returned yesterday be- cause of engine trouble. The vessel under command of Capt. O. T Ugland domestic consumers to economise
WAL about 100 as much
milles as possible their
from Hongkong at consumptico of electrletty.
the time,
It lest inore of its rolling stock,
It is learned that the "awful Iltation, now in its Anal stages, and peaceful" ways will be a will eventually cost approximate- campaign urge bdustrial and ly HK$20,000,000.
Rolling Stock
Wear it over bathing suits, sun outfits, or for just plain
A reliable source sold yester- Today Its rolling stock Includes day that another meeting of the loafing...
53 enrclages with a total reating commitee will be held within capacity of 4,952 and 227 10 days or two weeks to con- scuffs to match. Such a wagoas
with a total carrying sider the reply given by the capacity of 9,545 tons. Its latest electric
power camproles 10 host of colours to choose acquisitions are four Diesel-their letters, which
are to be Electric locomotives from Aus-dispatched a day or two. cool frosted tralia, and a fifth is expected to
from too
pastels and
Iced
crrive in the Colony later this White.month or in August.
We are fully airconditioned for your shopping comfort. ensed, has told heavily on the
Paquerette
LTD.
winery.
Bho
whose Iccal arcata are Lee Brothers Co., was ong of the ships wblch took shelter hero from typhoon-Wendy, lant week.
WALKED INTO WALKATHON
The embargo'on China, recent- business of the railway, The An enthusiastic amount of 'goods carried on the railway Juring 1950-51 totalled: 371,708 tems, of which 218,209 long went up to China and 153,516 tons came down to Hongkong. This has been re-
only 15,140 icns went to China while 109,040
Phone Call | SIDE GLANCES
Early
On Sunday
Morning
In responsa to a telephone cail mada by the Es Eastern Mariner early on Sunday morn- Log the Marlue Police went aboard and took over from the [Second Officer thres men who unlawful Accused for
were boarding,
Defendants, Yuen Kam- cheung, 24, L1 Mon, 41, and Wong Shu, 25, appeared before DLP. Edwards at the Marine Court this morning on a charge of unlawful boarding.
Mr
The Arst defendant, Yuen Kam-cheung, who had two similar convictions bofore, was nea. $200, or five weeks. Tho other two defendants both had three previous convictions; also way. When The constable similar, were each fined $300 or approached a second time the six week. defendant was sÜll there, Ho}/ .was then charged with Sub-Inspector Y. P. Leung
obstruction.
told the Court that at 0.30 a.m. on July 21 Marine Police, acting
fan of the weekend
who Walkathon walked into the middle of the race, this morning appeared before Miss B. K. Séario at Central Court charged with obstructing the Poilce.
"defendant, "Ha Wing-chuen,, 20, of ds Leighton Road, ground floor, walked into the middle of Johnston Rodd, as the competitor were passing..
defendant to get out of thỏ
*.
duced to 176,Bb7. 1ons during] On the evening of the race, that the man Jird not been the us: Eastern Marner in You-
1055-50, of which
tons came to Hongkong.
Tilkowice the number of passengers" carried has dropped.
from 0,055,890′ 10′′ “3,988;244 "fur | A polico constable asked the
the corresponding periods.
However,
the mingistrate sold on kitomaticu, want on board obstructing the Police, but that Day compeitom of the Walkathon. They were handed over three- The prosecullon subsequently men by the Seccad Officer of
· offered "no evidence on the the "Riip, whò, reported that vesant chargo' and the Befendant was defendants boarded "the discharged.
without any authority,
JOHN CLARKE'S
CASEBOOK
The Wheel Turns
NHE time is three years Tago. Under the hot sun
of West Africa an· English- man in his late twenties holds court. Grave, ancient chiefs cling on his words and heed his advice; unruly firebrands lose their fire- which is doused by the starn, steady gaze of the District Officer, a lean, fair. haired man with Д fine, brond forehead.
The time is now, A detective whose duty takes him to a enfeteria at Victoria Station sees u man slide up to the counter, . seize an 11d, ment ple and burry away without paying, A leus), fair-haired man, with a loc, broad forehead. The District Officer of three years ago, whose name is Donald.
A
PERFECTLY O.K.
T Bow Street, Donald himself to often judge, stood in the dock, and pleaded guilty to that. "On his arrest," the deteolive reported, "this man sold I'm hungry
He had 1s. 2d.. on hlm,
Then Donald's history W03 read out--school, university, Colonial Service then resignu- tion from the Service and a confusion of vague, short-lived clerk's jobs in London.
"He seems to be down on his Inck," said the ofleer in charge of the case to Mr R. H. Blu- dell, the magistrate, He went on: "I can't help feeling, air, that he must be in some way
"I don't feel I'm ill at ol,"
Donald sald briskly, "I'm very sorry about all this, but I feel perfectly okay to go ahead,"
KELATIVER
Ha work for a medical report. was remanded in custody
When he was brought back, a probation officer went into the witness-box and said: You will Ace that the doctor recommends treatment but this man is not prepared to have any,
"The trend of his affairs since be came back from Africa is not progresslye. Relatives have been fortheeming with some money, but he can't go on that way.
"Look here, I'm perfectly all right, really," cald Donald. "I could hold on to a job and do it well"
"Well, it's a pity you won't have the treatment," the mayis- frate sold. "I shall dischatgo you_conditonally.
"Thank you," sald Donald, and he strode away in pursuit of what at some tire is the last three years he had fast-his bearings..
11
Estates Sold
has been formally Din- nounced that the Semambu Rubber Estates, Ltd has gone Info voluntary liquidation,
The
Company has sold ita
esintes in Malaya.
H.
The quidators are Mestre Kadoorie, L. Kadoorie,
H. R. M. Cléland and W. A. Welch,
By Galbraith
323
"I'm glad you're coming home with us now that you're through college—I've got a job lined up for you,
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