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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 3RD, 1910.
Boverting to the question of cost, wa give below a cotaparative table of estimates made 1905, 1907 and 1909, respectively:-
Survey Land...... Eartwork.... Tannel.....
oarl Bridgend Culverta. Fencing
Telegraphe...
Ballant and Permos. station Buildings, Ma
710,024,00
*
1000
8290,00 20.564.09 28,071 £2 504,0023
and this rendered, usolase the grants part of tion of the one at Taipo. There extra: arpense
! the work that had been done in the previous was incurred on. account of haary landslipe in the vicinity, owing to the slushy clay which 4hree or four months.
Questions were naked in the House of Conformed the billeida. This necessitated very mons on the subject, and partionlarly as to why elaborate timbering.· · the railway was being constructed by the Crown Agents rather than by the Colonial Gor- ernment, bat this polley was defended on the axual grounds both in the House of Commons and the Legislative Council of Cho Colony..
The Colony was happy, howover, in the knowledge that the work was going on. Within two years, Bir Matthew Nathan was transferred to Natal, and was succended by Sir Frederick Lugard, whose interest in the progress of the work has be equally keen. All was not sunshine, however, Dark shaduws appeared when it was disclosed that lovia- tion from the original plans had led to an enormous increase in the estimated cost of the railway, and these shadows grew darker still when it became public knowledge that several of the bridges were defective, and led to be blown up and rebuilt.. It should be made clear that practically the only responsibility which tha Colonial Government bad in the construe. tion of the railway was the responsibility of ftuding the money. When this mattor of the defective bridges was a topic of conversation, H. E. the Governor (Sir Frederick Lugard) explained in the Legislative Council that according to the memorandum issued by the
nt Way....... chinery and Furni ture USA Workshop TILI SLOSEN Plant, Intuing coli- ing stock, etc..... General charges, in-
&luding alirien quarter office di cal and other ex..
fame elurger Ancounts. tamage, etc.
Total
310,000,00 463,3%),90
714,000.00
Mr. F. W. W. Valpy, engineer
Mr. Atson, `engineer:
Dr. Hartley, medical officer
who initiated the work; Sir Frederick Lugard, under whose able control the work has been
and their sta of
angi carried out; Mr. G. W. Eves, Mr. B. 8. Lind- completed a work which -19
sey,
Mr. E. 8. LINDSEY, who said :-Tour Exost. Province of Kuangtang and by forming a paengine was decorated with the Hongkong A
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the son of the assistant engineer, with from worrying you with any more figures on in the provision of funds to defray its cost and
So I will now ask his beautiful bouquet. The party at ones pro- trasie possibilities. ceeded to the platform. Those accommodated Excellency to declare the British Section of the
who lavo here were, in addition to his Excellency and Kowloon-Canton Railway open for public trafle Mr. E. J. Richards, assistant engineer
to British Mr. Waito, tuonal superintendent.
Lady May, HE. Major General Broadwood, (Applaese.)
H.E. SE HENET MAT, K.C.M.G, engineering. May the undertaking, under Messrs. Leigh and Orange, of Hongkong, his Excellency Wei Han (late Menajing
our dearly loved Colony increased prosperity have carried out some important work on the Director of the Chinese Section of the Railway) Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. the guidace of Almighty Providence, bring te line, including the construction of a small who represented the Viceroy of Canton, Hon. Mr. Lindsey has briefly skutobed the history of the and happiness. With this prayer on my lips I 1005
3007
tunael and the reclamation of 41 sores of fers W.Chatham, C.M.G, Hon. Mr. Murray Stewart, Railway which I am asked to open to-day. I declara the British Section of the Canton-Kow- 37,042.00 $2,207,65 45,927.05
Hos. Mr. E. Osborne, Mr. A. H. Harris (Comondorse his hope that the day is not far off when loon Railway opon for traffic. (Applauss)
The Band played the national anthom and 10,406,00 1, KW, 5-0 11.20 ahore at Kowloon. 10,92.00 2.200,000 2,208,170.05 ·
Although Mr. E. S. Lindsey, the present missioner of the Imperial Chinese Maritime the British and Chizeze Sections of this railway. 1,024,866.00 2,032,415,00 499,524.00 $2,000,00 B1,079.84
prosceded to the platform of the railway. -412,056.00-1,033,577, 07--1,720 Chief Resident Engineer and General Man Castoma), Col. C. W. R. St. John, Mr. E. B. will be linked together and the line thrown the ceremony concluded. Afterwards the guests 0,300, ager, did not inaugurate the undertaking, Lindsey (General Manager of the Railway), opon to the public for through traffle between station and boarded the special train which was he is entitled to credit for the consid the Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, Mr. J. W. Jamieson, Kowloon and Canton. Then will be the time to waiting. It comprised five carriages, which were taxed to their utmost capacity to gooom erable share which has fallen to kim. CM:G., H.B.M's. Consul-General at Canton; and dwell on tko beuofits which this line will bring to the large number who had been invited.
Capt Garnath, A.D.C. to H.E. Sir Henry May. to us by linking our Colony to the neighbouring to enjoy the
run on the line. The 191094: He has co-ordinated most encoessfully the
The proceedings were commenced by ideas of other men, improved upon what
of the gigantic milroad which we hope will soon and the rut ensign, and as it slowly steamed out 091,140.00 they commenced, and has happily consummated lensies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Wo are assem crtand without a break from Kowloon to Calais of the station olcers were raised, only to
un enterprise about which no Kittle pessimismbled to-day to send forth on its prosperons career But,
to-day we selobinie the opening to drowned by the reports of the detonators which
Immediately followed. was at one time falt. He possesses the gift of the latest off-spring of your prolito Colony. For public trafo of the British Section only, I 45 getting the best and the most out of those the past four years the upbringing and edues propoes to, confine myself entirely to a brief 70,000.80
12,843.6 under him, and Mr. Lindsey has every reason tion of the child has been proceeding in the consideration of the advantages which, I 49,212.37
to feul satisfied with the results which have been Now Territory, and although during this period confidently expect, will result from the construe 5,05€24.00 1,904,233.63 17,064,299.00
with a number of important railway works in infantile troublos-severe chills from typhoons, India, involving considerable catting, and fun. eling and was also agent for Messa Farris & Company. Raturning to Government service; he was engaged as district engineer on the Tra vincere Branch of the South Indian Railway, and on completion of that line in 1902 he was South Indian Railway, subsequently noting as
Home on love, and while there he was lent to Hongkong by the Indian Government.
Mr. R. Baker, who came with considerable
Home From the Straits Settlements, was as-
104,000.00
334,594.24
It has boon explained by his Excellency the attained up to the presont. He was associated the youngster kas not been altogether free from tion of the 22 miles of railroad now completed. and the varied soonery, seascape and landscape,
Govornor that the 1905 estimates were based on rather indefinite preliminary survey, and that they did not make provision for rolling stock shops, &c. (which, it may be remarked, figure in the latest estimate for a total of about a million dollars). The preliminary estimate was made by Mr. Bruce, an experienced railway engineer (sent Agente), and the Hon. Mr. Chatham (Director
Tho train preceded smoothly and steadily, sad the passer cars, who must hare numbered close upon 300, much enjoyed the trip. It brought a revelation to many who had novor. goas beyour the range of the Kowloon hills, WAS Freatly admired. When the train ap was Chinese Maritime Customs staff just over the border with a fusilade of orackera. Refresh- proathed the frontier it was welcomed by the menin wore afterwards served ch Lown Station and Kowloon was reached before seven o'clock.
Invitations for the trip wore issued to the following
a little dyspepsin now and then, nad other ills This railway will serve to introduce many of of hills. That district has only been under that a young and growing railway is hair you to the distriot beyond the Kowloon range to-Its sound constitution has pulled it through, and with sinews of steal it stands British rule for a little oror 11 years. Itz before us a promising youngster fall of "go, development on the broad and easy finos traced start on the journey of by that wise and faradeing administrator, Sir Henry Blake, assisted by Mr. (now Sir) and ready to
caroers have thair mat-books, and it la not to bo
and Mrs. J. M. Atkinson, Mr. A. V vac tion, has been somewhat striking. – 16 was no- Antel, an exception, but its parents and guardians aro
Hon. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Badeley, M. not hysterically inclined, and as long as it keeps ry in the first place to incur somewhat
Barrington, Colocal Bayard, Mr. and Mrs. J steadily on its way, refrains from going of thecary expenditure on police protection in order Balloch, Archdeacon Barnett, Dr. and Mrs. to make the Faz Britannica respected. This 35, Beattie, Colored Bedford, Dr. and Mrs J.
Bollos,
'Colonial Office, technical rusponsibility for out by the Consalting Engineers to the Crown appointed, departmental chief engineer in the life. (Applause.) · Even the mest prosperous Janies Stewart-Lockhart, who seems to have Major and Mri. Adair, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. work undertaken by the consulting engines of Public Works) nasisted him in framing the chief engineer for two yosti. “Then he went expected that that of our roung friend will be a genius for organising economical administra. Alabaster, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Armstrong, Dr.
rests upon them. Direct intervention by the Colonial Government was only justified in caso of argent necessity: if the Government believed the quality of the work to be unsatisfactory it
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estimates for the land and earthworks. It was not until June, 1907, that the first comprehen sive estimate was submitted by Mr. G. W. Eves,
THE CANTON SECTION,
doubt that it will oventually settle down info
Berghan, Mr. and Mrs.
B. F. Braya,
Mr and Nons ot
and Miss Bone, Mr. Bonnar, Mr. J
7. J. P. Braga,
Mas. P. J. R. Bisschop.
ad invaluable service. To the erudite knowledge of the latter of the Chinose law of land touare Mrs. W. L. Carier, Lient-Cal and Mrs. A. Chapman, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. W. Chatham, Dr.
would be beneficial for it te intervens. Snah then Chief Resident Engineer, end this amonat, experience in railway work in India and at / track-even ecossionally-there is no reason to Sir Houry Blake rightly regarded as our first | Bell, Mr. A. Bellamy Brown, Rt. Rev. Bishop: an occasion arose, in the judgment of the ed to $8,003,642, bus did not include rolling sistant engineer till the end of 1909, and since regular, and comfortable practice, and ample duty. Next it was necessary to survey the coun- of Victoris, Mr. J. F.
and draw upan mocarate rent roll. In this work and Mrs. J. W. H. E. Major-General R. G Governor, when the bridges were reported stock or workshops. In his speech at the open.
an expert committed to be defective ing ceremony, Mr. E. 8. Lindsey, the General then has been in charge of operations at the repay those that have done so much for it. And try and to investigate titles to land, settle them J. W.
in the life of all, union is desirable, wa WiLL | Mr. C. Mol. Messor and Mr. C. Clementi rendor-Broadwoods Jadams E. Le (edamer. Mr. and and, as before stated, they were rebuilt Manager of the line dealt with the question of Kowloon end of the line, As, however, it appeared that the cost of recon- cost, saying that it compared favourably with straction would have to be borne by the Colony, the cast of similar work elsewhere. The speech it was but poor satisfaction to the taxpayers is fully reported in another column of this page. The following technical details concerning the line may not be without interest to some of our
The steel-used is the English standard tes wait with the amortisation table annexed to the each other's burdens, and the prosperity of the ony to the grast benefit of the taxpayers. The
the Beacon Hill tunmal, is 7,256 feet. The others vary from 924 to 150 fest. Two of them were
readers: --
BOME TECHNICAL DETAILS.
agreement.
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and Mrs. F. W. and Miss Clark, Mr. and Mrs Colonel and Mrs. Dann, Mr. T. Dallin, Mr. D. W. Craddock, Major and Mrs. Chitt and Mrs. A. Denison, Mr. and Mrs. II L Denys. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dickson, Mr. and
G. L. Duncan, Mr. E. M. Dyer, Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Edkins, Commodore, Urs.
Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Forbes, Mr. A.. Mr. and Ms. FG. Figg, Major and Mrs. and Miss Byres, Major and Mrs. Eaton.
G. M. Fletcher, Mr. G. Friesland.
Grist Mr. Frank Grove, Dr. C. Tar
Forsyth. G. Gek, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Gordon, Mr. E. J. Mr. B. A, Hale, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Hallifax,
Beacon Hill tunnel, all were out wide enough as to accommodate the proposed double tracking, and a British chief accountant"; provision Chinose Corporation on the 7th March, 1907, and played great tact without loss of the necessary Mr. Justice Hazeland, Captain Heathcote, Mr.
span
The line, when completed to the junction with ment of a district, usually do cost a good that has been achieved by the administration is
The labour for the tunnel work was at first second district, from mile-31 to mile 50, there is
imported from Indie, as the local natives could not be induced to undertake underground work. Finally, some of the coglies returned from South Africa replaced the Indians, as the former had become expert at this work Compressed air plants were installed at the sad of the big, tunnel to operate the pumps and the drills. headle the dirt and
a
total girder opening of 3,200 feet. The main bridge over the East River at Sheklung is proceeding satisfactorily, the foundations being neatly completed and the delivery and erection of steel work for the large spans having com merced. It is expected to form the through connection with the British line to Hongkong in July, 1911.
deal, and until that development is accomp lished the traffic must necessarily be slight The original intention is liable to be lost sight of when after a railway is folshed: traffic
day to the effoinnicy and tast of the police, whose presence the inhabitants now thoroughly under. stand and appreciate. In the suppression of rob
Mr. and Mrs. B. Brotherton Harkor and Miss Mrs. R. Di Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. G. Hastings, Harker, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Harris, Mr. aud
Helgeland, Hon. Mr. and Mrs E. A. Howett, Mr. and Mrs. T, W, Hornby, Mr. T. F. Hough, Bor. and Mrs. Hickling, Mr. H. F. Hiokmatt, Mr. and Mrs, and Miss Jones Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, Mr. and Men. W. G. Humphreys,
Mr. E. A. Irving.
Mr. W. C. Jack, Me. J. W. Jamisson, C.M.G.,
Me and Mrs. J. H. Kemp, Hr. and Mrs. J. J.
Mr. and
Dr. and Mrs. G. P. Jordan, Mr. W. D. Jupp
Mrs. M. Kobayashi, Mr. J. Kaliman, Stodart Kennedy, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Keswicks,
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Lafrentz, Mr. B. Layton,
Mr. G. T. Lloyd, Mr. and birs. H. W. Looker, Mrs. and Misses Loureiro, Mz A. R. Lowe, Maitland, Mr. G. H. Medhurst, Mr. and Mrs. C. Mol. Messer, Sir H. and Lady Mody. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Moxon, Mr. N. S, Marshall
Mr. and Mrs. A. Mackenzie, Mr. and Mrs. F.
Dr. J. W. Noble.
hope that are long a suitable one will be forth By the terms of the agreement between the coming from across the frontier. There may Chinese Government and the British and be some in this seembly who may assort that Chinese Corporation provision was made for a they travel the fastest who travel alone, but the Colony owes the fact that fraudulent clairus to be told that the "responsibility" rosted upon
ding from Lyeemm to Kowloon City and from loan of £1,500,000, redeemable within thirty would remind them that it is equally trae that to large and valuable areas of foreshore exten. the consulting engineers. Apart from this,
years from the 7th of March, 1907, by annual toy who travel fast, travel light-and that Shemshuípe to Laiolikeks were disposed of in however, there is the authority of the Chief
drawings commencing in 1920, in sccordance in this case unity means strength in bearing the Courts, the ad being rasated for the Col- Engineer of the Chinese section for the state- ment that the British section is "lasting
The price of the bonds to the countries which union represente. In the year monument to British engineering."
weighing 85 pounds to the lineal yard, each rail
apou in the mainland, district was 281,352 The British section extending from Kosloon being 35 feet in length. They are laid with Corporation was 94 per cent. of their nominal 1898 the British & Chiness Corporation ob number of holdings demarcated and adjudicated
value; while the loan, which bears interest tained concession for the construction of a to Samdrum vzć Taipo is 22 dos in fength. In the jainta, and ordings anglo bar and at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum, is to railway between Canton and Kewloon Much Simultaneously the work of administration had
utilized. Suspended joints are the standard, and all there are ve tannels, the longest of which, { fire-eighths spikes with chisel point and ordinary be soonred by a mortgage on the whole under. / delay, however, ensued in negotiating with the to be urganised. It has been carried on tu on Mr. and Mr... 1.3. Godgo, Air and Mrs. C.
hook head are maed.
taking and unconditionally gascanteed by the Chinese section, and it was not till 1906 that concnsiest manner by two officers at Tai Fo, the circumstances justified the commencement of Magistrate (now called District Officer), and the The embankments throughout are 17.5 feet Chinese Government. The administration of sonstruction of the British section. After pro. Asistant District Offear. In the former capa- Mr. and Mrs; F. J. Halton, Mr. R. H. Hancock, driven through rock, while the operations on wide designed for a single track, except where the railway is vested in "a Chinese, managing tracted negotiations the agreement for the city the district has been fortunate in enjoying the others found disintegrating granite after-material was available from the cattinge, in
director (appointed by the Viceroy) with whom Chinese section was signed by the British & the services of Mr. E. R. Hallifax, who has dis nating the solid rook. With the exception of the which instances they wore widened to 30 foot so
will be associated a Britisk engineer-in-chief to accommodate a double track, and the The labour used in the construction across this being also made for working arrangements to be shortly after the construction of that section also firmness in handling the population. The latter of the arch in each is 35 feet. paddy fioids was mostly "comprised of native entered into between the Governor of Hong-was commenced. A good deal has been said off post has of recent years been ably filled by Mr. and on about the cost of the railway. Railways S. B. C. Ross. The principal source of expendi. The enttings are also 35 feet wide.
women and the vehicle the native basket. The kong and the Viceroy of Canton for the joint like this one, which are intended for the develop. ture has been, and still is, the maintenance of The interent in the construction work on the material used in the fields consisted of mud; on operation of the British and Chiness sections.
an adequate police force. Much of the success British section of the line centred in the Beacon slopes, turf; and the rest of the embankment is Hill tunnel, the constraction of which has been built largely of disintegrated granite. The the British section at Samchun, will in its 891 described as one of the greatest engineering earth from the heavy cuttings was transported miles contaiu, including terminals, 15 stations feats socomplished in the East. Besides a large generally in small dump cars propelled on a two and I halts. The main diflenty experienced in expenditure of money the construction of this foot gauge track by coolias. These cars were building this line has been the large amount of tunnel domanʻled its toll of human lives during supplied by Arthur Koppel, Berlin.
bridge work that has had to be nogotiated. In the sufficient to pay for its working and the interest beries by gangs of armed men belonging party Maud Mrs, T. Kusumoto,
on its cost is not immediately forthcoming. In to the district and partly to the contiguons the twenty-eight months occupied in making it. In the early days maleria was rife, European and
order to give you some sort of iden as to whether Chinose Territory, the police have benefited by the cost has been excessive or not it will be well the friendly and effective co-operation of the native aliko suffering severely. Medical super-
to have a brief sud general description of what Chinese officials seres the border. There vision was not wanting, fór, in addition to European medical officer in charge, there were
the enterprise really comprises. The length of venue collected at year in the mainland the railway is 224 miles between the buffer district yon are about to visit from Land Tax, India and Chinese gracluates at different
stop at Kowloon and the bridge over the river or Crown Reat as we call it, was $81,000, mad sections of the lina, one being pornanently stationed at the north face of the tuned at
at Lown. At this end there is a reclamation from all sources, including opium and liquor. Shatin. A conltary staff, under the supersision
41 acres in area extending between the deep sea $158,000. This much more than cover the cost frontage known as Blackhead's, the purchase of administration and leaves a surplus for the of a sanitary inspector, was also kept busily
THE CANTON-HÄN KOW HAILWAY. of which is also incinded in the capital cost development of the country. But if the develop. employel draining the paddy fields in the
The Canton-Kowloon railway, as already ex- of the railway, and the new Gascoigne Road ment of the district has been satisfactory up vicinity of the line, keoping the ozolic lines
plained, will eventually connect with the great at Hunghom. Along the frontage of this to the present time, I venture to predict that Davies, Mr. and Mrs. H. W Robertson, Mr. cloan, and doing other hygienie werk,
trunk line which will run from Canton to there will be room for three deep son bertheit will be much more rapid and much more and Mrs. C. H. Ross, Mr. 8. B. C. Ross, Mr. The original
construction of this great arterial line is allowly railway has had to provide for extensions of assistration will be greatly facilitated, trode Siebe, M. and Mrs. A. H. Skelton, Mr. and Bankow, a distance of about 750 miles. The where ships can come alongside jetties. The pronounced now that it has been made easy of and Mrs. A. B. Rouse, M. J. F. Yan Ress
Mr. and Mrs. A. Beth, Mr., Mrs. and Miss by means of this railway. The Hooper, E. this tunnel a million dollars. The final ostimate was
a progressing.
pablis works which the growing asture of three million dollara for this one and a
Trains are now running to Wangahek, a Kowloon and Hunghom and Yaarsti densa ds. will be stimulated and the condition of the Mr. 31. W. Shade, Mr. and Mrs, F. Smyth, quarter miles of tunnelling, which works out miles of sidings, is nearly completed, and the market town on the North River, 55 miles by For 18 miles the railway runs. through doon inhabitants must be improved by their being Colonel and Mrs. C. W. R. ard Miss St. John, Calonal and Mrs. Staopole, Dr. F. O. Stedman, work was expedited by utilizing a standard rail from Canton. Construction, however is cuttings and on high banks where no other brought into clase connection with the large Mr. M. J. D. Stephens, Hon. Mr. Murray
market which Hongkong affords. We do not Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Stabb, Mr.
and track from the heary cutting to carry practically finished to Ying Tak, 90 miles from route was practically possible, and above all 13
Sire, proportionate share for the tannel's length of the earth, ete,, for the fill Henry wooden damp Canton, and about one-third of the whole miles of the alignment in in tannst, an abnor. expect, that this line by itself will pay Mr Ange B. R. H. Tarlor. Mr. and
Captain and the general charges of the railway, the cost carts hauled by switch engines were used, the distancs to the boundary of the province.mally high proportion. In addition to this the of this tunnel does not fall far short of one rails being now used on the permanent way sad Ying Tak is a district city of so-capital socount has had to bear interest daring third of the total cost of the British the switch engines from part of the company's portance, and the opening of the station there construction, home charges and loss of exchange, section. At first labour WÜS found. to regular rolling stock. Bidings have also besu will have the effect of bringing places' up the be dearer than anticipated, and exceedingly provided to connect with the warehouses and river some three days nearer Canton. Coratrac. which together amount to close on 3900,00 The cost of tunnelling has been very moderato, hard rook was encountered, making it
godowns
tion is also proceeding, though less energeti and of this there can be no sort of question. The very slow and arduous work. The operations
cally, on the next 30 or 40 miles. were latterly supervised by a skilled super
No fast trains are run at present, but a speed cost of the reclamation works out to about 50 intendent, and under his direction the work was
of 40 to 45 miles is attained in places by the cents a square foot and compares well with the pushed ahead faster than ever before.
Local trains, which caver the whole distance of prices we have had to pay for land adjacent. The 55 miles in 31 hours. The company during the rates for earthwork and concrete are distinctly. The rolling stock is of British standard, Chinese year 1909-10 carried 1,456,455 passon. reasonable and the rolling stock has bou sup much anxiety or ascomt of the delay in $294,391.90, an average of orox $24.500 per the arrival of the whools and axles, som mouth. This amount represents principally comfortable and well adapted to travel in stort-distance passenger traffic, and should in. this climate. They are sight in number, and, is crease considerably when the town of Ying Tak, generally known, their frame work was cou- above referred to, is reached. structed by the Hongkong and Whampos Dock Company. The goods waggons number about
of
Railways were installed rook. Contracts for portions of the work on the smaller tunnels ware let to Italian contractors.
The bricks used were manninotarod by the company in its own brick plant and were transported in bullock carta, imate for the by norly transport was found satisfactory and oconpusical This means of The reclamation work, which is to provide terminal yard at Kowloon with seven or eight
constraction
at about £20,000 per mile. Adding to this the cost of laying the permanent way and the
On the afternoon of May 17th, last year, the big tonnel was p'erced, and the occasion was
gauge
Along the 22 miles of line there are seven stations, including the terminal station at
Kowloon. These stations are built of brick and are of a substantial character.
THE ROLLING STOCK,
Mr. and Mrs E. A. Ormiston, Hon. Mr. B.
Commander and Mrs. Penfold, Sir Francis Piggott, MF. and Mrs. H. Pinckney, Rt. Rev. Biop Pozzoni, Colonel Prior, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Padips
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Bam, Hon. Mr. W. Reas
Osborne, Mr. A. H. Ough
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Wakeman, Mr. and Mrs,
made one of general rejoicing by the railway The carriagos, abont which there was so gors and received in passenger fares and freight plied at a low tender. Taking, then, the cost of other. (Laughter.) Others again will prefer to France: Vice-Consal Dr. Marckwald, Garmany?
staff, a special caremony being held subsequently when a number of ladies and gentlemen passed through the tunnel, Mrs. Evo, wife of the chief resident engineer, cutting a tape barrier and loading the guests through to the north face at Shatin. After the piercing, opening out operations were proceeded with, and
THE OPENING CEREMONY.
the enterprise when it is finished at 812,000,000 let us first deduct therefrom the cost of that portion of the reclamation which does not form part of the railway proper, about $600,000. (I am speaking in general forms), the cost of the deep sea berth at Blackhead's, also about $600,000, the cost of the tunnels, 83,700,000; the proper tion of interest and home obarges due to the above 15550,000), and with a few other items we from $12,000,000, which gives 56,500,000 as the get a sum of about $5,500,000 to be subtracted cost of 224 miles of antunnelled railway, inclu.
remunerative interest on the large ospital spent Mrs. P. Thomas, Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson, Mr. results to the Colony will, I think, be each as to Tomes Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Tooker, Mr. and on its construction. But the indirect beneficial and Mrs. G. A. Tisdall, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. récompense it in some measure for the largo Mrs. A. Turner, Mr. W. J. Tutcher, Mr. and expenditure that has been incurred, All of us, Mrs. T. Takamichi, Mr. and Mrs. D. Tohos Enropeans and Chinese alike, have a feeling W. B. Walker, H. E. Wei Han, Mr. E. C white residing in Hongkong akin to what the Wilks, Me and Mrs. E. D. C. Wolfe, Colonel now historie Kowloon Uger would feel if he and Mr. Wrigley.
Coneal and Mrs. Konrad Pitter von Wiser, were caged. We want mors elbow room. Wo
Austris Hungary Consul Francia Janssens, need more frequent change of environment, Belgium; Ceasuland Mrs. Joan Joaquim Leiria. This milway will enable sons of us to take Portugal Cousal Jose Gasoor Gonzales de Ber- whort holidays from one work and from each pedo, Chili Ceasul Guston Ernest Lisbert. France; Acting Vice-Consul Paul Kremer, lead the simple life in the country, visiting Consal Alberto Moreno Perez, Grasbomale Hongkong daily for their business. I expect, Consul General Cavaliers Z. H. Volpicelli, therefore, to see in scaras of time a great revolu- Italy; Consal and Mrs. Faneka Tatenichiro tion in the social condition of the Colony, The Fanatau, Japan, Consul Frederica Damles country to which this railway will introduon you Barratio, Moxioo; Consul. General and Mrs. Netherlands; Consul Braz assumes in winter, it will remind some of you o
very beautiful. the rasset garb
of Joaquim Heytor Botelho, Nicaragus; Consul your far distant Highlands; the emerald mantle General Line Clemente Herrera, Panama that it dons in 1 summer rivals the emerald dress Consal Jose Mariano Macedo, Peru; Censal of comely Brin; the resounding ocean which W. Trautohold, Russia: Vice-Consui Schelto hearts of Englishmen. There you may taste of livia: Consul-General &. E. Anderson, U.S.A. one of the sweetest joys in life--the enjoyment The following members of the railway staff washes its shores, stirs the memories and the Swart, Sweden: Consul A. M. L. Soares, Bo of Nature's beauty. And there, too, oar Chinese were invited citizens may change the restrictions which life Mr. F. 8. Lindsay, Mr. and Mrs. R. Baker, were to add, another 81,000,000 to this amonut and adjacent to the Fost Office. Here an enclo
comparative › freedom of a
a home in the country. Evans Mr. J. Morris, Mr. J. E. Menagh, luto a doabled line along these 20 miles, and the tants of the district gratar, ease and greater Richards, Mr. B. S. Vergette, Mr. J. M. sure had been made and a temporary platform You could convert the Kowloon Canton railway This railway will in short bring to the inhabi- sud Mrs. G. A. Walker, Mr. W. O. Chg Mr.
To you, my
friends, who do not reside | Britto erected. The guests were accommodated within cost thereof would work out to about 8370,003 in the district, it w aces not bring greater
List of Chinese gentlemen invited :---. It will bring what is better than gold Hon Mr. Wei Yak, Mossrs. Fung Wa-chun, socomplished it, complimenting especially of the locomotives and have, of course, Chinese the enclosure, which was lined by Indian troops, per mile as a doubled line of railway of a very richess.
but outside large numbers of the community
of life and greater cou-
Pai-chi, Chan had assembled and ware interested spectators of heavy nature. If, however, you prefer to judge | silver-3019 enjoy those advantages will Hon-tsz, Chan Bin-ki, Leung, big, Wong
it as a single line and to make due aliowanas tentment of spirit.
Chunchun, Chin Chung-hau, Ng Abetter under opened to
of the inha Kam-fak, Lo Shut-po, Hui Chin-lom, Wong The principal men who have been engaged on the historic proceedings. A strip of crimson
to you, and the enterprise ar:~~
cloth from the railway lines formed a nath on the $6,500,000, say, 25 per cent--because all sitants of the district now-
-The-kong,
Wei Wall-leen, Chan Fak, Mok and people of Mr. J. C. Brace, C.E., who made the original
the bridges have been built for a doubled line mors nung, Tong Lai-chan, Chan Kang-yun you will get the cost of the single line of railway intimate reistions with the officials Masio was discoursed by the at $4,925,000, or $240,288 par mile; and I leave the grest Empire on your bordark. The work Lau Pan-chiu, Bi Tau Yum-chuan, Ka Kai- Yan-po, Chan Chok-ping, Tso-chun, Jeung
Lan Chu-pak, Ho that is this day consuramsted is survey.
an Important
Ho Fuk, Mahratta Hand, and the playing of the national it to the cognoscenti to judge whether this figure step in the material improvement of the Colony Man of Charou, Yol-chan, He Nok- anthem shortly before three o'clock anasund compares favourably with the cost of similar which Frovidemos has entrusted to our kooping. las, Yang Hing-pong, Chan Shut-agams, Wa the arrival of H.E. the Officer Administering work elsewhere. For my part I am sure it does Let us not in this hour forget the men who Chu-wan, Shin Un-Li, Tsang Sze-kai, Un the Governor. He was accompanied by Lady (Hear, hear.) Too much of your time has, I have contributed to the work-Sir Matthew Lai-chan, Yung Shrin-po, Mor. Plan-cheung, Lá May, who was presented by Master Peter Baker, fear, been taken up, and I will therefore refrain Nathan, whose foresight materially assisted Yau-chun, Chan Lok-ohm.
WEB
then followed the bricking-up and the
twenty-five and are strongly built. There are The event which has been anticipated so many laying of the permanent way. No time
lost in paubing ahead this work, four main line engines, two being large tank months was happily consummated on Saturday, and some nine months later his Excellency engines of 89 tons each. They are capable of The British Section, of the Kowloon Cantor Sir Frederick Lugard laid the last brick at an running to Lowa without taking water or run. Hailway was officially opened in the presence
large gathering of Europeana and Chinese informal ceremony which was attended by a few ing short of soal,
A feature which should impart additional The ceremony took place on the piece of vacantive of workshops and equipment,. Now, if you in large city is always subject to for the Dr. and Mrs. Hartley, Mr. and Mrs: E. J.
members of the Legislative Council, and by sonfidence in the new service is that in addition representatives of the rallway" staff. When the Governor put this finishing touch to the to the locomotive, superintendent two European undertaking he congratulated the men who bad engine drivers are engaged. They take charge
Waite, the tunnel superintendent, and Messrs. Logan, Baker and Southey, the engineers. That small function celebrated the completion of the most difficult part of the British see- tion of the railway, but, as his Excellency then eaid, the more important e-remony would be deferred until a future occasion. It took place on Baturday, October 1st, 1910, and constitutes ared-letter-day in the history of the Colony.
In the construction of the minor tunnels. little difficulty was experienced, with the excep
assistants.
PERSONNEL
Mr. G. W. Eves, chief construction engineer. Mr. E. 8. Lindsay, pressut general manager. Mr. M. H. Logan, shgineer Mr. E. Baker, engineer Mr. Southey, engineer
thoir way.
succeed
shan,