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No. 22621. 號堂艹百陸仟萬弍第伍初月弍拾年午庚
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TIME-TABLE.
On qui atter AUGUST 24ra, 1990, antil Further Notion (all previous Time Tables ornoallod),
STATIONS No. No. 6
AMƏ ÜMU
UP TRAINS
No.11 No.146.18 No.11 No. 18}NO.36′No.2 No.39 No.30 No. ÀM.A.M. AM. PM. P. PR. PAGË VËR, VM, T..
Kowloon.Dep. 8.85 8.00 8.84 9,05 10,00 19,031,182.84 3,00 4,80 5,40 7.45,
Yanmati.Dep. 6,44
Shatin... Dep 8.66
nipo...Dep 7,10
Talpo
Markat.Dop 7.18
Fanling..Dep. 7.325]
Bundaya i kolidays UDİY
9.15 10.03 12.10 1.24
9.28 10.20 12.22 1,88
9.43 10.83 12,85) 1.61
0.49 10.87 12.39) 1,55:
-
4,385,487,59 4.50 6.00 9,03 5,04) 6.18 8.17
10,00 10.47 19,49 8,05
Sheung.
shui... Dep. 7,80
9.01 10,05 -10.52į 19.54 2,10||
Shum.
chun...A.7.36 8,40 9,07 10.11 10.69, 1,04 2,16
5.49
5,096,378.99 5.19 6.27 8.39
5.23 0.82 8.37 8.18 - 3.19 3.40 5.99 6,388,43
17.84
Canton...Arr — [12,84|
DOWN TRAINS
STATIONS
No. 7. No. 1 20.2
AM, L.M. AY.
Canton
... Dop.
Shumohan...Dep.
...Dep.
Sheangshui..Den. Fanling TaipoMarket. Dep. Taipo
...Dop.
Shalin ...Dep.
Yaanist Dep. Kolosa Arr.
No.1 Na, H.17 Bois Bad No.1 1.1. P.M. A.M.P.M. P.MP.M. AM
7.18 7,63 10.34 11.41 7.20 6.08 10.4 11.49 7.23 8.10.10.47 11.53 7,86 8.21 10,57 12.08 7.40 8,28 11.01 19.08 -7.68 8.19 11.14 19.21 9.08951 11.25, 19.35
8.25
8.265
12.19 2.85 4.39 5.47 (2.42 | 4.46 | 5.64
2.484.50 5.58.
6,5% 7,00
7.19
2,686.00 8,05
3,085.04 8.12
| 9.275.29 0.99!
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Rome, December, 1930.-Now that the general wave of depression in business and finance has spread over the Alps into Fascist Italy, the régime is faced with a burden of discontent that recalls those un- certain months in 1994 after, the
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