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Post Office in the United Kingdom.
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NOTICE
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N. LAZARUS Ophthalmia Opticians.
No. 22995, 1 *** HONG KONG, MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1932. Price Single Copy 10 cts.
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
TIME-TABLE.
On and after MAY IB, 1991, until Further Notice (all previous Time Tables oancelled);
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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS.
TO-DAY.
(April 11
P.W.E. Auction Sale of Crowu Land, 3 p.m.
Hong Kong Cricket Club Teunis Tournament, Opon Singles Cham plonship, Final between S. A. Ram.
Fencing: Hong Kong Fencing Club Meet, 5.15 p.m.
Queen's. Theatre:
Quick Wallingford."
:
King's Theatre: "Palmy Day." Central Theatre; Unexpected father."
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Star. Theatrı: "Billy The Kid World Theatre: "Ku Chu Kuon Sing "Chiner Alm).
Majestic Theatre: "All Quiet on the Western Front."
THE RAILWAYS OF CHINA
BRITISH INTERESTS IN STATE-OWNED UNDERTAKINGS.
WEALTHY PROVINCES WITHOUT A MILE OF RAILROAD.
Eight years ago it wasible to agreements. In recent years, how- jahn and E. Fincher, Standy of the railways of Chine that ever, the bulk of these appointments Court, 4.15 p..
they had bean bowing,ineo the have lapsed into Chinese hands, establishment." of the republio in though certain important posts ara 1912, steady and almost continuous still retained by nominees of the progress The remarkable state-British interests concerned. At the "Get-Richment was then made, onreliable present time, British financial in- authority, that the annual volume terests, in the Chinese Government of, accounts and statistics of the Railways are represented by the railways of the Chinese Republie British and Chinese Corporation, was unsurpassed in the excellence Limited, of 3, Lombard Street. of its general form by that of any E.0.3 (Shanghai-Nanking, Shang- railway system in the world The hai-Hangchow Ningpo, 'Chinton- told of growing traffic and receipts, Railways), and the Pekin Syadi- information it contained, moreover, Kowloon, and Peiping-Mukden and an ample revenue that more cate, Limited, managers and ad than covered at adequate return ministrators of the Taokow-Ching- on capital invested. But all this hus Railway. In Manchurin, there was changed by the prolonged civil is the Chinese Eastern Railway War After the death of Yuan (the Russian administrative per Shin Kai, the first President of the snel of which was ousted by the Chinono) the Kirin-Changchun Railway, the headquarters of which are at Changchun, and the South Manchuria Railway, the Japanese owned system which was the cause of much of the friction tending to the present troubles between China End Japan. Actually, China possesses some. 8,750 miles of rail- ways, a mileage which is vastly and population of the country, lacking in proportion to the arem
Tea Danens it King's Restaurant and Hong Kong Hotel; Dinner Dances at Hong Kong Hotel, Penin-Republic, there was no one man sula Hotel and King's Restaurant.. Cheero Club Dance at Cathedral Hall, 8.30 p.m.
TUESDAY,
(April 12.1
strong enough to hold together the forces of the nation, and the various war-loids or provincial generals, who held rule successively over separate districts, fought each other so persistently that internal developments of all kinds were quickly brought to a standstill, and Rotary Club Fin, Lane, Craw transport conditions fell into a ford Restaurant, I p.m.
stata of ohaoZ.
Actually, the first thing that hap- Hong Kong Cricket Club Tonnia pened when warfare broke out. was the seizure of the main railway: Tournament, Open Doubles Cham-lines by the nearest and strongest pionship Final, Stand Cours, 4.15
forces, Hence, disruption and "de-
p. S. A. and II, D. Rumjahn E. C. Fincher and L. Goldman.
Central Theatre: "Unexpected Fäther."
King's Theatre: Palmy Days" Queen's Theatre: "Gel-Rich-
Quick Wallingford.”
Star ThontreBilly the Kid." World Theatre: Ku Chu Kuen Sing" (Chinese film).
the Western Front."
struction were rampant and almost
complète, nor did the partial eessa- tion of internal hostilities which preceded the present troubles with Japan enable any great progress to be made in the rehabilitation of these unfortunak undertaking).
SHANGHAI-NANKING RAILWAY.
The Shanghai Nanking Railway, which has a mileage of approxi- mately 900, of 4-5 8-in. gauge, suffered very badly during the civil wars, and has now sustained fur ther damage, owing to bombardment by Japanese warships (the North FIFTEEN ADMINISTRATIONS Station, ал exceptionally ine
building, was demolished),
The
The Chinese Government Rail-preliminary arrangements for the ways are divided into fifteen construction, of this system were separate administrations, these made between the Chinese Govern- comprising. The Peiping-Hankowment and the British and Chinoze Railway, Peiping-Mukden Rail Corporation, Limited, in 1808, but, way, Tientsin-Pukow Railway, owing to various difficulties, work Shanghai-Nanking and Shanghai-was not dammenced until 190. In Hangchow-Ningpo Railway, Kigo-addition to Shanghai and Nanking, Majestic Theatre: All Quiet on Tai Railway Poiping-Suiyuan the principal stations are Suchow,
Railway, Lunghai Railway, Canton Wusih, Changdhow and Woosung. Hanko Railway, Hunan Hupen. Ten Dances at King's Restaurant. Railway, Chengtai Railway, Can-
PEIPING-MUKDEN .. ton-Kowloon Railway, Nanchang- and Hong Kong Hotel; Pinner Kiukiang Railway and Tackow
RAILWAY Dances at Peninsula Hotel, Hong
Chinghua Railway
Originally, some 1,500 miles of Tho Poiping-Mulden Kong Hotel and King'a Restaurant, these railways were virtually under (formerly known as the Pakin-
European
British management, the right of Mukden Railway) has some "083 Mails-Inward:
appointment of the principal miles of line open and about 180 Europe via Siberis (General Mot, officers of certain lines being vested miles under construction. It is of ringer). Outward: Europe via in the representatives of the British 4-ft. 8-in gauge, and was complet capital involved, 122 accordanco ed in 1898, being built with Chinese Siberia (Pres. Hoover), 4.30 p.m.with the terms of the various loan
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Russian Salad
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Veal and Ham Patties
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Stuffed Fillet of Partridge and""
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Roast Leg of Pork, Apple Sauce. Tung Chau Chow Fan
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