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the co-operative working thoy lil | santinients which the toast has H.B.M.'s Consul at Canton, ten- been discussing a working agree- callod forth and for, which on bo-dored thanks on behalf of the ment which was completo, save half of the British section I again British guests for the reception for the formal confirmation. After have the honour to thank you, that hid boon docorded them.. Yesterday's Ceremony.
fouching out this railway experience (Applause.), Despite the fact that Damed-of Malay, where lines had alone paid handsomely on local trallio mour had been exceptionally busy the spunker concluded by saying: Mr. Graves, chief engineer on
His Excelloney gave an official NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. during the past week on the sub- I lino not, the slightest doubt the Chinese section remarked in ject of possible trouble at the open- tint will happen here also, and I the course of his reply:-"Things ing of the railway, the ceremony believe the focal traffic alone will move slowly in China, but I do dinner at Government House last passed off without a hitel yester pay all working expenses and a claim that the work has been night on the occasion of the open THE Siomship day, though it was a noticeable handsome suur towards the inter-pushed forward continuously, ing of the Canton-Kowloon Rail PRINZ EITEL FRIEDRICH,” fact that the Chinese authorities est on the capital. Then there is energetically and successfully on way, the guests including Mr. Libaving anired Consiguece of cargo are hid- takon every precaution to the long distance trafic. This the different districts and that Chon, representing II.E the hareby informed that their Goods, with Ching Hua, Managing Director, Valuables are being landed and stor secure the safety of the guinste who line is quito a small portion of any physical and ongineering Viceroy of Canton, Mr. Ohno the exception of Opiuni, Treasure and accopted their invitation to be line that before long will be reach difficulties have been overcome.
It generally falls to the lot of Mr. J. W. Jamieson, Mr. Gompertz, at their risk into the hazardous, and/or present. After passing the Brit-ing until it joins the main lino
Company Limited, Konken, d isli frontior the train that conto Europe. I am a recent comer nu engineer-in chiot to defend Mr. Barnes, Mr. Chatham, Dr. At-extra hazardous Godowns of the long- voyed the visitors from Ilongkond to Hongkong, but I expect be the cost of the railway he builds, kinson, Mr. Brewin, Captain kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godow passed over a lino guarded by passing Samchun with a ticket in but this railway is in the Huppy Lyons, Dr. Ho Kni, Mr. Wei Yuk, West Point Godowa, whence delivers Optional Cargo will be forwarded on soldiers with bayonets fixed and my pocket to London, and a re-position of having been spared Mr. Ross, Mr. Stabh, Mr. Robert a plentiful supply of nimmunition, turn ticket at that. (Applause.) criticism, and therefore I can son, Colonel Wrigley, Mr. Harris,
Mr. Caribaldi, Mr. Hall, Mr. Le Consignees before noon to day request. while the Chinese sightseers wore Apart. From that very long approval the subject in a light Mr. Maze, Mr. Grove, Mr. Moore, als intimation is received from the No claims will be admitted after the kept a good distance away. Un-distance. traffic, them is the spirit.
In September, 1008, 1 province, gun, Mr. Lindeoy, Mr. Balter, Mr.ing it to be landesi hore. fortunately Thoir Excellencies the China, traffic alone. This Boc- Governor of Hongkong and the ion will be part of a line runs result of the detailed sarvoy, Lan Chn-pak, Mr. Ng Hon-tsz,
ning from Peking through all the un estimate of cost and length of Mr.FungWa-chun, Mr. Leung Tui-Goods is left the Godowns, and all populous provinces of China with time probably requirol to com-chi, Mr. Chau Siu-ki, Mr. Chan goods remaining undelivered after the their cities, towns and villages pleto this line; the former in Lok-chun, Mr. Tau Yam-taun, Mr. After the usual loyal tousts His down to Hongkong, one of the remind figures was 12.12 million Ho Kon-toug great.non ports of the world, dol urs, including administration: ad a port for the last 70 years charges, police, cost of land, &c., Excellency spoke as follows→→ The train from Canton was the through which the greater part but excluding the interest and Clontlemen: I cannot allow this first to arrive at the appointed of the trade of China has passed. service on the loan, and the time opportunity to pass without usk mained was three years and tening you to pledge success to the place, drawn by an engine that.
That such a line cannot pay months; the date for completion Canton-Kowloon Railway. Many had been specially decorated for the event with flags, flowers and handsomely is inconceivable. And being given as June, 1911. We who are my guests this evening The would remind your Excellencies have lakon a few months longer to have enjoyed the privilege of at- stretuners of banting, Hongkong train was similarly that as much as you have used complete the line, but the cost will tending the lunch which the bedecked, and when it arrived at Hongkong in the past I believe be within the limits of my esti-Chinese Government gave at Sam Shunchun a large representative you will use it still more in the mate. This, gentlemen, is, Chun to-day in honour of the body alighted, among when future. Every year ships are get believe, a satisfactory condition of occasion, and you have heard Hongkong, th Ook, 1911. word:on. Br. W. B. Banesting bigger and bigger, they want things, but it has been attained many speeches, and drank to
AND MOJI. -(Colonial Secretary), Hon. Mr. C. deeper and deeper water, iuore only by the active and loyal help many toasts-thoro, similar to that |_NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. II, loss, lou, Mr. 11. E. Pollock, and more accommodation nd of all departments."—(Applauso.) | | air now proposing, I do not FROM SHANGHAI, KOBE
Mr. Groves, after giving figures therefore intend to inflict a long
HE THIRTIETH ORDINARY ΤΗ Hon. Mr. C, G. Alabaster, Hon. more and more facilities. A big
MEETING of Shareholders will "GREGORY APCAR," Mr. W, Chatham, C.M.G, Hisport can meet the ocean traffic on detailing salient features of the Speech upon you or to ask for a re- Honour Mr. Justice Gompertz, these lines in a way a small port line, eulogised the work of several sponte, but I should greatly re- THE Stasi
of myself wishing success to the having arrived from the alive ports, be held at the Office of the Undersigned His Lordship Bishop Linder, evergan, and I balieve we shall still engineers who had charge of gret not to have an opportunity
ailway, and of bearing testimony consignees of cargo sro horeby informed on THURSDAY, the 13th October, The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Captain F. W. Lyons, Dr. Sted- ba doing very much business with different roctons of the line. man, Mr. J. W. Junieson, C.M.G., Canton for many years to cine,
To the Hon, Mr. C. H. Ross follo the admirable work done by that their goods will be delivered from at Noox. hose who have been responsible alongside..
Cang impanding the disclarge will Company will be CLOSED from the Mr. C. Clementi, Dr. J. W. Hart-And, your Excellencies, i can as Joy, Mesire. T. C. Wolfe, sure you on behalf of the Govern
pense into the hazardous and/or extra inclusive. H. W. Looker, A. H. Harris,mont and merchants of Hongkong the saty of proposing "Success 10 for its construction and for all
coromany to-day.
hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong M. H. Logan, F. S. Kadoorie, that nothing will be left murlone Railway Enterprise in China," that I led up to the opening landet at don igneos risk pad ex-5th to the 19th Octator, both days
We have here this evening many and Kowloon Whart and Godown. W. S. Bailey, S. Mouro, Garibaldi, to make that great port even more and in doing so he made the
Company, Limited. R. M. Dyer, II, Gilman, E. A useful to you, and to maintain it spe.ch of the day. The hon.
of railway the construction of each section, Stanton, A. Tiggos, I. in its position among the ocean ontleman commenced by giving of those who have been engaged on Matheson, A. Ellis, W. S. Brown ports of the world. (&ppinuso) a brief skotch and W. E. L. Shenton. There have said this Canton-Kowloon development in China and and you who have travereed the witness to the admirable way in wore als prosent His Excellency Railway is a monument to Anglo-history, and wound up line from end to end can bear La Ching Fong, His Honour Chon Chinese co-operation, and I be with the following remark Wang Cheng, His Honour C. H. tieve it will lead to still furtheron-All the world knows that China which their task has been ful- Chao, Tuotai Chong Yang, Bis operation. It will bing the lis conceived and carried out filled, from the emplacement of Excellency Lung Chien Cling, Cantoniere still cover in touch great calerprises, some of them the great girder spans across the Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, Hon. Mr. Woil with tho inbnb hunts of Hong-perhaps on a granter seale than Yuk, Mossra, Lu Chn-Pak and kong, and I firmly believe they hitherto attempted by other river ut Sheklung to the boring FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG son, Ng HonTsz, S. W. Tse, Chant moro we see of one another, the nations, but alas, which of her of the tunnel through the Kow- Kai Ming, Fung Wa Chuen, more we know of one another, the many great works' has been effi-loon hills. We have also pre-
craments in the negotiations for TUE Steamship
GREGORY APCAR.” Young liec, Lan In Cmning, Tsang mon roady we shall be to work ciontly maintained? As an in-ent the gentlemen who have an Agreement for working the Yuot Kay Kwok Yick Ting with one nither. (Applause) stance, witness that magnificent represented their respective Gov-
Gentlemen, China's greatest Railway My guost opposite, Captain S. u. Belson, will be despatelied Leung Lai Mun, Tao Fat Shun, Your Excellencios, it is the orn-conception the Tungchow Rond. Chau Sin Ki, Loung, Pai Chi, est, wish of your, British guests Wong Tazs Leang, Lan Yau that any future enterprise of need is now being cared for, and Mr. Choo, on behalf of the for the above ports on TUESDAY, the Chuet, Yang Yik Ting, Ngan Anglo-Chinese co-operation may to that end great Tunk lines are Chinese Government, and Messra, 1th instant, at 8 P..
begin under as happy auspices being built strotching froin North Lindsey and Clementi on bolul Hung Po and Captain Wa
Very shortly after arrival theas has this Canton-Kowloon to South and from East to West, of, the Hongkong Government, and further great schemos are in I, who have been conversant overy single step in company adjourned to tie galvan- Railway. (Applause.}
A reply was also made by His active proparation. Should no with iso shed near the station, where tables had been, set out for a very Honour Chao Ching Hua, mag-unforeseen delays or difficulties these negotiations, can testify as large number of guests, and aliug director of the Chinese focent, in a few years from now, no one else can to the ability with FROM CALOUTTA, PENANG very good tiffin was served, at section, who expressed the hope you will be able to travel by rail which both sides have presente! which some three hundred must that the function would make the not only from Cunton to Hankow, their point of view, and tho have boom present. After time strengthening of the close friend- but should your faney lead you tolerance and courtesy with which " had been allowell to discuss anship which was now existing be in the direction of Szechuna, they havo debated the subject. admirable menn the Chinoseband tween the two great nations. He road will be open. From the com- The draft is now completed and having arrived from the aburo pits,
alongride. in attendance played a few bars sincerely hopoil that the railway parative security of a Pullman awaits the concurrence of the consignees of ergo are liereby informed Cargo impoding the "discharge will be of the National Anthem and would prosper and that com-Car, you will be able to feast Peking authorities which I trust that their goods will be delivered from tonsts became the order of the munications would expand and your eyes on the far-famed gorges may not be long delayed.
discrimination between of the Yangtze, and possibly The spirit which has prompted -day. There was not a big toast that
Cargo remaining on board sfter 1 p.m. Jist, but the speeches that were nationalities would become non-even on the sandstone walls of both sides is that if the railway is landed at once," at consignees' risk arid
Chongtu! Or should you desire to be a success it must be regarde made fully occupied the time ex'stoni. (Applause),
to visit the Grent-Wall of China, ed as a business proposition in of the 6th inst., will be landed at con until the departure of the trains.
Mr. Frank Lindsey also re-the splendid railway engineer which both parties who have insignes ink and expense.
Conrigues of Cargò from SINGA- In proposing success to the sponded to the toast, and speaking ed by Tantai Jeme Fien Yah is vested should obtain a fair return Canton Kowloon Railway" IIE. of the working agreement drawn available, while the silk looms for their capital. This can only PORE are requested to, 1ke IM-of Li Ching Cheng announced that up between the administrations of Souchew, the famous poreclinin achieved if it is recognised MEDIATE deliver of their goads be linded and stored at consigneca' 11sk ho had the honour to represent of both sections, said-In this kilns of the Poyang Lake or to that we have a common interest from alongside, such argo impeding H.E. the Viveroy of Canton on agreement a great deal has been coal mines of Shat can in furn in developing the line as a whole the discharge of the Vessel will
I offer on behalf of the Colony and expense.
No Fire Insurance has been offocied that auspicious occasion. The left to the discretion of those on he visited by Chinese railways, against outside competition.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned connection and opening of the the spot, and both governments That this opening up of the
by the undersigned... lina was an event of extreme im havo recognised that if the two euntry will benefit China's teem-of Hongkong our hearty con-
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LD.,
Agent", portance, establishing as it did sostions are to be worked asing millions by the eradication gratulations to Mr. Chao, the
[1120 oney facilities for travel and separate undertakings such of prejudice and by incalculable Director General, and to Mr. transport between two friendly procedure is the only means of increage in trade, I myself have Crove, the Managing Director, and
no doubt, and I therefore heartily to all the staff of the Chinese Sec Hongkong, 5th Oek, 1911. countries. Official and commer-onsuring successful operation.
The public may fcol assured congratulate her to-day on the tion ou the complotion of their cial circles aliko were indebted | to those gentlemen of both see that although on opening a now completion of this small link in great undertaking to-day, and I tions who had supervised the fine it is wise policy to restrict that great elinin of communica-ask you to raise your glasses to the construction of the line, and they ambition in the matter of time-tons which is now boing forged.toast of success to the Kowloon- Mr. Li Chen, Mr. Chao and Mr. took this opportunity of thanking tables and fast running, it will I wish her all success in the en-Canton Railway. them for the praiseworthy man- not be very long before improve- terprises now being undertaken ner in which they discharged moat takes place and renders it and I ask you, gentlenen, to rine Grove expressed their thanks. I possible to go, from. Canton to and drink with mo the "Success to their multifarious duties. the name of ILE. Choung Ming flongkong in four hours, allow Railway Enterprise in China," Ki, Viceroy of the Two Kwongs, ing the passenger time enough to coupled with the name of Taotai ho had inuch pleasure in declar transact business and return Chong Wang Cheng. (Appliuso), ing the railway connected and home on the same day, We also Thotai Chong Yung in reply hop HE ANNUAL GRAND PRO opened to public traffic this 18th hope that before long pussangers ed that the opening of the railway MENADE CONCERT will be day of the 8th moon of the rd by slow train will no longer he would be an act of beneficence toll on the Hongkong Cricket Oleh Hongkong, 2nd Oct., 191*,
Under the distingültbed patronage of of Shun Tung, ́ ́ (Applause) required to change earringes at the general public, while H.E. Grand on SATURDAY, the 14th 11. Sir Fred rick J. D.'. Lugard, The Hon. Mr. Barnes, Colonial Ssmohun. I can assure you, gen-Lang Clmn Chang remarked that October, 1911. at 9.15 r. Secretary, in reply remarked that tlemen, that the Administrations the completion of the railway had tlue line was a monument to Anglo- of the Railway fully recognise the been brought about by the kindly K,O.M.G., C.B., D.9.0. and. Majer Chinese co-operation. They had fact that, if the railway is to be assistance of their neighbour, and Genom C. A. Andemon, C. not called their line the Kowloon- guocess, the convenience of the he hoped thoroby that the bonds Tickets, 1 cacia can be obtained from Messrs. Mantrie & Co., Ltd., at the Lown line, and the Chinese had public must be their. first con- between China and England Messrs. The Rubinson Plans Co., Ltd., Qrpoa's
[1487 not called theirs the Canton-sideration. And such being the would be strengthened.
Before the proceedings ended Favillon or from the Becretary, Shumelius line. It was one line case, I trust they will prove with two sections, and as part of deserving of the kiul wishes and Mr. J. W. Jamieson, U.M.C., Hongkong, 4th, Q. 1911.
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