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YUNNAN.
Some of Its Possibilities.
A Hongkong Gentleman's
munications. In Yunnan these are threefold, by rail, road and wator: Boeing that in meny respects the existing railway in
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24. 1916,
'HARBOUR OFFENCES.
the main artery of the province, with B. N., at the Marine Court, Before Commander O.W, Beck- and the projected railways may this morning, Acting Lance Ser prove of such vast importance to geant George Dyke charged Ng Interesting impressions, the fature of the country it may Lenng, boat woman, with unlaw- act be smiss to give a brief des fally moving about the Harbour (Below we give the first instal-cription of the existing line.
This rans from the Tonkin 23rd inst. & fine of $5 wae during prohibited hours on the ment of an article on possibilities of Yunnan, which has been frontier to Yunnan Fo, which is
imposed. specially written for the Tale the capital of the province. Yan graph by a local gentleman who nan itself consists very largely of has recently paid a visit to the eeries of plateaux of varying sizes The article, which lying at a high altitude among Province. will be continued in subsequent ranges of mountains. The issues, should be read with deep gineering feat of constructing this intereat.]
line was one of great difficulty.
To the ordinary mind the In dealing with this Province scenery is a tremendous, so awe of China it is difficult aut to inspiring, that an One crawls oover ground which is already slowly into the great mountvier familiar to many people; but in through tunnels and over trestle. order to present, as far as possible, bridges that are monuments of a uniform picture, and to array engineering skill, one almost for one's facts in an orderly fashion, gets what must have been the
Introductory.
stin (Reserve), obarged Obenog Crown Sergeant Wong Kwong- Tin-sung, master of steam launch Choy Sang, with unlawfully carry- ing 37 passengera in excess of the number allowed by his licence in
Defendant was fined $100, or, in the Harbour on the 21st inst. definit, two months' hard labour,
Yunuan plateaux, that of Milati, where there is a big smalting plant, built and constructed by a
the writer fesle bound to retroggles and endeavours of the man firm to deal with the
capitulate to acertain extent,
pioneere who planned and built the line, in the contemplation of the great works of Nature.
It is probable that few people are sware how easy and compare tively inexpansive it is to reach
To rhapsodise over scenery is Tunneo-Fu, the capital of the not aue of the writer's strong Province. By the subsidised
points, and the object of these mail steamers which go direct articles is to discuss the po to Haiphong, calling only with wibilities of Yunoon; but for sheer mails at Fort Bayard, the port of
grandeur sad majsalio beauty, Kwong Chan Wan, it is poss this line must be one of the toont sible to reach Haiphong in 48 remarkable is the world. It forme, beare. There are three good at present, the only available link trains daily from Haipbook with the Hea via Tonkin. There Bangi, which may be taken as there the following d stmnet draw base for the journey to Yunnan Fu. Travellere neeri not, therefore, unless they are pressed for time, be greatly exercised in mind to the length of their stay in Haiphoog. It is not withid the scope of these articles to deal with Tonkin or the French line of rail way leading to the Yunnaneve frontier. Suffice it to say that one should be able to aloep at Leokay on the third night away from Hongkong, if one is anxious to
do so.
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In the first place, the gauge in one metre; and this difara from nearly all the existing lines iu Chion; and in the event (to be discussed later) of connection being made, west with Barmah, and east with Canton, this will prova serious difficulty.
Io the second place, the aarriages are not well designed but this is probably owing to the Darrowness of the gange.
Thirdly, the lighting system is The railway through Tonkin in so bad that it my he said to be the Yunnanese fruesier will in non-exinent; and when the train evitably crop up from time to time is delayed and the journey 000- and these articles maly call for an after sunset the darkness oarsory notice at this period. in the first class carriages in.Cim- In satimating the time required meriso. There is ordinarily no to reach Yaoos-Fu, it is night travelling. This, the eamed that the state of affairs writer is told, will be remedied in is normal, for daring certainly the near fature. two months of the year, July T..e laat and most serious draw- and August, both Yunnan and back is the nature of the soil and Tonkin suffer from an excessive the climatic conditions in July rainfall and beavy floods to cou-and August. sequence are prevaleat in South- ern Tenkin. The result has been that nearly every year there are
"washouta" extensive
ia the delta of the Red River, and a number of landslides and wash.
oate on the Yuasanese section of the line.
The Red
Since the opening of the line these two months have been the occasion of very serious washoute aud landslides throughout the whole length of the line.
metals in which this part of the Province is so rich.
From Milati the line keeps a high level; and with a climb on is at Dragon Noir, one of the two stations for Mongtas which is the comerc al cap til of the Pro-
viro
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Magistracy. No. 508-It is hereby notified that a in-eting of the Licensing Board will be held in the Council Chamber at 2.30 pm. on Monday, the 6th day of December, 1915, for the purpose of considering the following applications under the Liquors Consolidation Ordinance, 1911, viz:-
From one J. Witchell for a The writer has seen what it en- Publican's Licence to sell by tails on the engineers and officials retail intoxicating liquors on the and he has nothing but unbound-premises No. 5 Des Vosur Road ed admiration and apetinted Central under the sign "King
Edward Hotel."
From one Jane Howard for a
retail intoxicating
It was the writer's experience to pass over both lines as the worst praise for the literally heroic work period of an exceptionally had performed by them. It seems at Restaurant Adjunct Licence to Kiver rose first sight the struggle of pygmies sell by retail intoxicating liquors year: such a height that large are against the gode, but somehow. on the premises No. 16 Des Voeux tions of the line were washed rain how it may, let all the rocks Road Central under the sign out near Haoui, while near the in Yuouan fall on the devoted Alexandra Café." station at Victori the river appear line, "impavidam ferient ruines" From one Donald M. Goodall ed to have taken charge and our dauntless engineer, sleep-for & Restaurant Adjunct Licence carried away a lorge embankment, less perhaps for nights, on his to sell by
It would be difficult to praise lorry is always on the spot, or liquors on the promises No. 14 D.
Voeux Road Central under the sufficiently, or highly enough,ganising, blasting (in more Renaes
Bign "Café Wiseman." the untiring devotion and energy usa one) making new roada, sad of the engineers and officials of ying fresh rails. To see it is to the line, and their organisation which enabled them in a very low days to transport passengers 18 far as Laskay over some very un- pleasent breaks; and in four or
For the moment, however, we five weeks practically to restore will acume that this does not ex- the whole of the line to its origiist and the urtery is unsevered. nal working efficiency, marvellove.
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Through Tonkin. one gradually from the sea level fol- lowing the course of the Red River to ite junction with the Nam Ti, at Laokay. To those unangnaint ed with Indo-China, the journey is full of interest, lying for the most part through tropical jungle and rice-fielde.
admire.
But this dis'onation of traffic for the beat part of two months is o serious matter.
The line is entirely unler French control; and the Chineas hure no jarisdiction upon it and the adjacent conceded lands.
This is in many ways, for the bost but it means that the freight a monopoly: and monopolies
ale bad.
Notification No. S. 270 of the 12th November, 1915, is hereby cancelled.
G. A. WOODCOCK. Sauretary to the Licensing Board.
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No. 509.—it is hereby notified that by command of His Ekool- loney the Governor, and pursuant to Section 10 of the Liquors Con- solidation Ordinance, 1911, (Or-| dinance No. 9 of 1911), an Elec- tion by the Justices of the Peace It is perfectly certain that the of a Justice of the Peace to serve line would collapes permanently the absence of Mr. Augustus on the Licensing Board during under Chinese control. If ous Shelton Hooper and of two Jus- Arrived at Laokay, one sleeps looks at the mape of the Province tices of the Peace to serve on the the night at a comfortable hotel (of which maps Captain Davies Board for the period of three preparatory to the early morning map and the French official years vice tre Honourable Mr. start across the Nam Ti Bridge maps are probably the best) Edbort Ansgar Hewett, C.M.G., into Yuumad,
Those who have it will be seen that as far as the and Mr. Chaloner Grenville visited Wochow and have soen 101 kilometre the line follows Alabaster resigned, will take the junction of the Fu He with the Aemti River. From this place at the Land Office, Supreme the West River would see a re- poist to 8-Eul, the climb is Court, on Friday, the 3rd day of markable resemblance to the over the watershed dividing the December, 1915, commencing at junotion of the Nam Ti and Rod vers of Indo-China from those 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
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of Chins proper. One is now vote at the Election are the Jus At Lackay there in s French at an altitude of over 4,000 feet tices of the Peace. Consulate, where it is advisable above sea level: and everything Tho olotion will be conducted to obtain a renewal of one's pass-is changed. Bambooa, bananae, in accordance with the Rulos port in order to get a Chinese pulos, sad the exuberantra of ublished in the Government pass from the authorities at Ho the Tropics drop behind, and the Cazelle dated 7th January, 1910. Keon which is in Yunnan across sight und smell of Northern flora Voting will commence at 4 the Riv r. We have now arrived gladden the traveller.
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