THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1925,
Canadian Products Arriving at Southampton
Costly Title.
CANADIAN PACIFIC PRESIDENT AND DIRECTORS MAKE TOUR OF WESTERN CANADA TO COAST
Upper-How the cargo fi atstot ready far the sonatanes, showing one at the men elvetṛle trucks in action syntes British longakoromen, who handle the cargs: Laver Unloading saree from the "Empress of France at Equihungtop Lower dizisiCanada's products strictay in Zingined for distan eatini
to deal with all the increased traffic which ha come their way in a most efficient and satisfactory manner, The appliances for handling cargo of this descrip tion are of the most up-to-date character, and the. methods employed are such as to guarantee to the consignees of the goods the mont repreduce one of the Improvements denpatch. As can be seen from the Parangpha we.
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port authorities in the transporting
by the ship's side to shed by means of electrically driven run-
of goods from " about trucks, which results in a great saving of time to which the goods are subjected, and so minimizes and labor, and also reduces the amount of handling the risk of damugo.
Docks is also well organized, so that local consignees The system of road transport from Southampton
Apart from the Importation of frozen meat, what a perhaps one of the most extensive and Important branches of the trade of Southampton, England, la the import of flour and fruit from Canada and the United States. These commodities have for a gond many years heen arriving at the Hampshire port in steadily increasing volume, and as they are usually carried in large passenger vessels, to ensure prompt and regular delivery, the recent rapid development of are excellently served, whilst the rallway connections liner traffic at Southampton has naturally been flected in
in a corresponding growth in the imports of to quote only one example, it is possible for goods to re- to London and the North of England are such that North American flour and fruit. So many of the big be put on rail in the west of Canada or the United trans-Atlantic steumers have been diverted from other States, shipped across the Atlantic to Southampton, British ports that this movement was almost inevitand to on sale in London laolde 10 days. Besides able, and during the last few yours developments in boxeil fruit and flour, which are shown in our illus. shin connection have been very rapid. In consequanco trations being anloaded from the Canadian Paella it is greatly to the credit of the Southern Railway liner "Empress, of France, bacon is another commo Company that they have succeeded in so organizing dity which is now playing an important part in the their facilities in the docks that they have been able rapidly growing Import trade of the port.
"Queen of the toxicab drivors," they call Mrs. Mao- Jones, above, in Peoria, IL, but on EL State Utilitios Commission complaint sho was fined $1000 and given a year in gaol for insisting on running a taxicab line of her
own.
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New Official.
The announcement
From left to right, & W. Molson. Col Frank S. Afetohen, C.M.B., Senator Begue, KC. Lord Shaw
messy, E. W. Beatty, Sir Herbert Holt, Rose M. McMaster, W. N. Tilley, E.C. SURROUNDING E. W. Beatty, chairman and pres of the fact that therein lay the soundest remedy for
ident of the Canadian Pacific Railway, are a num- most of Canada's difficulties ber of the directers of the system grouped on the made at Edmonton by President Beatty of a fuller. Observation Car of the train about to start for Toronto the railways looking to an acceleration of the move- measure of co-operation between the government and from the Windsor Station, Montreal, Mr. Beatty ment of settlers to Canada had apparently been well spoke at the Toronto Exhibition on the occasion of received as an indication of real progress in this direc
Transportation Day" and then went on an extended tour of inspection over the CPP western lines. Hision, and Mr. Beatty was hopeful that next year Itinerary was by way of Winnipeg,
results would be much better than for some years Saskatoon, Ed- monton and Calgary to the
Past the Rocky Mountaina and on the Coast and Vancouver Island where a trip was Beatty stated that the tourist business was assuming At the Rocky Mountains resorts and the coast Mr. made over the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway to tremendous proportions and the Rockles were fast Port Alberni, and Great Central Lake, the terminal of growing in popularity with American and European A new stretch of that railroad which has fust boon travellers, while tourist traffic up and down the coast had been heavy, the two new tourist steamers, Prin- ceas Kathleon and Princess Margaret, added to the Canadian Pacific fleet, having been exceedingly wall patronized. Improvements were in hand at the Bandf Springs Hotel and Chateau Lake Louise for the com-
built
to open up important lumbering areas. Speaking of general conditions on his return from, the trip, Mr. Beatty sald a very marked im provement was evident as compared with that which had existed when he last went across the country. The spirit of the people was much more optimistio ing winter. and he thought with very good reason. The move Throughout the trip Mr. Beatty was accompanied ment of grain had gone forward extremely well. The by Sir Herbert Holt, F. W. Melson, Ross H sallways were never in better shape to handle the McMaster, directors of the company; F. E. Meredith, crop and Canadian Pacific shipments from Winnipeg director of Canadian Pacific Steamships; and by John to the head of the Lakes had created a record... W. Hobbs, director of the Imperial Bank. Over easte
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There was, Mr. Beatty added, noticeable through-on lines vice-president A. D. MacTier accompanied country a sustained interest in the important the party, while D. C. Coleman, vice-president of waki matter of imigration and a more general realization ern lines, was present from Fort William wech
The Public Applauds Them.
Mrs. Eddie McCall Priest, of Huntington, Tenn., is the now Federal Colloctor of Customs for Tennessee and Arkansas. Long active in Republican politics, she was given the post by President Coolidge on the recom- mendation o party leaders.
Back to School.
All Ready for Hallowe'en.
Sulling Hasol Jones of Atlanta, Ga., was ready for Hallowe'on jack o'lintorns, falso faces and flative merriment this year. Here sho, is with prize pumpkings, aquashes aint gourds from the Southeastern Fair at Lakewood, Ga.
Canine Footballer.
On the Bench.
This shows some favourite American actroas39 i now
plays: above, Fay Bainter in "The Enemy"; lower loft;"
Holon Wostley in "Tho Class Slippor ": lower right, Sura
Sothorn in "Arabosque." They are all suro of drawing full
houses,
George Lyon, Jr., 76, of Nelson, Nel, has entered Harvard University to can- tinio the studios ha beran there as a boy. Lyon is shown looking at a knot ho tind on the famous U, S.. frigato Constitution" when a midshipman 60 years ago.
Sport, the mascot of the East Orange, NJ., Fire Depart. ment, would rather play fotball than foollow the enginesto
• fire.
Col. Harry B. Anderson is
the new Federal Judge for
the western district of Ten-
nes500.
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