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them where they willed. Chinese Section engines were left standing wherever they happened to be when coal and water gave out. From this time onwards there was spasmodic and intermittent running of trains until 27th October when all through traffic ceased. There was no express service from the 16th April to the end of the year. Conditions gradually went from bad to worse. Chinese Section locomotives were run, or kept in steam, night and day by the soldiery without proper attention or repairs, derailments and collisions were frequent until there was scarcely an engine in running order on the Chinese Section. Much damage was done to stations, doors and windows being torn out, electrical instruments stolen or smashed, and tickets and documents wantonly destroyed. Of 1,460 tabled Express trains only 264 ran and of 730 Slow Through trains, only 409 ran.

There were occasions when it became necessary for the British Section to withdraw from Shum Chun Station and make Lo Wo Siding the terminus, where the Hongkong Government stationed police or military patrols to prevent Chinese soldiers from crossing the border. It was also once necessary to withdraw from the Sha Tau Kok terminus for the same reason.

During the year the British Section suffered considerable inconvenience by the retention of its goods stock by the Chinese Section. Owing to the commandeering of the Chinese Section rolling stock by the military for the transport of troops and military stores, and the general interference with the working of the Chinese Section, the British Section wagon stock was held up on that Section with the result that goods destined for Canton accumulated in the Railway goodshed at Kowloon to such an extent that many remunerative cargoes amounting to thousands of tons had to be turned away, and several consignments already loaded were eventually withdrawn.

The Gross Receipts for the year were $474,721.78 as against $710,295.75 for 1922, a decrease of $235,573.97. The working expenses exceeded the revenue by $48,791.35.

The Through and Joint Sectional Passengers carried were as follows:--

Passengers booked by Stations in British Territory to Stations in China
Passengers booked by Stations in China to Stations in British Territory

1921 1922 1923 Passengers booked by Stations in British Territory to Stations in China 435,933 526,111 250,719 Passengers booked by Stations in China to Stations in British Territory 462,379 522,909 249,152

The Local Passengers carried were as follows:--

1921 1922 1923 Main Line 429,133 639,709 951,001 Fanling Branch Line 43,733 52,431 73,838 19.2.1.

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32 them where they willed. Chinese Section engines were left standing wherever they happened to be when coal and water gave out. From this time onwards there was spasmodic and intermittent running of trains until 27th October when all through traffic ceased. There was no express service from the 16th April to the end of the year. Conditions gradually went from bad to worse. Chinese Section locomotives were run, or kept in steam, night and day by the soldiery without proper attention or repairs, derailments and collisions were frequent until there was scarcely an engine in running order on the Chinese Section. Much damage was done to stations, doors and windows being torn out, electrical instruments stolen or smashed, and tickets and documents wantonly destroyed. Of 1,460 tabled Express trains only 264 ran and of 730 Slow Through trains, only 409 ran. There were occasions when it became necessary for the British Section to withdraw from Shum Chun Station and make Lo Wo Siding the terminus, where the Hongkong Government stationed police or military patrols to prevent Chinese soldiers from crossing the border. It was also once necessary to withdraw from the Sha Tau Kok terminus for the same reason. During the year the British Section suffered considerable inconvenience by the retention of its goods stock by the Chinese Section. Owing to the commandeering of the Chinese Section rolling stock by the military for the transport of troops and military stores, and the general interference with the working of the Chinese Section, the British Section wagon stock was held up on that Section with the result that goods destined for Canton accumulated in the Railway goodshed at Kowloon to such an extent that many remunerative cargoes amounting to thousands of tons had to be turned away, and several consignments already loaded were eventually withdrawn. The Gross Receipts for the year were $474,721.78 as against $710,295.75 for 1922, a decrease of $235,573.97. The working expenses exceeded the revenue by $48,791.35. The Through and Joint Sectional Passengers carried were as follows:-- Passengers booked by Stations in British Territory to Stations in China Passengers booked by Stations in China to Stations in British Territory 1921 1922 1923 Passengers booked by Stations in British Territory to Stations in China 435,933 526,111 250,719 Passengers booked by Stations in China to Stations in British Territory 462,379 522,909 249,152 The Local Passengers carried were as follows:-- 1921 1922 1923 Main Line 429,133 639,709 951,001 Fanling Branch Line 43,733 52,431 73,838 19.2.1.

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32 them where they willed. Chinese Section engines were left standing wherever they happened to be when coal and water gave ont. From this time onwards there was spasmodic and intermittent running of trains until 27th October when all through traffic ceased. There was no express service from the 16th April to the end of the year. Conditions gradually went from bad to worse. Chinese Section locomotives were run, or kept in steam, night and day by the soldiery without proper attention or repairs, derailments and collisions were frequent until there was scarcely and engine in running order on the Chinese Section. Much damage was done to stations, doors and windows being torn out, electrical in- struments stolen or smashed, and tickets and documents wantonly destroyed. Of 1,460. tabled Express trains only 264 ran and of 730 Slow Through trains, only 409 ran. There were occasions when it become necessary for the British Section to withdraw from Shum Chun Station and make Lo Wo Siding the terminus, where the Hongkong Government stationed police or military patrols to prevent Chinese soldiers from crossing the border. It was also once necessary to withdraw from the Sha Tau Kok terminus for the same reason. During the year the British Section suffered considerable inconvenience by the retention of its goods stock by the Chinese Section. Owing to the commandeering of the Chinese Section rolling stock by the military for the transport of troops and military stores, and the general interference with the working of the Chinese Section, the British Section wagon stock was held up on that Section with the result that goods destined for Canton accumulated in the Railway goodshed at Kowloon to such an extent that many remunerative cargoes amounting to thousands of tons had to be turned away, and several consignments already loaded were eventually withdrawn, The Gross Roccipts for the year were $474,721.78 as against $710,295.75 for 1922, a decrease of $235,573.97. The working expenses exceeded the revenue by $48,791.35. The Through and Joint Sectional Passengers carried were as follows:-- Passengers booked by Stations in British Territory to Stations in China l'assengers booked by Stations in China to Stations in British Territory 1921. 1922. 1923. 435,933 526,111 250,719 462,379 522,909 249,152. The Local Passengers carried were as follows:-- Main Line Fanling Branch Line......... 43,733 52,431 19.2.1. 1922. 429,133 639,709 951,001 73,838 1923.

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them where they willed. Chinese Section engines were left standing wherever they happened to be when coal and water gave ont. From this time onwards there was spasmodic and intermittent running of trains until 27th October when all through traffic ceased. There was no express service from the 16th April to the end of the year. Conditions gradually went from bad to worse. Chinese Section locomotives were run, or kept in steam, night and day by the soldiery without proper attention or repairs, derailments and collisions were frequent until there was scarcely and engine in running order on the Chinese Section. Much damage was done to stations, doors and windows being torn out, electrical in- struments stolen or smashed, and tickets and documents wantonly destroyed. Of 1,460. tabled Express trains only 264 ran and of 730 Slow Through trains, only 409 ran.

There were occasions when it become necessary for the British Section to withdraw from Shum Chun Station and make Lo Wo Siding the terminus, where the Hongkong Government stationed police or military patrols to prevent Chinese soldiers from crossing the border. It was also once necessary to withdraw from the Sha Tau Kok terminus for the same reason.

The Gross Roccipts for the year were $474,721.78 as against $710,295.75 for 1922, a decrease of $235,573.97. The working expenses exceeded the revenue by $48,791.35.

The Through and Joint Sectional Passengers carried were as follows:--

Passengers booked by Stations

in British Territory to Stations in China

l'assengers booked by Stations in China to Stations in British Territory

1921.

1922. 1923.

435,933 526,111 250,719

462,379 522,909 249,152.

The Local Passengers carried were as follows:--

Main Line

Fanling Branch Line.........

43,733 52,431

19.2.1.

1922. 429,133 639,709 951,001 73,838

1923.

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