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major railway structures before the Japanese capture of Canton on the 21st of October. For the remainder of the year railway operations were confined to the local service, the northern terminal being withdrawn to Lowu which lies just within British territory.)
Receipts from through passenger traffic declined by 50.46%, due to the circumstances outlined above, although the earnings per train mile improved from $10.45 to $16.17. The curtailment of the service resulted in only 622 express trains being run, as against 2,235 in 1937.
The outstanding traffic feature of the year was the phenomenal growth of through goods traffic. Railings aggregated 456,146 tons compared with 166,438 tons in 1937, and 60,732 tons in 1936, corresponding revenue being $621,787.28, $167,556.45, and $44,694.93.
An encouraging feature of the year's activities was the volume of export traffic received at Kowloon. Despite the abnormal conditions prevailing in Kwangtung and Hunan, large quantities of wood oil, tea, antimony, firecrackers, cotton flax, wolfram and zinc were exported to Hong Kong. This, coupled with the number of applications received from commercial firms for wagon space, would appear to indicate that, in times of peace, the future prosperity of the Railway is assured.)
Local passenger receipts appreciated to the extent of 61.71%. This substantial growth is ascribable to the increase in resident population. The gain during the first 9 months of the year approximated 50%, and during the last 24 months 118%
POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS.
Postal communication is maintained with all parts of the world by air, sea, and, in normal times, with Canton by rail.
All forms of mail handled during the year under review shewed an increase on the amount handled during 1937, ordinary mail receptacles shewing an increase of 4%, and registered articles and parcels shewing an increase of over 40%.
Long distance telephone services are normally available to Shanghai, Canton and various places in China.
Cable & Wireless Limited, by means of three cables to Singapore, one direct and one each via Labuan and Cape St. James, provide good connections with Europe via India, with Australasia, and with other parts of the British Empire. By their cable to Manila connection is made with the direct American cable to San Francisco. Two cables to Shanghai, belonging to Cable & Wireless Limited and to the Great Northern Company (Danish), via Sharp Peak and Amoy respectively, give a good fast connection with Shanghai, North China, Japan and Russia. The system of the Great Northern Telegraph Company gives good service to Europe via Siberia.
Cable & Wireless Limited also operate the direct commercial radio services to the Chinese stations at Chengtu, Chungking, Foochow, Shameen, Swatow, Tsangwu and Yunnanfu; to Dutch East Indies, French Indo-China, Formosa, Macao, Philippines, Siam and Shanghai.
The total revenue from the Government Wireless Telegraph service amounted to $126,902 as compared with $976,923 in 1937; a decrease of $850,021 due to the transfer of the commercial fixed point services to Cable & Wireless Limited as from the 1st of January, 1938.
The number of paid messages—mobile and commercial press services—forwarded and received during the year was 56,883, consisting of 4,568,023 words, as compared with 20,946 messages of 195,744 words in 1937; the increase being due to press services taken over by Government.
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major railway structures before the Japanese capture of Canton on the 21st of October. For the remainder of the year railway operations were confined to the local service, the northern terminal being withdrawn to Lowu which lies just within British territory. )
Receipts from through passenger traffic declined by 50.46%, due to the circumstances outlined above, although the earnings per train mile improved from $10.45 to $16.17. The curtailment of the service resulted in only 622 express trains being run, as against 2,235 in 1937.
The outstanding traffic feature of the year was the phenomenal growth of through goods traffic. Railings aggregated 456,146 tons compared with 166,438 tons in 1937, and 60,732 tons in 1936, corresponding revenue being $621,787.28, $167,556.45, and $44,694.93.
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encouraging feature of the year's activities was the volume of export traffic received at Kowloon. Despite the abnormal conditions prevailing in Kwangtung and Hunan, large quantities of wood oil, tea, antimony, firecrackers, cotton flax, wolfram and zinc were exported to Hong Kong. This, coupled with the number of applications received from commercial firms for wagon space, would appear to indicate that, in times of peace, the future prosperity of the Railway is assured.)
Local passenger receipts appreciated to the extent of 61.71%. This substantial growth is ascribable to the increase in resident population. The gain during the first 9 months of the year approximated 50%, and during the least 24 months 118%
POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS.
Postal communication is maintained with all parts of the world by air, sea, and, in normal times, with Canton by rail.
All forms of mail handled during the year under review shewed an increase on the amount handled during 1937, ordinary mail receptacles shewing an increase of 4%, and registered articles and parcels shewing an increase of over 40%.
Long distance telephone services are normally available to Shanghai, Canton and various places in China.
Cable & Wireless Limited, by means of three cables to Singapore, one direct and one each via Labuan and Cape St. James, provide good connections with Europe via India, with Australasia, and with other parts of the British Empire. By their cable to Manila connection is made with the direct American cable to San Francisco. Two cables to Shanghai, belonging to Cable & Wireless Limited and to the Great Northern Company (Danish), via Sharp Peak and Amoy respectively, give a good fast connection with Shanghai, North China, Japan and Russia. The system of the Great Northern Telegraph Company gives good service to Europe via Siberia.
Cable & Wireless Limited also operate the direct commercial radio services to the Chinese stations at Chengtu, Chungking, Foochow, Shameen, Swatow, Tsangwu and Yunnanfu; to Dutch East Indies, French Indo-China, Formosa, Macao, Philippines, Siam and Shanghai.
The total revenue from the Government Wireless Telegraph service amounted to $126,902 as compared with $976,923 in 1937; a decrease of $850.021 due to the transfer of the commercial fixed point services to Cable & Wireless Limited as from the 1st of January, 1938.
The number of paid messages-mobile and commercial press services-forwarded and received during the year was 56,883, consisting of 4,568,023 words, as compared with 20,946 messages of 195,744 words in 1937; the increase being due to press services taken over by Government.
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