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Shek Pai,

Ohe Pi,

Và Chúng

Nan Kong, Sun Tong,

Tong Mal?

Nga Yeo,dup. Sien Tsun...

Shek Ho,.

Nam Sheh,

18.00 7:36

ON

18.187.48 10.29 7.59

18.30

18.30

Previous Time-Tables cancelled.

2

STATIONS.

Kowloop,

Hung Hom,

Ysumati,

arr.

"dop 14.97

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UP TRAINS.

No, 10

Bectionat

Joint

Canton, (Tai Shadep. 7.55 Tou) W.E.

14.25

7.00 15:30

.dep.* 14,25

8.00

·ATT.

7.08 13,38

dep.

8.02 14.32

7.09 13.59

11.00

11.03. 8.02 11.04

7.00

h.90 13.00

7.04

art.

11.09

8.12

14.49

7.02

13.63

dep.) 14.30

8.06

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arr.

*.39

14.02

*****'dap. 8.20

14.51

7.33

14.03

Sha Tin,

art.

11.98

*dep.f/14.00

8.14

11.29

7.44

14.14

dop,.8.19

15.00

7.46

14.16

Tai Po,

17.67 14,97

8,39

15.10

7.63

14.28

Tai Po Market.

arr.

dep. 14.51 8.28

11.00

11.55

11.58

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5:29

10.03

a ne

3.09

14.99

dep

6.11

15.16

8.06

14.35

Fan Mog.

-18-37-

15.09

8.37 19.18

8.10 14.40

8,48

15.18

8.11

Sham Chyn,

15.10

8.45

12.30

14.42

15.15

8,55 13,00

arr

8.20

*dep 8,55

15,20

8.92

14.59

Pa Kat.

9.07

13.19

··

15.26

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- 13.14

"dep

-9.03

-- 16,34-

8.31 15.01 8,32

15.02 8.40 10.10

Li Long,

9.19

13.24

15.35

· 8.90

13.25

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2.311

*dep.

9.00

15.40

8.42 10.12

8.47

15.17

Ping Wy,

15.36

I No.5

Shek Lik Kou,.. Shek Lang, W.E-dep- Sai Wu

dop.

15.45

13.38

9.33

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9.13

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· 8,48

16.18

вт

9.21

15.52

8.58

15.23

9.31 16.00 7.30

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9.43

13.48

dep. 15.54

9.41

13.49

dop.

8.38

18.00 18,07

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AIT.

9,00

13.55

dop.

15.59

9.61

13,58

dop.

9,45,

Tong Ten Ha,

9.58 14.03

'dep. - 18:05

10.00

14.05

Wang Lik,

'dep.

9.

Lum Teun,

10.07 14.12

8.01

dop.

10.11

10.08 14.13

16.39)

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10.19

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8.10

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8.13

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14.24

14.28

18.49

8.20

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10.37

14.40

18.50

8.21

.17.04

8.35

17.06

8.38

Sheung Ping & Muk Lan, arr.x No. 3 Waug Lik,...

dep. 16.35

10.38

14.41

10.45

14.48

dop

16.41

10.47

14.50

10.56

14.59

'dep.

· 18.49

10.57

17.17 8.49

15.01

17.28 8.50

Nan Shch,

BIT.

dep. 16.59

17.25

8 57

17.26

8.50

Sai Wu,

arr.

17.53

9.06

*dep 10,45

17.34

Tin Tong Waidep. 10,80

-ATT-

17.40

-9.13-

17.41

9.14

9.24

Ping Wu,

LATIN

17.61

dep. 10.50

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17.53

9.32

Li Loogt

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arr.

18.04

9.43

'dep. 11,09,

18.08

9.44

-ATT:

18.10 9.5%

"dep. 11.18

18.18

9.58

11.29

18.90

10.08

11.39 18.36

11.47

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18.43

Tai Po Market, dop. 11.58 Tai Po,

11.57

18.51

12.03

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12.06

19.54

12.18

dep.12.19

19.06

19.15

19.17

Shoung Ping & BIT. Mek Lua,........dop. 16.03

Tu Tong,

SIT.

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Sha Tin,

Yaumati.

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12.30 u77.

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Passengers for Shan Chun and British Section go by No. 1 Through,

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'10.23.

Shoz Lung,

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Shox Tan,...

*dop. 17.09

11.08 18.12 41.00 15.13 11.19

15,3

11.20 15.24

17.13 .11.20

15.30

9.30

dop 17.18

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11.36.

16.00

9.40

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dop. 17.26. 11.44

1611

9.46 16.18

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9.48

18.18

11.48

9.56 16.20

Shek Ha

9.57

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17.38

11.64

16.27

*10.08

16.38

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க.

*dop. 17:43

19.02

10.08

16.38

Nga Yeo,

BIT.

10.17

16.47

10.28

'dep.

17.50

12.00

16.48

9,00

16.00

10.23.36.13

0.12

16.12 Tong Mei.....

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dep. 17.54

-12.13

10.25 18.55

9,13.

16.13

10.30

17.00

0.28

16.28

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AIT.

10.32

17.02

12.18

0.82

18.32

10.43 17.13

9.58

18.36

Nam Kong,

10.40

12.28"

17.15

-28.40

10.58

17.20

10.01

17.01

Wa Chung,

10.87

10.02

17.09

11.07

10.18

bel Che Pi,

11:09 17.39

10.21-17.91-

11.20

17.80

10.26

17.26

10,27

17.27

Shek Pal Canton, (Tai Sha

Tau.

1122)

17.62

11.30 18,00

10.30

17.30

A

3.40

E. S. LINDSEY, Manager,

Canton-Kowloon 'Railway,

British Section.

ed ship must be commaudiby an officer SUPERSTITION AS A FORCE. the Crucifixion which followed the of: the antion, whose Ang it flies) sa-officed, be it nofed, in the survica of the Stat

Last Supper, at which 13 worn present. whose name must appear in the list of

At any rate, aver since that time 15 has officers of the fighting Axet. The converted

been looked upon as a fatal number, merchant shipa, momorar, must

The London County Council declines to and any amount of instances are reported **the* external maryyyhkibdistinguish the warships of their nationality," and direct recognise superstition as a factor in London whore 13 at the table has brought death to Ty the

is affected the change life, and burna a particularly cold shoulder pas of the dumber within a year. The conversion

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Shek Lung go by No. 10 Sactional,

Passengers for stations beyond.

*dep.) 17.59

"dep. 18/10

løp. 18:18

'dop. 18.97

BIT.

dep. 18.37

12.375-2

12.46

12.56

'E. art. 18.44 / 13.03

By Order,

The Administration,

Canton-Kowloon Railway,

Chinese Section.

FRENCH NAVY OF THE FUTURE.

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