1911-10-05 — Page 5

THURSDAY, QUTOBER 5. 1911:

CANTON KOWLOON

RAILWAY.

OPENING OF CHINESE SECTION.

SOME NOTABLE SPEECHES.

Monument of Anglo-Chinese Co-operation."

THE CHINA MAIL.

and teranke Ward up immediately, I hayu - UZAU, KATE MATWsy: wit promper and 600 | End for which on Detair of the British; Secs | baż and Bonchow. –– The reply to that pebi- | not the algklif Zâubahat will muntations expand and cheating in hars the honour to thank you. en was sigious, for while no serious, nof the various local and provinata. happen hers, and possibly the loon! tradiscrimination of paticnalities will be nap. alone milk puer wicking expenses AED 4 TELY, ERE BASE

· Mr Lindsey's Speech.

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possible to attend, but he went as his long existed and tended to promote the beljare you will use it stil mors in the † petition, thay ABG LOS RecesŞAFI TT1906 sad ognstruction of works in 1 wsated, for pro milway's usefulnem and its ) Northörn Railways, and to which

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[objectionCra apparaat 53 entertained to Complet dalk is said the vipoeg wifi employto argu

15 past Lansiggen an Be welljujork, at thing, will be diked front fair som towards the interest on capital existent (Applause.)...

soldiers, or to even plans & Chinos Sruy via bier incall webft 1-5m lack of under the command of 3. British military central nonpil, and from the friction whlo But beyond local trafic there is the joog

officer, L. Hung Change” déverthelem Yaars would inevitably arise when, local gene distance trafio—and very long distance

In his response, fr Frank Grove,ed that the employment of a few foreign mentions olashed with Imperial res the Chinese section, railway engineer in the same district would quirements (Hear, bear). For years to traffic, too. This line fa quite a small

sal. There are probably faw presont who opset the people juld talk to doinplications cinte al Chine must look unials to partion of a line which, before long will be

Tatil, na kulia, ia katisfaction in today's pass and disorder. This gentlemen, is an forled engineers to superintend the počing until it joins the main line to Chist Resident Engineer of the Britia ceedings as do them of the executive af tracedinary fact, which, if regarded pure unstraction of har tallways, and, in this Europe. I have only secently come to section, Afr E. H. Lindsey also replied. He of this Autilway, who have rear, the work by frah Tirel ngewatasdigipe mapleegnerian, I would with il perpective gay through, trony, ita: Janoption. “ I refer to one to infer that railway Engineers are the 28, intind her take the matter tha Hongkong, but I anticipate in the next mid-Your Excellency and gentlemen, both Chinese and foreignace of all depait-i daugerens body of men compared to whom of engineer employed, so much the Sre pars pasing through hambre After the two aminent speakers who have it as from the begining, and Arran Audio of the sagar Victoids better will the experience be of the

ticket my pocket for London,

hays boon with us hagi | Army

bab Sarmiers bbosumerus young

engineers no R Under the happiest auspices and amid 'attending in person. The connecting sad and a return ticket at that-Applause) procedes me there seems to be nothing he had given loyal and splendid

sorrian (Laughter)

being trained, and to hone hel fervent expressions for its abiding success, opening of the whole line of this the But apart from that long distance trafic felt reeps to expreen the thanke of the out under dificulties, satisfactory foreign an incers continued for some and city in these great enterprise

and it is by the work of such, often eurì d This apparent dread of railways and distant future abe must look to the Chinese section of the Canton-Kowloon Canton Kowloon Railway to-day is anthers is the Chips gratis, This section British Section of the Canton Kowloon dolltem of this undertaking has been twenty years after t

the incident to which X Gontieren, the programme

est railway. Ballway, was yesterday officially opened. erect which may be regarded as of extreme part of a line which travels from Peking

Martie attained. Dificulties have been" overcome] kare____just” alhidod, the conservative construett a whiali the Imperial Govarne The day was in every cospect a perfect one importance, establishing as it does par in the north, through at the populous hallway to your Excellency for the kind, fuch as are usual or all millway work, and principles of the Chipere. Guvernment and went has undertaker is an ambition for such an event, the weather conditions facility of travel and transportation be- Provinces, with their cities, towns and way you have proposed and to you, gentia, perhaps especially in Uains, and not much people belay opposed to any spening up of one, which will coab. Immense som fuss has been made about it. Thanks to the country. During these 20 years, how and take many yeste to complete being a perfect as could be wished. Con-tween the two friendly countricaconcerned. villages, down to Hongkong, one of the man, for the manner in which you have the sapperd of H. H. Wel Han, our late ever, at least one attempt was made to China's credit, however, is good and sequently the acceptances to the invitations It is our "Zereant, hope that this far ill great can parts of the world, and a port honoured the toast, Success to the Can Maraglig, Directors who in the part and introduce milways, and there no doubt provided these sndertaking fare States seat bus by the Directorate General of the park new phase in the period of the through which for the past yours then Bowloon Hailway." Mr Barnes and action, and attarly of His Honour Bitless reptitiously constructed Woo be experienced in borrowing hab la

early yours of our work a

gave us such ble all of you know the tale of the more ored and controlled, no dificulty should Chinese Imperial Railways were numerous commercial relations between our country major port of the trade of South. China | ton bloo the gucets comprising a representative menand their British friends and that has passed. That such slim cannot pay Mr Chao have dealt with the general and pushed and the result in what we see The few weeks, however, in the year 1875 many difficult problems to asrooms are Ohso • keary enginearing works have been sung Road, and of its ultimate fates quired on easy tarms. She hang howevari Tathering of Britishers and Chinese from the advent of this railway will prove and gay handsomely, is inconceivable, and economic aspects, and I would like to add

boldaja

during which this ill-fated railway was these projected milways can schleyers Bath Canton and Hongkong. Unfortunate to be another link in the binding Iguly, apo your Excellency that, much

The survey commenced in August of perditted to run were not altogether alts such as have boun shown by the ly the Viceroy of Canton found it in chain of friendship which his as you have used Hongkong in the past, I

a faw words in the belief that

ef that though "re-1907. Land purchase commenced

bava: may be possibilities bad feriadly pressed the just referred, Topefruit of these new taken to date from June of 1908. We mind of a gentleman named Tong Ring enterprises boing rapidly and economically representatives H.E. Li Ching Feng, the woltare of our respective people and a futura. Every year ships are getting ones, learing it to my. Island, hir Grove, have, therefore, aken 3 years and Sing, & Cantonese by birth, then resident baile, China imust find a means of boring Commissioner of Foreign Affairs, and His courage the expansion of their trade, bigger, and bigger, they want desper

months to build this Railway, or, adding in Shanghai, who, a few to give the figures usual en such occasions the fine few months of survey, just a little cessfully iniseted the "Raping Train way cheep and easy terms, and sell mor

later, and land required for construction purposes on Hendar Chen Wang Chong. Trotai of Our official and commercial circles alike are and deeper water, more and more we Industry and Commerce; while in the indebted to those gentlemen on both comodation, and, more, and mora tanilities which go to show that the Railway has been over four years altogether. do not claim to trinsport goal from the mines of which knotty problem to be solved by hat states that there is much, it keer tendit 'attachete lies encountered by the obatquction which it this very encoun

was the Maunging Directory "men i'ihe question of lekin "chatructionTM absence of His Excellenvy the Governor sections of the line who have so ably Well, a big port can messen trafic en constructed so economically that an endly to this fangth of time. One would have di of Hongkong (Bir F. D. Lugard, the supervised the construction of this railway, i thoso liŋon in a way ng amall, port svar ↑ return on capital is no difficult matter. Th

ülked to my years instead of four Tramway" as ita

itagutzat, and its is hampering the progress of the Shanghal your Things move slowly China; bor

; baroquent developmost into a

's grust rail-Nanking Railway and expressing to them our hearty congratulsa very large business with Canton, for det or

18 Secretary, Hon. Mr W. Chatham, Direction and thanks for the prugowarthy many years to come. And your Ex of this Railway was opened for traffic, and

lapward continuously, energetically and infuence on railway enterprise, in Chins, investment (Hear, hear) successfully on the different districts and for though inexperienced management Finally and perhaps to China the hardest Clementi, Assistant Colonial Secretary, their multifarious duties. May the life of Government and marchants of Hongkong has greatly exceeded expectations may be

many physical and engineering dissater during its early stager mused it to task of all-she must realize that efficient

long act as a deterrent to other similar maintecance of her railways is the cal attended. There were some fears that the this line henceforth be one of undisturbed that nothing will be left undone to make | ma

generally falls to the lot the railway maintain it in its position among the ocean future a line 2 miles in length run- the happy position of having bean by thab large-minded Cantonoso. Tong suicidal

he builds, but this milway in to an lestone to copy th - examplo st ports of the world (Applause).

policy, which m must react to the uing from Kowloon to Low-nowhere in spared criticisin and, therefore I can King Sing I do not wish to weary, you greatdetriment of the Empire. - (Applause)

Pprnch the sub oct in Your Excellency, I harp baid, this Conton particular--and passing through a thickly September 1908 I produced, as a resale Tramways to most of you these are cuived and carried out grond duferpeles

light spirit. with details of the history of this Kaiping All the world move that China In Lah Kowloon Railway is a monument to Angios populated district of the New Territory of the detailed ourvey: an estimate of cost well known-1 will therefore wardly re-soniof them perhaps on grustar scala Chinese co-operation, I believe it will lead

and length of time probably required to mind you that after bein, taken over by a than any, hitherto attempted by other till farther co-operation. have: now

how can earn enough to almost pay its fair complete this line the former in round Chinese Joint Stock Company it struggled nations, but, alas, which of her many brought Canton closer to Hoogking you working expenses during the first year's figures was 125 million dollars, including on for some years, until chaotic management great works has been efficiently talatained bave brought the Cantonese in closer touch operation, what possibilities must there lies but excluding the inturest and service on pany to the and of ita resources. The Im and that magnificent conception he Tungs dministration charges, police, cost of land, and political obstruction brought this Com. As an instance, witness the Grand Canal with the inhabitants of Hongkong; and I

the loan and the time I named was three perial Government then stepped int, and the chow Road

management was summarily transferred to "Gentlemen, China's greatest uece is now avothas and the more we know of one two such centres as Hongkong and Canteur mouths longer to complete the rights and interests of shareholders being task lines are being built stretching ito

loo being given as June 1911. We have`) ad

work with one another. Your Excellence whose average population exceeds 450 to med, is I believe, a atisfactory conditionable astuna ons wero-made and con-mustit. Should no unforeseen cola, o another, the more ready we shall be to and passing through a portion of a province line, but the cast will be within the limits altogether ignored. For some years the north to south, and fraps unst to way, and of my estimate. (Applause). This, gontles tino was run in this manuor, and consider further great rehomes am in active pros it is the earnest wish of your British gunsta that any future enterprise of Anglo Chinese the square mile? But the success of the of things, but it has bean attained only by templated; but the results of its working difficulties occur, in a for years from now co-operation may begin under as happy Railway carot depend alone on the meats.

the and loyal help af all

wore so unsatisfactory, and its delitera you will be able to travel by rail pot only suspices as does this Canton-Kowloon possibilitios of local traffic, there are carried out by engineers unfortunately not placed on a sound basin e

numerous, - that in 1898 a foreign leat way from Canton to Hankow, bet, should your Some of the beariest work has been raised in order that its finance might be fancy lead you in the direction of Szechuang Railway-Load Applause)..

3 result of road will be open, and from tas other sources of success, the most im- present to-day. May I mention Mr this loan, cortain important changes oro prative security of a Pullman car

car you portant of which is undoubtedly the by, who had charge of the East monde is the system of acccosts and be able to feast your eyes on the far-famed

River Bridge: section

Mr. Fraser, who management immediately the receipts price of the Yangiz, and possibl, eren connection of this Railway with Hankow. made an excellent location of the line from increased by

Or

and hilly counity M_Moore is still with

Hon. My Warren D. Barnes Colonier and we should take this opportunity of can, and I. bolieva we shall still be doing led me that J 30 Pritish. Section I do claim that the work has been puabid way,system, have had a very marked barden in place of using it to

year ago since the

that

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and prostabla

tor of Public Works, and Hon. Mr Ceelancer in which they have discharged † cellaroy, I can siSüre Füll, on behalf of the the fact that the result of the past year cenities have been overcometerprises, ut ita eventual man:pificent mound policy, and that so allow a wall cons

China structed Line to go to

to rot and ruin for lack

occasion would be taken advantage of by harmony and may the line itself tand, as is | that great, port eran marą szeful and to taken as a happy sugary for mccess in the Kingisser-in-Chief to defend the cost of access stimulated every prosince 13 of eficient maintenance or supervision is a....

the revolutionary spints who were said to its object, to facilitate and expand the be strongly represented at Sam Chan, commercial and industrial relations at where the opening ceremony took place, both is onds; and with that with and in the sad consequently the Chinese authorities nama of His Excellency, Cheung Ming Si. drafted considerable body of armed Viceroy of the Two Kwangs, we have much troops to the spot. But these feats were not pleasure in declaring this Railway connect- realised, and everything jussed off withouted and opened to public traffic this 13th, the least disturbance.

day of the 8th: moon in the 3rd. seas of The day's proceedings commenced at Shun Tung, being the sth. day of Octcher

ministration received the guests at the mail- eleven.(Loud #pplause). wy termïous. A quarter of an hour later the-

Canton at 8.45 a.m.; at which hour the Ad. in the year one thousand nine hundred and firmly believe that the more we see of one before à line five times as long connecting years and. 10 months, the date for complait Tmperial Railway Administration, be boing, cared for, and to that end great”

opening train, drawn by a gaily-bedecked

locomotive bearing the Chinese fag and the Union Jack, steamed out of the station, to make the initial run over 'the section.

The train was well crowded with invited gests and the trip over the 38 miles of atemctive country was greatly enjoyed, Sam Chan being reached at about 12.20 o'clock. "Somaten minutes later the special train from Kowloon, with Hongkong guests

Hongkong Colonial Secretary's

Reply.

The toast having been enthusiastically honoured the Hon. Air Warren D. Barnes, Colonial Secretary of Hongkong, replied. After expressing thanks in the name of the Hongkong Gororamant for the invita tion and the hospitality extended, My Barnes proceeded to any Your Excellency,

Chinese Director's Reply.

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_aboard, arrived at the frontier and crossed The toast_of_success_to the Canton & Director of the Imperial Chinese Section" of Excellency Liang Shi Yi, then Director of us; fortunately. Ho has successively by the Boxer Robased abouk you” desire to visit the Great

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His Honour Chao Ching Hus, Managing When I was in Peking last year His Dile 70,to Mile 89, mostly through difficult standing the ps and bounds. Notwith on the santibong walls of Chengti over the steel bridge into Chinese ter. | Kovi qu Railway is really a toast of all-the Canton-Kowloon Railway, also replice Railways, who himmelf bad just raterned charge of No. 1 and No. 3 Districts and has anet for the Imperial Government, and available, while the silk-loopas⠀i

ritory, also stopping at Sam Chan, the first station over the border. Like the Chinese sections locomotive, that of the British line was appropriately adorned. In front was a big coloured for! wreath garing the letters K. C. B." in the centre, this being flanked on the one side by the yellow dag of China and on the other by the Union Jack, Festoons of flowera were arranged along the foot-plate and many coloured dags along the drail and tanks. Thie ndorn ment was the work of Mr Walker, chief storekeeper, and

Mr Lambert, loco superintendent.

[_thai The of Ohim, the splendid rail-y-engineered had his Crur inco prived a valuable by Twoisi Jeme Tien Yah coss to Anglo-Chinese co-operation for He said:-Your Excellencies and Gentle

done excellent work on each. I mach also incidentally also a paying investiment for of Sooches the famour parcelin joint working and the promotion" matunt profit. You accepted our assistance be able to exprose my gratitude to the line, stated that the Canton-Kowloon rail- Me Hall, Dur notive Chist Accountant; and officially recognised. The profits of this Chinese railways That this opening utf our men, I desire no greater pleasure than to to the capital from a tour through this very ap cially mention Mr Thompson, who is so the old China Railway Co's shareholders, Mins of the Poyang Lake, or the icbal proud of his locom lives and rolling stock; whose shares have now, I understand, Lecomings of Shapel, can in turn be visited by in building the Chinese section of this line; officials, gentry and the staff of the milways

Mr Fiscirer, whose store department has milway in recent years have proved so of the country will benefit China's teeming you employed British engineers in it and of the two sections for the honour shown way could not be expected to pay until the always bien kept in gold order. I wish I great, that in addition to prouding large millions by the eradication of penjadice that section is part of the joint Canton by them in attending this pleasurabia and connection with Haskor had been accom, bid time to give quose references to our sums cards the cost of contracting the and by Jucaldiable inerthee in trade. I Kowicon lines. The mere name shows the interesting function: The opening of the plished. The avents of the past six months fortunate in both foreign and Chinese staff, hangour Kirtowids pay for the cloth heatly congratulata bere today on the staff, but time forbids. But we have toes Peklug-Kalgan find the amplite remaining myself have no doubt, and T therefore work is co-operative. We have not eplied last section of this railway, which took our section the Kowloon Lowu liao, and place in December last, may be within the go to show how thorough was his conviction and that means everything for economy ing and equipment of the new foreign completion of this chat link in that great

And efficiency. (Hear, bear),

delled Northern Army chain of communications which is now being you have not

called your line the recollection of many of us here, as it is in this respect and how great the import Until recently the idea was generally erots such a these, gentlemen, show forged. I wish her all success in the Canton Shumchun line-it is ons line, only lapse of 10 months, and to-day wo anes which the Board of Fust and a may

gentlemen, to rise and drick with bow great the resources of the Imperial enterprises now being undertaken and I the Canton Kowloon line, with two are here witnessing the opening of the musications attaches to the connection. This is aut quitect description

vel paddy fields and tádTM few bridge offciently constructed me to-

and

Success to Railway Katerpiriss. in sections, vue British and one Chinees

hills portions of

passed through railways but, aufortunately they also led China, coupled with the name of Tactat And is a part of the co-operative working

We may therefore rest assured that every present the

farting to trouble. milway must be a veritable gold mino. V

some of the the people of China to imagina that

Wang Cheng(Load Applause) of this line we have been for some time in connection with this railway, will mark thing is now belog dose by the Imperial Ont ruling grade is 1 in 150, of which we the result that a patriotic cry was raised,

have given discussing with you a working agreement the through opening and the connection of Authorities to bring about the happy result. & ve over 17 miles;

56 •per

cent. of dar Failway Barents were established in every total length is

on grade and 44 per cent. Provines, and the disastrous polling confirmation, is now concluded.

-Government-of forood on the Central -- and principally it will mark the streng

Replying, Tactai Chong Yung, Director." thening of the close friendship which is uction are g

struction are great, however, and uctably in sent. of the total lengt5.

The earthwork is on the whole what is termed udce lines of railway, directing to that end the said ':-1 feel highly honoured to be file to baid, finance, and control their respective Section of the Canton-Kowloon Enilyay of winter looking foreign trained soldiers one was the division of profits. You had now. existing hotween the two great that portion of the Yust Han Railway It has cost earth, and protection patriotism and energies of the local gently | participate with the Chinese and British

per mile, which i nations of Obina and. England. The pre- which runs in the Kwong Tung Province,

all charges for

fur rok. accompanied the offcials as a bodyguard that consideration should be given to the the Commissioner of Foreign Afairs, sud

The volume

is equal to a bank ef and merebants Whatirer b

this movement cists a sence of His Excellency Li Ching Feng, so that he would be a bold man who imr type section 11 feet high throghout was purely patriotis, or whether it are this hia

and Gentry la the celebration of this historical coremony which officially But the precautions were not, confined to the station, for "braves" could be seen rest proportionate cost of our shorter of His Bonour Chen Wang Ching, the ventured to assert the possibility of for 80 miles, suficient. Las been leady from an overpovering desire to share in the opens the whole line of the Canton-Kowloon length cring to our tunnels; you quoted the Taoni of Industry, both of whom are travelling by rail from Kewloon to large bridges. Wo have 45 girder bridges 158 matters with which I am not here con- such valuable means of communication an stated and published with regard to the anticipated profits of the proposed railways, Hailway to take. It is my belief that conspicuously posted about over a big äres,

Ou arrival, the guests were rocived and welcomed by the Viceroy's representatives,

whole line and the connection of the two. sections. This function, which is the last

Cheng

Other Speeches.

It was noticeable that strong detachments for it, That agreement, excopt for formal) this railway with that of the British section,The physical difficulties in the way of con- level. Curvature of the line 24 promiting the provinces to attempt to of the Police Departuito in the Chinese

of Chinese "braves, armed with riles and well-provided with amunition, were punted noout the station, while a number

There were several difficulties to be met that agreement, and naturally the main

you riars, we had ours. We thought

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a particularly strong muster being stationed / Four bridges. Well, that matter is now repremuting His Excellancy the Viceroy, Calsis in the very near future. Con with a clear opening of 4,866 foot and Scerbod; suffice it to any that experience this having onrubaču esta

the brow of a big hill which rose up concluded, and I do not think Mr. Che and the presence of the Honourable Mecquently, if the success of this Hail opening of 546 feet. There are an unusual from

arched bridges over fect spin with an has shown that uo progress satisfactory. precipitously rear the side of the big sted who conducted the negotiations with bfr. Warren Barres, the Colonial Secretary of way is to depend on the interchange of 140, with an opening of 644 feet. The the orderly and systematic direlated to eat. The opening of this Railway so fa

national point of view is attainable henceforth facilitate the

tercourse of calverts under 5 feat, namely by these methods, and, instead of number

substantially promote the in which, the official luncheon was hold. Clementi and Mr Lindsay, is of opinion Hongkong, who is repesenting His soul- traffic, it will be no well to loso no time in total spening therefore provided by these of the country, they and lealated to as the Chizoso

interest of the two frendly nativna con This building was elaborately decorated int he found us very granging or lency the Governors amongst us affords, connecting with tho already built portion bridges, arched bridges and culverts is 5,955 produce taterminable disusulon, disurdur particularly interests me, as it is the duty-

concerned, in the interios with fiaga, and hunting, and very greedy. Your Excellency, tangible proof of the unwavering intereste Kaso duten or so lang tablos accomodated English have a proverb that neighbours, of the twy Governments both in this rail of the Yuet Han Railway in ordezia initiate there are 260 barret or pipo drains with Laut far, gentlemon, I have briefly order always salutained throughout this

feet, or 87 feet per mile. In addition and deley --Hour, hear)...

department to se poser and the several hundred guesta proient should be neighbourly, and I think it will way, and, in the name of the Directorate and establish the long hauls which hit an opening of seven square feet per Amongst the company were:-Hia Excelleg. be found in this instance that we have Gager of the Imparia! 'Chinese Rail- necessary tasaccess in the carrying of goods 45 at instance of the comparative amount/ced an outline of what, my, bo regarded Section and that nothing" within w✨-

as purely Chinese milway enterprice in control should be overlooked which will cy Li Ching Feng, Hie Houour Chen Wang acted up to our proverb. Thero 4 ways, I now formally convey s

of large bridge most traffic. I understand that the survey of section, I may say that the total weight of to auch grant works as the Chinese Eastern. Therefore I sincerely hope that the open- work on the Chinese this Empire. I have not specially referred impodo business progress on this line. Cheng, Tantai Cheng Yung, His Excelicacy another matter which required settling. Lung Chien Chang, the Hon. Mr. W. 11. We in Hengkong have a free port; you in narty and incare wolcome to the officials, this connecting link has been completed and staal work in grinders and foundations for the German Shantung Railways, sing of this line, to-day, to trafic, will be Barnes (Colonial Secretary), Hon Mr O. B. Chim, collect nl ziatoriai, part of your say that thonge the pretty the laud is now being acquired, so that weaned of the Shanghar Sanking while that these, though of great benefit to the an act of beneficence to the general public,

this railway cannot ha

on Shanghal-Nanking Railway country, are of political origin. Other (Applause.). Ros, Hon. Mr H. E. Pollock, Hon Mr O.G. revoke from Customs derías. It was ranked among the long lines, still it may take it for granted that befoso long mounted in 3, tons per mile culy. There lines, such sa the Peking Hankow, and fo E. Long Chien Chang, Counallor Alabaster, Hon. Mr W. Chatham, C.G..briously desirable to make such arrange has, atrong hearing on the means of another sisty miles of open line will be semi-permanent stations until trafia justiles constructed under what may he described as

aro 27 stations, 13 of which are balti Shanghai-Kanking Railways have bean Feari of Communications, replied folors: Your Excellencies and His Hondur Mr Justice Gompertz, HisLord

Between Canton and added to the longth of this Eailway from their sequestration on mere permanent as more or loss concesion tarts, terms Gentlemen-Fur the last ten ship Bishop Lander, Captain FW. Layo hamper the working and passenger trafic communication. Mr. Frank Grove, Mr E.S.Lindsey, Dof the line, or, on the other hand, that Hongkong you can now have a round jour- Kowloon, and in the direction of Hankow-thren ranning shadrundar construction and are novertheless cordially disliked, and to the Tchong-Tal, thọ ki

would endanger your revenge. We in nay in one day to bycguns days whenever

shortly to be finished, with workshops and is not surprising therefore that atrsovozn the Tao-Ching,

the Shanghai Shanghuif „‚C.A.G., Mr. C. Clementi, Mesars E, D. C... thing like Customs, wo sre suspicious, and { trávalling for fear of the blow. Now such for the public, lies in the hands of the present needs. The track and ballasting, keen on Kowloon Railway, whichthe | railways have all shown very satisfactory

Stedman, Dr Hartley, Mr J. W. Jamieson, Hongkong re are very distrustful of any there was typhoon people hesitated Another element of success, corsideration such other equipment as is essential for and not altogether unsuccessful efforts have the Ping-Chu, the

made to upset and them the Tientsin-Pukow, the Kalyan-Clanchún

Brown, W. E. L. Shenton. His Honour CH. Cha, Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, Hon, Mr

monts, as would nob on the one hand

Tipes.

think, will be admitted to ho up to a frat

100 miles

The

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Nanking, the

Wolfej IL. W. Looker, A. H. Harris, M. H.

- change t even the piropality of our friend Mr. hesitation is removed, as you can now travel Administrations of the Railway themselves.ofas atidard. There are 80.04 ml/min Governments of China and Hongkong are restilts. The Cunton Hankow, The Bi Logan, R. Baker, W. G. Moors Harris bns not bour able to remove these to and fm whenever you wish. Asia and As you are aware, e, working agreentant line and 11.46 miles of sidings and loops to-day opening to trafie, hat, in so far de buen Hanko, the Szechuen and the Redionie, W.-B. Balloy & Moore, Cathadh suspicione altoother, But I think bir Europe will also be linked together, has been concluded between the two ademain most otsingles fring the Chinese section is concerned beem Ktrangal railways are successively in everse R. H. Dyer, H. Gilman, A. Stanton. A Harris will admit that although we are when tho Canton-Haakow linois complete tidra of the Railway and now ausite the for the eventual junction with the bonstructed by means of a British Tany, the of construction. These afford throught and® Tiggen, R. F. Matheson, A. Ellie, W. B. watching him pretty closely-to-see that he and thie railway connected withit, journey: Imperial Edict. In this agreement a great i sidings and shade: xre ready, but the bold to say, zru ́in every respect fair be of China, which in olden days Liina Lad

does not do a ything he ought not to de, from Hongkong tu Europs will be greatly,

Han Rallway, and sufficient land with the terms and conditions of which, I make casy communications to all the provinces Peking Mukden millway which facilitated I have no doubt you have don has been left to the discretion of those unlit the loop lins passing to the path of and, despite the high cost of land, he been away forms a principal connecting line

hose junction station will not be undertaken tween borrower and lendos. (Hear, hear not, The

line has been built willout friction, which connects with the Siberian Wei Yuk, Mesars, Lau Cha Pak Ng Hos protecting that important revenus which thought of these savantaged. On my part on the spot, and both Governments have the city is under construction. Finishing completed within the estimates, feat of between the two great continents of Taz, 9 W. Tso, Ohan Kai Ming, Fang With his duty to look after.

I must say that though I am untrusted with i winely recognised that if the two sections, hara, every soufidates that, our Chinees which the, past and present Alanaginie | Asia and Europe, and now we have the Chuoni. Young Hao, Lau." In Chung, Well, your Excellency, wo hava takon my present important office, I am not we'l ・Tong Yuet Kai, Kwok, Yick Ting, [ these sièņu not only because we wish to be versed in matters regarding the ponstruere to bo, worked za separate undertaking expected of it, at Smat to deal satisfactorily entira etal may justly feel proud: [and opening of which we are here today Direstora, the Engineer-in-Chief and the Canton Kowloon railway, the completion Leung Tai Mur, Too Fat Shun, Chau- Siu neighbourly, but also for pecuniary reasons tional works of railways. It is therefore my such a procedure is the only means of with the importafit trafo, batween Hong

(Applause). AERO witnessing and which will be of no less- Ki, Lenng Pui Chi, Wong Taze Lung, LauWe have aank a good deal of capital in our desire to remember at this time the services ensuring successful operation. The pabfio kong and Canton, and lator on a link to Gentlemen, in 1900, on the occasion of Smportantce unit will be the means of come

band played a number of selections, con cluding with the British-National Anthem

The repast over, speech making was in

dulged in.

Railway Declared Open.

wo have given him avary facility for

touches are here and there required, but

prove itself equal to what is

meation will

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Yau Chaon, Yang Yik Ting, Ngan Hung nection, and we want it to pays and we of my predecessor in office, who showed grea Po and Captain W. During the can only get the maximum benefit from it

the great. Southern Trank Ino.(Loud the laying of the foundation stone of the munication between the five great come railway station at Thi Sha Tou, I quoted tinents of the world. I any that in the luncheon a Western-trained Chinese brass by the hoartinat cooperation between both ability in dealing with and settling intricate now line this wise policy, to restrict

statement mide nearly 60 years ago. year future the products of the four treat that very distinguished angideer, Sir continents of Burnpo, America, Africs shd sections British and Chinese. That it will matters, and it is also my desire to remem-

Macdonald Stephenson, to the effect that and by the ailway compected with the Australia will La assembled at Hongkong pay, I personally have not the alightdes the High Authorities at Peking, and in fast running, it will not be very long before

bor the saluable and sound direction of ambition in the matter of time males and Ross's Sound Advice. doabt. I come from the Straits the Malay Cantos, the assistance of the local Authori-improvement takes place and renders it Chinese Corporation, the on Mr OH. Empire misht derive from eficient and China Railways for the principal mis

Ballway development, was China Canton-Hankow railway, the products will As-representating the British and inestimable benefits which this great b

eat need, and I foreshadowed a few

among the

|_ provinces of Popineola and down there they have buit: 400 odd inflas of railway and are atimties, the services rendered by the Chinese pissible to go from Canton to Hoogkok? Gentleman.—The toast which ganda, to my provincds and cition, "Whaß, about half k?/ pemer commerce will greatly develops and Rose submitted the next toast. He said rapid inter communication? between bur of communication, and wherever a radney building-nob da here through country and Foraire Staffs of this railway, and in four hours, allowing the passenger time name, Success to Falway Enterprise intory Agit, was merely a great need" people be benefitted. The completion of overflowing with an industrious and specially the kindness, I had from the dongh to transact business and return in China is one which I experience the

-to-day The first toest on the list was that of thriving population, but iu a part through. Hongkong. Government while negalintis Bunco on the same day. We abo hope that text pleasure in proposing. It is not which am glad to say is now thirugh, tho kind assistance of our friendly. Emporativo once the tailway has boot brought about Sucess to the Danton-Kowloon Railway: jungle interspersed with Malay villages the working agreement for the connection

com however, which covers such a Tory wide

funal statesmen, of the Empire, and it only the merchants of foreign nations British and Cinese Sectiune In the And the Malay, though he has many of those two sections, which agreement has before long passengers by slow train will field; that I fear in the time at my dies clarly neognised by all the leading neighbour and I earnestly line that not absence of the Viceroy, the tusas mas pie- vities, has never boop seca ed of Industry, boju, brought to a very satisfactory con-

posal can do it but scant Justice, picating to note that no less than three coming to China to trade will increase, but no longer be required to change carringo Although, the commencement of railway posed by H.E. I Ching Feng Cummla We have frequently put in longilis to run olusion through tho libomity shown by at Sam Chun. I can assure you, gentlemen, enterprise in Chian is a mattor of comper greak trunk lines (Tentsin Pakow, Canton the existing friendship between Chins and

Lanka's Szokwang ate, biw England will be strongthened. (Applaus Hankow om of Fuzolpi Afairs, who said through not with a view of immediate that Government: all of which no inrgely that the Administrations of the Hallway century since, the Brat atempt was mada; e

tively recunt date, IE now nearly half o

For the presens how

By J. W. Jamieson, H.R.BL. Cortes I and my oficial colleague, the Trots of proft, but to join up with other length contributed to the success which we are fully recognion the fact that, if the railway Introduce this method of rapid transit and without the eslata od of foreign capital ministration for the reception accorded the Genaral at Cantor thanked-13e - Ad Chine Cerar, cannot doristruot her sailways Induiry and Commerce, have led the Wo inve anticipated that in the logow unbly to record, Thanks, ave, sim is to be a success, the convenience of the refer was made in 1869, vduring the find this canĵonly be obtained fubfrat to a tion for hospitality had been ja OVER3756",

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and Govern spf-Booyow, for a soccession to being alley, and though

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