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closure No. 3
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST.
TUESDAY,
JUNE
21,
1927.
CANTON RAILWAY.
British Expresses Running Over Chinese Section
YESTERDAY'S TRIP.
Unequal Treaties" "Dr. Sun's Prin- ciples have come into force: Sup- port them;" "Best Wishes for the Northern Campaigners' Success;" "Down with Squeezing Officials.'
In spite of this however, the countryside appeared to be in a
with prosperous state,
little to indicate that war was no great
way off.
Toasts and Speeches.
Mr. Ip, on behalf of the Chinese Section, expressed gratitude
for the assistance rendered to the
British Section, and hoped that the service instituted that day would run regularly in future. The toast of success to the rail- Cleanly villages, with way was then drunk with acclama- the rustics working close by;ed that it was mainly thorough tion. Mr. Trevor replied and sta- stations, where the right of way
Chinese friendliness that it had For the first time in the history token over the next section was of the Kowloon Canton Railway, passed over and picked up by neat-been possible to institute a British engine drew rolling stock ly clad officials; crossings
shunt blocks, all over the Chinese section of the line by arrangement of the Chin-class condition. ese authorities. Pressmen of both the local British and vernacular guests of the papers were the management and for their especial use, the car usually reserved for His Excellency the Governor was requisitioned for the trip.
Leaving Kowloon at 8 a.m., the British section of the line to Shum Chun offered nothing of great in- terest, but on arrival at the border, the taking on of an armed guard and the search by the revenue officers introduced a new note. The former was composed of sol- diers of all ages, their uniform being notable by the lack of uni- formity. Some wore putties and in boots; others were garbed shorts and shirts, but all were dis- tinguished by their hats, emblazon- ed with the white sun on a blue ground, the emblem of the Na- tionalist Government.
By kind permission of the management, a representative of the S. C. M. Post was able to enjoy the unique experience of a ride on the forepart of the engine when Chinese territory was entered. To either side there stretched the green checkerboard fields of paddy and vegetables, while track walkers were seen engaged on their business of repairing and ballasting the road. Coolies stood aside as this, the first of the Bri- tish expresses whizzed by at a clip of about 50 miles per hour, drop- ping their loads of market produce and standing aghast; wild fowl in adjacent spinney disturbed by the rushing of this monster, whirred into the air and chickens from ad- jacent villages strutted across the track ahead of the engine, narrow- ly escaping suicidal fate.
Track Well Kept.
The track appeared to be in ex- cellent condition, while the way stations and crossings showed no signs of the looting of yesterday, when the inflamed agitators were bent on wreckage and pillage of all that was "Imperialistic." Traces of feeling remain however, and at Shek Lung, the station is plastered with vari-coloured bills, calling for "Revenge for the Shameen Heroes"; "Down with Imperialism and the English"; "Abolish the
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On the Chinese section however, one indication that the line was still Chinese presented itself. According to schedule our express should have passed the local train from Canton at such and such a time, whereas as a matter of fact, the crawler was not met until some 15 miles further on, and about 35 minutes late. On the Chinese sec- tion, time still means nothing and schedules are so much waste paper, apparently.
Arrival at Canton.
this service. It was all a matter of point of view and he thought that it was only due to the controllers of the Chinese Section to say, that had it not been for their excellent control during very trying times, the running of an express such as had made the journey to-day would have been impossible.
He added that it was mainly up to the press to bring before the public the manifold advantages of train travel, both in the matter of time and safety. The toast of the Chinese Section was then drunk.
Mr. R. C. Wilson of the S. C. M. Post replied for the British Press | and Mr. Wong for the Verpacular Press and the meeting then broke
up.
The express from Kowloon arriv- ed at Canton, at 11.50 a.m. and the official party consisting of Mr. C. 1 motor car tour of the city was D. Lambert, (Mechanical Superin- much appreciated by the visitors, tendent), Mr. J. B. Trevor, (Ac-during the time which intervened ting Traffic Manager): Mr. N. Carter, (Engineer of Ways and Works), who had boarded the train at Kowloon, were joined at Shek Lung by the officials of the Chinese Section, while the Mana- ging Director and Staff at Canton were awaiting the train's arrival on the platform at Tai Sha Tou.
The official party then embarked! on a motor launch for the Southern
Gardens, where tiffin was served, amongst those present being Mr. Yuk Man, (Managing Director of the Chinese Section); Mr. C. T. Lui, (Traffic Manager, Chinese Section); Mr. Lo Kwong Woon, (Acting Loco Superintendent, Chinese Section); Captain Ng Yuk Ween, (Superintendent of Police, Tungshan); Mr. H. Chow, (Ac-, countant, Chinese Section); Mr. Wu, (Secretary to the Managing Director); Mr. W. W. Lung, (As- sistant Engineer); Mr. W. M. Stratton, (Engineer in Chief); Mr. Lambert, (Mechanical Superinten dent); Mr. H. P. Harris, (Chief Accountant); Mr. J. S. Smith, (Chief Traffic Superintendent) Mr. M. Bundle, (Traffic Inspector of Shumchun); Mr. N. Carter, Mr. J. Trevor, Mr. R. C. Wilson (S. C. M. Post); Mr. W. J. Keates, (H. K. Telegraph); Mr. G. A. Newby (H. K. Daily Press); Mr.
G. Price (China Mail); Mr. Kong Man Sing (Wah Kiu Yat Po); Mr. C. Laing (Vernacular Press As- sociation); Mr. Woo Ting Chang (H. K. Morning Post).
between the conclusion of tiffin and the departure of the return express at 3.20 and this showed the town to be in an extremely orderly state, with police at traffic crossings and the roads well sur- faced, while motor traffic and ric-
has were all fully engaged.
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