CO129-546-8 Revision of Kowloon Canton Railway Agreement 11-12-1933 - 4-12-1934 — Page 26

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Frum October 1st the spond of the usual through

tourning arad »fturn on taparsas traine will be recelerated, the

total distance beiny cov rad in å hamm en fifty seyn sharbon,

a Jaaronne in the mesent time of 18 zdrasten.

Through goois truffie on the inilway has also increasi

sinos the aŋPedemont vous negotisbed, the fredshet zeceipts on goods

Farved from Bangkong to Gombas in Damat 1956 being 60% are timesta

for the mame period in 1935, while the freight ruceżyte on goods

served from Gharbon to lionghoang in <sammet 1956 was 90 hiztunar timan

in met 1953.

These incennes are not makler, the process being gradual

since the meetings betwears the dalngston, the increase in the ượ

traffic to Corton is seninly me to the mmaryden of the new

of the Británh Saotic, ir. R.D. Welker, whs hem instituted an adu

vertisement eɛmpaign in Homedang, Banten and sårval.

in the down treffis is zurkially attribrkable to the same datzae best

principally to runered activity on the vert of the Chinone section

since the agrowont vos mastistod. Half of a goods shed vt tias

Canton at:tion, formerly oɑngled by labour feilds, has now becenna

mode av»ilƑble for godm, moet it is expected that shor‍tly the whole

mind udli bo available for tide arce. Mr. 14 la chuo, the now

"anager of the Chinese section and bars Faller have ostablished very

/mmercial

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