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Hon. C. S.,
About the middle of Aust this year, Mr. Perrin,
the Manager of Thomas Cook & Son, Ltd., Hong Kong Branch,
rang me up and asked for my advice with regard to the
storage of 22 Wagons-Lits coaches which were in course of
transit to the Colony and were expected to arrive early in
September. I told him that we had no storage space
available and could not undertake the lift from ship to
shore as our 65-ton breakdown orane was inadequate for the
purpose. He was advised to approach Messrs. The Hong Kong &
Whampoa Dock Company Ltd. and Holt's Wharf who, between
them, might be able to provide the necessary lifting
facilities; after being placed ashore arrangements could
be made to rail the coaches to the Canton-Hankow kailway
who would, no doubt, be in a position to provide siding
accommodation.
2.
Messrs. the dong Kong & Whampoa Dock Company Ltd.
were unable to undertake the lifting work and, in consequence,
we were requested by Mr. Perrin to perform the lift from
lighters to the Praya sidings near Kowloon Station.
Perrin was told that this was impossible, as there was
insufficient space for slewing.
T.
3.
On August 30 th, Kr. Perrin informed us that he
had cabled his Head Office in Paris telling them the Railway
could not store the coaches. He had received a reply asking
him to try again. He said he had now been informed by
Messrs. Holt's Wharf that they could run the coaches over
their wharf sidings, and as the ship's crane could lift the
coaches on to their rails wanted to know if we could haul
them to our Railway.
4.
On September 1st the Canton-ilanko w hallway, who
had been approached by us, telegraphed that they were
prepared to stable the coaches at Sai Chuen Junction (just
north of Canton).
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