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new arrangement, and agreement was reached as per my note
dated 23.9.37 attached.
8.
The coaches were stored temporarily at Shatin
Station (7 miles from Kowloon), on the Passenger Roads at
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Hung Hom 3idings, and at the Locomotive Sidings.
pointed out to Mr. Perrin that this arrangement could not
continue for more than two or three days, as we wanted this
space ourselves. In the circumstances we asked for an early
purchase of second-hand rails to enable the new sidings to
be laid.
9.
On September 30th lar. Perrin wrote asking us to
kindly arrange for the cars to be stabled at intermediate
stations pending a reply from the Canton-Hankow Kailway as
to whether they could supply second-hand rails. He quite
appreciated our difficulties and said that Januszowski
understood that, if rails could not be obtained, reversion
to the original plan of storage on open ground would be
necessary after a short period. He said "I would like to
thank you personally for all you have done for the Company.
Letters have already arrived from Home expressing their
appreciation of what has been done under difficult
conditions." 3oon after this letter had been received, the
coaches at the Hung Hom and Locomotive Sidings were trans-
ferred as a temporary arrangement to sidings at Taipo and
Fanling (13 miles and 18 miles from Kowloon respectively),
since when further moves have taken place from time to time
to suit Railway demands.
10.
As the Canton-Hankow Railway could not supply any
rails, Mr. Perrin asked us on Üctober 1st to proceed
immediately with the construction of the new sidings at
their expense, the sidings tà become the property of the
Kowloon-Canton Railway when storage ceased. The only rails
available were new 35 kilogram ones which belonged to the
Chinese
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