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KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

TIME-TABLE.

WEEK DAYS

9.49 11.04

Noom

IM

Kowlood...

Dap 8,40

9.16 10.30 11.40 19.00

Yermesi...

Dap 8.50

8.24 10.39

12.09

1.13 124 4.44

4,85 6,29 7.10 6.58 7.18

Shatin,

...Dep.

7.03

9.38 10,57

Taipo

„Dep

7.18

12.34

1.36 1.49.

Taipo Market

Dep

721 9.53 11.06

19.38 ·1.53

Yanling

„Dep.

1.32 10.03 11.19

1948

2/3

6.19 5.24

Sheengshui

Dep. 7,38 10,07 11.93

12.52

22,07

Shamshan

A 7,43 10.131.11.08 1228 12.58

9.13 5,84

4.36 $51 7.31 5.09 6.04 7.44. 8.02 7,48 7.58 5.28 6,3 8,02

8.49 -801

ANG P.M.

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8.05 10,98 11,40 1.58

8.12 10.45 11,47

8.18 10.49 11,51

9.26.10.59 120

3.91

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19.07

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417 3.00

5,13

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6.19 6.29 6.33

6,54

8.38 4,56

5.51

6.46

Aml. 8.30

9.03 11,87 12,41

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Falling

1,42

5,08 9.50

6,03 6.58 3.58 5.16 8.11 7.00

SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

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9.15 10.30 11.40 12.00!

9.24 10.39

12,09

6.29 7.10 5.39 7,19

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...Dap. 7.02

9.36 10.31

12.01 3.49

5.51 731

Taipo

Dep 7,16

WHA

9.48 11.04

Taipo Market Dep.

7,21 9,53 11,08

2.56 3,00

Dep. 7.39 10,03 11.18

Sheangahul

2,15

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6.09 7.48

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3,00

3.07

10,48

11.31

3.11

5,33 10,59 12.02

3.38

2.37 8.38

4.17 5,40 6.09 6.16 4.24 5.48

6,20 425** 3,51 4.39 6.01 -6.50 8.34 4,55 618 6.47 3.50 5,07

6.50 6.59 518 6.88 7,07

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Sheangshai

Fanling...

8.93. ..Dep.

Taipo Market Dep.

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STADIONS,

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WEEK DAYS,

1.1.

5.34 Fanling ...Dop. 746 11.30 2.20

8.40 19.25 3.16 7.20 Bhatankok...ÁST.

SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS,

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FX FX PM.

Faoling ...Dep. 7.45 11.20 8,20 8.25

Bhatankok, 8.40 12,25. 4.15 -7.20

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A short time ago a number of bandits imin one had to remain in the spot where after being tortured were led out to the 4 halt was made. I had to put my execution ground, near the river. They baadle of bedding on a seat and on top were made to kneel in a row and then the of this I had to remain for the next 3 beheading began. About a dozen unable to cadure seeing the sufferings of their hours before the train reached Cheng-companions, made a rush for the river, chow. If one wished to leave the train and in full view of thousands they were to find food or water, an exit had to shot down like ducks, some slowly bled be made by the windows as all other to death, staining the water with their the intention of Marshal Sun to place the | 15, Quxxx's BOAN ÜRITEL

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space in the carriage was packed tight with people like sardines in a tin.

Passing Hainyangchow, where recently the Shensi army came to grief, one saw many signs of warfare for there were trenches, numerous graves, houses newly thatched and the ruins of homes left desolate.

This afternoon Another fortn of Arriving at Chengehow after much punishment was devised for a man and a treeping along the line and loitering at woman who had been caught when at- the country. They stations, I had a further wait of two daystacking the bandits for a train to take me west. Having were both buried alive outside the gate waited on the platform for most of the of our city. Some of our people had first day in expectation of getting a move gone to see this new form of punishment, on, one was informed at 5 p.m. that the and mentioned how they had seen the engine had gone wrong, and although one earth moved about by the dying aguales felt somewhat disappointed one could not of the poor creatures who were being feel any ill-will against the engine for latem nuffocated. The reason given for convinced that were it any other this awful punishment was that one of than a Chinese, it might have gone quite the officers on this occasion had been nad long ago, under the treatment "to killed by the bandits.

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four outstanding difficulties-that of hav-KING EDWARD management. Several lines were occupied

a complaining mood because he bad re- of large towns; the cost of construction by numerous trucks in which the soldiers ceived only five times the just price of and upkeep of such nerodromes; the had taken up their quarters, over the open his labours, and at the same time left cost of the organisation of emergency tracks they had pitched their tents some wondering how Europeans should landings; and the dificulty of ensuring that they were under canvas and at the

speak of the inherent honesty of the landing at any fixed emergency camp. He serne time on a railway train.

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CLEANED OUT BY SOLDIERS. most important political and commercial all round the engine, ón tender, between carriages, on every conceivable spot were

At Shanehow I spent the night at the centres in Europe are situated on the providing suitable landing areas already passengers, baskets, and bundles. On godown of the agents who usually for coast or on rivers, while maritime ports As regards forced landings 02 onc engine there were about 30 people ward our goods from the railhead. I exist.

dry ground, a lying-boat, he contenus, is in the tender, many soldiers in the cab found the men there very dispirited, 48, safer than an acroplane, the reason being with the driver, in front of the engine not only was their business, at a com-that a Hying-boat which is landing ships I counted 15 people with their luggage, plete standstill, but they had just been over the ground by means of the enor and another man sat on a step down in robbed, and some of them left without mous gliding surface formed by the boat, thereby overcoming the danger of somer- Iront of the engine.

their clothes and bedding. They also sault. The only disadvantage he sees is show me the empty boxes which had that, while an aeroplane which has made perfect landing can take off" again, consignment of medicines.

& Hying boat cannot do so until it is con- contained a and other goods for the Sianfu hospital veyed to water.

Of the and missionaries of that city. medicines, all that was left was some Epsom salts; the other cases were abso- lutely empty, but for a few corke and some sawdust. Of one missionaries' pru. visions there were two tins, one was in the small harbours, which will simplify

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I see in the future," concluded the large and power- carriages and trucks, piled high with

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Marchese de Pineda, found myself with other spectators shout

navigating on water by means of sails. ing the same words, as we saw passen

For their practical use nothing else is necessary than that of establishing piera gere standing in their exalted positions,

their being anchored and give facilities with their backs to the bridge they were approaching and quite oblivious of their empty having one end quite knocked off for landing and embarking, the passen

Special The longest voyage that can be taken on land or of going from"any one danger. Some time ago this bridge clear and the other tin, which had contained gers,

place to its antipodes may be then accom- 44] ed 16 passengers off one train and 11 of baking powder, had been pierced by a

As I watched the bayonet. Nor was this vandalism the work, plished in about four days. When this these were killed.

international communication awaits solu- struggle when a train came to a stop, I of the said robbers. A major-general and is so, the world will seem small and was sometimes led to doubt that I was colonel proceeding to the seat of war in arrow. The problem of rapid aerial in a civilized land. When I went to buy Shensi availed themselves of the hostion during the present-generation. In my ticket one could not come close up pitality of the proprietors; their retain- to the booking office, as just under the ers, of course, had to search the hospital serving hole there was a great pool of boxes to see if any firearms were co- filthy water; even the Chinese had to cealed amongst the medicines and with stand at a distance and stretch over with the above result. their money and receive their tickets, and this at a great, important and crowded junction."

solve that of interplanetary communica generations to come we shall perhaps tion. With the aid of astronomy we shall

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leading to them. That is how man can jectiles we shall be able to open the paths increase his power and extend his civilisation to the other habitable planets of the solar system."

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Air Vice-Marshal Sir W. 8. Brancker, Here I was informed that it was im-

who presided, said he agreed with what possible to proceed further west, through the Marchese de Pinedo wrote about the While at Chengehow I learned some Honan, as there were no animals on the value of the flying-boat. It was a branch thing of the fate meted out to Bhensi road, but robbers in abundance. Accord of aviation to which more attention might well be paid. With the illogicality of the people, many of whom were buried alive, ingly I crossed the Yellow River into the human race, pilots were reluctant to fy and due solely to the hatred with which province of Shansi, and there one-saw over land in a seaplane, while perfectly the Shensi soldiery have inspired the something of the effects of good govern the seaplane of the future would, he ready to By over water in an aeroplane.

people."

ment, for not only were the people con- thought, have an auxiliary engine for The remaining part of our railway tented and prosperous, but it was possible maneuvring on water. The Marchese de journey took two days although only a for us to travel early and late without Pinedo had shown a fine example of the way in which flying-boats could be used (Continued on next Column). fear of molestation.NC. Daily News,

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