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ENTTITALAN BRATOR HONG KONG, MONDAY, JANUARY 28th, 1929. *#*

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

TIME-TABLE.

UP TRAINS

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STATIONS 42 No.10 No. No. 13 No. 14 Wale xais 50-16 Tall JOHTON ILM

Kowloon.Dap640) 8,058.30 9.08)

Ysuund. Dep. 645|

Bhalin M.Dep. 7,01

Taipo Dep. 7.18|

Talpo

Markont.Deys 7.30 -

Parking Dep, 7:30 Bhoszg

2.41

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2.35 2.53 2.45 4.30 5,476 385.48 7.44 1.534.50 6.00 7,56 9 53 10.89 12,48) 1,48 *-* | 3.06 *** 8.046.138.09

| 9.58|10.87|22,47) 1,59|

3.10 8,096.17 8.1 10.10.10.47,19,67 2,095.901.18 6.37813 3.25 3.246.23 8.318.27

_akai"...Dep.{7,35 — (9.07 9.48|10.15 10.59). 1.02 2,07;

Shame

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hun...AT. 7,41 8.45 9.13 9.51 10.21 10.58 1.08 2.18 3.05 3.31 3.30 5.29 6.38 8.23 Canton her. - 12.05 — — 5.48

|-|6,90 --

DOWN TRAINS

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迎 JO STATIONS No. 1o.3 No. 3)| No. 7 Xa. No.15 No. 17 W«.19) No. Si No.25 Wo. 13 No. 23

L.M. 4.X.A.M. [; AM: { AM. AM FM. | P.M.) F.M. | P.M. P.M. | T.X.

Canton Bep.

Shamaha Dep. 7.18 8.05 10.01 Shenngahti Bep, 7.25 8.12 Fanling Dep. 7.30 8.16 Taipo Market Dep, 7,40 8.28

Dep. 7,44 8.31 10.34 Taipo

Dep. 7.57 8,44

Yasmati ... Dep. 811-88 Kowloon

8.10

8.25

10.251127 11.48 808 439 5.47 0.15 10.42)11.55 3.15 447 1.54 | 6.25 10.47 18.00 2.23.50 5.58 | 10:57 19,11 3,315.00) 8.68 11.01 12,16 8.26 5.04 8,33 11.11-12.30 8,49 5.17 6.28 11.28) — 12.431 4 01 | 5,29) 6,59

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RETURN SALOON PASSAGE FARE: $5.00;

THE WORLD'S GAZE

FRENCH COLONIAL DEVELOPMENT.

TREMENDOUS LOAN SCHEME.

PLANS FOR CIVILISING DARKEST AFRICA.

Madagascar is to be allowed to 660,000,000 frames, the borrow bulk of which will be di❤ket be tween electrifying railroads on the island and improving the ports of Taratave. Manakars, and Hajarga The island posses little coat, but plenty of hydraulio sources,**-

France is preparing legislation for a gigantic scheme of loans for the development of France's colonial empire, second only to that of Great Britain in area and potential wealth. By using borrowed funds, chiefly furnished by French inves

Indo-Chins promiser big returns tors the French colonies will be for France's investments, and the modernized, and the once darkest Government is prepared to spend spots of Africa will eventually have heavily in building four great Tail- all of the advantages of civilitaway systems and in contracting dykes along the. Red River and irrigating 760,000 acres in the valleys of Tonkia and Annais,

French West Africa is also to be opened up by railroads through the Ivory Coast and Dahomey Colonies. German material obtained under the Dawea Plan is to be diverted to this colonial extension pro- gramme".

tion.

Ports railways, roads and elec trio power-plants are to be built, rich-land ́ecientifically farmed, mince and other natural resources organised for efficient exploitation, and hygiene and comfort provided, for nearly ole hundred million

natives.

America and England are bound to benefit by the French scheme, for the United States now stands second and England third in for eign trade with the French colonial possessions. Here are the latest statistics produced by the French Ministry of Colonica

Registered a Newspaper að the Ger Post Office in the United Kingden'

日提廿月登年九廿百九仟壹英

GERMAN AVIATION.

GROWTH OF COMMERCIAL SERVICES.

WORKING WITH THE" RAILWAYS.

Berlin, January 6th (UP): Although at a somewhat slower pace because of the virtual completion of the expansion programme of the air services, commercial aviation in Germany continued to grow in 1928, according to an official report just issued. “-

In the first ten and a half months

of the year the total tonnage of 600ds carried increased 23.6 per (cent over the amount transported in the same period of 1927, while the increase in the number of passen gera carried was 9.9 per cent.

This increase of traffic," the bulletin explained, " in less than but it must be remembered that the that recorded in the previous years,

air system in Germany developed Under the loan plan, the Colonica more especially between 1925 and will pay France back for this mate. 1927, whereas now the system ap. rial in twenty yearly payments bear.pears to be practically complete." ing interest at 5 per cent. The French tax-payer really pays no thing for this enormous work, which French business expects to bring millions of dollars into their profila annually.

Imports to the Colonies,

1925.

1920. Er.

Fr.

Elaborata Programme, France 423,443,336 489,105,617

The Ministry of Colonies has United States, 8,026,043'

23,429,528 drawn up s programme of colonial England....... 12,914,434 10,757,258

development which the Government Germany... 1,057.108 1,304,233 would like to start as soon as its Exports from French financing can be arranged. In ad- dition to the railways and river and port improvements in West Africa, Madagascar and Indo-China, the programme includes

1928- Fr.

Colonies.

1926. Fr.

France 348,059,875 419,582,835

United States 9,074,667. 6,300,680 England. 34,318,887 40,255,083 Germany....... 8.436,385 9,347,488 America is the only country which

holda-a-trade balance against. the colonies, while England buys from the colonies four times as much as The sells them. The American trade consists largely of wheat, cotton, machinery and tools, automobiles and leather.

Increased Colonial Trade. Franto gains enormously by its trade with the colonies. The war cost Franco heavily in the world markets, but she has not made much effort to rogain her losses. Pro- hibition robbed her of millions of dollars worth of business with the United States, Norway, and Canada. Rumia's, collapse cost her a good market, but to more than balance these losses, France has taught her eplenies to use European goods and supplies most of their needs herself.

To make her colonies even more dependent upon the mother country, France proposes to loan them money to develop their roads and natural As the colonies enrich themselves, France, too, will share in their good fortune.

resources.

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Reunion Island: Electrification of railways, purchase of farm machinery, use of hydraulic sources

for electrification of towngând conn-

Passenger Trafic,

:

In all 103,392 passengers were transported from January las to October 18th, 1998, and in the same period 2:183 tons of freight and other goods were transported. The passenger total was approximately one-seventh of the total number of 1st class passengers carried on the. German National Railways in the same period, the report said.

A railway airplane passenger and baggage service is being developed in Germany to facilitate the trans- portation of air travellers, but the from that recently inaugurated in German plan is somewhat different the United States. Whereas in the United States the air-rail service is

intended to five transportation on

rebuilding ta togas bath and in the air during a Somalis Coast Purchase of farm single journey, the German scheme machinery, electrification, of towns, provides for the utilization of rail installation of water systems in way trains only when an air. Journey may be interrupted by principal towns.

weather conditions or other cir- cumstances.

New Caledonia Construction of schools, hospitals, hotels; purchase of mine and farm machinery; light- ing of coast; floating dock and con- struction of fuel-oil reservoirs at Noumea; road improvements.

Under this scheme, according to the report already quoted, "the air passenger receives free of charge at the booking offices of the rail- The West Indies possessions are way company, or if time is lacking all to be improved, provided with from the conductor on the train, a wireless communication with France, first class ticket in return for his and with hotels for the tourist air ticket, which is valid for an trade. The cyclone damage at Quade express train to the destination. loupe is to be repaired and homes stated on the air ticket. The built for storm orphans or cripples. baggage of air passengers is also The most human work will be transported free of charge by the undertaken in French Guiana, where Reichsbahn (National Railways) in roads will be built, schools and hos return for the baggage ticket of the Left-Hansa (the air transport pitale opened, and attention paid to the swamps and other unsanitary company) and upon presentation of features which made that colony, so the exchanged ticket. This arrange- dangerous to the health of the prisment only applies to internal traffic onera exiled to the penitentiary or to international trafle when de- colony there and on the islands off parture takes place from Germany: the coast.

Not every spot is good for love- £5,000 PROHIBITION PRIZE. | submitted for the enforcement of making. An inn keeper in Warns prohibition has been won by Major dorf, Silesia, thought that the best MAKE INDUSTRIAL ALCOHOL Chester Mills, and ex-Federal pro- place to meet his sweetheart was a

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hibition administrator. Major little porch over a bucket-well. Mills proposes a close control of But apparently the loving couple industrial alcohol with the object were too heavy for the old planks. of making it so expensive that and Lothario fell into the well and bootleggers will be unable to afford it took a long time before he wast

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New York, December 20th:The prize of £5,000 offered by Mr. W. C. Durant, the millionaire motor

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