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DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS.

To-day.

(April 18.)

Athletics-St. Joseph's College Meeting (Carolino Hill), noon, ·

FRENCH RAILWAY

ACROSS AFRICA.

FROM ORAN TO. THE NIGER.

Football.Sunday Herold Cup TO CROSS LANDS OF FOUR NATIONS?

Final, Scotland v. China (Club) ground).

Paris. Despite talk of trade do already connected with the port Racing -Third Extra Race Méot-pression, France is conspicuous in of Algiers by rail, southward to its efforts to expand its fields of Colombo-Bechar and thence atraight ing (Happy Valley).

commercial enterprise. In the same neross the Sahara to. In-Tassit, 00 Unweek that Lyons opas a greatly miles north of the great bend of enlarged version of ita world-famous the Niger River. From this point. annual fair, interest is directed fo'a branch would run instward to new discussions on the proposed Niamey and another west through Trans-Saharan Railway,

Timbuctu to Segu. "From Segn, tire

Queen's Theatre: "Strictly conventional."*

World Theatre: Last Perform Lance" and "Hold Your Man."

This long-debated enterprise in rond could eventually be linked up Central Theatre: "The Laughing baginning to be seen in its larger with existing French airways in Lady."

aspect as a single action in grent Senegal, the French Sudan, French Trans-African rail route from Guinea, and the Ivory Const. The King's Theatre: "Animal Crack- | Morocco to the Cape, in which not eastern branch, from In-Tassit to ers."

only France, but Great Britain, | Ninmoy, would be joined up with Belgium and possibly Italy may French lines extending northward Majestic Theatre: The Great co-operate.

from the Gulf of Gained through | Calibo."

The French Government has in Dahomey. It might eventually be vited the other countries named to linked with British railwaya in China Circus, Praya, East Ro-appoint delegates to elaborate n Nigeria, and the logical procedure, clamation...8 p.m.

plan of international co-operation if the Trans-Saharan is to become for giving the African continent a a section of a great Trans-African, backbone of steel extending through would be to carry the road on French erritory from Algerin through French Equatorial. Africa Niger, through British territory in East Africa. noross the Bahara Desert to the and the Belgian Congo to British |

Finance. Nigeria, through French territory in the Cameroons and Equatorial Four missions which were sent to Afrien, then through, Belgian tor Afrien in 1998 by André Tardieu, ritory in the Congo, and finally into then Minister of Public Works, re- British territory in Uganda, Kenya and Tanganyika. From there it ported that the route from Ora to the Niger was the best which could would be linked with Cape Town.

A Trans-Saharan railway has be chosen. A special committee to

which their findings were submitted: been talked of for almost a rentury recommended that the project be This year marks the fiftieth anni carried out by forming a syndicate in which the shares would be controlled by the Governments of Algeria, Morocco and French West Africa, and the leading French and North African milway campanies. The cost of construction is estimat

Danoes, Tra Dances, H.K. and Peninsula Hotels; Dinner Dances, Peninsule and Repulse Bay Hotele European Mail:-Outward: Europe via Siberia (President Jackson), 5 p.m.

Sunday.

(April 19.)

2nd After Easter.. First Day of the Dulbeggia, Union Church 98th anniversary, Special Services, 11 a.m..

versary of

came to

e disastrous end which expedition led by Colonel Flatters in 1880 and 1881 for the purpose of making one of the numerous Preliminary surveya Queon's Theatre: "Whoopee."

for the aty for such a road., World Theatre: Repaid The profet wie much in the lime Favour" (Chinese Alm).

light during 1928 and 1929, but little at 3,000,000,000 frapes and the has been heard of it for a year or It is now being brought Central Theatre: The Devils more. Holiday."

again into prominence.

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Majestic Theatre: "The Great Gabbo,"

An Italian Project. Ono reason for the recrudescence China Circus, Fraya East Re- of this scheme is the competition between France and Italy with re- clamation, 8 p.m.

haa

timo required to complete the enter prise is estimated at eight years. The railroad would be more than 1,000 miles in length.

Dances: Tea Dance, Repulse Bay/Bard to Afrienu colonization, Italy days to go around by ship from

Hotel; Dinner Dance, Hotel Cevil.

Monday.

counter-project for a Trans Saharan railroad which would ex tend from Tripoli to Lake Chad, and which might be linked up with the British right of way, ex tending along the eastern side of (April. 20.)

Africa from Egypt to the Cape At The knowledge that Italy has such Helena

May Institute

plan even though it may be less Home," 4.80. p.an.

practicable, is nevertheless sufficient P.W.D. Anetion of Crown Land, to expedite French preparations. 13 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: "Whoopee." World Theatre: "Repaid Favour" (Chinese Film).

Italy will be invited to deliberate in the international committee which will seek to bring the railway lines of all the African territories, con cerned into a common system for their mutual advantage.

The chief economic advantage of the proposed rond would be that if would open up the interior of French West Africa to development and trade. It now takes about nine

Algiers to Daker (Senegal) and an- other 10 days or two weeks to go

The on by rail, road and river to the great bend of the Niger. Trans-Saharan would cut this to about 50 hours, and bring the heart of the Freach Sudan within five days of Paris...

Military Aspect.

Another consideration whiele has weight in France is natrategic one. Such a railroad would permit the rapid transport of troops from West Africa to North Africa or France in ease of need. In 1923, the Superior Council of National Defeure, the Central Theatre: "The Laughing

highest French authority in military and naval matters, declared itself Lady."

The routa chosen for the French in favour of constructing the road China Circus, Praya East Trans-Saharan extends from the for this reason-Christian Sciencr elaination, 8 p.m

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