Telegrams.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH”.
» SERVICE.
PROPOSED CHINESE BANK.
TWO HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR CAPITAL.
[Dy courtesy of the "Shaung Po.").
Peking, 28th April. The merchants of Shansi Province pro pose to establish a Bank with branches in the five Continents.
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The subscribed capital has-beer fixed at two hundred million dollars.
Anti-OPIUM CAMPAIGN.
PROHIBITION IN THE IMPERIAL. COURT.
[By courtesy of the "Shung-Po"]
Peking, 28th April,
The Empress Dowager has strictly pro hibited the members of the Court from smoking opium under penalty, of heavy
fines.
[Renter's,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY APRIL 29 1908.
The Amending Bill.
PROPERTY OWNERS' RECOMMENDA- TIONS.
At
ADOPTED BY GOVERNMENT IN PART."
Another meeting of the Committee of the Chinese Commercial Union was held this afternoon so consider the Public Health and Building Ordinance Amendment Bill. the meeting a letter was read from the Hon. Dr. Ho Kai transmitting notes of the proceedings at meetings held of the architters, on behalf of the European and Chinese property owners, add Government officials. From there notes.
it is learnt that most of the recommenda tions, in the direction of amendments to the various clauses in the 'drift Bill, had been adopted by the Government. The conferences will thus have the effect of paving the way to the passage of the Bill through the Legislative Council, which will consider the second read: ing of the Bill' to-morrow.
CANTON DAY BY DAY.
ANTI-OPIUM CAMPAIGN.
[From Our Own Correspondent,},
Canton, 18th April. The Canton Anti-o,ium Society has recently engaged twenty extra officers to be sent ou dily to inquire about the opium smokers in the different quarters in the city and to arrest any one found smoking without the necessary license.
A weiyuan was sent by the Cantor author.
HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL
SUCIETY
ANNUAL REPORT
hanging over on the port side, and one boat is flying in the bottom of the Dock
THE WRECK BY DAYLIGHT
April 24
To the full particulars we were able, to giva' The annual general meeting of the Hong- kong Horticultural Society will be held in the our readers yesterday of the alarming explosion music room of the City Hall, at 5,5 p.m. toon board the oil tanker Toscarville while in dey dock at Koppel Harbour, there is very morrow. Following is the annual report :-
The commities beg to present their thirdle to add or delayana annual report on the work of the Society;
Two Shows were held during the year,' a chrysanthemum show on the 14th November, 1907, and the qual fiwer and vegatable show on the 26th and 27th February, 1908. Both shows were held in the Botanic Gardens.
CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW.
Seen by daylight the vestel is a terrible wreck, a mass of twisted-steel, and fron-work; with the starboard side of the vessel ripped open to the keel, the deck appurtenances and gear strewn about, some of the heavier pieces of machinery which had been rent from the vessel having been collected from all round the dock..
There were 54 carrier by 14 exbibitors in 24
The fojurad men turn out to be only two classes. 19 prizon were won between 6 exhibi- iors The Penk flowers for which specialiumber, and no essential details beyond what appeared yesterday have been disclosed. classes had been arranged wore a failure, no
A prudent reticence is observed as to prizes being awarded. The not cost of the show was $322.95.
FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SHOW,
Year.
Eanies.
Exhibitors.
Classes.
Prizes Won
Number of
101112
34
Pries.
Winning
exhibitor.
Highest
number of
prizes wou by.
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1958 423 43 103 149" 29.
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THE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION,“ and, as to how it came about that the hulk was allowed to go into deck, with the dangerous fumes of the patroleum hanging about her.
We have, however, come across a passage in a standard book on petroleum which, if it had been brought to the notice of the Dock Authorities, would probably have considerably exercited their minds as to the propriety of taking her into dock at all. The work in Boverion Redwood, the recognised authority on these matters. In Vol. 1, in the chapter dealing with the transport storage and distribu
To-day's
Advertisements.
HONGKONG CLUB, NOTICE,
DURING the absence of Mr. C. H. GRACE Appointed ACTING SECRETARY. WE
leave, Mr. JAMES CRA K has been
H. P. WHITE,
Bengkong, 29th April, 1908
HONGKONG CLUB, NOTICE.
Chairman,
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N EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL A MEETING of the Members of the Club will be held in the CLU-Hou 2-on- THURSDAY, the 14th May, 1908, at $:15 P.M. for the purpose set forth in the notice posted in the Hall on the Club. By Order,
JAMES CRAIK, į
-Acting Secretary, -H-kong, 29th April, 1908,
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HONGKONG CLUB. NOTICE NEXTRAORDINARY GENERAL A MEETING of the Members of the Club will be held in the CLUB HOUSE DE PN. for the purpose set forth in the notice THURSDAY, the 14th May, 1908, at 5.25
By Order,
1907 651 $5 134 150
The Chinese Market gardeners again failed to exhibit, in the vegetable classes specisily set / question is "Petroleum and it Products" by Su posted in the Hall of the Club.
part for them, and it is proposed to omit these
classes in the pext Schedule.
tlas of Petroleum, we come across a remarkable
The judging of the general exhibits was done by Messrs. J. Barton, D. W. Craddock, 5. Tpassage, which is worth quoting verbatim.
On the 11th of May 1894 an explosion occur. Duno, and W. J. Tulcher, if the gardens by
The Cruise of the American Floaties to Fatshan to inquire into the amount of Messrs. J. Barton, S. T. Dunn, L. Gibbs and red on the ship Tancarville, which had shortly prepared opim sold daily by the opium dealers. H. Gomperix, and of the table-decorations before discharged a cargo at Havre, apd was in
London, a7th April. Canada has invited the American Pacific fleet to visit Columbia,
The Funeral of the Late Prime Minister.
The King has directed that the flags on Government buildings be half-masted to-day, on the occasion of the service in Westminster Abbey.
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The Prince of Wales will represent the King and Queen.
in that jowo, and he has now reported that the quantity sold there is a brui poɔllaels a day. ·
THE VICEROY'S TOUR,
A Weichow telegram states that H.E. the Vicary, on a tour of inspection, to the East River, arrived at the Weichow Prefecture at 2 p.th. on the 26th instant.
. RAILWAY AFFAIRS.
As the Capton Wine Charitable Institu jans have refused to take up the responsibility of collecting the second call of subscriptions at 505 share for the Canton-Hankow Railway Company, a meeting was held yesterday in the Compisy's offices where the Provincial Trea surer, the Provincial Judge, the Kwangchom Prefect and some others were asked to be present for the purpose of discussing the best measures to be taken for the collection of the
by Mrs. Pollock and Mrs. Turner.
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JAMES CRAIK,
Acting Secretary,, Hongkong, 29th April, 1908.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, "HE P. & Q, S. N. Co.'s Steamer
" DELTA," FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the above-named vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their rish in the Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark, by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as
The winrose not a i.vourable one for Aowers, the early part being unusually wet and warm and the two mouths before the show having much more than the average rainfall. A very fair show of flowers was however pear that the explosive force bad been mainly Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown produced. Some of the special features being carnations shown by Mr, Looker, some very fine roses grown by Mrs. Makebam at Poh fulam and primulas shown by Mr. Chon Leep Chee. And among the vegetables some broad has put in as a special exhi by Sergt. Ker
The nel cost of the show amounted to $437-45-
The thanks of the Society are due to the following who kindly presented prizes or gava contributions to the prize fund :H, E. Sir Frederick Zugard, H. E. Major-General Broad- wood, Sir Paul Chaler, M. Ha Tung, Mi
the Goods are larded
This vessel brings on Cargo:—
"From London, &c, ex S.S. Victoria..
From Persian Gulf, ar B.I.S.N. and B. &
P, S. N. Co.'s Steamers. Optional Goods will be landed here unless Instructions are given to the contrary before 6 hours.
Goods not cleared by the 6th May, at 4 P.M., will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by ma in any case whatever.
Later, The Memorial Service at West- minster Abbey. Westminster Abbey was thronged at the Memorial Servico to the late Sir Henry afsatisfactory arrangement, it is expected that Turner, Mears: J. Barton, hau in Keertank. The suction pipes were so arranged that and the Company's representative at
Campbell Bannerman, and there was El enormous crowd outside.
Three carriages filled with flowers headed the procession from Downing Street to the Abbey.
subscriptions. In case of future to arrive it trouble in connection with the Company will be revived.
* LAUNCH OF A P. AND O.
SIKAMER.
Chon Leep Chee, D Darabjee. S T. Dano, Fung Wa Chun. f. Gibbs, Ho Kom Tong Ho Tung and E. Tomkins Also to the Police Department who supplied constables to take charge of gates during both shows and to the Botanical and Forestry Department for assistance in staging the exhibits.
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignee's appointed hour.
All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here after which date they cannot be recognised.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns,
F. J. ABBOTT, Acting Superintendent. Hongkong, 29th April, 1005
dry dock at Newport, Mon. The vessel had been under repair for twenty days when the ex- plosion took place. From an examination made by the author, on the same day, it would ap- focalised on the port side of the water ballast tank, immediately forward of No. roil tank, and had been excited principally upwards and aft. Before the work of repairing was commenced, the oil tanks were cleaned by a jel of water and ware afterwards dried with sawdust and cotton waste. They were ventilated by wind- sails, before, during and alter fuming. The water ballast tank had 'sòr been used since October 1893, as a cargo tank, but it was asserted that while a cargo of crude oil was being discharged at Havre, in Feb. 1891, Inme one from the shore opened a valve, and allowed a quantity of oil' to fliw into the ballast the water could not be drawn from the ballast tank beyond a depth of at inches from the bat- tom". After discharging her last cargo, the bai- last tank had been filled with water, but if an attempt had been made to displace the oil. by waler, and cause it to overflow into the twren decks, a considerable quantity of oil would have been cjufined between the beams and the up- per part of the tank and prevented from flow. ing away:
On the morning of May She has been designed for the Company's! 168 3. It will be seen however that with Bombay-Aden line, and will made the fort-out the expense of the Chrysanthemum show 11th men were sent into No. 1 uil tank, adjoin. he Fociety would have been about $350 to the aighly connection at Adeo with the outward
to clean up some oil, which had leaked in The King in Stookholm, and homeward Australian stramer, thus alter good on the year's working, but it shoulding the water ballast tank already referred to, be noted that $140 of this belongs properly to through a defective river bole in the bulk- dating with the fortnightly through steamers King Edward, replying to the toast at a
the previous year. The committee have de head separating the tank a question, and the to and fam Bombay for the maintenance of the company's weekly passenger service to India, cided not to hold a chiyinu-hemum show in work of repaiting in the tank was then contin banquet, said he entirely concurred with King Gustav's favourable views concerning which, under the new mail contract, has been "The autuma as the attendance-st-the-last-wated. As one workman was cutting a thread,-|-principal-treaty ports of China; whether the the Baltic and North Sea Agreements, and recently accelerated. Before making her mai
with a view to replacing a defective tivet, by A screw plug, a tongue of flame appeared to that he was confident they would materially den voyage in the mail service in October next
issue from the bole. The flame then seemed conduce to the peaceful development of the she will be despatched on two pleasure cruises
to recete and immediately a violent explosion Northern countries and the maintenance oflo Russia in August and to the Adriatic lo
occurred, killing four men, injuring others who an everlasting peace.
were in the tank, and killing a carpenter who was in the tween decks on the par side of the bunker space. The explosion was undoubted ly, due to the ignition of a mixture of air and. petroleum vapour in the ballast tank, but the actual cause of the ignition was not explained. Now the similarity of the two explosions on board the Tancaruilla in remarkable. The same. veisel; & cargo recently discharged; in dry dock; onder repair; a hissing sound followed by an explosion; and wrecking of the ship.
The Prince of Wales, all the Cabinet Ministers, the leading Politicians, Ambas sadors, Ministers and M. Clemenceau were present.
PORTUGAL'S FINANCES,
COLONIAL POLICY OF THE COUNTRY. According to the official Note on the state of the Portugueso finances drawn up by the Min- ister of Finance, the fact ought to be taken into account that the Government has left attached to the cheque-book, or makes use of, only for guarantee of temporary loans, an important number of bonds of the authorised interior debt (193,00 contos).
The P. and O. Company's 6,000-lot express steamer Saliette was successfully launched from Messis, Caird's yard at Greenock on and
inst
September. P. and O. hulls are usually paint ed black, with a while siband, but as the Salsete is to by continuously employed in the tropics she will be white. The new vessel is:440 ft. in length, 53 ft. in breadth, and has a moulded depth of 31 ft, ber internal arrangements, out- side the engine-room, will consist almost ea. tirely of passenger and post-office accommoda- tion, her cargo space being inconsiderable..
A FOREMANS: DILEMMA,
THE ACTIONS OF A VIRAGO Wong Kiu. is a woman who puries, a grievance. And on account of this' her only
From the statement of accounts it will ba seen that the' year's working resulted in a loss
exceedingly poor and the funds of the Society do not admit of the necessary expenditure,
The membership shows a satisfactory in crease, the ordinary members now number to? as against 66 at this time last year.
On the 21st March, Sir Paul Chater kindly invited the members of the Society to visit bis garden' is Conduit Road and several availed themselves of the privilege.
in accordance with rule 4 the committee retire but; with the exception of Mrs. Brewia and Mrs Turner, offer themselves for re
election.
EXPLOSION AT SINGAPORE.
AN OIL SHIP BLOWN UP.
A few minutes after eight o'clock last night, an alarming explosion, the sound of the deton
in reporting upon the Tancareille accident the Inspectors of the Board of Trade suggest ed that "When repairs require to be carried out in a vessel which has been carrying petro farmal handing over of the vessel to those by
bad point, a happy home, was broken up yester-reports the Singapore From Prest of 23rd insteam, there should, in our judgment, be a
The exact amount of the consolidated debt in circulation would be therefore at the date of day. Miss Wong, resides at Causeway Bay, January 1, 1916-
· Interior debt
Contos, 338,000
Exterior debt... .......... iv............. 194,000
Ttal amount..........., $32,000 or a little more than three milliards francs, reckoning the conto de reis at its nominat gold valus (5,000, francs),
The most interesting point of that memor andum is the one relative to the absence of -special Colonial debt. The expenses for rail. ways and other colonial public works have been paid by the mother country. This latter holdi, in return, 200,000 shares of the Hen- guella Company, 15,000 of Zambezia Com. pany, 90,550 of the Marimble Company, 60,500- of the Massumedes Company, etc.
The alarm reached town of a fire at Keppel Harbour, and the Brigade turped out, as well as the brigade attached to the Docks.
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and, until a week ago, got ten cents a day ation extending all over the Tanjong Pagar as carrying earth for a contractor. Somehow or far as Neil-rd, and even reaching to town, other, but through no fault of her own, of took place on the Dutch cilitank ship Tunnar. course, was discharged by the foreman coolie ville, in dry dock at Keppel Harbour. -a married man residing at Yee Woo Street.. who stated that Miss Wong, was inefficient, which she denies. Had shonot worked hard for her ten cents? However that may "Go Miss Wong was sold to quit. Yesterday afternoon, accompanied by several young friends of hers, shecalled at the foreman coalie's house and ask- ́ed to see him. The foremad's better half open- ed the door and invited her in. No sooner had Miss Wang s'eppid.her font in the house than things began in happen, he rushed into the sitting room and, picking up a stool, dung that into the street. Then followed a water bucket
The dock steamer Varin also turned out and came from Tanjung Pagar and in a very short time a large number,al jēls were playlor
oo the tacker,
The hulk bad come in to port at the begin ning of the week with a cargo of benzino, which of course had been discharged before she went into' dock, which was on Monday. No one was actually working on board her at the time, but Chinese coolies were at work, on".
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POSTAL AGENCIES IN CHINË. Mr. Heasiker Heaton asked the Secretary of PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPAN V
State for Foreign Affairs: Whether the Govern- ment of Hoogkong is saddled with the financi al as well as the administrative responsibility of carrying on British postal agencies at the British Government will in future share these expenses and losser, in view of the fact that Grea Britain shares the profits from these, ser vices; whether the British community at Tien- tsin have been required 10. guarantee 37,500, the g-timated loss on the working of the British posiat agency at Tientsin during. 1908; and. whether the $7,500 is treated as revenue in the Hop, kong Government accounts, the Colonial Government being required to pay upon it the 20 per cent. military contributions, notwith- standing that it represents a loss.
Mr. Churchill: The Hongkong Government barf many years carried on the British postal agencies in China, and has hitherto derived from then a profit in which the British Govero- mest has no shared.. Ai' will be tees from Sub-bead D of the Post Office Estimates, It received a grant of £ro per annum from the British Government in respect of them, out of which 10 represents an allowance to the whom the repairs sie to be undertaken and a certificate given that the tanks and all danger-sponsibility. The British Municipal Council Des places, have, so far as practicable, been at Tientsin have guaranteed a sum of $7,500 adequately cleansed and ventilated and render-
to meet the anticipated deficit on the agency ed free from risk of explosion or fire. It fram any canse a complete certificate of this sort of that port during 1998, and under present cannot be given, then it should be clearly arrangements any sun sa paid would be treat notified which tanks or spaces have not beened as revenue for the purpose of assessing the cleansed and are still dangerous.
Colonial Postmaster-General for increased re-
We leave to the responsible authorities to Hongkong military contribution. As I in- day whether this defigile reci mmendation was formed the honourable member for Stretford known to them, or their experts, and whether on March 12 the question of the maintenance the certificate, recommended was given. Ifit of these, agencies is, however, under "cos.. were necessary in a May morning in folsideration. Wales, what can be said about it being necessary in a tropical climate like Singapore where there in a constant temperature of 80 Fab or gore during the day? And where the workmen amplayed on the repairs asé ignorant
Chinese?
THE TEST FOR VAPOUR.
JAVA SUGAR IN INDIA,
he Pioneer remarks :-We bave more than
There have been too many accidents from orce noticed the extraordinary increase in the and a little later two tables came flying out the bull outside, scraping her ready for petr:lesm and its products in the Eastera Seze imports of Java sugar into India; and the ship- The memorandum points out; moreover, into the street. Faving cleared out all the repainting. The explosion occurred in the of late years for the questions raised to be 'meals during 1907 were larger than was anti- that the Portugueso Stato possesses in Europe 8,035 kilometres of railways, and builds 125 of famindre Miss Wong, it is reported, then made centre tank abalı the bridge deck and was burked. The case of the Tencorville second cipated even by those who have carefully fol- making the Government cause such an eb From the report of the British Consul at Batavia the same; finally, that it has take charge of an itempt to pill the partitious down, but obviously of vapour remaining over from the explosion ought to have the defolte effect of lowed the rapid development of this now trade: quiry to be made, and such regulations to be it appears that the past year was a singularly
• au important part of the deblof the town of failing this, she hurled some nice words at the cargo, which, when mixed with air, form a an
darsed, as will make reasonably safe this very Lisbon, and the greater pan of the considerable amazed foreman, and left the house. A police explosive of highly destructivo power.
A hissing sound was first heard, followed dangerous trade. It is not only a question for favourable one for production, as the monsooN works of the improvement of the ports of mas mst her at the fant of the staircase and Lisbon and Leixoes (Porto),
tria-phantly removed her to the statinn. Miss by a deep rumbling explosion, which caused the Siraits Government, but also for the Home raina were good. The total output was 1,144000 shocks like an earthquake, shaking all the Government, both acting in conjunction with tons, or an increase of nearly sc0,000 tone over Wong made her debut in the Police Court, to
the Dutch Government, and any other copatry, that of locs. Itis famarked that "aystematicand day, in answer to a charge of doing malicious"] houses in the neigbourhood, disturbing the
that owns oilships and oil fields.
scientific cultivation, the rational and frequent On 18th prox. Lieut-Colonel and Brevet damage to $8 worth of property. She was fined pinaments on tables &c, and extinguishing the
The author to which we have already respplication of fertilisers, a careful selection of Colonel F. E. Kent, Royal Garrison, Artillery,' | '$4. Curios to semark there is another woman electric light at the P. and O. Wharf. Clouds of commanding that am in the Hongkong Car- nursing a grievance too-and that is the fore-smoke arose from the vessel, and great appre- forred, in volume 11, describes and illustrates the case, based on the experience of pas the Redwood, Vapour Testing apparatus. In yenis, coupled with the best possible attention riton, will go on half-pay on the completion of men's wife, who lelieves that there is some bension was felt of further explosions. five years as a regimental lirutenant-colonel."lous pidgin" behind it all, and no matter how The hatch above the hold in which the ex-tence it consists of passing the air in which to the prevention of caps discuss, were the
prestat, over a hydrogen flame, which shows a Colonel Kent has been most popular since be hard the unfortunate foreman may ity to aller plosion took place was blown right over the vapour of petroleum is suspected of being chiaf factors which under the above-mentioned took over the command of the garrisos com that opinion we are afraid " it won's "wash," blacksmiths shed, a distance of a hundred name-cap corresponding to the percentage of propitiour weather condi;lons, went to bridg yards to the port side. Fortunately it fell with pentane vapour. A collector is used to obtain about this satisfactory state of affaire." A new panies at Hongkong and the schimes for
out doing any damage. The whole of the star- the air from the suspected place, either directly, variety of cane has also been discovered which the defence of this place- have been fargely Tim chief quartermaster of the division at
The apparaida is well-known and reliable, is said to combine a prolific growth with a very Improved under his supervision. He served Manils denounces that the opening of the bids board side of the vessel amidships was blown or by means of a suction to be
terior. Oc this side and we should not be surprised if the Govero high percentage of sugar. In those circum. In the Hazira Expedițłon, 188., and in the för additional repairs on the transport Zdicum out, down as far as the,
laras plata was blown, into the engine shop, ment Analyst had one in his possession. The stances it seems only too likely thai Jaya augar: Booth African War, including the "fight", which was postponed would take place on
The point ebriopsly in be made in that petroleum will continue to be sent in increasing quantities: Jag at Natal, Transvaal, and Orange River April 24 at 11-4,m. This postponement was also fortunately without
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TIME TABLE
WEEK DAYS, "
7.30 am. in 9.90 a.m....Every 10 minutes. 9.30 am, to 11.00 a.m....Every 15 minuter. (1.30 am. to 12.45 pm....Every 15 minuter. 1245 p.m. to 1.15 p.m...Every 10 minuter, 1. p.m. to 1.45 pm....Every 15 minutes" 1.45 pm to 2.15 p.thin. Every 10 minutes, 3.15 p.m. to. 3.00 p.m....Every 15 minuter. 3.30 pm to 500 p.m....Every 15 minuter, 5.00 p.m. to 8.00 pm...Every 10 minuter,
NIGHT CARS,
6.45 p.m..and 9 p.m., 9.45 p.m. to 11.15 pin. every half hour, SUNDAYS,
Boo am to 9.00 am....Every 15 minutes. 9.00 am, to 9.30 am.....Every 30 minutes, 9.30am to 10.30 am....Every 15 minutes. 10.30 km. to 11.00 .....very to minutos. (1.45 am, to 12.00 noon... Every 15 minuter 13.00 Nona to 100 p.m....Evry so minutes 1.00 p.m. to 5.00 5.m. «Fvery 45 minutes 5.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m....Every to 6.00 p.m. to 7.00 1.m. ...Every 15 minutės. 7.00 p.un, to 8.00 p.m. Every 10 minutes,
NIGHT CARS.61 0 Week Days,
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