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Intimations,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY

|culties have been experienced. Of that{ class which may be styled "sentimental obstacles," the most formidable was cucoud- tered in connection with the acquirement of laod and the removal of graves. In every country in the world where' railways have

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OPENING OF FIRST CHINESE

SECTION,

YESTERDAY'S CEREMONY,

DECEMBER 61910

from the opening of this line. Grat emos, Ione and all to kerp dowa the cast, sometimes individuality, in its own way, and cling t hope you will all join with me in drinking the ender many difficaltits. Beyond this, I aball, Ines of progress. The history of Railway.ca. toast of and wishing prosperity to the Canton say nothing, for the financis), aspect of a Rail-corprico ju any country has always gone hand Kowloon Railway and to the late and present way is a thorny problem and needs a bitter lu bond with progress. The iron read breska Managing Directors, Mesars. Wel Han andpologis: than mysall, I would mention our down the barriers of raco and superstition, bat Trao Chi Hue, and to the Engineer-in-Oblef | tadebledoces to the various official departm:511 | without bloodied, and is Chlon to-day with (Mr. Grove) and their assistants, by whore under His Excellency the Viceroy for assistance the railway only in its infancy, we nen not with energy and ability the work of this Rallway sendated at some of our tremblous times and not evidence already of the enlightening has been carried on so quickly and so smooth; } for security afforded by Foreign and Chine: mission of the "Iron Road," It would be A stoff living in remote pl.cm. I have cow a serious omission on a y part to respond ie th's ly (Lead Applause).

pleasant task to perf. rn, and that is, to sale toast i hout making reference to our own H.E. Total Wel Har, our lato Managing local enterpr's: bere la Caston Provi:co. My Director, to accept from the foreign staff of late colleagues, Mr. Giovs and Mr. Power, are our Rallway a present ef á si ver saiver, bowl indeed misslosaries" in the broad sense of the and jug in token of our great regard and esteem; word and with nip cuccessor, Mr. Chao, who bas Du lng H.E, Mr. Wei's Managing Directorship. the advantage over samo of us by virtue of his the whole of the land was acquired, a 1 the youth, a great future may surely be looked greater difficulties kavo dena met and over- f) wird to.

Mr. J. Jobustone, reprustning the "Bri- come, and factious ad obstructive villageis have beaɔ pacified, and this without a tingle |'ish and Chinese Corp∙rtior, said :-Your care of personal injury to the Chicess or Exc lencies and Ginimes, --Some 18 rig wall of h's Railway. The reign atomos the si es the occasion of the laying especially indebted to His Excellency of the foot da ion stras of the rtation

ever. They would craite en espinous at sam ftric between Ho gkong and Cantoo. Th: railway would develop into something resem. bling a noble river bringing great prosperity to Le cosetry through which it flowed. (Ap: plause)

his courteous consideration, but I am sure I am building of th's railway by His Excelency the

to be fought down. In China, perhaps more than in any other land, the sentiniental objec. Yesterday was a red-letter-day in the history tion to the disturbance of ancient landmarks of the Canton-Kowloon Railway enterprise,

Mr E. 5. Lindary, Manager and Chlol Re is inherently strong amongst the tillers. of the Theday marked the opalog of the first Chiness sident Engineer of the British Sec ion, sald be soil; while the removal of graves is regarded Sertion consisting of a distance of about iblity hoped, whoo the Bish and Chloese Sections miles, which distanco was coyoted lo abast were ultimately joined, as they would be, that with abhorrence: as a desecration. It says biet-fourths of an boar, which was an Im-like Tennyson's brook, ibey would go on for much for the acumen and tactfulness, of

provement on the scheduled time of one hear. those Railway officials to whom was cutrust. The station at Tai-sha-tcu is a mage filet, ed the important duty of laud acquirement large bilck buik ing and in every way" comes that they have been able to carry the line up to the standard established at other pro through between the termini with very little gressivo places and is capable of providing co deviation from the route originally marked the accommodation. The station building was

Mr. C. H. Cho, Managing Director of the out on the survey. Every care has been tally decorated with bunting and greenery taken to avoid wounding Chinese moral sus and helped to brighten up an already brightened railway, (Chinese Section), respoeded in Chiaro

etmosphere. Thousands of Chicas crowded nest, which was translated by Mr. Chow as ceptibilities, and the many delicate ucgotia-outside the station stan tarly tour anxiously follows:-Your Excelency and Gentlemen, sing too much to assert hat the Chinese tions that had to be undertaken in couUCC waiting a catch a gilmpie of the Iron am greatly indebted to you for the bosour you, s'aff and foreigners alike, recognise and fool tion with land purchase have been carried Horse" as it started from the station. A mes confer on the Administration by your pretence

affection towards His Excellency because of his out with conspicuous success. Of physical | sage had been rceived early in the morning at this opening ceremony of the Imperial fal-mindedness, his courtliness and his later I obstacles, the Engineers have had to meet that the Acting Viceroy was unable to at end incie Section of the Cautot Kowloon Rail-ty. It has been a plasure to work under such a more than a few. Alterations had to bend that the Provincial Treasurer would re- way, As you are all awayo, his rattway is to gentlem10. Harmony and good fellowship conrect Canton with Hongkong and is a meal marked the progress of ibis Railway and made, sometimes at the last moment, in the present him. The in tor gentleman irived at location of the line; archways had to be the station shortly after tes, accompanied by impo tant part of the main line destined to all continue, I feel confident, under the direct Admiral Li. They were received by a link the South of China with the North, T. Guard of Honour, and were met by Mr, fine coasis's of two sections. This section, the hundred and one minor unforeseen dificulties C. H. Chao, Managing Director of the Chinese property of the Imperial Chinese Gevszement, had to be faced and overcome from day to Sec im, at the catrance. Long b. fire the ap measures 19 miles while the British Govern day. The great limiting factor in the depoisted beur, the platform hold some thee to meat's section measures 22 mies. The Ima layed completion of the Chinese Section four hundred invited guests for the journey. parial Chinese Section is divided into three dis has been, of course, the bridging of the East Practically speaking, the entira Skameen c.mtricts. The first district extends from Tai Sha River Valley; and we have the assurance of munity and the leading merchants, etc., were Mr. F. Grove, the Engineer-in-Chiel, that loved to be present at the function. this portion of the work is being as speedily as possible performed with all due regard to cfficiency. The East River Bridge is practically completed, the Tun-kun River Bridge is in an advanced stage of construc tion, and in Mr. Grove's opinion thie com- pletion of the Railway, and its 'readiness for

built over and abort embankments; and a

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THE LOCOMOTIVE

AT TONG ME1.

tion of His Excellency's get i 1 sucçatsɔr, Mr Chao. It remains for is to thank the foreign and Chinese staff for loyal and cordial help during the last few years work. We all feel justifiable pleasure in seeing the completion of a portion of our work and we shall, I think, may safely say, on behalf of all the executive staff, foreign and Chinele, endeavour to mait tain the reputatio of this Railway. I have now to ask His Excellency Taolai Wel Has to k'nily accept this silver plate. (Loud Ap" pl. ust.)

The valuable presentation from the staff consisted of a silver crystal panch and wine and a large silver salver; on all cf which was engraved ths following intcription :-

Presented to

His Excellency Thotai Wei Han by ita Foreign SILT

of the Canfou-Kowloon Railway. (Chinese section.)

In token of their ligh regard and esteem." December 5th, 1910.

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The Hongkong Telegraph d is gradually being eradicated and peace. Har y Hagre, The Victoris Hotel, who stis foly) of sext jest. Alter only abril course that the tea is which day along the line

HONGKOND, TOrsday, DecemBER 6, 1910.

Viccio, Mr. Ross, who then rep-seated the Beth and Cheers Cerporation, szid (bot "Railway ́d valopment was China's greatest" need" and I think in the interval which has trkan piece, has become incr: sing'y appar eat to most bg's Chinese officials, that ifiti.. great Empire is to prope's and astme br rightful roites amongst the Nations of the world, she most iz prove her interns! com. monications, so that her boundless, natural re sources may be 'd.valared ard the wealth of her prople be then hy increased. It is pro verbial that things mavo bat slowly in this Flowery Land, as witness the tima which has el pred since negotiations were first opened for a loan with which to construct this Railway

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Tau (Canton) to Sisu Tsun, the second from Ses Taa to Worg Lat and the third from

the year 1897) and the d.ts on which we are Wong Lt to Sam Cius. The cosuction of

celebrating the actual spring to traffic off! which is of fat tons weight, (the British Section all the three districts was commenced simul:

first 30 miles,, 13 years is a long period, and though in the case of this particulır Railway employs & tons engines) to which a tender was taneously la this 8h moon of the 33'd your of

there were causes for delay, which were out- attached, wis prettily decorated with flowers Kwong Sui, and many difficulties have been and ribbons, the work of Mr. Thompson. Aixperienced in the execution of the work.

side practical cosiral, still, I thli k those raspor battle of champagne was di played in front of First of all, in acquiring land and removing

sible for such undertakings wou'd be we'l advised if they moved with greater spoed, for the locomotive and just before the ir, is steamed g aves, and there were robberies and dis

Efes sure this Chinese Empire as a whol out of the station, the bottle was broken against turbances of various kinds and for various

woll touch thereby. The line, 19 miles of Robert Porter & Co.'s through traffic by June or July of next year the s'il a of the locomotive by way of christen-rases. Alterations were needed as to the

which we have all travel'e lover to-day, ir, I will depend upon the plate-laying and baling and stat up sprays of sparkling wine location of the like, the construction of arch- ways overaad above embankments and so forth-

think, a credit to those responsible frits coo. lasting being carried through with expedition, through the cleir misinia; smo:p! ere.

strúčiko, acd on babalf of the British ond THE JOURNEY.

Oce day's delay in this work incurred great

Chines Corporation. I desire to ifter con. BULL

Still a third form of obstacle which has had

Shortly after 1230, ha geens arjuned to unneces.ary expenditure of Railway lund and

gratulations to Mr. Wel Han, Mr. Chao, Mr. to be fought down by the Railway, construc

ike tram for the journey to Tong Mei A therefore it has been the paialal duty of the

Grove and the entire staff, both Chin:sa and fardigo, for the excrliest work which bey bayı tional staff was that fostered by the turbulent military band also a. tered one of the compart Administration to causa punishment to be

E. Grys, J. O. Pawar, H. M. Stratton, M. performed, and perfumed unler difficalties clement in the various towns, vjilages and dis-menta ad played'selections of music through administered to turbulent people, bat. at thi tricts through which the line of route ran. out the juney. Eight carrages, constructed sime time with lenies cr, having regard to Gaiibaldi, K, Roberts, W, G. Comley, B. F. B. which are bat little known to the outside public. That they love i verroïe these dif- ficalics is a matter which reflects cedit on These lawless characters made endless trouble in the same style as those of the British section, local conditions. Our ex-Masaging Director, Boothby, A, G. Roberts, B. Christiansen, S. and caused many disturbances. For their were filled to overflowing. The loc passes His Excelency Wei Han, took into con Belles, L. Toucher, W. G. Moore, J. J. Thomp them al, and I hep those directly relponsible own ends, they incited the ignorant country through fertile casty, whers not only rice sider.tion all points of view and la assen J. Makior, F. Fischer, C. E. Watson and for peace and order in this neighbourb o 1 will tako especial care that the unruly brigands, and vegetable fields sh.1 by, but several familiar sociation with the Engineer-in-Chief, the Chief C. E. Arcold.

Mr. J. W. Jamieson,C.&.0., (Trillsh Çensl make it difficult and al nost impossible to carry who infest some peighbouring villages and folk, by sundry methods only too well known; traits also arrested the eye. The cugines were Accountant and the Foreign and Chinzer to violent opposition to the Railway and all dives by Mr. Thompson as far at Tong Mei Stofi spated no pains to bava all contentions General at Cantos) to the coune of a steal.ngen work, ate duly kept un 'er con'r.i I make pertaining to it. Their real object, of course, and on the return journey, Mr. Watson, his settled satisfactorily. His Excellency the speech, proposed the toast of "Success to Rail- bold to say, that had it not been for there it A. S. WATSON & CO., was pillage and plunder; and unfortunately assistan, was to charge.

Viceroy has been so kind as to lastract frem way Enterprise in China." He dealt at one terupt oas to work, we might have travelled to they contrived to carry out several big rob.

time to time the various local authorities to length with rallway' progress la China from its day to Sheklong and back. That Kailways may programs in China and b ing prosperity to LIMITED,

beries and many minor ones unscathed. Qaniving a Torg Mei, the gubits, ente.ed give adequate protection to the Railway work unfortuneta begining at the mouth of the her poop'e is my fe vest hope, and I look for These bandit raids upon the line have not

the it tion and were seg led with light refreshed so has made it possible for us to make the Yangliz", to the Cantor-Kowloon ion, which ward to the day when it may be my privilege to ment. A quarter of an hour, was whiled away advance wa have made and to complete dis was not the feest Important Ink in that ever pass along the lice over which we have just iravelled in n-trala bearing the legend " Orla's 28 yet been suppressed entirely, but, thanks here. after which the train coinmenced the trict No. raniopes it for traffic. The two re ex deding chain of communications. Not, bow-

ExpressBula Binton, Hinkaw, Peking, U g to the vigorous action which the provincial te tra tip Tal-sha-tou, where uffio wa maining & stric's we expect to complete and over, u til the line joined up with the main and Kishta, (Applause) authorities have taken in this matter, theserved. The catering was entrusted to Mr. open for ir fic about the thot 6 b moon (Jane, tak lite woud they realise to the fullest ex- The Managing". Ei éclor prapssed the loast of the guests and, in doing so, said:m and good order maintained all-over the dis:fied the demands o, the inder man inte ptis. my cffice I am lndeed gratified in having this Thra scomed un'or usately to be some Ittle Gentlemen, You are here resembled to wi

es the important evert of to-day and tricts traversed by the new Railway."

factory manner.

opportunity ari I earnestly hope that our acc. deubtas o when this at jct would be ch'eve! before preceeding farther 1 mu't think you The Provincial Treasarar presided and on ton will before long jin the British Section Shareholders of the Yurt llan Railway wire for your kind attendance, I am extremely de LOCAL AND GENERAL,

bis right was Mr. J. W. Jantiesco, C'Mo., The begotiations for through tr fic with thakkely to delay it for rome time, but it was to lighted to be favoured with this opportunity of

be loped that the difficulties wou'd le cv...

welcoming you on this occasion." I may nay Con ul-General for Great Britain" at Cantob, British Section will be a ranged in the most

that slaca the commercement of the construc. come and that er long one would be at la totion of ibis Railway, you basa, undoubtedly IT appears likely that the London mororial Anlen his left was M. O Clemsoti, represent amicable manner and will be convenient to the to King Edward will ake the form of a museuming H.E. Sr Frederick Lsgard. Others whanc public. I may also add that when the Canton travel from Hougtong to Hankow and ent> Nothing could be more gratifying to all of antiquities.

cupied stats at the Chairman's table wire Hankow-Railway is completed we shall be ablo Peking without a break (Applapse)....He made concerned in the Canton Kowloon Railway

Admiral L, Tapial Sab, Meis:s, E. S. Lind. tourney to Earp by.train withiut a break. there remarks quite un ficially and as a si.cere sty, F. Grove, Ho Mr. H.E. Pollock, c Commerce of countries where jailway passes friend of China, who had knor in the country for enterprise than the cordiality of feeling that

Hot. Mr. Muta? Sewan, Hon. Mr. E. Os will greatly develop and the population wil ko

over a quarter of a century, China-la recent pervaded the proceedings yesterday at the

yours bad meds such astounding strides alorg boros, e Depaty Tartar Gene a!, the Provla benefited as well as enriched. In conclusion, ceremonial opening of the first Chinese

the 10sd of progress that her best frleads were Section of the line. His Excellency theACHINAMAN was fined $102 01 two months! cial Judge, the Salt Commissioner, H.E. Sudg, I wish to express my thanks to Mr. Grove, our

hard labour this morning for having 8 mace

ibe Tantal of Pel.ce, Mr. A. Segawa (Japanese Edgineer-in-Chief, for his luble services full of admiration ; but she had not yet got all Viceroy at Canton was unable to be present and 4 candareens of opium in his possession.

Consul), Mr. J. Johnstone (representing British rendered and be will carrate the details of beste sequired. Behrs she could accomplish Chinese Corporation). H.E. Wei Han, H.E. constraction of this Railway. (Applaese.) all she wanted she must have money, and but he sent a worthy representative-in-the- person of Taotai Sab, an official of-distine. A QUEEN'S COLLEGE Hockey team played Tang, MY N. J. Stabb, the Educallen Com Mr. Frank Grove, said: Your Excellency in order to gal money 'she must develop be 'teatre:8. A cetin section of the people tively progressive tendencies and an optimist. the Y.M.CA. team in a friendly game of hockey mis.ioer, Tatai of industry, Mr. Oleson (Com at allemes, orly remains for me to 1 Yr the destiny of railways in yesterday afternoon at Happy Valley. The missoner if Custonii) ike Chairman of the Pro- offer few remarks on the practical aspectes and Piest of the county tal been away China is concerned. The length of route game resulted to a win for the boys by 4 goalsvincial Assembly, Me, Chao (managing director construcional work already completed and to ag to aroc.ting the advantages of employ of the railroad). Messrs. Chow, Becretary W. G. baumplated on the Chinese Section. 1 aming foreign capital for the development of the opened yesterday was thirty mites, and the announcement was made that it was expected EIGHT wacks' "hard" and four laurs' stocks was Moore, J. D. Power, Luk, C. T.'L'. Chis, often akela question that is rather difficult to palgral resources of the great and gloticus to have the whole of the Chinese Section meted out to a Chinaman at the Police Count B T. B. Boothby, Wong, W. S:ration, Kwong, seply to its confidence, and that is, as to the land in which they lived, but there seemed to important thing for a country. As I have completed and finally joined up with the this moralog for the farceay of a quantity of British Section in June or July next, giving corripiags valued at $15 from the Ionicon direct communication from Canton to Kow- we bave received artistic calenda's and useful loos," This forecast may be taken, we fancy, blotters from Mesir, A.-S. Watson and Com. as a carefully considered estimate of the pany and Messrs. Arnhold, Kaiberg atd Com time required to faith the Chinese portion pany, the local Agents of the Lancashire In of the Railway, for in this thirty-mile stretch sarance Company. which has just been opened so auspiciously the Engineers have had experience of every kind of obstacle, whether physical or otherwise, that they can possibly have to encounter in constructing the remainder; and all there "must have been taken into account in estimating the period of time yet required for connecting-up the line. In this matter of obstruction, by the way, some very pertin ent remarks fell from the speakers at the luncheon which brought the formalities to a

THE CANTON-KOWLUON. RAILWAY.

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THE Londen Postmaster General's appual re- port states that over five billies postal packets were delivered during the year 150)-10,

to one.

Dicks

Tue Attorney-General of Macao, Dr. Correa Meades, io company with the Portuguese Con sul, Mr. J. J. Leiria, visited Victoria Gaol this afternoon, with the permission and by consent of Cap. F. J. Badeley, Superintendent of the

Gasl

A CHINAMAN was charged before Mr. E. R. Ballifax at The Magistracy (h's morning, for selling opism on board the .. Lyman His Worship ordered the defendant to pay a fine of Sjor or, in default, go to pilion x three months.

conclusion. There is no good closing cut Tux cfficial opening of the new Ewo Cotton eyes to the fact that the Canton-Kowloon Splaning and Weaving Mill at Yangisepon will Railway suffered severely from obstruc lake place at Shanghai sh rily. The new lion in the days of its infancy. In that building covers considerable ground, and in respect it did not differ from other railways addition to the weaving m chicery has 20,cco in China. But these old prejudices against | splodes installed. the encroachment of the Iron Horse are A COOLIE was sentenced to one yea's hard gradually disappearing as the people come labour and 4 hours' stocks by Br. J. R. Wood to realise the manifold benefits that follow at the Magistracy this morcing firstching a in its wake, Landowners who had driven St bank-acle from the pocket of a shroff em the railway surveyors off their lands have played by Messrs, Gibb, Livingston & Co. The affale took place opposite the Central lived to regret the day. The official classes. too, show more reasonableness than hitherto WAR the case in granting facilities for con- structional purposes to concessionaires. And in all quarters there is now apparent a settled, confident belief in the value of the railway a su eminently important factor in the development of the Chinesa Empire. On the Canton Kowloon Railway mapy dil-

Market.

is notified by the Staff Officer of the Fox members will attend, it is propored to have a field day on Men'ay, December 26th. This will take the form of an attack by the astillery, engineer and Infantry compiles on the outs Bear Faoling, to the New Territories. The it tacking force will leave Kowloon by a morning train and return by train in the aftein 027 Full

kong Volunteer Corps that provided suffi lent

mikils will be lasýnd later.

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Heo Mr. H. E Polack, KC, responded in the bits of de la coolz (Consul | General for the United States of America), and expressed-on-betalf of the guests their heart appreciation of usuly magic hospitality, The Kowloa-Castos Ral'way was only the beglosing of an unbroken line reaching from Kowloon to Paris, Those gentlemen 15 CB, mess afficial circfen who were connected with

been hoping to be at 1110 travel by Railway to Hongkong and return to Ca'on on the fame day. The partion of the line to be opened to day is enly one-third of the whole of cur sec tion on Isball prn'ict that in July next this: section will be connected wlib the British 8:ction, and then several through trains will be on a day. Suely you are glad to be tril's, Wherever there is a railway the meant of travel Ing and frausporting of wares are facilitated and advant ges brought about fer the develop. ment of all kinds of trade. Prople realistpg. the bet; of railways came forward and em task in all sorts of enterprises and theo's who had s'r ng disinclination to action or work are also induced into sclivity and venture forth into varions under ckings. In North Chian the rese ne cf all railwa's are increcting year by

i prospeting. Therefore a railway is be most year. Wherever the railway passes, the place I. J. Thompson, A. G. Roberts, F.A. Fischer, time of completion of the Chinese Sec. be a split of obt.uction abroad which said ready said, it f. cilitates all means of commrat Colonel Wrigley, R. M. Lyer, G. Chamler tion, and probable cpssing for rough "We shall build our railways with cur own cation, travel ard viosportation and f the fares Fake, Somerie, Chau-ti-Ki,-Kwok Yk traffic. I ein best auswer that question capital." He would like to print out that theers favourable it wil cent ftly be preferred by British Vice-Consul Gules, mong now by telling you that the earthwo through more of their own money they laid up is the public. I am greatly indeb'ed to you for your kind attes da: cò to-day and I sincerely others pre.cat fram Hoogkong were the re

cut the line may be said to be com- railways the less they had to spend in develop hope that this undertaking will bring forth in pleted on No. 3 District, where there in hetvying the country's patural resources. it was cicated prosperite, Presenta ives of the Press.

Total Sab, in the absince of Is Extellsocy work, or cuttings and banks are to nearly no use to build a railway unless they hid the Acting Victray said; Your Excellency and completed that a few weeks will se formation something for i to carry as he did not think Gentleman, -Ob belsalf of y; Acting Viceroy, quite ready for rails and balls. With regard he was insulting their intelligence when Le who is unable to be with us on this occastep and to bridgework all amal bridges and cuivists said that sufficient money for both purposes is represected by H.E. the Proviacial Treasure, are completed ar d'our large brides at Shek did not exist All interests must co-operate. I hire very great pleasure to say that we are long only require the erection of the girders." wa hive ile money, we can hnd it to you assembled today to celebrate the formal open. my tell you that the East River Bildge is. If we develop the resou ces, you will have the ing of the 1st section of the Canton Kowloon practically completed, all irde:s belog on the wherewithal to boil', The sooner the country the great werk new in progress would deserve is opened up; the stoler it will be divilepid | viri wel of their country, for immense revinus (I'ne which is so wel) built ned is so much if a piers, while the Tung Kas River Bridge, which

would ul imately accrus (Applause) * He saccess. It deserves m re.cckco de lamettis somewhat larger than the Hast River Bidge, by means o' railway enterprise and the scoser than my poor words can give it, it will be a is in an advanced-state. It thir.fors can be will. the Chinese a'tain their ideal." The borel the example set at day would be an incentive to those connected with (ha Caston Chinese had not enough meo wherewith to to Hankow scheme. The gusts bad been feeder to the people and a carrier of their praid tha, giren good focuse is the erection of

the remakeder of the girders, the completion of boi'd their railways, and whe› ho stil this he much struck with the smonizers of travel decs. The benefis confarred by a rai road can

this Railway and its readings for trough was not forgetting the most admirable work over the lie and with the inco1. 1 be dia scarcely be estimated. When railroads were first brought before the pubite it was deemed trafic depends on expid ticus plate laying and d se in the north by Mr. Tong, and by Me. touco ef 74 miles was accomplished on the re

turn journey in 45 minutes." be thought this

· impossible,hat lay could payer serve the coun.

Kwan io ite Loath, Tae e weio men who were ba lasting. There is every reason ta te'itve

a remarka' le performance co (berpoleg day, Great able to build railways, but not enough. 19 Now, I suppose, we all know to the can that by next Juce or July wo shali jɔlo up and trary. Land-owners who dicyo the surveyors att is the object of this important ją citir

as it worked cut at between 35 and 40 miles Britain owed China a'i immense debt of grati.|an tour.

This terminated, the piaceedingsilio da}" |cf their property lived tɔ z.gict of their acilen prise- through train service betwee's Cantin tade, for it was with the help of Chia ose labour,

and make use of railways till millions of dollars | and Fongkong. It cannot be said, I fear, that that the magnificent rulways of Caurds were auting being greatly orj iyed by off present. a'd earned annugly. We hope ite short live there bas teen no delay to our work; some ab. buil; Because the Chiness atsisted in this which we have this day commisaced will prove traction and difficulties have corred ard matter Great Britain was perfectly prepared to of very great benefit. Let as see what it will do, have been overcome. The limiting flater, assist Chinzio return lp other ways. (ápalaute) in the first place, it will convey people however, to the completion of this railway His Excellency Wei Han said:-Your Ex cheaper fares in iis will take a shorter time has been the bridging of the East River Valcellency, Mr. Jamisioa and get limen,-In than other means of communication. This is ty, and this work, we can reasonably c) m, responding to the toast se graciially proposed ono benefit. Then t: commerce and trade it has proceeded expeditiously and, up to the by Mr. Jamieson for Suc.oss to Railway will be an immense boom. You will have your present, successfalty. I den' know whether Enterprise in China" I must first of all express mails more rapidly and frequently delivered shall make any reference to the cost of work my appreciation of the topzful and encourging on the Outbese Secilen or aat. My find Mr. words in which he referred to our efforts in and your supplies from other ports more quick- ly forwarded. Speed, convenience, and a Linley kas publicly proclaimed certain figures dev 1 ping the Railway system it (bios thriving popol tion will all be the results of the of cost of the British Section and the impres: Gexilene, I also cordi eckeowledge the railroad. A great work has been initiated, sión lit in my mind is that the British Section gracious and sympa kutic syi it in which the and we may hope within a very short time to really cost rou arkably lids per mile. Well, lonu was received by you ill I shall not we can make a 'milar claim to ilis extert, dwell on what is an accepted sxiom. The as the locomotive on this milway, canylog jo strain hundred and thousands who will gint namely, that work has been done at low rates. Failway is an economic nec ally to any state fy date their prosperity and incrassid comfort and an honest endoryour has been made by which has the ambition to develop his own

THE OPIUM TRADE,

HONGKONG MERCHANTS UNEASY, The decision of the Naipal Assembly lo Peking seaclving to pub bit the coli-tion tion of the firelgo diogerxt summer, is causing Poppy in the sovicces and to step the impira some uneasiness in certain commercial-circles in Hongkong, fa particular those concerned with the tride in opium. Thee is some talk of a represretation being addressed to the Government of folia diect pg.

he'r attection to the fresh a tempt to stiffs a tride er ying all the sanctios of Treaty pra visio s. We will hope that the Chamber of timesca will besit elf, as it icvailably. does, ia che interest of. Hanglong muebantí, who stand to affir fyrhat loss by the action of the Chipase Garetament.