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KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

and the coach will be completed, and available for service early in 1917.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST

WEST RIVER FLOOD.

Som

1917

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

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A Statement of the 1914 An electric workshop has now

Relief Fund. been fitted up which enables re

The sorausts of the West River Relief Fand, 1914, British Section Report for 1916. Pairs to the lighting equipments

of the coaches to be done much Flood more expeditiously than in the administered by a joint European past. In the workshops, an old and Chinese Committee, are pub Mr. H. P. Winelo, the manager circular saw has been converted lished for general information. of the British Section of the into a wood planing machine and They show a balance in the hendr of the Treinrer of $5,924,89; Kowloon Canton Railway, b

a bindsaw made from scrap just teened his report on the wote material. A spring furnace has this balance being less than the of the section for last year; and also been built for the making of Contractor's retention (vide below) in this be states, inter alia ----- laminated springe required for of $9.490.27, the scoount may be

During the year the extension sogines and carriages which have considered as closed. to the Locomotive Yard, which bitherto been obtained from Eng $242,000 of the total sabecribed included the laying of about 2,430 land. Several new useful attach was expended on the immediate yards of new track and 18 ments have been made to fit relief of dentitation and the repair sels of crossings, was completed, existing machines. The estimated of the earth embankments- as slso the extersion of the capital expenditure for the year principally on the second item. Locomotive Shed by 112 feet, was $386,198, but owing to the This repair work was carried ou The completion of the new delay in the delivery of materials on a plan which included such running shed, 500 feet by 20 from England, only $209,388 74 improvements as the time avail- feet, mentioned in my last year's of this sam was requited and after able to allow of the planting of report. was however delayed by deduction of $10,870 25 received new crops permitted, and the the difficulty in obtaining posses by sales of old construction money was paid directly and sica of a small lot of house plant and materiale, the year's publicly by our representatives

smonated

to to the

representatives of the property standing on the site, expenditure As the original roofing ordered for $198,718.49. It has been the various districts concerned. In these two buildings was unobtain- opstom in the past for the Stores early all the cases the work able, and the asbestos-cement in Suspense Account to appear as stipulated for was inspected, correngated roofing sent out from subhead in the Construction either completed or in hand. Fall England as a axbeatitate proved Account, but as it was decided reports by Mr. A. E. Wood were to be totally unsuitable to the to transfer this to a separate from time to time during 1914 requirements of this country, it account; the valce of the and 1915 published in the Press. There still remained a balance was decided to construct the stores at running shed in reinforced com 1915 ($109.818.46) has been to the credit of the Fund of over crete and brickwork, roofed with deducted. The construction cost $60,000 at the end of 1915, and Marseilles tiles, while a reinforced of the main line to end of the it was decided to utilise this for concrete roof waa adapted to the year now stands at $14,710,917.29 the erection of a sample water locomotive shed extension. Io and the Fanling Branch $89, gate of a permanent character. Jane, owing to a rainfall of 13 808.57. The revenue statements A site as typical as possible wa inches in 24 hours, a serious slip of earnings and expenditure selected a Fa Wan near Shig occurred is cutting No. 1 follow the line previously adopted. Hing: and the gate was built by fortunately originating at the top; The expenditure of all depart Mesars. Sang Lee and Co. (Bong- but by prompt attention and ments have been carsfally watch-kong) to the design and ander -The Performance will take place in the Hotel Dining Hall. Commencing at 9 rm, continuous work night and ed, and with the exception of the supervision of Mr. D. Je of No Charge for Admission. A COLLECTION WILL BE MADE FOR THE ARTISTE,

A Special Dinner will be Served at 7 PM, at $1,50. day, the slip was cleared, and the exose of $10,020 58 under the 1. W. D., who had the seaist- later made safe without interraplocomotive expenses, subhead fuel, ance of other officere of his" De tion of traffic. Maintenance has which was due to an advance in partment. The total cost of the been kept up to a good standard. the price of coal, the estimates gate was about $68,000-rather

end of the

TO-DAY'S NEW ADVERTISEMENT.

GRAND HOTEL HONGKONG

SATURDAY, AUGUST 4TH,

Special appearance at this Hotel of MR. TERENCE RAMSDALE. · The Popular Actar, Humourist and Drematic Reciter,

PROGRAMME.

HUMOROUS WORALOGUES,

GHARACTER STUDIES,

COMEDY SKETCHES AND DRAMATIC RECITALS.

It was found necessary to change have not been exceeded, and this in excese of the balance of the TO AVOID DYSENTERY

a few rails in wet places of the sum was reduced to $4,059.78 Fund: the difference bag teen

Beacon Hill tunnel, owing by savings ander other heads of made good by the Hongkong excessive ` wear; the worn xeile the locomotive expenses. In Government, It is a piece of

material

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will, however, be laid in sidings, spits of the increased cost of coal, work that does credit to the and Diarrhoea during the sam On the Fanling Branch Line the percentage of expenditure to Colony: and though there is little mer months a gentle laxative several hundred sleepers have grose receipts show a dectesse likelihood that it will be directly should be used whenever posse been renewed with condemned of 5.45

When copied, the influence of the exam- ary to keep the system slaan. cent. per main line sleepers cut in half, compared with the previous ple will it is hoped make itself and a 12 feet epan wooden bridge year. The working expenses felt in the re-building of the sub- has been replaced by one of steel amounted to $296,691.63 against sidiary gates which are necessary jo:sta from old constraction an estimate of $313,905. The to complete the system in the ares are laxative perfection. Toer revenue derived from through of which the new gate is the key.dispel constipation, liverishness, It is a matter of regret that I passenger traffic was $192,858.29. Some each gatos already exist in sick headscbes, bile. As good for the children as for adults. Of am again unable to report that It was not to be expected that the the ancient form.

Mr. Jaffe's work was purely chemiste, or post free 60 cents the through traffic bas been main estimated figure of $250,000

involuntary: the only condition vis, from Dr. Williams' Medicine be reached tained throughout the year with would Canion. Internal troubles in the view of the unsettled conditions imposed was that a fee of $1,000 Co., 98 Szechuan Road, Shang Kwangtang province are reapon- prevailing in de Kwangiang should be made over to the War hai. sible for this. Fighting cocurred province. The through goods Charities on his sconant when at Nam Kong station at the end traffic amounted to $18,407.50 or the work was completed. of April and spread to Shek Lang. about 35 per cent, more than the On June 15th, No. 3 dowa previous year and it is hoped that drawn up by the Hon. Mr. E. R. express was wrecked by robbers with the establishment of the Hallifax, Hon. Sec., West River removing two lengths of rails ats' goode sgenev this traffic will Flood Kehel Fand. point between Nam Kong and Sun increase. Tong on the Chinese Siction. gar receipts

missionary and proviment ...An American

The local

„passez- im- show &D on 1915. The ir

one Chinese were killed and 13 crease in first and second clas Chinese injured; the line at the is largely due to the golfing same point was'ngein damaged on traffic.

The Local Passenger

The above acconat has been

PERVERTED

TRANSLATIONS.

IL [Justum et tenacem propositi

Jaly 23rd by revolutionaries and carried were as follows:-8369, cirum non eivium arder prata the telegraph wire cut, From Srat class; 16,996 second clase; jubentium non voltuɛ" instantis that date, traffic was completely and 385 923, third claes. disorganisad-between Shek Latg In February, the Star Ferry tyranni mente quatil solida ]

holds

Collecting Shoes In a Theatre.

IT

C, MORRIS

Manager.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.

HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

T IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Hongkong Stock Exchange will be CLOSED. on MONDAY, the 6th of August. 1917, Bark Holiday.

By Order of the Committee,

R. HANCOCK,

Secretary.

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A FEW ARTIFICAL AND PURE SILK COATS IN PRETTY COLOURS AT 25% DISCOUNT. GREAT BARCAINS IN OUR CHILDREN'S DEPT.

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A Chinese detective was in a NONE HAMMER HOME LIKE

THE Chinese Theatre last evening

when a saw a man collecting the DOLLAR DIRECTORY DOES.

ahoes of some members of the audience, who had tlaced them ander the seats. He obarged be thief before Me. J. R. Wood, si the Police Court this morning. and senience of six weekë”-bard ¦labcúr was passed;

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.

and Canton, but s service of trains rates for railway passengers The just and aedfaat man who between Hongkorg and Shek using the ferry were considerably Lang was continued to August raised and the incrusso was dated Bia 14th, when fighting began in the from let February, 1915. Daring | neighbourhood of Shum Chon, the year & sam of $20,268.09 Or Goverment, kind late enfoldeNOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

coure 'gainst popular objection

thoroughly desarred affection.

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, JAVA PACIFIC LIJN.

which necessitated the cancelling was paid to the Star Ferry With of all bat local traine which Company, $5,623.64 of this were ran to Lowe from the 15th to amount being in respect of trafic Bis virtues really are unique 19th. On the 20th, it was found from lat February 1915, to 29 Adahould be copied by each one. possible to run trains to Shek February, 1916. The local goods Examples more than words will THE Steamship

revenue ia alightly Lang, but on the 25th fighting traffic

that of 1915. The So read the tale of what he's done. again took place at Wang Lik and below the through train service had to increase under sundry trefi When bathing in the ses one day be zuspended until the 29th, sad is due to

A jellyfish embraced his chest; Be merely pushed the thing away (Though amarting) with a merry,

the inclusion of

speak,

jest,

'Gem?

on the 30th a curtailed through rent collected in respect of train service was resnimed, the up claimed land let st Hong Hop and down mid-day express trains Compared with 1915 gross recaipin being cancelled.

for the year were $368,215 67 16 Notwithstanding the frequent against $343.789.8 or an incresse And when be sought to cross the suspension of the train service the of $22,446 59 and the working noeipts show an increase when expenses $298,691 63 or $57134 And foosled in appalling style, - compared with the previous year. luas. The balance after paying He never even marmared "Dm" working expenses stands at Bat took his niblink with a smile. In February, the tramway system was adopted on the Farling $69,524 04 or $23,020.93 more On Goud, you never hear him Branch Line, SOTER new halts then the previous year.

gwear

Though drenching rainstorms

downward plunge And he is but, from boots to hair, One palpitating bamsą sponga. Sach sterling worth in fataredays Will surely bring its own reward, And we shall see him winning

were made and a two cent fare charged between each. This has so far proved a saccess and

Italy's War Expenditure. seems to be appracisted, as the Italy's war expenditure to earnings of the line show an in- March 31 was £728,000,000, and crease of $3.923.17 over the the monthly outlay now averages previous year, the number of £50,000,000. passengers carried being 67,608] Death of a Cambridge Professor. baya sa against 47,928 in 1915. One The death occurred at Com Upon the Sanitary Board. first class retaurant war was bridgs of Professor T. McKoony completed by the Hongkong Bogbea, who has held the chair Then, asa pet causry lespe and Whampoa Dock Company of Woodwardian Professor of Upon his matutinal gronadel and placed in. service daring Geology forty-four years a sac-At last war hero onward sweeps April, but, owing to late delivery cessor to Professor Adam Sedge To grace the Legislative Council. from England of the fittings, the wick. Professor Hughes, who bad | His worth is clear to every tye Work on the first and second class travelled much, had the satisfact- That scans him with scstatio ame; composite carriage had to be ion of seeing the new Woodwar His merit rains him on high auspended for several months, dian Museum of Geology built Bat oh he is in awful hors! LWX These things have now arrived" and freed from debt.

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having arrived Consignees FRANCISCO,

cargo

Are hereby

of notified

that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns

Wharf and Godown Company. of the Hongkong and Kowloon Ltd. whence and/or from the Wharves delivery may be .ob- tained.

No claim will be admitted after

and all goods remaining un- delivered after Noon the 7th instant, will be subject to rent.

the goods have left the Godowns,

All claims against the steamer must be presented to the under- signed on or before the. 11th instant or they will not be recognised.

All bröten chafed and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 7th instant, at 10 á.m. by the Company's' sur•· vevors. Messrs. Goddard and Dougla

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by.

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.

Agents. Hongkong 2nd August, 1917,

SAKURA BEER

3.

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