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KOWLOON HOTEL

KOWLOON.

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Tel Kowloou No. 3

Tel. AddressPalace."

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Propri tress.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1930.

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

NET REVENUE OF $138,767

FOR LAST YEAR.

The annual report for 1929 of the Kowloon-Canton Railway records net revenue amounting to $188.- 767.19 notwithstanding the general depression of trade in the Colony and South China, and a further reduction in the Capital. Account of $143,507.99.

HONGKONG MARRIAGE

REGISTER.

FEWER WEDDING IN COLONY

LAST YEAR.

· ' COUNCIL MEETING.

IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS

TO-MORROW.

The Legistative Council will The number of marriages cele-meet to-morrow when several im- brated in the Colony during the portant resolutions (given fully year 1929 was 225, of which 94 elsewhere) relating to the Salaries were between Chinese persons, as Commission report, will be dis- compared with 236 and 105 respec- tively in 1928, a decrease of 11, according to the annual report of the Registrar of Marriages.

Of this number 29 were mar- riages by special licence, 10 being solemnised at licensed places of worship and 19 at the office of the Registrar.

Through Traffic-During the first four months of the year, through traffic increased steadily and promised well for a very suc cessful year. In May, however, these anticipations received a check, as all through traffic with Canton was auspended from the 8th to the 26th owing to damage caused to an important bridge on the Chinese Section at a point 34 miles from Canton, through an at- tempt to blow it up, which destroy-year ed a pivot bearing of one of the three 100 foot steel spans.

Through traffic to Canton" was again suspended from the 18th December to the end of the year by the serious damage to an- other important bridge on the Chinese Section at 33 miles from Cauton, when the abutting ends of two of the three 60-foot steel spans were destroyed by explosives.

On the following day, two ef the three 15-foot steel spans of a third bridge at 26 miles from Canton were blown up and one of the masonry piers seriously damaged.

A Serious Loss. These interruptions to through traffic caused a serious loss to both the Chinese and British Sections, for during the suspensions the through traffic naturally reverted to the

3.9 River boats the only other means of transport be- tween Canton and Hongkong, with the consequence. that on the re- sumption of the rail service, a large proportion of the regular rail traffle was lost for several months, as is clearly indicated by the following figures which give the numbers of passengers carried by the through express, trains for each month of the last two years:

January February

March

April

May

June

July

August September

1928 29,337

46,052

60,271,

65,866

48,669

41,439

51,628 49,595 50,138 59.723 56,141

1929 77,102 81,305 90,294 102.904 28,123 58,708

Marriages by Registrar's certi- ficate numbered 196... Of these 160 were solemnised at licensed places of worship and 46 at the office of the Registrar,

The fees received during the totalled $2,440.75 of which $1,500 was for special licences.

over 8% in the numbers carried, and over 10% in the revenue from that source. Local goods traffic, despite competition by road motor transport and a general re- duction in the tariff, showed a pleasing improvement of over 60% in revenue, partly due to the re opening of the brickworks at Lowu.

The usual special trains were run for the Military Au. thorities during the camping sea- son. Several special trains were run in connexion with Race Meet- ings at the Kwanti Course, Fan- ling, for which combined rail and entrance tickets were issued, the returns showing à progressive in- crease in popularity throughout the year.

The revenue from golfing trafic showed an upward tendency when compared with the previous year. That from the Royal Hongkong Golf Club Increased by 7%, and the Country Club by 21%.

In spite of the fact that through express trains were suspended for 37 days during the year, the net revenue amounted to $138,767.19 as against $20,040.72 for 1928. Unfortunately a claim for the period of suspension of through traffic amounting to $23,966.40 was not settled and therefore could not be included in the Revenue Ac count.

Referring to the Revenue Ac 56,852 count, the local passenger receipts 60,853 amounted to $316,449.24 as com 69,456 pared with $289,307.96 for the 64,769 previous year. The goods receipts 62,615 were 825.144.19. an increase of December .: 69,609 18,596 $9.797.06.-

October November

The rise in the passenger receipts is due to a greater num- ber of passengers carried, while the goods traffic has also improved, but the additional revenue under Goods is largely due to country produce receipts being credited to this head instead of R-2, Passen- ger Service, as formerly."

The results of the past 5 years

..

Gross Receipts.

Passengers Increase. . The numbers of through pas- sengers by express trains, despite the suspensions of through traffic for 37 days and their after-effects, showed increases of 21% from Kowloon and 23% from Canton, on the figures for the previous year. The increases in the num- ber of through and joint sectional are as follow: passengers were 21% from the British to the Chinese Section and Year 20% from the Chinese to the 1025 British.

1926 With regard to the revenue de- 1927 rived from through passenger traf. fic, it should be pointed out that us all fares are the same-in either direction, owing to the difference in Canton and Hongkong curren- cies, the British Section's share of all receipts on down through pas- senger traffic is reduced by 20%. Through and Joint Sectionnl goods traffic declined by 15% on the figures for 1928, although of the total revenue from this source, 80% emanated from the British Section and of the through goods traffic alone that from Kowloon

was double that from Canton.

All express trains between Kow- loon and Canton continued to be hauled by British Section engines as previously, but unfortunately, owing to the track conditions on the Chinese Section, no accelera- tion in speed was permissible, and the journey continued to take ap. proximately four hours.

Local Passenger Traffic, This showed a decided improve- ment over the previous year of

cussed.

Questions on juvenile offenders will be asked by the Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall, C.M.G.. The ques- tions are as follows:

con-

1. Will the Government give the following information cerning Juvenile Offenders in re- spect of the year 1929:

number of girls, both under (a) The number of boys and the the age of 16 years (European reckoning), who were brought before the Magistrates. The respective numbers of such boys and girls who were convicted, with a classification showing-

(b)

(e)

(1) the number sent to prison; (2) the number of previous

convictions;

(8) whether the convictions were for felony or for other offences; (4) in the latter case, the num

ber of convictions under the Hawkers Regulations. . . . The number of boys on whom the punishment of whipping was inflicted by order of the Magistrates, showing the num- ber who received such punish- ment more than once during the period with a classificat- ing showing the type of of fences for which the punish- ment was inflicted.

2. Will the Government also

state:

(a)

(b)

Whether or not children un-

der the age of 16 years (European reckoning), while being detained at the Police Court or at the Gaol or in the precincts thereof awaiting trial, are so detained in com- pany with adults who charged with an offence, and who are not the relatives of such children.

are

Whether or not such children, on being tried by a Magistrate, are placed in the dock with adult defendants who are not charged jointly with such children."

Aberdeen Water Scheme. The Colonial Secretary will move

to the

"That with reference Colonial Secretary's motion of 2nd May, 1929, this Council approves the expenditure during 1929 of a further sum of $41,188.32 on the Aberdeen Water Scheme, this sum to be charged as an advance.from the surplus balances of the funds of the Colony pending the raising of a further loan."

Shing Mun Scheme. The Colonial Secretary will

move......

"That with reference to the Colonial Secretary's motion passed Operating on 23rd September, 1929, this Council approves the expenditure Express49, $430,578.31 $529,901.49 of a further sum of $613,922.73 538,044.79 639,787.80 from loan funds on the Shing Mun 713,424.85 715,769.41 Valley Scheme during the year 820,991.90 800,954.17 1930," 890,741.54 751,977.35 Claima outstanding against the Chinese Section on account of sus- pension of Through and Joint Sectional traffic, Hire of Rolling Stock and Demurrage which stood at $997,596.21 increased by $23,

1928 1929

996.40.

Kai Tak Aerodrome. The Colonial Secretary will

RIOVE-

"That with reference to the

Colonial Secretary's motion passed on 23rd September, 1929, this Council quthorises the further sum of $3,041.58 to be charged to the Debits in respect of Demurrage Public Works (1927) Loan for the and Hire of Rolling Stock for the

Aerodromo and further approves year 1929 were accepted by the Ad construction of the Kai Tak ministration of the Chinese Sec-the expenditure of this sum during lion and the accounts adjusted ac- the year 1929.

cordingly.

The Claims for Suspension of Traffic (1923 to 1929) and Demur- rage of Wagons for 1924 and 1926 were however not accepted and the total outstanding at the end of the year was as follows: Suspension of Traffic 1923 to 1928, 8941,208.21; Suspension of Traffic (37 days in 1929) $23,966.40; $965,174.61, De murrage of Wagons 1924 and 1925 $56,388.00, Total due by Chinese Section to British Section $1,021,- 562.61.

Shanghai, June 17. The tender of the International Telephone and Telegraph Corpora tion to purchase the telephone undertaking has been accepted by both Councils.

The French Council meeting last evening agreed that the mat- share- ter should go before the holders before final acceptance.- Our Own Correspondent.

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