7945 Kilometres an Hour, Kowloon to Hongkong Canton, Oct. 18.
The newly-purchased silver-coloured and. streamlined motor express train of the Canton-Kowloon, Railway established a Far Eastern speed record on its trial run yesterday, Bearing the name of "Empress of Tapu," the super-express ran from Kowloon to Canton, a distance of 105 kilome-LIH) tres, in 2% he,, an average speed of 7045 kilometres por hour, clipping 40 minutes from the' record of the usual. Canton-Kowloon express, Major RD, Walker, manager of the British section of the Canton Kowloon Railway, was one of the passengers on the new express train.
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