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tions and by the expenditure necessary to construct the section now begun; but there is still strong provincial opposition to a foreign loan.
14. Canton-Hankow Railway (Yueh-Han); 750 miles. Undertaken by three provin- cial companies for the sections in Kwangtung, Hunan and Hupei, respectively, with Chinese capital, Construction by Chinese and foreign engineers (some British) is well advanced throughout the Kwangtung section, but through traffic only reaches from Canton to a point 65 miles north. Work on embankments is progressing favourably on the Hunan section from Chuchow to Changsha, A commencement on the Hupei section was made at the end of 1912 by British engineers. Branches: (1) Canton to Samshui (San Shui) 32 miles, double to Fatshan (10 miles). (2) Chuchow to Pingsiang (Ping-Li), 65 miles, to serve the Anyuen coal mines; built in 1902 by American engineers. To be extended 12 miles further.
15. Kiangsi Railway (Nan-1sün), Kiukiang to Nanchang: 82 miles. Chinese capital Japanese engineers. Work on embankment began in 1908, but little progress was made until the beginning of 1910, when a fresh accession of activity has been displayed. 16. Anhwei Railway (Wu-Kuang), Wuhu to Kwangtelichow. Intended length," 150 miles, to continue to the border of Anhui to connect with the Chekiang Railway viâ Huchowtu. Work began in 1998, but little progress has been made.
17. Shanghai-Nanking Railway (Hu-Ning); 193 miles, Double line to Soochow, 54 miles. Built by British capital and British engineers; opened to Nanking in 1908. Branches: (1) Shanghai to Woosung (Sung-Hu), 10 miles; opened in 1898; taken over by the Shanghai-Nanking Railway Administration in 1905. (2) Nanking City Railway, 7 miles, built from Government provincial funds by a British engineer: opened August, 1908. A branch of the Shanghai-Nanking Railway is to be built from Wusih to Kiangyin, 25 miles,
18. Shanghai-Hangchow-Ningpo Railway (Hu-Hang-Yung); 218 miles. Under construction by two companies with Chinese capital, the Kiangsu and Chekiang Railway Companies, respectively. Opened from Shanghai to Hangchow (118 miles) in August, 1908.
19. Fukien Railway (Chang-Hsia), Changchowfu to Amoy, 33 miles. Construction progressing slowly.
20. Swatow-Chaochowfu Railway (Chao-Shan); 24 miles completed November, 1909. Chinese capital. Japanese engineers. Eventual connection with Amoy is proposed.
21. Canton-Kowloon Railway (Chiu-Kuang); 112 miles. Constructed with British capital and British engineers. The section in British territory, from Kowloon to Shumchün, 22 miles, was opened in October, 1910. The Chinese section, Canton to Shumchun, 89 miles, was opened on: October 3rd. A connection with the Canton- Hankow Railway is to be made by a loop round the north of Canton city,
22. Sunning Railway (Hsin-Ning), Kongyik to Samkaphoi vià Sunning; 55 miles. Chinese capital and Chinese engineers. Opened in 1909-10,
23. Yunnan Railway (Tien-Yueh), Laokaj to Yunnanfu; 291 miles. An extension of the line from Hanoi." Metre gauge. Built and controlled by French. Completed January, 1910.
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1. Kirin to Changchun (Kuanchengt zu) (Chi Chang); 80 miles. Surveys completed. Japanese loan completed in November, 1909. Engineer in chief, Japanese,
2. Kirin to Hunchun; 240 miles. To be undertaken on completion of the Kirin- Changchun line.
3. Chinchowfu to Aigun; 750 miles. Preliminary agreement signed in January, 1910, for American loan and British construction.
4. Kalgan to Suiyuan (Chang-Sui), 180 miles. Probably viâ Tatungfu, Preliminary surveys begun. Trains expected to run as far as Tienchen (Shansi), 50 miles, in spring of 1912. Extension intended later to Urga and Kiakhta.
5. Chengtingfu to Tehchow, 110 miles. To connect the Peking-Hankow and Tientsin-Pukow Railways.
6. Chefoo to Weihsien, 170 miles. To connect Chefoo with the Shantung Railway. Delayed for want of funds.
7. Tatungfu to Puchowfu (Tung-P'u), 450 miles. To connect the north and centre of Shansi province with the Shensi Railway at Tungkwan, south of Puchowfu. Only the section from Taiyuan to Pingyaohsien (60 miles) appears to be in immediate contemplation.
8. Tungkwan to Honanfu (Hsi-Tung), 730 miles. Surveyed in 1909. Chinese engineer engaged.
9. Sianfu to Tungkwan (Lo Tung), 85 miles. Surveyed in 1909.