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kiao, 4 miles, connecting with the Peking-Hankow Railway. (3) Kowpangtze to Yingkow (Newchwang), 57 miles. (4) Tientsin to Hsiku. 3 miles. A branch from Tangho to Chinwangtao, 6 miles, belongs to and is controlled by the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company (British).
5. Peking-Suiyuan Railway 226 miles. Chinese capital and Chinese engineers. Opened to Kalgan in September, 1909. Kalgan to Tatung, 191 miles. Opened March, 1915. Tatung to Fengchen, 37 miles, opened. Fengtai to Kalgan, 211 miles. Branch- Hsichimen to Mentoukow, 27 miles.
6. Peking-Hankow Railway (Ching-Han, also known as Pe-Han or Lu-Han), 755 miles. Built by Franco-Belgian capital. Reverted to Chinese control, January 1, 1909. French and Belgian engineers still employed. Branches: (1) Liangsiang to Tuli, 12 miles, to local coal mines. (2) Liuliho to Chowkweichwang, 10 miles, to local coal mines. (3) Kaopeitien to Siling, 26 miles, light metre gauge railway to the Imperial tombs. (4) Kaoyihsien to Lincheng, 10 miles, to local coal mines. (5) Poatingfu branch,
3 miles.
7. Tientsin-Pukow Railway (Ching-P'u), 626 miles. Anglo-German capital (northern section 400 miles, German; southern section, 226 miles, British). Completed in 1911. Branches: (1) Chentangchwang to Liangwangchwang, 16 miles. (2) Lincheng to Tsao- chwang, 19 miles. (3) Yenchowfu to Tsiningchow, 20 miles. (4) Lokou to Huangtai- chiao 5 miles. (5) Tuliu to Pauto-Techow Grand Canal, 2 miles. (6) Pukow to Hanchuang (British), 2361⁄2 miles.
8. Shantung Railway. Constructed by Germans. Main line: Tsingtao to Tsinan, 256 miles, a single line with earthwork to accommodate double line. Branches: (1) Changtien to Poshan, 28 miles. (2) Tsaochuang to Taieshchuang, 26 miles
9. Shansi Railway (Cheng-T'ai). From Shihkiaochwang (next station south of Chengtingfu) on the Peking-Hankow line to Taiyuanfu, 151 miles, metre gauge. Chinese Government have commenced work to connect Peking-Kalgan extension with proposed North-Western grand trunk system. Orders for materials for Taiyuan Pingyao section have been given, and earth works have been begun between Yutze, Taiku and Pingyao south of Taiyuanfu. Concession secured by Russo-Chinese Bank in 1898; constructed by Belgian syndicate; opened 1907.
10. Kaifeng-Honanfu Railway (Pien-Lo), 140 miles. Under Belgian control; re- deemable by China.
11. Taokow-Chinghua Railway (Tao-Ching), 93 miles. Crosses the Peking-Hankow Railway at Sinsiang. Built by British capital and worked by the Peking Syndicate. Redeemed by China, 1905. British engineer still employed. To be continued to Tsehchow. Branch: Yiuchiafen to Taoching, 1 mile.
12. Honanfu-Sianfu Railway, 240 miles, under construction.
13. Tayeh mines Railway (Hupeh), narrow gauge. Tiehshanfu to Huangshihkang,
17 miles.
14. Szechuan-Hankow Railway (Ch'uan-Han), Chengtu to Hankow, over 800 miles. Work begun at Ichang in December, 1909, on the section from Ichang to Wansien. Passed under Government control 1911. In the early part of 1913 an engineer-in-chief was appointed to each of the three sections. The surveying of the German (Hankow- Ichang) and American (Ichang-Kweichow) sections was put in hand. On the British, section, extending from Wuchang southwards, the final survey has been finished as far as Changsha. It was expected that junction with the north-coming Canton-Hankow line at the Hunan frontier would be made within five years.
15. 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, and the line is almost completed as far as Shiu Kwan (Chiu Chow) 140 miles from Canton, and it is expected that traffic soon will be opened with that place. The work of the last 20 miles has been delayed two years beyond the time originally planned on account of heavy cuttings and troubles with the contractors. 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 (P'ing-Li), 65 miles, to serve the Anyuen coal mines; built in 1902 by American engineers. To be extended 12 miles further. The section between Wuchang and Yuchow was opened to traffic in September,
1917.
16. Kiangsi Railway (Nan-Hsün), Kiukiang to Nanchang, 82 miles. Chinese capital, Japanese engineers. Work on embankinent began in 1908, but has been interrupted for long periods and progress has been small. 35 miles opened,