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“Road Construction in Kiangŝi
HIGHWAY BUREAU'S AMBITIONS PROGRAMME
Officials specially entrusted with | Linchwan and Nanchong, and the arranging the building of highways Lichiau Kwangtseh section will be'
THE ENGINEER AND THE ARCHITECT
SLUM PROPERTY IN SINGAPORE Chance to Rebuild
PLENTY OF AVAILABLE MONEY
Singapore-The proposed Five
Municipal Commissioners, when it is evolved, should go for to restore the shaken confidence of the private investor, in the futuro of Singapore. A definite and systematised pro gramme of MunicipalTMactivities
Tragic Effects of Past Year Plan or Programme of the
Differnces
in Kiangsi--Province made their finished-shortly-As-to-the-branch-|—At-the-Civil-Engineers,--annual first appearance in 1925, when they line from Nancheng to Ningtu, in dinner hold at the Midland Hotel, spread over an appreciable perip Were attached to the Depart-southern Kiangst, this has been
ment of Civil Administration of the built up to Nanfeng, but from that Manchester, Mr. J. Hubert. Worth is undoubtedly a sound and busi- provincial government. In 1938 a point to Ningtu work is impossible, ington (president of the Manchester nessliko policy and should result not only in increased efficiency in Highway Bureau was established owing to bandits.
Society of Architects) said one of Municipal administration, but also under the Department of Recon-
Kjargai-Hunan 'Highway." the really significant things of the in a speeding up of slum clearance, struction to take charge of road
and demolition and subsequent, re- construction in the province, but This road, starting from Niu-present time was that engineers building of some of the many wing to financial and other difihong, a station on the Nanchang and architects were getting closer obsolete, unsightly, and unhygienic culties, progress Was very slow, Kiukiang Railway, torminates at anly about 500 kilometers being Pingiang where there is a railway together rather than farther apart. shophouses, which disfigure the completed.
leading to Duoan province: The The rising generation of architects majority of our streets. Since General Hsiung Shih Hui, road passes through the provincial loathed columns hang on buildings, of Singapore these unsightly relics Along the main throughfares Formerly Garrison Commissioner of capital, Sinkien, Kaonn, Shangkau, and ornamentation (described by of the past are to be seen most of the Shanghai and Woosung Area, Wantani, and Yuanchow and has
the speaker as
kippers
and them untenanted, and likely to re Was appointed chairman of the length of 91 kilometres. Traffic Kiangsi Administration last year, has been opened between Nanchang onions"). The young architect was rents, domanded by owners,
main so, in view of the exorbitant who the construction of roads connecting and Koaan, and will be running absolutely absorbed with functional- having bought at inflated prices sien and neighbouring provinces between Kanan and Shangkas next ism, and thought in terms of engi- during the boom, refuse to write has been progressing more rapidly, month. Work "ay the Wantsai
down the capital value of their in- and a surtax of 8150 per picul has Pingsang section has been prevent neering. What was wanted was for vestments to a safe and conserva beeu imposed on salt to raise funds fed by bandits
architecture to have the bost-of-tive-basis- needed for this work. At the end of
engineering and engineering to To-day labour and materials que last year some 1,900 / of highway is
With Yukan, on the Kiangsi hayo the best of architecture.
chcup, there is idle monoy seeking expected to be finished, nécording to reports from the director of the
Chekiang road, as a starting
ivestment and workless men seek- The differences between engineering employment. Who will evolve Highway Bureau. Transport ser- point, this rond extends along the vices have been already opened with east bank of the Kungkiang Rivering and architecture in the nine.& Five Year Plan to deal with this to the boundary of Anhwei pro-teenth century were nothing short al of the Institute of architects of | rebuilding writes H.S. in the Jour- over 100 passenger and freight' mo
vince, passing through Wannien,
Vacant Building. Whatever is done must undoubt-
Klangs!-Anbwe! Highway,
tor vehicles, and the monthly Loping, Poyang, Tuchang, and Hof a national tragedy, as they had Malaya. venue from this traffic amounts ap kow, a total distance of 334 kilome, made for a much uglier England. As illustrating the "almost un-
proximately to 890,000 and is ex-
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pected to increase to $100,000 by the tres. Construction work was start believable" change in point of viewedly be the combined effort of the
end of the year. Details showing various lines between haien and be fween provinces follow:
ed in 1930, but for various reasona
Kiangsi-Hupeh Highway.
has been suspended. When this in this matter, Mr. Worthington highway is completed, the exporta-quoted the words of Sir Gilbert Municipality and Government, tion of Kingtehohen porcelain will Scott in 180-4:"St. Pancras Station money will be needed, and possibly Klangai-Kwangtung Highway.
often spoken of to me as the amendments to, or alteration of be facilitated.
finest building in London. My own
existing Ordinances will be neces This highway starts from Nan-
belief is that it is possibly too good BRTY. chang, the provincial capital, and
With the same, starting place as for its purpose.” If that was
Idle Money.. ends at Namyung, Kwangtung pro the Kiangsi Husan road, this high-read out to a collection of young That there is idle money in the vince, passing along the east bank way passes through Sinkien Ani, architects" to-day," said Mr. Worth colony at the present time of the Kungkiang River through Yungsiu, Tehan, Suichong and ington, "it would simply take the clearly shown when the Municipali Fengcheng, Taingkiang, Sinken, Iwangmei, Hupeh province, and roof off. A railway station ought ty called for tenders for $1,000,000 Chakiang. Kishui, Kian, Taiho, connects Wusuch, a total distance to be one of the finest works of of Municipal 4 per cent. Loan and Hingkwo, Kaschow, Nankang and of 22 kilometres. Only the Animan. If you think of London Road, received tonders for over $6,000,000 Tayu with a total length of section has been completed, and the Victoria, and Exchange, they are at an average well above par value, greater part of the route has not the most miserable monuments of and we have no doubt that a even been surveyed.
muddle the world ever produced, Government issue at 4 per cent. Dreadful! Perfectly appalling! I would be equally well received,
kilometres.. Traffic is already may ing between Nanchang and Sinken, and is expected to reach Patuyu. in Kisbui very shortly. The road- bed between Patuyu and Kian has been completed, but the section from Kina to Tayu has not been started owing to the presence of
on the western
Roads Between Hsion, The highways connecting various have no doubt they got an architect to shove the fancy work on the top, haien in the province are mostly but there is no planning, no fore completed. Those on which traffic thought, and they are not related has been opened are: (1) Kiangsi to the down."
Nanfeng, 431 kilometres in length; Mr. Worthington spoke with ap-
Was
At the moment the landlord (renkTM tier perhaps would be better term) class show great faith in the ulti mate recovery of Singapore, and this faith is evidenced by the fact that, although some of them have
(2) Kinki Hsuwan road, 21 kilome-preciation of modern underground made concessions, the majority are
bert Ecott. Steel and ferro-concrete
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| bandita. “According to latest news Fakien road from Nanchang to
from the Highway Bureau, the Kishui Kian section is to be moved over to the west of the Kungkiang tres; (3) Kwangfang Yushaa line, stations in London, and Inter of the still demanding exhorbitant rent River, on account of bandits caus 40 kilometres; (4) Yangsiu Wuning Batterson Power Station, which was for obsolete buildings, and failing in this, are keeping them empty in ing trouble east of the river. Troad, 70 kilometres; and (5) Kiu either purely engineering mor pure-
Kiangat-Chekiang Highway,
kiang Liwatung road, 12 kilome architecture, but a happy co preference to reducing their de tret. The mads on which traffic operation between the late Mr.mands. or reconditioning the pro
i perty. Starting from the provincial has not yet been opened are: (1) Theo. Halliday, the firm of Messrs. 1 The present system of refunding capital and leading to Changshian, Linchwan Kinki line, 31 kilometres; S. Allatt (consulting engineers, assessment of city houses un- boundary of (2)Linehwar Thwang, 33 kilometres of Manchester), and Sir Giles Gil- doubtedly encourages ቢ certain Cheklang, this road has a length of (3)Linchwan Tsungien, 30 kilome 313 kilometres, passing through tres; (4) Kiangsi Fukien rond from and glass, he said, were in their class of landlord to maintain an ex- Tainsien, Linchwan, Yukiang, and Changshan to Iatu, 8 kilometres; infancy, and it wits a much more tortionate scale of rent, an injustice crossing the Sinkiang River links (5) Tsang Jen Laan, so kilometres; difficult thing to design a beautiful not only to the tenant individually, up with Yukan, Kweiki, Chiyang, and (6) Siachichow Ani, 30 kilome building in those materials than in but also to the general community Yuanshan, Shatigyao and Yushan, tit. Of these roads the Linchwan the traditional ones of stone, bricka ratepayers and citizens. If land- lords choose to take the risk in- The section between Nanchang and section is most solidly constructed. and wood.
volved in foregoing rents until mat- Yukan has been finished, while the
The toast was acknowledged by ters improve, let them do so, but section from Hwangkinpu to Hokow
Mr. P. W. Bertlin' (chairman of the i tho public must not be enlled on is to be made on the south of the
Manchester and District Associato share the burden, and to help Sinkiang River, due to the fact that
Regarding the highway built by tion), who said that fellow-members finance a deliberately conceived, bandits are very troublesome north of the river. The road bed in other soldiers, the best work is credited of Mr. Worthington's profession did and well thought out plan to reduce to the 8th Division under General not always seem to think the same their own prospects of ultimate sections is being constructed.
Cheng Chen. The roads constructed as he, (Laughter.)
Highways Built With Military Labour.
Kiangai-Fukien Highway.
by these troops are: (1) Rian Tai- This road connects Kiangsi with ho, 50 kilometres; (2) Taiho Bui Fukion, starting from Linchwan, chwan, 70 kilometres; (3) Kiun on the Kiangsi Chekiang road, and Anfu, 67 kilometres; (4) Kian running to Kwangtsch, Fukien pro- Sanchutan, 17 kilometres; and (6) vince, passing through Nanchang Kian Fowtien, 7 kilometres. All and Lichaan, botalling 170 kilome these roads are already open to tres in length. Constructions work traffic except the Kian Taiho sec so far has been completed between tion.
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