CANTON-HANKOW LINE
· COMPLETION IN JULY THIS YEAR OF IMPORTANT SOUTH CHINA ARTERY
ADDRESS BY CAPT. R. D. WALKER
The last section of the Canton-Hankow railway will almost certainly be finished by July this year, according to Capt. R D. ` Walker, Manager of the Kowloon Canton Railway, who yesterday addressed the Hongkong Rotary Club on this subject.
When 94 more miles of track are lald, there will be completed a steel route which will carry traffic between the two cities in 40 hours. The cost of this 681 miles is estimated at $175,000,000 but the result will be the formation of the second most important. traffic artery in China.
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FOR
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY
5. 1936.
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of completing all engineering works the city lles on the other side of the or cease to move. Water-borne rates which are very much less than rail-borne at approximately the same time. It river. The station building,
transportation in anticipated that the whole lino will At one time 100,000 men were em rates, so that water be completed in July, 1930, and that is a reinforced concrete structure of from Chuchow to lankow and from aftor completion Construction trains two stories, a basement and a roof Hankow to Shanghal must always ro
in will continue to run for a few months garden, is 146. fchon length by by main a powerful compotilor to the in the dual capacity of servicing both feet in width. There are 10 staff Railway. The latter
be uned mainly for tho engineering and traffe operations, bungalows at present occupied by the opinion
tho of This is the method which has been senior construction stail which are transport
of Intended to house the future operative | transport of
valuaberishables,
goods requiring adopted throughout the whole
boon maximum expedition, those which ful" and it has proved highly staff. These bungalows have
Trains 150 not booked laid out in "model village" and command a reasonable price in ro- work. hate modern sanitation, Fire-places Intionably to freight charks, Chone at times to suit the The 32-milo section between Lok
room. The which are destined for shipment to are provided in each Chong and Ping Shek, which was whole station la lit' with electric light Manila and places west of Hong opened to this sort of operation In from plant owned by the Railway. kong, those which may be distributed Beptember last year, is now earning The high type are to be Locomotive the transport of goods of all class platform is 300 metres from cithar Canton or Hongkong, and about $500 per day.
long and
of Hengchow. sheds and the neces from south The whole of the construction work and Carriage
Com- has been performed by an all-Chinesosary
modities not embraced in the Staff and they are particularly proud
ung Ting of this. I must say that they have near Hengehow. There will be half water-borne route via the Tung every reason to be pleased, as the a million trees in this nursery at the Lake and the Yangtze available for work is particularly well organised end of the year and three quarters their movement. Hengchow, which is and executed.
of a million at the end of next. midway between Canton and Han- From this nursery trees are being kow, may be considered the economic obtained to plant along the railway livide from which must goods will or mouth. Bulk at the rate of approximately 6,000 flow either north
are. mile. Trees
also being commoditics such as coal, however, per planted which it is hoped will be should move south over the line pro- available for the production ofvided the ton-mile rate is auffielently
allractiva.
Narrow Flood Margin
in
protective work
A nursery for trees is maintained classification have a car choral
sleepers in 25 years. tho
The chang
British Orders
Trade Stimulation'
and mineral
The President of the Club, Professor L. Forster, was in
The section from Lok Chong to the chair, and in responce to his request the members stood à
Chenchow over the Provincial divide Is the most difcult of the whole minate in silence in tribute to the memory of King George V.
said:~The, ly engaged for years in an endeavour system, involving as it does henvy Professor Forster
have been to secure the construction rights of rock cutting, tunnelling, and meetings of our club auspended for the past fortnight as this line. When they found out that construction of high bridges and they had been checkmated by the large retaining walls. The original
to location of this section as planned by The rolling stock ordered in London
There appears to be no doubt that a mark of respect to our late King.
do not propose to attempt to add American group, they decided anything to that which has been so transfer their sphere of uctivity touch man vann of the aid for the completion of the Canton largo quantities of wood oli, cereals, I am New York and to secure a controlling Railway called for UG Hankow Railway comprises 28 Le fruit and eggs will move Routh by
tunnels. The new
Y. C. Lee High-side' Wacone, 00. Flat Wagons ploted, whilst metals especially thinking of the splendid interest in the Development Company the studies of can, baard on comotives, 160 Covered Wagons, 175 rail as soon as the railway is com eloquently expressed by others. tribute which was rendered by Mr. by acquiring shares respondent of and P. S. Liu, now both District of 40 tons capacity, and 60 Carrinyes, ores will be transported in increasing
Lines of communication which will
as the various the
quantities as soon Baldwin, Stanley
wann knowledge of The T'imich they changed their Engineers Construction, places about
flour, the Siang commodities as salt, sugar, fulness of his personal King George and from which he was method of attack from "the frontal 21 mile of the line on the Kwang- compete against the railway are in mines are exploited. Conversely such able to say in all sincerity how deep- pollileni 10 the flanking movement) tung.side along the cast bank of the order of importance frau the Tung) oils, manufactured and plece goods,
upper course of the North River. River which runs through
and machinery should be transport- ly the King's life had been devoted financial."
nels to 14 at the expense of an in- River between Hanyang und River
has reduced the number of tun- | Ting Lake and Joins the YAP-Led-by the return haul.
Passenger traffic between all points to publle duty and service. In that
In 1902 the extension from Canton crease
the West River at Sam in the North, the upper Yangtze respect Rotary could not have
con scenery from Lok Chung to Plag Buck which join t a second survey by (a distance of 32 miles) where the ahui; and thirdly, the metalled high-valley, and Canton and Hongkong in his own life gave full expression to Samshul via Fatsian was
the main
ain river panges through gorges is oxways which run from Ping Shek to will be stimulated considerably by to the best ideals for which Rotary menced and
the cast side of the Sinng River at the completion of the line, as pre-
round-about route
le stands and it is therefore especially American engineers over
and The line runs through good quality Hengchow and from the west side of vlously a Samshui line Was completed fitting that we should honour his line was put in hand. The Canton-tremely beautiful.
dark coloured ime-stone and tren-Siang River at Hengchow to Chang- Shanghai had to be taken. The line beautiful to attract traffe in September 1001.
Is sufficiently
suitable Bocom- During this year the Belgians becherous shale in the gorge Fection, ska. opened
and I fear that there may be con The Siang River, although shallow tourists, provided
traffic in in winter (last depth of navigable madation is provided at stop-overs. 3- Kan to show their hands. Chinn re-
is 0"). The carrying of higher class rainfall due to the channel in the Lake area times of heavy and fargely | Lin fused to recognise the Belginn con- skicrable distention to trol of the Company
The formation cuttings.
level these months and transhipment takes extent on speed, so that the 40 hours turn from a tour of inspection or through the efforts of Mr. I Plot and one of slips lu the shale bankat allows the passage of junks during Renger trallic must depend to a great | feet above place from these junks to river overall timing between Canton and the Canton-Hankow Railway made ont. Morgan, the Americans succeed- ** een placed
river flood level. steamers and vice-veran at Hankow. Ilankow at present contemplated can- two months ago, I was asked by Pro-ed in regaining control. A period of aximum known
steam not be regarded with antisfaction. This is rather a small safety margin During the summer, river and there is a probability that in bonts can proceed to Changsha and This timing will no doubt be reduced years to come the line may be tugs and lighters, which ordinarily progressively in the course of damaged considerably by inundation, carry on the trade between Hankow years to less than 24 hours, so that ld rehabilitated, it may ping is The location over divide has far as Hengchow. necessitating very heavy repair work, and Changsha, are able to proceed as when the line from Bunkow to Pei-
maximum ก Entisfactory
The North River is shallow in possible to travel by rail from long-
to kong
Telping
in 2 days. Then grade of 1 in 100 without curve com- winter. Navigation of small junks
11 be obtained. This is always difficult. Above Lok Chong again the
Siberia, Mugh route to Calais vin Warsaw and Berlin penantion
there are many rapids.
realms of the is not beyond occurs for a length of 1% miles on to a height of about 1,101 feet above
possibility, as the first 160 miles step both sides of the summit which rises sen level,
towards changing to standard 5.0"
gauge of the North Manchuria and the Rusalan systems which tend from Hainking to Minak hus ni-| ready been taken.
memory.
Those present then stood in silence for a minute.
Capt. Walker whe illustratet his talk with a map, said: Mr. President gentlemen. Immediately after my re-
the concession.
of has
|
inactivity
followed which brought an fessor Forster to give a Rotary toutery of protest from the Chinese
time I was on that Railway, At the
The Chinese Govern- not at all sure why he wished ine to people who demanded cancellation of this talk, but the mystery was ment after negotiations with the Com explained when I received a letter from him stating that he proposed to pany decided to cancel the contract visit Haukow with 3 or 40 others by paying the American group enabled
next Enster. Naturally he wanted first-hand information.
An after-lunch talk on an uncom pleted Railway always presents cer tain dimeulues. The rules of brevity demand ruthless prunning. One does not know what to leave out and what to include, nu that if this talk appears disjointed, I trust you will bear with me. An altempt will be made to trace the history of the Hne and to present certain features of the con struction and is possibilities.
sum
750.000 Kuld. This
Included $3,750,000 for the loss of valuable rights and $3,000,000 for work done, The redemption of the contract was rendered possible by a dann of £1.- 100,000 from the Hongkong Govern ment known da the Waching which was granted in 1906.
Joan
the Com-
It was, the intention, after American-China Development pany had been persuaded to retire from the field, to construct the rail way as a Government undertaking. The merchants of Canton were op- posed to this, however, and a joint stock company was formed known as the Yuel-Inn Railway Company Canto-Hankow Railway The and is estimated to cost $176,000,000 138 miles section from Canton north Chinese currency, is 081 miles long to Shanchow.
Unification Factor
Canton to Hankow The Lighways are reasonably good atretch of one with the exception Efficient Organisation
which starts at Ping Shek and runs The Construction Administration for six miles to Siao Tong on the The border. headquarters at Hengehow Kwangtung-Hunan with (mileage 3) is under the charge of rol proceeds northwards for about Director and Engineer-in-Chief who 134 miles to engchaw East. There
the road.
on
-
are
Thanks Expressed
which is still in course of construction This company completed in 1915 the chong and Chong, Hangchow maintained by, the Provincial Govern of this vital line of
and runs almost due north through the provinces of Kwangtung, unan and upch. It consists of. three
Long Delays
Construction work front Wuchaug
with
nt
the United States, the British portion partmental system with
piece-work rates. Local connection between this highway and
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is assisted by an Assistant Engineer is only one Pr. ll. H. Ling, the called upon to thank the speaker, Rotariani Professor R. Robertson, in-Chief, n General Secretary and a belonging to Mr. 11. Chief Accountant. Transport offices Director and Engineer-in-Chief of said the address had been so compre- arc, established in Canton and Wu-Construction. The highways
hesalve that they had all learned three store depots are stone macniamed and are built and something more about the importance maintained at
communication ments. The buses also are run and Chuchow.
by for South China. It must be a great The undertaking is divided into G Government, and passengers have to source of pride to Chinese that their main districts, cach with a District pay the high rate of 5 cents per mile, countrymen had entirely planned and Engineer and three to four Section Passengers are all of one class, and executed this central section. Engineers. Each District is provided the buses stop at various stations Among the visitors welcomed were MacGowan, F. sections, each under a separate Ads south had also been put in hand with a Doctor and a Police Officer situated at villages along the route. Messrs.
etion 1911 the "Hukwang Railway Loan with armed forces.
Johnstone, and J. F The southern ministration.
They run to a time schedule and do Kendall, J. 3.) extends fram. Wongeha to Lok Chang Agreement" negotiated
Was
The work is carried out on the De- not pick up passengers except 41 Grose all of Hongkong, and J. M.
is no contractors thene stations. There
W. Olarke, a distance of 160 miles, and includes Great Britain, France, Germany, and
con- Henry (Canton), the 30 miles branch line from Can- ton to Sam Shui. The northera see of which was to be used for the con-
By a show of hands members de- Wu- tractors and labourers perform most one running between licely a the (Manila), and C. D. Penny. tion comprises 200 miles of main, line truction of the section from
the involved work is carried out by way is broken by Slang from-Wachang to. Chuchow, and the chang 10 the southern boundary of of the earthwork, but the more in- and Changsha. The northern high-cided to arrange a dinner in con- River nection with the forthcoming visit of Work which was started in northerners and 60 miles coal carrying branch ling
Hunan.
workmen from which has to be crossed by ferry boat. Retarian C. Wang, Governor of
District. War, from Chuchow, to Pingshiang. Both 1912 was retarded by the Great
By making use of the bus con- the Chinn Rotary Shanghai, section between in need of re and the 228 miles these sections are
A magazine is published monthly nections it is now possible to complete function was adopted as the altarna habilitation, particularly the northern Wuchang and Changsha was opened
and diatributed free to the staff. By the journey from Canton to Hankow tive to a dinner dance and will take The construction Rection
The 31 miles extend
to' truflc lộ 1917.
this from Lak Chong to Chuchiiw, a listo
section from Changsha south to Chu-
progress and other relevant de A through passenger tance of 252 miles
spend the train the next District Engineers informed me that night there, take a the competitive spirit developed by morning to Ping Shek where he would the this magazine has resulted in in-
in transfer to a bus
and
to the prected creased output and economy.
provincial border, transfer to another bus and proceed to llengehow, cross the river at Hengchow and spend the night there, proceed by bus the next morning to Changsha, spend the night there and continue by rail the next day to Wuchang,
The Canton-Hankow Line is
The
chow had been in the meantime com- thaeans all are kept informed of and vice-versa in 3 days 14 hours. place between February 18 and 22.
garded by the Ministry of Railways ed from the Pingshlang branch line the two most hiportant which had been opened to traffic in trunk linos in China, the other being 1005.
re-pleted to enable coal to be transport- taila connected with tho work. The take a train to Love to
the Lung-Hai Railway which ren almost due west from Haichow
modernised
Sian,
yoars ago.
Many Obstacles
avory
ກ
of the The construction
middle
portion of the line from Chuchow to
was left in a state of suspension far
Transport Of Materials
Prosperity Palnis
a con-
сод).
LATE DAVID YUI
MEMORIAL SERVICE AT
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH
The St. Paul's Church Choir, with furnished appropriate music.
Mother Of Twelve Praises
on the east coast, to Shaochow, a distance of 234 miles, the ancient capital of the em
The work involved in organising
A memorial service for the Inte Dr. capital of the pire and to-day the
nearly 13 years, and it was only in the transportation of materials ha
David Z. T. Yui, General Secretary Emeritus of the National Committee province of Shensi. The importance 1920 that the Ministry of Railways been no mean task. The divide forms to China of the former line cannot then a a newly established Department the watershed of the two main rivers,
of Young Men's Christian Associa- tions in China, who be ever estimated; ita economic value
Year's eve, is immense, and its completion will of the Chinese National Government, the Siang and the North, which flow дай south respectively.
Shanghai on Chinese Ned away in The principal products of the coun-was hold yesterday afternoon at 5.30 forge a very important link in her decided to resume the work with the nort help
appropriations from the Bel Materials transported by river must. of with the unification. Connection
and therefore, move against the stream. try traversed by the railways are at St. Paul's Church.
In the absence of the Rt. Rev. R. Pelping-Hankow Railway, which is gium Boxer Indemnity Fund
the Southern Above Lok Chong the North River cereals, eggs, wood oil and minerals. from the revenue of at present the most important trunk Section of the line.
flows through deep gorges between I passed through hundreds of square
felated, assisted by Rev. S. Kau Yan line traversing China longitudinally, About one year later, funds became will be effected by means of a train scarce and work was retarded until mountain ranges and there are only miles of rice and saw quite a lot of O. Hall, the Rev. Paul S. F. Tao of. broken paths on the steep banks. trees grown for the manufacture of Lee, Vicar of St. Mary's, Causeway ferry over the Yangtze River. This by the summer of 1932 a state of The river is very shallow in winter wood oil. In addition to rice there Bay and Rev. Wong Of Tong, Fastor river is 4.250 feet wide at its rar
was renched again, and no less than 18 rapids pecur in were sweet potatoes, peanuts, sugar of the Rhenish Mission Church. rowest point near Ilankow or about Kersations between the Ministry of a distance of 26 miles. On the north cano and wheat. Antimony and Mr. David W. K. Au, President of
there 18 four-fifths the distance between the Railways and the Sino-British Boxer side of the divide, the mountain ran- Wolfram exist and
the Chinese Y.M.C.A. and Vice-Pre- quantity of water 'derable any
University Fund Board led to an advance being gos are scattered and two Star Ferry piers.
of the St. John's sident well aro nature. Ping-Shiang coal mines made
October 1932 which enabled courses are of an inferior the Shaochow-Lok Chong acetion of
Less than one-third of the material Imown. The cont obtained near Lel-Alumni Association in Ilongkong guve the principal address which was fol- The history of the Canton-Hankow 31 miles to be completed and handel is landed in Canton and transported yang (mileage 200) is now being ex- tow by remarks by Roy, S. Kau
the Ad by rail to Lak Chong, the southern ploited on a larger scale and
Yan Lee, Railway has been one long chapter over to the Southern Section
Administration aro base. The rest I landed in Wu- Construction of postponement caused by financial ministration. and pollten! struggling. The con- A loan agreement was completed in chang and, sent by rail to Chuchow, buying this coal for their locomotives struction of a trunk line connecting July 1033 between the two negotia- the northern base. Owing to the fact and plant at a cost of slightly under Mr. Chan Tak Kwong at the Organ, Hankow, or rather Wuchang, im-ting parties mentioned above, by that the two terminal sections of $5.00 per ton. understand that mediately opposite Hankow, ότι the which the
Ministry of Railways were the railway are short of rolling stock, Lelyang coal compares quite favour-
with Kalping south bank of the Yangtze, with
The prosperity ton, whe first advocated by "Str Gan- granted the sum of £1,000,000 for work has been impeded. All material
of the Canton materials abroad and from Chuchow to Hengehow, the purchasing Donald Stephenson
seventy about $30,000,000 Chinese some
Baby's Own Tablets. currency central base, is transported by junk Hankow Line must depend to a large extent on the rehabilitation of the subsequent for labour and local material required up the Siang River.
Parents in many parts of the world schomo for a comprehensive system for the completion of the line. Those There is plenty of good limestone present terminal sections and on of railways in China, such a line has grants enabled work to be pushed on between Lok Chong and Ping Shek, suitable road and rail connections to have come to rely on Baby's Own Tablets for the treatment of their occupied a a prominent position. at a rapid paco and it is tolerably but gravel ballast has to be used at Klangsi, Kwangel and Kwelchow...
A through timing of 40 hours is children's health troubles. In the year 1988, a concession to certain that the line will be opened present in the vicinity of Hengehow.
contemplated for the through ox Ons such parent is Mrs. E. J. uct the line was granted to the to traffic this
Importance Of Hengehow
presses. A drastio increase in speed Mulligan, # Canadian mother, resid- pany. About this time the Spanish-
a good highway paralleling will be necessary before the railway ing at Kazabazua, Quebec, who speaks The Construction Section from Lok American War broke out and the
the mother of twelve childrenall American Company did nothing to Chong to Chuchow is, 252 miles in the railway from Hengehow to Chen-is in a position to handle its full quota of the Tablots in these words: "I am
length with Administrative Head-chow and continuing to Ping Shck of traffic.
living and I have given Baby's Own put the work in and until peace was
Tablets to thom all-for colds, fevers, declared in the following autumn quarters at Hengehow on the Slang Elght Chevrolet B-ton trucks are
There is no doubt that the. com-stomach and bowel troubles and A survey party headed by Mr. Wil-River. Hongchow, which is 308 miles maintained and operated by the Con- from Wongshs, is situated midway struction Administration along this
of pletion of the Railway will act as a during teothing. Tiam Barclay
Parsons was then sent between the two terminals Wuchang highway for the transportation
The fact that all Mrs. Mulligan's to China. The survey party found that the original estimated cost of and Canton. The mileage of track cement and other urgently needed great stimulant to trade along the £4,000,000, or a little over £5,000 por laid is 168 and thero is silil 94 miles materials. As motor: transportation areas aerved by it. Local products children are thriving is striking tri- and this should Tablets as a health corrective for the mile, had been under-estimated to do. Most of the earthwork,
small junks are used up the an even mauner Lei River to as far as Chenchow, accelerate the growth and prosperity young. Originated by an eminent the Tablets medical child-specialist, The Dovolopment Company, therefore res and culverts have been com Thess Junks take under most favour of the various regions tapped.
pleted. All that remains of a major
Authoritative statements have have a mild laxative action and found it necessary to secure
little is to complete threo steal, able conditions at least 20 days to
Chudlow and the Lel Ho, between, A supplementary agreement reached early in 1000 and ratified by and lengehow and five reinforced owned over 300 of those funks. the produce of all China south of the not constipation, which is a common Ample land provision has been Yangtza. I regret that I cannot sub-source of trouble, correct infantile. concrete arch bridges, between Ping the Chinese Government, Agros-
made at Stations for, fature develop neribe to these optimistic views indigestien, allay colic, break up.
check diarrhoea, expel croup, triction on assignment was embodied Shek and Ko Ting.
At one time 100,000 mem wore em- ment Hongchow. Station, and yard, Traffle will only move by rail if it and cro In this Agreement by the Viceroy played on the undertaking, but this as befits its important position half is able to bear the transportation warms, and are of immediate help who wished to impose a check on has now been reduced to B0,000 owing way between the terminal stations, costs involved. If these costs exceed during painful periods of teething. Franco-Belgian aims. French and to the slowing up necessitated by the has been dealgned Imposing linos, a certain limit, trafße will either From chorlats everywhere you can Bolglan interests had been strenuous rapid progress and the desirability This has presented no difficulty as turn to other means of transportation obtain Haby's Own Tablets.
Com China Development Com-
Dangerous Section-
?
There is
Optimistic Views
the extent of nearly 100 per cent the major. tunnels, and the minint my expensive for bulky and heavy will be enabled to be distributed in bule to the merits of Baby's Own
fication
tract.
modi nature
pf certain terms in the can bridges over the Le fle, the Mt Ho, arrive from Hengehow. At one time been made from time to time to the gently cleanse and tone up the
tho Construction Administration effect that the line will carry south one's stomach and bowels. They dis
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