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CHINA COMMAND INTELLIGENCE DIARY.
December 1915 2nd Instalment.
356
EXTRACTS FROM NEWSPAPERS.
(a)
(b)
Canton 18/12/15.
General Lung proposes to build a fort on Dog Head
Hill near the five storeyed Pagoda, Canton, also one at
Tai Sha Tau and Chai Pao Station on the Kowloon-Canton
Railway.
"Hongkong Daily Press" dated 23/12/15.
"Railways in China.
"It is reported by the Ministry of Communications
"that in the next year the following five railways will
"probably be constructed:-
"1.
*2.
Chang Sui Railway (from Kalgan to Suiyuanchen) 317 miles.
Chang Ku Railway (from Kalgan to Urga) 800
mileg.
Lan I Railway (from Langhow to Ili) 2500
(c)
miles.
"3.
M4.
#5.
Sining Railway (from Sianfu to Nanning) 600
miles.
Si Lan Railway (from Sianfu to Lanchow) 500
miles.
"The total length of the proposed railways amounts to
4017 miles",
The "Manila Times" of the 13th December states
that the General Staff has just made public its plans
for a mobile army in the Philippines, increasing the
number of troops there by more than 100%.
The future strength of the Philippine establishment
will consist of an American force made up of a full
division of Infantry, two regiments of Cavalry and one
regiment of heavy Field Artillery.
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