15.
4-5
walking along the highway to Ping Shek carrying eggs.
I
was informed that on arrival at Ping Shek, they take the
train to Lok Chong, exchange their eggs for salt and
A large number of pine trees
return by the same route.
and bamboos exist which are capable of exploitation. South
of Ping Shek there is considerable limestone in the
vicinity of the Railway which might well be quarried with
a view to export.
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PROSPECTS OF THE CANTON– HANKO W LINE.
Appendix B
39.
The prosperity of the Canton-Hankow Line must
depend to a large extent on the rehabilitation of the
present terminal sections and on suitable road and rail
connections to Kiangsi, Kwang si and Kweichow. Mr. H. H.
Ling, the Director and Engineer-in-Chief of Construction, has just been appointed by the Ministry of Railways to
superintend the construction of a railway from Ping-Shiang to Nanking via Nanchang and Kiangshan, so that Kiang si
Province should in a few years time be linked up with Chuchow (mileage 422).
40. The length of the Canton-Hankow Line is 681 miles and a through timing of 40 hours is contemplated for the
through expresses. A drastic increase in speed will be
necessary, however, before the railway is in a position to
handle its full quota of traffic.
41.
There is no doubt that the completion of the
Railway will act as a great stimulant to trade along the
areas served by it. Local products will be enabled to be
distributed in an even manner and this should accelerate
the growth and prosperity of the various regions tapped.
42.
A plan is attached which illustrates the main
transportation routes, open or contemplated, as they will
exist at the end of 1936. The information embodied in
this plan has been obtained from various reliable sources,