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tide. It is interesting to compare these widtha with
those of the Panada and Suez Canals. The width of the
Panama Canal through the 8 mile long Culebra Cut is
300 feet. The bottom width of the gues Ganal for nearly
a hundred miles of its len th la only from 108 to 118
feet with 23 passing places where the width is 148 feat.
CAFLFUL STUDY LEANS MADE
A careful study had been made of the existing
and proposed system of trausportation which center on
Canton. The distance from Champou to Kowloon by railroad
18 9 alles, while the distance by water is 87 miles.
This is one of the exceptional cases in the world where
the water route 18 shorter than that by railroad. It
le Göl miles to Rankos. It is expected that the Canton-
Nanking Railroad will be placed in operation about the
middle of next Bovecber. As you know, Ewaltun, Province
already has an extensive system of highways, which is
rapidly shaping itself into a comprehensive system.
December 1954, it is reported in the China Year Book,
the total lenth of roads then open to traffic was
11,244 kilometers, with 144 under construction, and
6,199 further kilometers projected. The total length
of inland water ways now being used for water trans-
portation, acording to Maritime Custoa last annual
report totals 321 alles, and extends to the north,
south-east and south-west. Three air routes were reported
in operation, - to shanghai, Banning and anal.
These systems have be given careful study
in
with special reference to their potential effect on the
development of hampoa in sizes.
Three projects have
developed from such study. he is for a 750,000 picul
erain elevator with incidental rice hulling mill,
fumigating plant, weighing and handling facilities for
caring