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short distance to the West of Shameen. A sea-wall

is to be built along the entire frontage so as to en-

able steamers to come alongside and load and discharge

cargo imediately in front of the station. By this

plan large sayings should be effected in lighterage

and similar expenses.

(b)

Canton-Samshui Line. The Canton-Samshul

branch line, which has been in complete working order

for barely six months now earns an average of be-

tween two and three thousand dollars a day, while

the working expenses amount to no more than twenty

per cent of the receipts. Only passengers are car-

ried, the goods traffic having so far not been in-

augurated; but the Chinese Officials, with character-

istic foresight, have already established two likin

stations on the line in anticipation thereof. One of

these stations is at Shek-wal-tong (the Canton ter-

minus), and the other at Sainam, not far from Sams -

hul.

It is stated that the line is to be pushed on

from Samshui to Shiu-hing as soon as possible, and

eventually on to Wuchow, but no actual steps have

been