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MAIL NEWS FROM CHINA

SHANGHAI-PEIPING

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'BLUE EXPRESS 7-

RAIL SERVICE TO BE RESUMED IN JANUARY

AN AGRICULTURAL COUNTRY

LUNG-HAI-SINPU RAILWAY

OVER 300,000,000 FARMERS IN CHINA

Nanking, China.

November

WORK ON LAYING OF TRACK COMMENCED

! Hauchow,

November 21.-Com-

in

21.-That

Teinan, November 26.- Shang- bai to Peiping in 30 hours" is the

still casentially anstruction of the rand-bed for the Now Year goal of the Tientsin, agricultural country is borne outcastern extension of the Lung-Hai Fakow Railway Administration, by statistics compiled by the Railway from Sinpu (Hnichow) to on the Kiangsu const, according to Mesars. China Teung Ministry of Industry, which reveal Hsukow, Yunn and La To Ting, mombers of that 70 per cent, of the country's | having been completel, the laying the Administrative Committed of population of over four hundred of the track he commenced, with the arrival of a large shipment of the Railway, who passed through million are farmers, here yesterday on their way back

rails. to Pukow after an inspection of the Line.

Among the provinces, Anhwai, Hona, Hunan "and Szechuan lead In view of the shallow harbour with the highest percentage, the at Sinpu, ships of comparatively The Blue Express" passenger population in each being composed deep draught are unable to enter. In The Ministry of Railways has service, which was & special fea-of over 90 per cent farmers. ture of the Tiontain Pukow Line in Kiangau and Chekisng the farin- therefore planned to build a har- former years, is expected to be reing population is 75 per cent.. bour to Tsukow opposite Siling-tao stored by January next. For this while in the provinces less devoted | (island) and extend the railway to purpose, eight now locomotives and to agriculture, more than to perthat point-Kus Min. 20 passenger canches have been cent aro still engaged in farm- ordered fron England.

ing. Kuo Min.

Measures of Reform..

Dwelling upon measures of re- form for the Line, the two officialn announced that, commencing November 1, the Administration will taka over direct control of the distribution of freight wagons, from ' the respective station masters. The present system has been the cause of much corruption and incficiency in the operation of the Railway,

they stated.

Financial conditions along the Lino are also improving. Although deficits were incurred during the months of Uuly and August, the revenue should have a substantiáj increas for September. Monthly receipts now average of 81,200,000.

TO PROMOTE DOMESTIC

INDUSTRIES

PEOPLE URGED TO USE

NATIVE PRODUCTS

Nanking, November 21.--The Exe- cutive Yuan in a circular order yesterday urges the people to use native products as far as possible in order to promote domestic indus. tries. It also prohibits the wear ing of fantastio clothing detri montal to public morals-Kuo Min.

RECONSTRUCTION OF KIANGSU

SURTAX FOR DREDGING PURPOSES

Chinking. November

20-In

NEW GERMAN CONSUL AT

CANTON

IMPRESSED BY CANTON'S

PROGRESS.

Canton: Dr. Graf Strachwitz, now German Vice-Consud, has ar rived in Canton to take the place of Dr. Voa Kamp who is on fur lough in Germany. Dr. Strachwite has been stationed at the Peiping Logation for over a year, and left there two weeks ago.

KEEPING RAILWAY IN GOOD REPAIR

DIRECTOR LI SIN KAN ORDERS INSTALLATION

OF TELEPHONES

Caion. Nov, 20.-In accordance with his plans for the gradual and general improvement to the rail. ways under his control. Mr. Li Sin kan, managing-director of the Chin ton-Shiuchow and Canton-Samshui sections of the Canton-Hankow Railway, has issued orders for all railway stations of these two lines to be thoroughly renovated and kept in absolutely good repair, Al terations will be effected where no

cessary.

The new Consul has studied at the Universities of Breslau, Munich and Freiburg. He told a repre sentative of the Daily Sun that ho is surprised to see Canton such a progressive city, and that although this is his first visit to Canton, he is convinced that it is a very pro- gressive metropolis of South China. The wide maloos, be says, compare favourably with those of the foreign settlements of Shanghai, and yet vice. He has already placed an Canton is a Chinese city with the order for the instruments, which as they municipal administration entirely will be installed as soon in Chinese hande

The new Consul, a young man of 38 years, has been in the service of his country for over eight years. During his stay here he will endea- vour to make an intensive study of conditions in South China,

TO BLAST ROCKS IN YANG- TSZE GORGES

Shanghai, Nov. 30-Major blast- ing operations among the Kung, Ling Tan rocks, in the gorges of the Yangteze, 30 miles above Ichang, are now within measurable distance of accomplishment with the depar order to raise funds for dredging rure of Mr. Dixon, a mining an oporations in the 25 districts of

gineer, on an inspection trip to the Northorn. Kiangsu, the Kiavgsu.

upper Yangtazo River. Provincial Government will be

Mr. Dixon is retained by the petitioned to authorizo. the lory of a farm surtax of five cents per mow Government to recommend as to the for a period of three years.

foasibility of removing rocks in This decision was reached at the sixth the gorges Shipping circles are session of the Kiangsu Provincial grently interested by this tremen- Reconstruction Conference yester dous project to improve navigation.

day, which was attended by 60 dele-

gates

another resolution adopted at the It was also decided to request the Conference. As cases have occurred Huni River Conservancy Board to in which the local authorities expedite its programme of making diverted these funds to other clian- an outlet to the sen for the Huai nets, constant auditing is to be en- River. Regulations governing the forced to guard against misuse of recruiting of labourers for the dredging of creeks and waterways, ne drafted and revised by the sub. committees, were passed.

Road Building.

public funds.

Reception Givan to Delegates.

'A' reception was given by General Ku Chu Tung, Chairman of the Kingsu Provincial Government,

To assist in rond-building in the cities, landlords of houses on either to the delegates, on

to Fiday

Русц

side of a road are to be asked to ing. Dwelling on the urgency of contribute toward the necessary carrying out the various recon expenses in view of the benefia atruction schemes for the province, which will be derived by the pro-General Ku urged co-operation be tween the district, magistrates and perty-owners,

Strict supervision of local recon-directors of local reconstruction aernation fund. by special officials bureaux so that the

ation ta

of the Provincial Department of convert Kiangsu into a model bro- Reconstruction is called for by vince may soon he realized. -Euo (Continued at foot of next Column) Min.

Managing Director Li has also decided to install telephongs in all stations which are at present not equipped with this important ser

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