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CONSERVANCY WORK AT NANKING

USE OF DUTCH INDEMNITY FUNDS

Nanking, April 8-With the formal conclusion of an agreement between the Chinese and Nether- lands Governments relative to the. remission of the Dutch share of the Boxer Indemnity, the Munici pal Authorities here are making ̧· preparations for the commence ment of conservancy work in the Capital which is to be financed by part of the remitted funda.

Chinhnai Ho

It is learnt that plans include the construction of canals and the dredging of the (River) which flows past the muni cipality, so as to minimize the dan gar of floods in the future.

A bridge to span the Han River and connect Hankow and Han yang is one of the schemes design- ed by Dr. Wu Ku Chen, Mayor of Hankow. This, will be submitted at the first meeting of the City Council which is now in process of formation, the members of which. will include some prominent for eigners. One year will be neces sary to complete the construction. of the bridge. Engineers are con ducting an inspection of the Yang- taze, with a view to hydro-electric development for industrial pur

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EXCAVATIONS ON CHANGFU HO NEARS COMPLETION

The Huai River Commission re ports that the excavation work of the channel of Changtu Ho is to NANKINGWUHU HIGHWAY ||rond building programme. In the be completed by the end of May. past lack of rapid means of com. As the Huai river causes great los Nanking. The Nanking-Wuhu munication prevented development to millions in the Huai river basin, Highway was recently inaugurated of trade with interior cities, and the improvement work now in pro- at Wuhu, Following the ceremony, districts which should now have angress is of considerable importance, The excavation work of the chan- the road was immediately opened opportunity of progressing.

nel of Changfu river' was started to traffic and regular bus services Development in Communications, in December last year. Having HANKOW-HANYANG BRIDGE are now, operated.

Considerable development has, completed the preliminary survay- This highway, which is ap taken place in air transport, while ing the Huai River Commission proximately 43 miles loug, is re- the extension of the wireless ser ordered the District Engineering garded as an important link in the vice has speeded up communica Office to build two huge dams at inter-provincial highway system tions. In connection with wireless the ends of Changfu Ho and to for the seven provinces of Honan, it is interesting to note that ar pump cut the waters in the chan- Hapeh, Hunan. Anhwei, Kiangsi, rangements have been made for di- nel so as to enable the work done Kiangsu and Chekiang as drafted rect wireless communication be by hand labour. This was success at last year's Highway Conference tween China and Great Britain fully carried out and three branch in Hankow. It has been under con-instead of through Paris or Berlin offices were organised to start the struction for the past six months. Ду heretofore. Equipment has excavation work. There are more been ordered and should be in than 10,000 workers employed and

up to the present, more than 1,000 operation in a few months.

000 cubic metres of earth has been Flood Relief Work.

excavated. The discharge will be Hsuchow, April 5.-Saw

The work done by the Flood Reincreased from 60 cu.m/sec. to 180 opening of regular traffic on the eastern extension of the Lung-Hai lief Commission under the able cu.m./sec. when the Lake level is Railway. This section connects guidance of Sir John Hope Simp-; at 12.5 m. Sinpu, the eastern suburb of Hai- son has earned and reosived the

Irrigation Work. chow, with Hsukow on the north-highest commendation. The expen. In the district of Lishai Ho east ern Kiangsu coast.

diture of the funds and the distri

Changtu Ho is a section of the With the completion of this ex-bution of the supplies have been of the Grand Canal, covering tension, attention will be turned to carried out with an absence of large area of fertile land, owing Haai River Commission's propos the construction of the harbour. at scandal uncommon in such under to the constant floods and droughts, ed navigation route from to W

farmers have suffered heavy losses. Ho, Tung Hai, and from San- Fsukow. Under the direction of takings.

The total area is estimated about kinngying in Kiangau to Husiynen In certain districts in China not 14,000,000 mow and assuming one in Anhwei. The agricultural pro the superintendent, Mr. Wu Hsing, and Dutch engineer contractors, under the immediate control of the fifth of the land is irrigated by the ducts of the Huai River basin and. the building of wharves and go Central Government, trade and Inner Grand Canal and a loss of merchandise from Shanghai will downs and harbour development Commerce continues subject to il-

mowlor one year of most probably use this channel, legal taxes and exactions which, drought, the total loss would then will be started soon...

as is only natural, discourage trade be 88,000,000. The excavation work and prevent that progress that of Changfu Ho, when completed, could be attained, under mora fo will supply sufficient water for the vourable conditions. Such condi- tions it is feared must persist ua- purpose of irrigation.

Navigation Facilities. Peiping, April 8-Preliminary til a united government is establi surveys have begun for the propos shed in fact as well as in name

Grand Canal, in north ed inter-provincial highway link and until the full authority of such Kiangsu, used to be the main na ing Peiping with Lanchow, provin government is recognized by those vigation route from south to north cial capital of Kangu. Construc-administering its affairs.

but the channel is so shallow at tion will be started in the near fu More effective control by the present that small steamships at ture as funds are already assured Central Government, which it is times are not able to sail between be established or Chingkiang and Husiyin. Above by au appropriation of $200,000 hoped will from the Central Government. would prevent local intectar no Huaiyin, navigation is impossible with important industrial ecter while the waterway between north prise, the untrammelled deve opern Kiangau and Anhwei is almost ment of which is most desirable in broken and salt is now transported the interests of the country. An(Continued on next Colums) example of such interference. provided by the coal mines of the Pekin Syndicate, the development of which is retarded by the illegal and prejudiced interference of io- cal authorities,

PEIPING-LANCHOW

HIGHWAY

It is learnt that the highway will be built under the direction of the China Intbrational Famine Relief Comprasion which has in past years successfully completed many similar projects. The highway is sxpected to be opened to traffic in six months, men

... ..

Building of Highway. Speaking on this 'subject recently the Commercial Counsellor to the British

to Legation, said the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce. One of the most important deve lopments in China during the last two or three years and one which is likely to have great effect on the political and commercial future of the country is the building of high ways connecting the larger cities

Progress Still slow.

In considering the trade and a dustry of China it must be remem- bered that we are dealing with a country which in area is pract' 'al· ly a continent, with an enorm s population but with an extremely small per capita wealth. Conse quently, material development s proceeding slowly in ratio to are and population but not so in rati In every province considerable atto per capita wealth such mate- tention has been given to highway rial development though it loom construction with the result that in large in a smaller country is sØST- China to-day there are several cely discernible to those who live į thousand miles of motor roads in the ports. where a few years ago there were Similarly if one considers the en. none. The roads are not all good ormous area to be controlled ind but they are nevertheless sufficient the small proportion of the popu ly practicable to provide rapid lation that can lay claim to any or culture, it will be transport. Omnibus and lorry ser- education vices have been started and their realized that considerable progress successful operation should give has been made, and is being made stimulus to the extension of the in the governing of the county.

RAIL CONSTRUCTION

IN CHINA

Three Years Achieve-

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CHINESE ENGINEERS IN CONFERENCE

IMPORTANCE OF MINING INDUSTRY

Hangchow, April 8-The third annual meeting of the China Socie- Nanking, April 10-Despite the financial-difficuities of the Govern-ty of Metallurgical Engineering ment during recent years, it has, was opened here yesterday. More been able to complete 340 kilome than 60 members attended, includ- trea of railway between 1929, án]

1832 while 410 kilometres are ating Dr. Weng Wen Hao, the noted present under construction. The geologist.

The Ellowing

of rail'i At the general session in the rays were completed during the afternoon, addresses were delivered past four year

by Meara, Chen Pu Lei, Provin National railways Lingpao- cial Commissioner of Education Tungkwan (Laing-Hai Railway) 7 for Chekiang, and Yen Chuang, kilometres; Tungkwan Hwayin Director of the Department of: La-

The General Electric Co. (of China), Ltd. Cung Hai Hailway) 24 kilometres; bour of Use Ministry of Industry

AERIAL SURVEY OF THE UPPER YANGTSZE

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CHINA TO MAKE TELE- GRAPHY INSTRUMENTS plant for the mar Pblished by LAN SEMU The Commission has obtained nications at Shar the loan of an airplane and pilot larged to includs Nanking, April. 4-Prepartions as well as the photographic appara- of telephone apparatus have been completed for aerial sur-tus and scientific instruments remonts, in view of the veye of the apper reaches of the quired for the survey, which is in auch apparatus 875 Yangtze River under the auspices tended as a preliminary to opera- abroad at exceedingly

of the Yangleze River. Conservancy tions for straightening and adjust owing to the unfa

exchange Commiselon. Telegrams have been ing the course of the River.

Shiuchow-Lokchong (Canton-Han The speakera dwelt at length on" kow Railway) 50 kilometres;

the importance of mining, its de- Provincial railways: Biaoshan- velopment, and its relation to the Lanchi (Hangchow Kiangahan Rail present national crisis. way) 200 kilometres.

The meeting continued to-day when technical papers were read Total 340 kilometres. The following sections are under and transactions of the Society dis- cussed. Sight-seeing tours will construction:

to wind up the programme National railways: Lokchong-Ta morrow. tartaliman (Canton-Hankow Hailway) kilometres Hwayin-Weinan

Hai Railway) 4 kilometres; Yushan (Hangchow-Kiangshan rail-

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Private railways: Wubu-Sunkia- pu(Wahu-Chapoo Bailway) 81

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Changfu Ho is also a section of the proposed food channel both to the sea and to the Yangtze, Large quantities of water could be run off into this channel and the din- ger of flooding would be consider. ably leasened

In short, the excavation work serves the purposes of irrigation navigation and flood control and when completed, the commission, it is understood, will carry out the following works schemes, for the next two years: Construction of a sluice dam at Chiangpa, excava tion of leading channels above and below Chiangpa sluice, a lock at Shaopai and a lock in the vicinity of Huaiyin

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