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Choushuitzu to Port Arthur, 313 miles. (2) Tashihkiao to Yinkow (Newchwang), 17 miles, inclusive of the new section from Niuchiatun to Yingkow, which was opened in November, 1909. (3) Yentai to Taikang, 10 miles. (4) Suchiatun to Fushun, 344 miles, to the coal mines. (5) Moukden to Antung, 2 feet 6 inches gauge, 187 miles.

4. Imperial Railways of North China. The earliest railway system in China, British engineers, Chinese and British capital. Main line: Peking to Moukden (Ching-Feng), 522 miles. The last section, Sinminfu to Moukden, was purchased from the Japanese in 1907. Branches: (1) Peking to Tungchow, 12 miles. (2) Fengtai to Lukowkiao, 4 miles, connecting with the Peking-Hankow Railway. (3) Kowpangtze to Yingkow (Newchwang), 57 miles. A branch from Tangho to Chinwangtao, 6 miles, be- longs to and is controlled by the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company (British).

5. Peking-Kalgan Railway (Ching-Chang), 124 miles. Chinese capital and Chinese engineers. Opened to Kalgan in September, 1909.

6. Peking-Hankow Railway (Ching-Han, also known as Pe-Han or Lu-Han), 755 miles. Built by Franco-Belgian capital. Reverted to Chinese control, January 1, 1909. French and Belgian engineers still employed. Branches: (1) Liangsiang to Tuli, 12 miles, to local coal mines. (2) Liuliho to Chowkweichwang, 10 miles, to local coal mines. (3) Kaopeitien to Siling, 36 miles, light metre gauge railway to the Imperial tombs. (4) Kaoyihsien to Lincheng, 11 miles, to local coal mines.

7. Tientsin-Pukow Railway (Ching-P'u), 675 miles. Anglo-German capital (northern section 400 miles, German; southern section, 275 miles, British). Completed in 1911.

8. Shantung Railway. Constructed by Germans. Main line: Tsingtau to Tsinan, 256 miles, a single line with earthwork to accommodate double line. Branch: Changtien to Poshan, 28 miles.

9. Tsaochwang-Taierhchwang Railway, 35 miles, from coal mines near Yihsien in South Shantung to the Grand Canal.

10. Shansi Railway (Cheng-Tai). From Shihkiaochwang (next station south of Chengtingfu) on the Peking-Hankow line to Taiyuanfu, 151 miles, metre gauge. Con- cession secured by Russo-Chinese Bank in 1898; constructed by Belgian syndicate; opened 1907.

11. Kaifeng-Honanfu Railway (Pien-Lo), 140 miles. Under Belgian control; redeemable by China.

12. Taokow-Tsinghwachen Railway (Tao-Ching), 96 miles. Crosses the Peking- Hankow Railway at Sinsiang. Built by British capital and worked by the Peking Syndicate. Redeemed by China, 1905. British engineer still employed. To be

continued to Tsehchow.

13. Szechuan-Hankow Railway (Ch'uan-Han), Chengtu to Hankow, over 800 miles. Work began at Ichang in December, 1909, on the section from Ichang to Wansien. In the early part of 1913 an engineer-in-chief was appointed to each of the three sections. The surveying of the German (Hankow-Ichang) and American (Ichang- Kweichow) sections was put in hand, and it was hoped that work would begin before the middle of the current year. On the British section, extending from Wuchang southwards, the final survey has been finished as far as Changsha. Construction work begins as soon as arrangements for the purchase of the land are completed, and it is expected that junction with the north-coming Canton-Hankow line at the Hunan frontier will be made within five years.

14. Canton-Hankow Railway (Yueh-Han), 750 miles. Undertaken by three provin- cial companies for the sections in Kwangtung, Hunan and Hupei, respectively, with Chinese capital, Construction by Chinese and foreign engineers (some British) is well aivanced throughout the Kwangtung section, but through traffic only reaches from Canton to a point about 120 miles north. Work on embankments is progressing favour- ably on the Hunan section from Chuchow to Changsha. A commencement on the Hupei section was made at the end of 1912 by British engineers. Branches: (1) Canton to Samshui (San Shui), 32 miles, double to Fatshan (10 miles). (2) Chuchow to Pingsiang (Ping-Li), 65 miles, to serve the Anyuen coal mines; built in 1902 by American engineers. To be extended 12 miles further.

Japanese engineers. Work on embankment began in 1908, but has been interrupted 15. Kiangsi Railway (Nan-Hsün), Kiukiang to Nanchang, 82 miles. Chinese capital, for long periods and progress has been small.

miles, to continue to the border of Anhui to connect with the Chekiang Railway vià 18. Anhwei Railway (Wu-Kuang), Wuhu to Kwangtehchow. Intended length, 150 Huchowfu. Work began in 1908, but little progress has been made.

miles. Built by British capital and British engineers; opened to Nanking in 1998. 17. to Soochow, 54