800 BRIDGES.
TOKYO'S RECONSTRUCTION
SCHEME.
regard to the route, and the stations...” around Waseda. The Isacond. Hue' also calls for much
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Subway for 41 Miles.
dealt work in building the Shibuya Station and constructing the subway around the Miyamaku- zaka and Akasaka-mitauke, taxing The Tokyo Municipal officials the best ability of the engineers: are following their motto of The officials will decide which "transportation first" in the re-lines to begin first as soon as the construction work, anys the Osaka bill is passed. Mainichi, I was an appropriate act, in spite of various criticisms, that the city officials endeavoured The cost of construction of the to furnish the citizens with means subway, which will extend for of transportation
miles, immediatuly 41
will amount to after the Great Earthquake and Y187,000,000.It is extimat started to operate the bus, in that the cost per foot will be addition to the electric ears about Y600. The City will issue Now comes the announcement bonds for Y240,000,000, part of that the 600 or more bridges which is to be used for subway which were, partially or totally construction. The work will take destroyed by the Quake-Fire are 13 years before it is completed.. to be stored by the city in con- When the whole work is com junction with the Board of Rapleted, the residents of the construction. In addition, 200 capital will be able to reach the new bridges will be built.
centre of the city walking less thu obe mile from any place within the city limits. The tram connections will facilitate the commuters to reach almost any place in the city in much better time than before.
Transportation System. In the wake of the announce ment comes the news of greater importance in the improvement of the transportation system of the city. The Subway scheme, which took five years to plan and three years" to
the get through xcrutinizing considerations of various officials, is now coming Into the practical stage. The final draft <if the plan was brought up in the Aldermen's mecting un December 2.
The new plan is the result of careful consideration of the traffic condition of the Capital City, Two plans were proposed original- ly. One was the V shaped lines and the other U shaped.
Reconstruction of Bridges. Up to December 1, 26 months after the great earthquake, 11 bridges in Tokyo were restored by the Reconstruction Bureau, and nine bridges by Tokyo City.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
US ALIENS.
-150,000 NEW CITIZENS.
A total of 152,467 allens were admitted to "United States citizen ship in the fiscal year ended Juni 30 last, the Naturalization Burcat of the Labour Department made known in its annual report issued recently
regime:
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8,
Naturalizations ranged from these through 24 other countries down to Montenegro, a now de funct political entity, whose "men without a country" contributed 28 new American citizens, or 02 per cent of the total.
Far more men became natura- lized during the year than wo- men, the respective numbers being 133,881 and 18,576..
Among, recommendations of the At the same time, 277,218 alleme filed declarations of intention to Bureau for legislation were that While the he fos for declaration of intan- become naturalized. number of aliens naturalized wation be raised to $5 and for peti- an increase 1,947 over naturalizaion for naturalizationé to $10, and that the provision of the ions in the preceding year the declarations of intention fell of aw prohibiting the making of a 147,122 to the smallest number leclaration of Intention' within 30
No explanation war.
lays preceding an ofection be re- since 1916,
pealed. advanced for the slump.
"In some jurisdictions, because Of the total number of aliens of frequent elections," the Bureau: naturalized, Poland led with mid, it is practically impossible 27,134, or 17.8 per cent, with Italfor, the alien to declare his inten a close second, with 26,137 or 17.14ion at any time. In 1923, there per cent. The British Empire fol-were seven months in the year in lowed with 23,815, or 15.62 per which it was unlawful to do so." cent, with Russia in fourth place, The Bureau just failed of belug 10.29 per cent. self-supporting during the year, with 15,602, or These four nations contributed expending in the administration of more than 60 per cent. of all natur-he naturalization: Inw $786,852.- alized Allens. Oddly enough; 11, while taking in fees, $743,836.- 34, n deficit of $43.016.57. Last
317,996.87.
ear the Bureny made a profit of
they are, with the exception of Great Britain, the countries whiel have the smallest quota laws un der the restrictive Immigration.
the the
LATIN MONETARY UNION.
BELGIUM NOTIFIES HER INTENTION TO WITHDRAW.
London, Jan. 7. Belgium has given a year's notice of her intended withdrawal from nembership in the Latin monetary The city plans to rebuild altogether 250 bridges and hasers are France, Italy and Switzer
anlon, of which the other mem- appropriated Y5,000,000 for the land. This action is the sequel to work for the next year, and is anxious to complete them as soon as possible.
Sannohashi, Y240,000.
These 11 bridges' connect the trunk highways of the Capital, the total cost of which amounted The city is at present restoring to Y3,500,000, the Kanda bridge 15 bridges at an estimated cost costing the largest, Y500,000. of ¥1,800,000, including There are 34 bridges now being Takahashi, Y260,000 and restored and are expected to be completed next year at a total The first of the lines to be cost of about 10,000,000, with the started will be either Ikebukuro-Eitai bridge, alone costing about Susaki line through the centre of Y2,000,000. the city or the Shibuya and Sugamo line also running through the contre of the city. Bosides these lines, Meguro-Minami Senju line, and Taunohazu-Otsuka linė arn being,contemplated,
The first line includes the dif- ficult work of sinking a re-enforced concrete tube in the Sumida River, the work costing Y2,000 per foot and also the settlement of some entangled questions In
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There are 100 more bridges, besines those aforementioned, to be restored, preparations for All these bridges are what is which are now under way, and the termed as the reconstruction work will be started next year. style, of earthquake, and fire The Reconstruction Burenu proof.. When the rebuilding of estimates to spend altogether, there bridges is finished, there vi0,000,000 for these 154 bridges. will be about 800 bridges which The nine bridges restored by is, 150 more than the pre-quake Tokyo City have cost the city days, and the authorities expect about Y1,100,000. The Shimbashi them to provide better transporta. ent the largest with Y240,000. | tion facilities.
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