1936-02-05 — Page 17

CANTON-HANKOW LINE

COMPLETION IN JULY THIS YEAR OF IMPORTANT SOUTH CHINA ARTERY

THE

HONGKONG

ADDRESS BY CAPT. R. D. WALKER successful. Trains are

The last section of the Canton-Hankow railway will almost certainly be finished by July this year, according to Capt. R. D. Walker, Manager of the Kowloon Canton Railway, who yesterday addressed the Hongkong Rotary Club on this subject.

When 04 more miles of track are Inid, there will be completed a steel route which will carry traffic between the two cities in 40 hours. The cost of this 681 miles la estimated at $175,000,000 but the result will be the formation of the second most important traffic artery in China.

The President of the Club, Professor L. Forster, was in the chair, and in responce to his request the members stond u minate in silence in. tribule to the memory of King George V.

sald:--The ly engaged for years in an endeavour Professor Forsier

club have been to secure the construction rights of suspended for the past fortnight on this line. When they found out that

they had

been checkmated by the a mark of respect to our late King.

I do not propose to attempt to add American group, they decided

1

our

TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,

FEBRUARY 5, 1936.

of

will in

of intended to hours the future operativa transport of value.fr/shables,

my

uf completing all engineering works the city lies on the other side of the or cease to move. Water-borne ratos It river. The station bullding, which are very much less than rail-berne at approximately the same time.

At one time 100,000 men were em- rates, so that water transportation is anticipated that the whole line will be completed in July, 1938, and that is a reinforced concrete structure of from Chuchow to Hankow and from after completion Construction trains two stories, a basement and a roof Hanków to Shanghal must always ro will continue to run for a few months garden, in 168 feet in length by 67 main a powerful compatitor to the in the dual capacity of servicing both feet in width. There are 16 statt Railway. The latter

the

bo opinion uned mainly for the operations. Bungalows at present occupied by

the engineering and traffic This is the method which has been senior construction staff which are transport

goods requiring those which adopted throughout the whole construction and it has proyed highly stay. These bungalows have been maximum expedition,

hot booked Inid out in "model village" plan and command a reasonable price in re but run at times to suit the work. have modern sanitation, Fire-places lationship to freight charges, those room. The which are destined for shipment to Tho 32-milo

Lok ure provided in cach section between

of long- was whole

is it with electric light| Manila and places west Chong and Ping Shek, which opened to this sort of operation in from plant owned by the Rallway, kong, these which may be distributed September last year, la now earning The high typo platform in 100 metres from either Canton or Hongkong, amil about $500 per day.

long and there are to be Locomotive the transport of goods of all classes south of Hengehow.. Con- The whole of the construction work and Carrlago sheds and the neces-from

modities not embraced in the above workshops, has been performed by an all-Chinesosary

a far cheaper A nursery for trees is maintained clansification have Staff and they are particularly proud of this. I must say that they have near Hengshow. There will be half water-horne route via the Tung Ting every reason to bo pleased, as the a million trees in this nursery at the Lake and the Yangtze available for work is particularly well organised end of the year and three quarters their movement. Hengehow, which is of a million at the end of next. midway between Canton and Hng- and executed.

From this nuzaery trees are being how, may be considered the economic obtained to plant along the railway divide from which most goods will

north

or mouth. Bulk at the rate of approximately 6,000 flow either per mlle. Trees are also being commodities Ruch an coal, however, planted which it ta hoped will be should move south over the line pro- of vided the ton-mila rate is sufflelently available for the production

attractive. sleepers in 20 years,

whole

Trade Stimulation

Narrow Flood Margin The section from Lok Chong to Chenchow over the Provincial divida is the most difficult of the

and the system, Involving a dues heavy and

British Orders rock cutting, tunnelling,

by construction of hight Bridges

There appears to be no doubt that The rolling stock ordered in London large retaining walls. The original to location of this section as planned

old for the completion of the the

Canton- Inrge quantities of wood oil, cereals, ing Yoch Han Railway called for

based on comotives, 160 Covered Wagons, 176 rail as soon as the railway is cam- and mineral Company

xtudies of Messre

various

to the American Engineers of Hankow Railway, comprisca 28. Lo-i fruit and eggs will move touch by

to that which has been ao transfer their sphere of activiting funnels. The new locationLee] High-Ride Wagons, 90 Flat Wagons pleted, whilst

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ta public duty and service, In that respect Rotary could not have finer example before it. King

honour

Those present then stood in silence for a minute.

Capt. Walker who illustrated his

Now

York and to secure a Interest in the Development

language

their

movement

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Belgian Control

WIR

the

metals.

soon as the

Lung sido along the east bank of the er, which runs through the Sinnel commodities as salt, sugar, flour,

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Becom

eloquently expressed by others. I am

the splenic by equiring shares. In the especially thinking of tribute which was rendered by

places Lines of quantities an Stanley Baldwin, who spoke from the of the Shanghal correspondent of Engineers Construotto both District of 40 tons capacity, and by Carriages, ores will be transported in incrensing

of The Times, they

of importance fulness of his personal knowledge

which he was method of attack from "the frontal 24 miles of the line on the Kwang- compete against the railway are in mines are exploited, Conversely such the Tung ails, manufactured and piece goods,. King George and from

upper course of the North Illver. River able to say in all sinerrily how deep political to the flanking

This has reduced the member of tun- Ting Lake and joins the Yangtze and machinery should be transport-

Wued by the return haul. ly the King's life had been devoted financial."

an in- nels to 14 at the expense of

River between Hanyang and

River:

Passenger traffic between all points in protective work

Joins the West River at Sam-

upper Yangize George

In 1902 the extension from Canton crease

coreenery from Lok Cheng to Fing Shekhang; secondly, the North

Hongkong (1 Arcond

distance of 32 miles) where the shai; and thirdly, the metailed high in the North, the by Aurvey

in ex-ways which run from Ping Shek to valley, and Canton and in his own life gave full expression to Sanshut vin Fatehan wa

the main river passes through gorges

the east side of the Siang River at will be stimulated considerably by to the best idvals for which Rotary need and a

Fonte via round-about stands and it is therefore expecially American engineers over

The line runs through good quality Hengehow and from the west side of the completion of the line, as pre- his line was put in hand. The Canton tremely beautiful.

vinenly fitting that we should

Samshui ine

completed and

lark coloured lime-stone and tren-Sang River at Hengehow to Cha Shanghai had to be taken. The lin

beautiful to attract memory,

section, sh,

suitable opened to traffic in September 14.

During this year the Belgians cherous shale in the gorge

and

there may fear that

he con The Slang River, although shallow is aufficiently siderable dislocation to traffic in in winter (last depth of navigable tourists, provided con-

of higher class pas gun to show their hands. Chinn re- talk with a map, anid: Mr. President used to recognise the Belging times of heavy rainfall due to the channel in the Lake area is 4.6"), modation is provided at stop-nvors..

trol of the Company and largely gentlegen.--Immediately after my re-

level these months and transhipment takes senger träffle must depend to a great und Lurn from a tour of inspection of through the efforts of Mr. J. Per certainty of silps in the shale banks allows the passage of junks during The carrying

the Amerienne

to river extent on speed, so that the 40 hours surcred

been placed D feet

from there junks allove place

overall timing between Canton and river flood level steners and vice-vers at Hankow. now at present contemplated can the Canton-ilankaw Railway made pont Morgan,

maximum known

sleem: two months ago, I was asked by Pro-ed in regaining control.

During the summer, river

tisfaction. fessor Forster to give a Rotary talk activity followed which brought an

there and on years to come the line may be tugs and lighters, which ordinarily This timing will no doubt be reduced not at ali sure why he wished me to people who demanded cancellation at rive this talk, but the mystery was the toes hurutiations with the Cam damaged considerably by inundation, carry on the trade between Hankow progressively in the course of a few when the line from Hankow to Pei- sehen 1 received a letterment after negotiations with the Cam; ¦ necessitating very henvy repair work. and Changsha, are able to procved na sears to less than 24 hours, Ru

It may be dreided to en

enneel the contract

rehabilitated, has far south as Hengshow. explained

The location over the divide

Kulisfactory maximum The North liver is shallow in pig is from him stating that he proposed to visit Hankow with 30 or 40 others by paying the American group 36-

750,000 guld. This sum included enabled"

to Peiping 2 days. Then next Easter. Naturally he wanted

$3,750,000 for the list of valuable man ir 1 in 100 without curvy com- winter. Navigation of small Junks possible to travel by rail from long-

to the blained. This is always dificult. Above Lok

again the through route to Calais vin Siberia, Moscow, Warsaw first-hand information.

and Berlia the

of realms An after-lunch talk an an uncom- rights and $3,000,000 for work done occurs for a length of 14 miles on there are many rapids,

The redemption of the contract was

both sides of the summit which rises

is not beyond" rendered possible by a loan of to a height of about 1,181 feet above

possibility, as the first 150 miles step the 100,000 from the Hongkong Govern-|

loanea level,

towards changing to standard ment known as the Wachang

50 gauge of the North Manchuria which was granted in 1990. 1hr

and the Russian systems which ex- It was the intention, after

tend from Hsinking to Minsk has al- ready been taken. be minde to American-China ment

had been

A period of hastings. The formation

on that Railway. At the time I was outery of protest from the Chinese This is rather a small safety inarats can proceed to Changsha and not be regarded with

pleted Railway always presents Cer tain diflculties. The rules of brevity demand ruthless prunning. One does not know what to leave out and what to include, so that if this talk appears disjointed, trust you will bear will

An attempt will

- me.

trace the history of the line and to! present certain features of the con struction and its possibilities.

The

Unification Factor

.

and runs almost due north through BUKA

the provinces of Kwanglung, Hanat and Hupeh. It

consists

of, three arction

jiny

1.ong Delays

Construction work from Wuchang sections, each under a separate Ad-south had also been put in hand, ministration. The southern tion 1011 the "lukwang Railway Loan with negotiated extends from Wangsha to Lok Chong,

n distance of 169 miles, and lucludes Agreement"

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Canton to Hankow The highways are reasonably good

of one Efficient Organisation

with the exception

Atretch which starts at Ping Shek and runs Com. The Construction Administration for six miles to Sino Tong on the border. The to retire with

at Hengehow Kwangtung-Hunan headquarters pany

Thanks Expressed from the field, to construct the rail-mileage 938) is under the charge of rond procreda northwards for about Government undertaking. Director and Engineer-in-Chief who 134 lies to lengchow East. There WAY AR a

the The merchants of Canton were is assisted by an Assistant Engineer is only one private car on the rund

Retarian Professor R. Robertson,

the speaker. posed to this, however, und n joint in-Chief, a General Secretary and a belonging to Mr. H. H. Ling,

Engineer-in-Chief of called upon to thank stock company was formed known as Chief Accountant. Transport offices Director and

Wu Construction, The highways are said the address had been sa compre Company are established in Canton and the Yuch-Han Railway Raliway Canton-Hankow

depots are stone macadamed and are built and hensive that they had all learned which is still in course of construction This company completed in 1916 the chang and three store

by of this vital line of communication Lunes also are run ments. The and in estimated to cont $176,000,000 138 miles section from Canton north maintained at Lok Chong, Hungchow maintained by, the Proviticial Govern suntething more about the importance

and Chuchow.

for South Chinn. It must be Chinese currency, is 681 miles long to Shaochow,

The undertaking is divided into G Government, and passengers have to main districts, each with a District pay the high rate of 5 cents per mile source of pride to Chinese that their

section. Engineer and three to four Section Passengers are all of one class, and countrymen had entirely planned and Engineers. Fach District is provided the buses stop at various stations executed this central

Among the visitors welcomed were with Doctor and a Police Officer situated at villages along the route.

C. W. MacGowan, with armed forces.

They

run to a time schedule and do Messrs.

J.

and J. F. 'except at Kendall

J. M. and The work is carried out on the De-nat pick up passengers

is no

Grose all cun- contractors theso stations. There

W. Clarke, the miles branch line from Can Great Britain, France, Germany, a purtmental system with

con. piece-wurk rutes. Local

nection between this highway and the Henry (Canton), R.

"By. A show of hands members de- ton to Sam Shal. The northern BCC-of which was to be used for the contractors and labourers perform most one running between Hengehow West (Manila), and C. D. Penny,,

high-

in sott tion comprises

miles 260 of main line struction of the section from from Wuchang to

chow, nl the str to the southern boundary of of the earthwork, but the more inant Changshm. The northern

chang

out by way is broken by the Siang River cided to arrange a dinner

from which has to be crossed by ferry bont, nection with the forthcoming visit of Retarian C. T. Wang, Governor of 68. ntiles coal carrying branch line ffuman. Work which was started involved work is carried from Chuchow, to Pingshlang Both 1912 was retarded by the Creat-War.

making use of the bus the China-Rotary District. The these sections are in need of re- and the 298 miles section between Sham habiliation, particularly the northern Wushane and Changsha was opened magazine is published monthly noctions it is now possible to complete function was adopted as the alterna ha wases and distributed free to the staff. By the journey from Canton to Hankowi ke a dinner dance and will take The

section construction

3 days 14 vice-veran in 3 to traffic in 1917.

this means all are kept informed of and

place between February 18 and 22. from Lok Chong to Chuchow, a dis-seet from

A through passenger would have Changsha south to Chu- section of 252 milea,

the progress and other relevant de chow had been in the meantime com- The Canton-Hankuw Line is pleted to enable coal to be transport-tails connected with the work. The take a train to Lok Chong, spend the garded by the Ministry of Railways from the Pingshisng branch line District Engineers informed me that night there, take a train the next as one of the two most important which had been opened to traffic in the competitive spirit developed by morning to Ping Shek where he would this magazine has resulted In in- transfer to a bus and proceed to the trunk lines in Chinn, the nther being 1905.

creased output and economy.

provincial border, transfer to another the Lung-Hal Railway which rune

hus and proceed to Hengehow, cross The construction of the müldle almost due west from

Transport Of Materials

the river at Hengehow and spend the night there, proceed by bus the next modernised port on the east coast, to portion of the line from Chuchow to

The work involved in organising morning to Changsha,

spend the Sian, the ancient capital of the em- Shaochow, a distance of 284 miles, pire and today the capital of the was left in a state of province of Shensi. The importance nearly 18 years, and it was only in the transportation of materials has night there and continue by rail the

1029 that the Ministry of Railways, been no mean task. The divide forms next day to Wuchang. to China of the former line cannot then a newly established Department the watershed of the two main rivers, be over estimated; its economic value

and Houth Immense, and its completion will of the Chinese National Government, the Sinng and the North, which flow respectively.

The principal products of the coun- from the Bei Materials transported by river must, forge a very important link in her decided to resume the work with the north unification. Connection

Fund

and therefore, move against the stream. try traversed by the railways Peiping-lankow Railway, which

the revenue

nur of the Southern Above Lak Chong the North River cereals, cgga, wood ail and minerals.

1.15 .m. between I passed through hundreds of square at present the most important

Section of the line.

flows through deep gorges Bnd traversing Chins longitudi

Aboul one year later, funds became mountain ranges and there are only miles of rice-nnd saw quite a lot of will be effected by means of a train

on the steep banka. trees grown for the manufacture of ferry over the Yangtze River. This scarce and work was retarded until broken patha river is 4,250 feet wide at its nar by the suminer of 1032 a state of The river is very shallow in winter wood oil. In addition to rice there renched again, and no less than 18 rapids occur in were sweet potatoes, peanuts, sugar and wheat. Antimony and rowest point near Hankow or about potion between the Ministry of a distance of 25, miles. On the north canc

д сол- four-fifths the distance between the Railways and the Sino-British Boxer side of the divide, the mountain ran- Wolfram exist and there is

coal. The of quantity scattered and any two Star Ferry piers.

water siderable Fund Board led to an advance being ges are

minek

weil -ATC made in October 1992 which enabled courses are of an inferior nature, Ping-Shiang coal

Less than one-third of the material known. The coal obtained near Lei- the Shauchow-Lok Chong section at The history of the Canton-Hankow 31 miles to be completed and handed is landed in Canton and transported yang (milenge 290) is now being ex- Railway has been one long chapter over to the Southern Section Ad-by rail to Lok Chong, the southern ploited or a larger scale and the Administration are In Wu- Construction of postponement caused by financial ministration.

base. The rest is landed

their locomotives and political struggling. The con-

A loan agreement was completed in chang and sent by rail to Chuchow, buying this coal struction of a trunk line connecting July 1933 between the two negotin the northern base. Owing to the fact and plant at a cost of slightly under Hankow, or rather Wuchang, im-ting parties mentioned above, by that the two terminal sections of $6.00 per ton. I understand mediately opposite

outh bank of the yankow, on

the which the Ministry of Rallways were the railway are short of rolling stock, Leiyang coal compares quite favour- with Can-ra

for work has been impeded. All material

Kaiping, ably with

Mother Of Twelve Praises The prosperity of the Canton- ton, was first advocated by Sir Mae-anted the sum of £1,660,000

purchasing materials abroad and from Chuchow to Hengchow, the

Baby's Own Tablets. Donald Stephenson

seventy about $30,000,000 Chinese currency central base, is

of the subsequent for labour and local material required up the Siang ported by junk Hankow Line must depend to a large]

extent on the rehabilitation

Parents in many parts of the world scheme for a comprehensive system for the completion of the line. These There is plenty of good limestone present terminal sections, and

Tablets for the treatment of their of railways in China, such a line has grants enabled work to be pushed on between Lok Chang and Ping Sholt, suitable road and rail connections to have come to rely on Baby's Own occupied a a prominent position, at a rapid pace and it is tolerably but gravel ballast has to be used at Klangsi, Kwangal and Kweichow.

A

timing of 40 hours is children's health troubles.

One such parent is Mrs. E. J. In the year 1808, a concession to certain that the line will be opened present in the vicinity of Hengchow.

contemplated for the through ex-

Canadian mother,resid construct the line was granted to the to traffle this year.

Importance Of Hengchow presses. A drastic increase in speed Mulligan, Com- American-China Development pany. About this time the Spanish-

There is a good highway paralleling will be necessary before the railwaying at Kazubazus, Quebec, who speaks The Construction Section from Lok the American War broke out and

the mother of twelve childrenall to Chong to Chuchow is 252 miles in the railway from Hengehow to Chen Is in a position to handle ita full quote of the Tablets in these words:

ilving and I have given Baby's Own American Company did nothing

• Optimistle Views

Tablets to them all-for calda, fovers, but the work in hand until peace was length with Administrative Head- chow and continuing to Ping Shek. of traffic. declared in the following autumn.

mn. quarters at Hengehow on the Siang Eight Chevrolet 3-ton trucks 270

There is no doubt that the con stomach and bowel troubles and A survey party

headed by Mr. Wi River. Hongchow, which is 338 miles maintained and operated by the Con-

from Wongsha, is situated midway

struction Administration along this

The fact that all Mrs. Mulligan's highway for the transportation of pletion of the Railway will act as a during teething. llam' to China Parsons was then sent

Tho

survey party found and Canton. The mileage of

between the two terminals Wuchangamont and other urgently needed great stimulant to trade along the

track

areas served by it. Local products children are thriving is striking tri- that the original estimated cost of aid is 158 and there is still 94 miles materials. As motor transportation will be enabled to be distributed in bute to the merits of Baby's Own the and 44,000,000, or a little over £5,000 per

this should Tablets as a health corrective for is very expensive for bulky and heavy to do.

all

Originated by an earthwork,

eminent milo, been under-estimated to

the major tunnels, and the main material, small junks are used up the an oven manner tho extent of nearly 100 per cont.

have havo a mid laxative action and The Development Company, therefore bridges and culverts have been com- Lei River to as far as found it necessary to secure & modi pleted. "All that remains of a major! These junks take under most favour of the various regions tapped.

nature is to complete three steel, able conditions at least 20 days to fication of certain terms in the con

bridges over the Lo io, the M1 Ho, arrive from Hengehow. At one time been made from time to time to the gently cleanse and tone up the little the Construction Administration effect that the line will carry south one's stomach and bowels. They die- tract...

and the Lel Ho, "between

the produce of all Chins south of the pel constipation, which is a common Chuchuw and lengehow, and five reinforced owned over 300 of those Junks.

Ample land provision has been Yangtze. I regret that I cannot sub-source of trouble, correct infantile reached curly, in 1900 and ratified by concrete arch bridaus between Pingi made at Stations for future develop- scribe to these optimistle views.indigestion, allay colic, break up colds triction on aaxignment was embodied ghek and Ko Ting.

At one time 160,000 men were em- ment engehow Station and yard, Traffle will only move by rail if it and croup, check diarrhoea, expel whow Agreement by the Viceroy ployed on the undertaking, but this as befits its important position half is able to bear the transportation worms, and are of immediate help

wished to impose a check

trame will ether From chomiste everywhere you can has now been reduced to 30,000 owing way between the terminal stations, costs involved. If these costs exceed during painful periods of icothing. Franco-Belgian aims. French

and

be been designed on imposing lines. a certain limit, Belgian Interests had been strenuous-

This has presented no difficulty as turn to other means of transportation obtain Baby's Own Tablets.

years

ago,

Many Obstacles

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