When the new treaty port of Woosung is opened to international trade, the commercial world will, we venture to think, find it is but a qualified advantage, inasmuch as the whole of the foreshore has been reserved for the speci and benefit of the Imperial Chinese Railway Administration. This allotment as
settlement, already sanctioned by the own in the plan of the. proposed new Chinese authorities, not only includes the foreshore from the present railway terminus Prince's Pier but extends quite a conistence inland, whilst the foreign houses and buildings will be built behind. This on the face of it favours a system of- monopoly and when it is further taken into consideration that arrangements are projpeted for the erection of extensive godowns for the railway all along the front it will be even that the concession is two for the Chinese and one for the foreigner, who it is to be imagined will be expected to open up the district and secure the prosperity of the railway. Although a somewhat small but substantial pontoon and pier have huan built facing the exist ing Woosung station it is proposed to continue the line as far as Prince's Pier and probably further, with numerous lidings for loading merchandise from the godowns. The extension not _be carried straight from Woosung Station but owing to the Woosung Creek a detour will be necessary and the line will cross the crook some third or half-a-mile above will be used for the erection of wharves which would place their in direct communication with Shanghai by rail, and onwards as time goes on. This would naturally be a great advantage to any ip company, besides itis an extensive freight traffic for the It would, however, onl; advantage when the extol Shanghai becomes an established fact as Messrs Jardine's wharves in the river are sufficiently convenient for Shang!
is at the exme erely a sunn the Iand in question is to be put to this use, though the railway officials favour such a view. The foreign settlement will be divided fairly equally on either side of the Creek with the dirty town or village of Woosung practically in the centre. Main roads are shown on the map (which likewise provides for a large number of open spaces and pleasure grounds) which run as nearly as possible parallel with the Huanguw. he ground formerly occupied by the forts will be absorbed in the Foreiga Settlement. The plan which was made by Mr. G. Hildebrand, the well-known railway constructor and surveyor, also provides for several bridges which will span the rt the railw refit but as it will of course prove the means of introducing some measure of foreign trade into what are now virtually virgin districts.
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We have be-n asked to publish the two following letters which have passed between the Secretary of the Recreation Club and the Municipal Council, on the above subject, but which have not yet appeared in the Council's minutes Shanghai Recreation Club. 16th August, 1898.
Dear Sin,—I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 4th inst. in reply to mine of the 29th ult. re Pathway to the above Club.
Your notification No. 1286 has since been freely ventilated by the Press and the general opinion of the Public is in accord with that of my Committee. I have therefore been instructed to ask you to be good enough to again lay the matter before the Council at their next meeting for reconsideration.
Trusting to receive a favourable reply, am, Dear Sir, Yours faithfully, BE. R. Parser, Hon. Sec.
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