Ju view of the figures quoted by Dr. Sun Yat-sen as to the cost of ti struction of 200,000 li of railways in China in accordance with his scheme, which is dealt with in our lending article to-day, the following table is of interest, These figures of construction cost are from the latest available tables compiled for the Interoational Railway Congress Association og Country. 2 2.2% 2 63h Germany (the entire system)... 96,316 23,227 Austria (the entire systems)... 13,621 24,412 Hungary (the entire system! 12,205 13,762 work formerly fulfilled by whole France fleets. lines) 24,887 28,745 Future Tendencies.
Belgium In an article published some time 2,863 37,410 ago on the work of the conservancy it was pointed out that one of the 1,653 17,350 things in view was the sweeping away of the whole fleet of junks Treland (the en-and the village of boats which is to tire system)... 23,058 56,810 be seen at Tungkadoo. Situated on Denmark Suate 1,218 11,562 a convex curve of the river they act as silt-catchers, and if the lower 1,769 8,479 part ofthe stream isto be properly trained, they will have to go.
Bredon (State all depends upon the ieee always) 2,696 10.086 (without which is made with the conservancy how soon this time arrives, but it Fioland) "eh 41,428 16,659 entire system. is quite probable that it will not be Finland—(state for some years to come. In the meantime it is found that the Chin-railways) 2,142 7,499 Roumania (the enese junk owner is decreasing his tire system) 1,980 19,055 feet, breaking up his old boats, building no new ones and generally ways): 336 15,525 showing the effects of competition Bulgaria (state with other craft. Thus the com-railways) s..." 988 9,059
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