Work has begun on the railway outside the east suburb, the earth-works bein fairly well advanced. It is being pushed along pretty rapidly, so that we have hopes that within a year we may see locomotives in this region. Mr. Hildebrand, Chief of the railway construction, told your respondent that he thought by next spun the rails would be laid to Chinanfu, and one of the German party, which is now here, told me that trains would be running through to this place by a year from next June. 'The station will' be about ten minutes' walk from the east suburb gate.
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