The' Canadian National Raflways will open a general traffic office for the Far East'in Shanghai at an early date. Suitable quarters have been secured in the new Glen Line building, and are now being made ready for occupation. Me, Brostedt, formerly general freight agent at Vancouver, B.C., has been appointed general traffic agent. He will have general supervision in China, Japan, Straits Settlements (and the Philippines of traffic, freight and passenger matters.
The Canadian Government through the ownership of the Cana-}dian National Railways is now in ieontro] of the greatest single railway system in the world, with an aggregate length of 22,375 miles. It employs 70,000 persons, operates 12,000 modern locomotives, 1,800 passenger cars, and 70,000 freight tears with a capacity of 600,000 tons.
The directors of the railway also operate the Canadian Government Merchant Marine with 66 vessels, (total capacity 360,000 dead weight tons) sailing from Atlantic and Pacific ports. Sixteen ships are operated out of Vancouver for China, India, Japan, Hawaii, East undies and Australasian ports, and ithe remainder sail from Quebec, Montreal and Halifax to Europe, South America and the West Indies. The North Pacific service is run in conjunction with the Blue Funnel Line, and Messrs. Butterfield Swire are agents for China and Japan.
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