Peking, Nov. 6.
Messages from Mukden state that the Chinese themselves wre under taki.g, and have definite plans for} future' construction of railways in Manchuria. This war anounced, in the course of an inter-coast, and this plan has, therefore, been regarded by some observers as a Japanese strategic scheme, as ici would provide a direct line from che Korean coast to Changchun. It is, therefore, interesting to note that! Governor Mo believes that the Chinese should continue the line from Tunhua to the Tamen River, to which a railway already stretches from the Korean coast. This plan Jmust, however, be regarded as one of the fairly indefinite future.
A very interesting project about] which Little or nothing has been seid, involves the building of a railway from Taonan to Solon, an important town north-west" of Taonan. Taonan was this year jeonnected with Anganchi (Tsitsihar), 2 town on the Chinese Eastern line, by a standard gauge railway. The projected line will go from Taonan in the direction of Hailar, a very important point!
View, by Civil Governor Mo, whos addition Governor of Mukdet,, is also the) soe his duties vil 08, the Jon the CE. Ry north-west of separated by the Hingan_mountsin Tai and Hailar are mest head of the commission which has Manchurian railway affairs in han Mo Teh-huai took charge months ago, upon the resignation of Civil Governor Wang.
Mr, Mo expresses the belief that the extension of transportation doth railways and cart] roads, furni ies one of the most portant keys to the further development of the Three Eastern Provinees.
The projects which he ou'- Tines are particularly -significant. in thit they emphasize the point that the Chinese are building and intend to build railways for themselves. 'Thus to the nation which has attracted almost exclusive abroad when Manchurian have been confidered, namely, the, rally between Russian and Japa interests is added a third and nort import int factor, namely. the' rapidly growing, control by Chinese extensive railway systems, connexion with which must be con extension of Chinese jinese Eastern Rail-
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