Considerable divergence of opinion exists in Manchuria as to th direction in whi further extension this line should take from Turkua, some believing that it will be most! profitable to carry the line on to wards Ningata, a town north of Tunbua and not far instant from the Chinese Eastern Railway while others contend in favour of building in an easterly direction This latter plan would enable Tine to connect existing es running from the G.vernor Mo also pointed to. the work which ix now being carried by means of Chinese Government: and private capital in building a standard gauge railway line from Hulan, across the Sungari river from Harbin, to Hailun, Ostroumoff, the former' (White Russian) manager! of the C. E. R, being the chief ser. Trains are already running over a short part of this lin intended eventually to road on in a north-westerly direction to Morgen where it is join another projected line running, from Tsitsihar to Aigun. The completion of these plans will.thus bring' about an all-Chinese railway running from Aigun through Taonan to Chazgehiatun, ard on to Sepingkail on the S.M.R. line. The developments beyond Hailun and Tsitsihar must, however, be regarded as} fairly indefinite at present, though the Chinese have every intention causing them to materialize as s903 have the necessary funds nor Mo also referred to an-interesting project which is now about to be carried cut, namely!
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