Tsingkiangpy, Ku,, May 9. he writer has just returned from motor trip to Haichow and as the matter of motor roads is one of growing interest to both foreigners fand Chinese it is probable that a report of conditions will be inter-erring and possibly helpful to Leaving here on the morning of the 4th, the 83 miles to Haichow was made in comfort in few. minutes over five hours, including several stops of a few minutes. Aside from a bridge of boats at Wangintsi, a city a few miles north of Tsingkiangpu, there is no place along the road where tis even necessary to stop a car, The first 25 miles, to Chienkiagia, over a road built by the local military, This road is very wide and in places is built up eight or ten feet. It has the disadvantage of being built of sandy material and is not so good as the road forther on, From Chien! to Mats'ang the roads are better and from Mats'ang to Haichow, 40 miles, the roads are splendid, dirt in that section having some clay and making a better road. All of the road from Tsingkiangpa to Haichow is newly built and suitable for any style or size of car, On the 6th the writer drove from Maichow to Sukeo, on the sea shore, suitable for any type of was interesting to note on this drive and also on the Haichow end of the Tsingkiangpu-that all of the side roads were also built and converted. into automobile roads, In a writer that his ambition is to hav every road in his district 1 Haichow-Hsingpu road, the being a wide, high, road, suitable for heavy trafic, Returning to Tsingkiangpu on the the next day I drove to Hwaian. This trip is also over new roads ing that in 24 a dis. viz from Sukeo From Haichow one may drive to Ichowfu in Shantung and thence on to Weill From here one may drive south to Shaopo, north of Yangchow, or one may drive north to Suc! to Hsuchowfu. To th may drive to Antung and I under atend that soon the road to Funing and Yencheng will be completed. These new roads open up possibilities to the people as a whole and to those interested in rapid means of travel formerly undreamed of, Io is probable that in the very near fature one may take a car at Tungchow (Nantungchow) and drive through the whole of North Kiangsu and from there on into Shantung. The writer would like to suggest that those interested in the various sections of Kiangsu should make cut a map showing the usable roads, Asfficult, places, ete. Such a map would be of interest to all and of help to those who may wish to use them. The automobile agencies in Shanghai may find at their doors a niarket they have not counted on Jnrgely.
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