The fall title of this booklet ie:
"The South Mancbaria Railway; Its origin, development, and phenomenal to importance", and the history of the enterprise is given with great fallness of interesting detail, The progress of the undertaking is well shown by the tut thatthe comarca sativus of the company now ing, boar, col mines, electricity, gas, management of the railway area, and perimental laboratories. The passen-or and goods traffic has been steadily iporeasing since the commencement of basin eve. The receipta 9,768,887 in 1907, to Yeo 16,671,605 in 1910, Daring the same period the number of passcogers moressed from 704,300 to and 807,931 (two half year terms) to 1,324,952, and 1,024,136, There have been good all round increases la the passenger and freight traffic between Shanghai aod Tairen, The company has also been saccessfal la dealing with he steadily increasing demand for oosl jo Manchuria, The total capital oxpenditure up to March 31, 1911 has been Yen 91,913,598, The financial and administrative details given indicate dust ye been conducted mith that the railway and ite branch in-
siderable chill and foresight.
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