Fifty Million Dollar Plant to be Put Up Narking, Jan. 21. The Industry an-riy Inounces that a fifty million dollar water power project near Ichang is to be constructed within three years. Inv. Chen Kung-po, the Minister has already authorised the construction fof a 40,000 kilowatt hydro-electric power plant at Ichang as part of the five-year industrial plan for the development of the Yangtze valley.
According to experts the flow o! water in the Ichang gorge was re-roided us 800,000 cubic feet a second ast October and he estimates that horse power to the total of 22,000,- '900 can be developed there.
The 10,000 kilowatt station at fpolory to the Anibastador and pro-Tebong wi first be constructed, mised toto their best to round utilising 56,000 horse power of what the offenders.—Reuter. available there—Reuter, Froxt ex Own Conestoxorst Hankow, Jan. 13.
A large conflagration occurred on Sunday last, when the Yushin our ed that a entity a culted. Tes was at, frat heat, and. flour recently" brought from America, and belonging to the troyed, bat it appears hat although the wheat was' delivered by this) ro¥ed, bat it appears that a
committee, Te was to replace flour already supplied by the wall, pending the arrival of the tst conaignments. The loss to. the. alli seueeated at about a lakh of Communist forces are still to be seen, and they occasionally fire on the river steamers. The gunboats however are keeping a sharp lookout, and doing valuable work. in escorting. A "Standard Oil Ca. Munch on its way to Kinlingehi, was boarded by a gang of pirates about 50. miles from here. "One of the: crew was wounded, and atter setting the, tauneh on "fie the boarders made a hasty retreat taking four others of the crew prisoners, on receiving a signal from the shore that help for the unfortunate launch was at hand. The remaining crew managed to extinguish the flames, and to proceed to Kinlingehi, where the cargo, which was not damaged, ras discharged. The Iaunch is now on its way back to Hankow, 'A recent visit to the Dyke showed that very little had been done to re-pais the damage caused by the flod.
understand however that a committee hax now been formed consisting of representatives of all nationalities, to study the - whole matter, and to give recommenda. yke, but for the prevention of tions not only for the repair of the An outline of the suggested plan will" probably" be of interest "to yeaders. It is divided into five To construct. new} bund along the Han River, 2. To construct & series of retaining walls ong the existing bund. 3. To. improve the embankment, below the Japanese District, 4. To build a new dyke below the Japanese Disviet. 5. To strengthen the tribute tary "dyke from Chung Kwan Shang Kung Dyke. The whole scheme will cost over $3,500,000. As: ithe dyke tax is still being collected, it will serve a good purpose if the! committee can get. control of the! money, s0 that ft will be used for the work for which itis collected.
word will not be out of place for the splendid work of self sacri fice which is being shown by the doctors, both men and women, who fare tending the refugees at Black] iit camp. These people are living under. the same conditions as the refugees themselves, only ing for their betises. One of the understand is now lying children, and Aeaths ure occur ing daily." There are still about 5,000 refugees in the camp.
Business is still practically at standstill, and dealers and merchet fare getting very worried about t New Year settlements, Tam afraid that we will see a great number of Dankrupteies, as it is almas them ws, the of drawing up the' con eUtution of the Hankow British: Residents' Assosiation has been lett} over. The conimittee ix now almost
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