Still Unpaid The managing director of the Tientsin-Pukow Railway (southern section) is at present in Shanghai and is negotiating for the purchase of several locomotives, All who have witnessed the deplorable state of the railways after rolling. stock has been at the merey of military factions, will agree that the re-conditioning of China's railways is of foremost importance. Tt is, therefore, gratifying to note that the Nationalist Government is apparently endeavouring to carry on, its declared constructive pol in spite of the demands of war, have money to spend in this direction, Tt appears that_sbout a month ago, the Tientsin-Pukow—Railway (southern section) invited tenders from Messrs. Andersen, Meyer Ca. and Messrs, Mitsui & Ca. for the supply of six locomotives' but, in spite of the fact that British and German suppliers have a prior claim. under the loan agreement, these ter were not invited to tender, We understand that Messrs. Mitsui Gow, who are agents for the American Locomotive Ca., have previously supplied locomotives to China of a type which meet the requirements of the Tientsin-Pukow Line and, therefore, this firm is obviously in a better position to tender than other potential suppliers,
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