Four years have been set as the goal for completion of the 700- fnile-long "Canton-Hankow Railway, the Ministry of Railways announeed today." This will be occupied Ju bridging. the gap between Chin; chow, in Kuantung Province, and Chuchow, in Hunan.
"The Ministry also revealed that discussion has been reopened for fonsiructing the "projected Naning-Hunan Railway, cutting acres the middle south from the national capital to Changsha, @ venture estimated in 81d Sto" involve expenditure of $400,000,000, which, will connect two of the tion's greatest centres of trade, jection is known now two-thirds comploted. One Yueh railway and the other as the Hunan-Hopeh Tine, Surveying has now begun, imictus {0 the fresh stare having with the British Boxer Indemnity given by a loan of $1,500,000
Fund as security, Mr, Ling Hangshung, who built. many stretches Tunghai Railway, left, this city a few days ago to take of the work, British interests will supply the material, 'That the time estimate has been Ministry' officials, to the mountain-dat four years is due, say
ous country that must be traversed. Much of the road will have to be lasted.
'The projected Nanking-Hunan Railway, for which a contract made with' British interests in 1914 is ull vali' Ghoaghvevsion will be an the north-south line and. wil cessary, will be si shorter follow the course River in most part a group of, Chess for pert application
sion to construct a line through Wahu. fe'is a small venture and would' represent an outlay of approximately $1,000,000. Its primary parpose would' be' to" bring rice fom the Wuhu county to the river, Being. in. the. neighbourhood Changeha, the line would neces-
Nanking-Hunan roa follow the course plotted for factor is holding up the of permission. The small narrow: racteally Us Sfromgh line fx built-—United Press.
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