Canton, Aug. 3.
Even the old-timers who have grown up out here beside young Nationalist China cannot fully reize what the completion of the Canton-Hankow Railway will contribute to the prosperity of this vast country. Over 210 miles' must erossed by rails to link together Shiuchow and Chuchow, and when that has been done passengers and goods can be carried from Canton right through to Peking. The break jin China's backbone will have been repaired and she will be able to take notice of what is going on in the world.
After reading the report of the Communications Minister, Sun Fo, the Central Government recently agreed to the floating of a loan of '$150,000,000, of which $65,000,000 will be used to finish work' on: the Canton-Hankow Railway, the other $85,000,000 to be spent to complete the Lunghai line. Mr. Sun Fo rendered his report after reading that of Mr. Ho S. Churek, BManaging Director and Chief Engineer of the Yueh Han Railway, Chuchow-Shiuchow Section, and' from this relating to the building of the "missing links" in China's principal railway system are to be found. Br. Chuck, by the way, is one of the best railroad men China has to-day. Ever since he got back from the United States, where he graduated from Cornell University in 1912 as 'a civil engineer, he has been con: tributing to the improvement of hi: [country's system of communication: Supplementing what the writer read in the report, Mr. H. 8. Chuck Jadded much in the course of an interview of extreme interest.
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