Sun Fo's Reorganization Plans for Canton-Kowloon Line Nanking, Oct. 3.
In x memorandum submitted recently to Mz, Sun Fo, Minister of Railways, a number of proposals were made by Mr, Liu Chu-ko, managing director of the Canton-Kowloon Railway, for the re-organization of that line, Mr, Lia's memorandum follows:
"The Canton-Kowloon Railways, running along the coast of Keangtung province, had always to compete with steamship lines. As a result, the railway's revenues from passenger traffic never came to any impressive figure, and those from goods traffic were even less, With the operation of through express service between. Kowloon and Canton, the income of the railway increased considerably and its revenues are enough to-meet its ex-
"Formerly the military authorities in Kuangtang owed the railway $956,127 for troop transportation ex-Denses, and this amount is to be refunded to the railway by the Canton-Hankow line, on behalf of the Canton Government, by monthly instalments of $250,000 each. It is proposed that $10,000 be set aside every month from this fund for the purchase of three locomotives.
"More than 80,000 sleepers of the railway should be replaced, The sleepers, which were of the highest quality, from Australia. Last year the railway bought some from Singapore and they are found to be entirely unsatisfactory. It is, therefore, proposed that the new sleepers be Durchased from Australia and that '8 sum of $320,000 (Hongkong dollars) be appropriated for such purpose. The amount may be raised by setting aside $150,000 from the monthly instalment of $250,000 from the Canton-Hankow Railway.
Night Express Suggested "The revenues of the railway in June,' 1929, from passenger trafic between Hongkong and Canton amounted to $96,200.31, and. those from goods trafic $15,738.22. With the purchase of new locomotives and the putting in of additional trains between Hongkong and Canton, the revenues of the railways should be greatly increased. It is discovered that revenues from tains going from Hongkong to Canton ave a good deal less than those from trains going from Canton to Hongkong. The reason is that all steamers going from Hongkong to Canton are scheduled to depart between and 10 at night, and there is no train running from Hongkong to Canton at night. It is, therefore, proposed that night express. trains be run from Hongkong to Canton and a monthly increase of $30,000 the railway's revenues is predicted.
"Up till June, 1929, the Canton-Kowloon Railway owed the British and Chinese Corporation, Ltd. $577. 900 and $925,185.84 (Peking doi-lars). The amount was to be paid, according to an order issued by the old Chiaotungpu of the Peking Government, jointly by the Peking-Mukden, Tientsin-Pukow, Canton-
Hankow, Shanghai-Nanking, and Shanghai-Ningpo railways. It is hoped, therefore, that the amount will be duly paid by the various railways concerned."
The proposals will be duly carried out after the details of the reorganization programme have been submitted to and appfored by the Ministry of Railways.—Reuter.
Chinese delegates played unusually active part at the Conference. The fact that one member of the delegation vas appointed to Serve on the Credentials Committee was an indication of the high tsteom in which the Chinese delega tion was held by the Conference.
Afr. J. W. Nipps, of the Industrial Department of the National. Committee, presided over the meeting.
The speakers who are to deliver the remaining lectures of the series will include Mtr esr! Jokannot. of the World's Committee, Y.ALCA., Geneva; Prof. Chen Ta, of Tsinghua University; Dr. Sherwood Eddy and Mr, Kirby Page, both of whom are ona world toot and are expected to arrive in Shanghai early next year.
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