Mukden, Dee. 5.
Four out of a total of 24 locomotives ordered from Britain by the Mukden Hailung Railway Administration, have arrived here from [Glasgow and are now Leing assembled for operation on the Line. The! rest of the consignment is expected' to arrive here by the beginning of] next year, The new locomotives! Jare of a powerful type and will pull larger trainloads at higher speeds than those now in use.
It is alto learned that the new railway linking up Taoan and Cha-Tunshan constructed by the Hsingan District Reclamation Bereau is near-completion, Th2 new railway]
approximately 160 miles long and will be open to the public next year. The total cost of construction is estimated at $4 million. The building of this line is for the pt Jof connecting the Hsingan aren near the Heilungkiang border with the more populous part of Manchuria so ax to. facilitate transportation of agricultural products in the district} which is flourishing as a result of] the work of reclamation which now in progress—Kuo Min.
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