'The construction' of a railway, which, when completed, will greatly [facilitate the transportation of pro-duets from Honan and Shansi te other provinces in China, will be commenced at the end of this month bya "company" which, has "been formed specially for this purpose by' some wealthy Chinese mer chants of north China.
The railway is known as the Chikow being a town at the mouth of the Kien River which flows into the Gulf of Chihli, and Shihkiache wang, an important city on. Peking-Hankow Railway in Chibi Province. It will link up two of Pukow Line, and will pass, throws 21 towns and cities in south Chili, including Chaochow, Sintsi,, Shen chow, "Wukianghsion and Tsang~ chow, According to the experts, kow, the eastern terminus of the Food arbour and, when this. is fallway, can. be developed into. a tone, the products of northern pros Vines, especially the coal of Shans, Ean be exported through this. pork instead of through Tientsin, and Tsingtao as is at the present the ea "The proposal for the construction of this oilway. was made by the former Peking Government, but wa not cartied into effect on, account of uncertain political "situations, During August, 1929, some wealthy Chinese mere hints of North China formed a company specially for, the purpose of constructing the, tne, the original plan of the company was to construct the railway from Shihkiachwang, on', the Peking" Hankow Railway, to Tsangchow, on Banke cee Ralisay, bat, when the company secured permis-jon' in this connection. from the istry of Communications in the same year, it decided to extend the Tine to. Chikow, making the total length of the railway to 290 kilometre tis learned from the Government circles that $15,000,000 has been already raised, by the company in question for this purpose and, a Stated, the construction work will be' commenced at the end of this month. However, in order facilitate the construction work, the railway will" be built in four cations, the first section being from Shibidachwang to Tungla, After the completion of the first section, the company will undertake the con: struction of the three other its namely, from Tungla to Sienhsic from Sierhsien to Tsangchow ant from Tsangchow to Chikow,
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