Canton, Mar. 26.
'The Chinese section of the Canton-Kowloon Railway is pressing the British section in Kowloon for prompt revision of the railway 'Agreement. Mr. Sun Fo, Minister of Railways, is expected to arrive 'Bere shortly' in connection with the negotiations.
The management of the Chinese rection of the Railway say that under the present agreement they are reaping too small a percentage St profits. The railway is altogether 112 miles long of which 893 Sniles were constructed by the Ghinese, but according to the present arrangement the Chinese secres only 65 per cent. of receipts.
Tt is argued that inasmuch as the Chinese section is nearly 80 per cent. of the railway, its percentage should also be nearly 90 per cent, 3n other words the Chinese claim is ased on mileage, "They want to pettle the matter as soon as posible, for on the existing basis the Chinese section is working at a mileage there" are" several long Funnels on the British section, the construction. of which, "was. more Expensive than any other part of the me, The manager of the British, seetion is Mr, R. Baker, The Chinese tection is represented by Mr. P. C. Hsieh, Managing Director, and. Mr.
Kukcho, a: former incumbent and now Managing Director of the Ganton-Hankow oilway, Mr, Hsieh was formerly English secretary to it. Sun Fo, but was sent down rom Nankingz specially to open the governor of Hongkong, William Peel, is understood to have Accepted in principle that the agreement be Tevised but expresses. the View that the Chinese rection should Be improved until it in on a par muth the British. In recent years Dye Chinese section has deteriorated in" many. respects, and. for this eeagon the running, time for express rains han risen from three hours fandffty minutes to four and a Bale hours.
Daring froubion in ast year the political kwangtung hindered Yhrough-tragic, and eighteen months ago a bridge on the Chinese section was blown up owing to. military necessity. Conditions' in. this part the country are getting nearer wormal and the Chinese section is
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