The railway survey party returned with a report, full of problems and dimculties so that, for the present, the project to continue the Yallway from Paoki to Kans. vich Tienshul has been shelved in favour of the plan {0 construct direct to Szechuen. They will be able to tap the rich resources of this Iatgo and fertile province which has its capital at Chengtu, at the same time providing fan outlet for the produce of the Hanchung plain with a cheaper and more reliable means of supply to the places all along the line For almost ten years now the Han river route. to Hankow has been virtually closed owing to the opera Nous of bandits along the Shensi-Honan-Hupeh border." (Recently a motor road was constructed and ser-viees are now available.) Numerous dangerous rapids have to be nogollated when travelling up the river; everything landed at the end of the Journey safe and sound can be considered clear profit despite travelling expenses and the inevitable losses.
Should the railway junction. be established at Wolungszu, then, undoubtedly a great future 12 before this sleepy ttle village which is Ikely to become a second Shihehiahuang. It did not look very impressive in the brilliant sunshine, Devold of Activity,
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