There are three vast waterway systems in Manchoukuo, the Liao, Yalu and Sungari Rivers and while these formed the ancient method of transportation—before there wore any railways or highways In the country—trame along them had gradually been failing into desuetude, This changed when It was seen that they could form important tributaries to the railways which thus, instead of obliterating river trafic has [spurred it on and It is now the Gen: feral Directorate of Railways at Muk-Jaen, which Is responsible for the operation of all lines in Manchoukuo fund North "Korea, that controls navigation along these rivers, Harbin and Hulin are the two main cities feonneeted with this form of trans portation with Heiho and Hobo as Tesser links.
But, in tune with the times, trans port officials in Japan and Manchoukyo have been concentrating tremenously of late on alr services between the two countries. All air routes In Manchoukuo are operated solely. by the Manchuria Air Transport Company, which was formed no later than 1032, TrieWeekly Services Now the modern air express service between Changehun and Tokyo. is practically a 24-hour service, One eaves Changchun at daybreak, flies over Korea, northern Kyushu and the Inland Sea' in Japan are. arrives as [Osaka at nightfall. From there on one foes by train, There isa fast per" leaving Osaka at night and te following morning, very early, tone ig In. Tokyo, Under the new system a passenger gan leave Chanyehun and arrive In Tokyo within eight "hours. Three halts will be made en route, at Mukden, Keljo and Fukuoka, Later on when the new airport Is completed Jat Osaka the plane will also make a stop there. It will be a tri-weekly service, Dairen residents will not be able (9 use this new service direct but wilt frst have to reach Mukden and go aboard there. A direct plane service, however, from Dairen to [Tokyo has been' promised for the hear future, 'This new' service rounds out the {aster method of transport between JJapan and Manchoukuo which -both Jeountries have been striving for during the past five years by land, sex and alr,
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