To the Editor of the "Norta-Cuina Day News,"
Sm,—Noting a contribution dated August 22 from your. Hangchow correspondent, which was printed In your. issue. of. the "28th instant idea the sobreaption "Much Pate enage for New Railway," the off cials of the Hangchow-Kiangshan Railway appreciate the. hind come ments concerning the project bub fearing that a few of the states ments might be misleading, we are aking the liberty of submitting the {following to supplement (and in small measure, to correct). the ree port of your correspondent.
'The Hangchow-Kiangehan Raile way has been projected to Tun from Htangehow, through the cites of Siaoshan,.' Chuki, Twa, "Kinhwa, Lanchi, "Lungyou, Chihsien and. HKiangshan, to Yushan, the latter being few miles over the border west Province, " Surveys have been pleted for this entire voute, No. actual construction. work of any portion has been started. until the financial provisions necessary, lor its construction and equipment have been fully completed, "As result of this careful planning' of fait parte of the project, the frst 65 kilometers. (41 miles) to Chukt operation on June Orders. for track ferials and rolling stock. were placed with foreign milis_ s|monthe ago and the first delivery
line from Chuki to Lanchi (a fur~ of this material for completing, the ther 198 kilometers)' are expected to arrive in Shanghai in the current. sion will start Jat Chaki and will be pushed as: fa fas weather conditions will permit. [The "working schedule, which was prepared nearly a year" ago. (and which has proven so. fax to have been practically correct), provides for tracklaying to start "at Chuki about the first of "October -and_ for trains to be in operation into "the famous ham country" Tate' in the erning winter. The total line from lHangehow to Lanchi is 198. kiloe meters. (123 miles) long.
'The section of roadway to which your correspondent refers as ting concern' is one of those" min Joceurrences common. to. most. now railways. 'The track is being maine tained (though in safety). rather idose to the river bank, pending. the further tedious cutting back rocky promontory. When completed this section will te as free' from Jdanger from the river as any other section though. its proximity. fiver and mountains adds to) the scenic beauties of the Tine.
Your readers may also be intere lested to know that "ample rains lellowed closely on the heels of your lcorrespondent's letter and the crops inow not only are thriving but the farmers "feel sure of 2 supply of water to carry them through to an exceptionally good harvest. As the
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