INanking's connection with this rail: road is now purely nominal.
When Mr. Sun Fo was Minister of Railways in 1980, he sent down a representative to discuss revision with the British authorities but he ater joined the southern movement fand pit off further negotiations. Tt was then said thatthe. Chinese ion might increase its percentage f receipts from to seventy percent. but not eighty per cent. fas it demanded. The British defined to consider profits on the basis of mileage, because they spent Jota of money, in boring through four, tunnels otherwise the rail
The British section is 22.24 miles, tract, would have been, prolonged. while the Chinese section is 88.73 miles.
At present the railroad is good mone it has put on fand completes the trip in only three hours and ten minute With better y business, the Chinese section is paying interest to. the British section for loans advanced. All the materials and equipment of this oilway were bought from England throug!
the Kowloon section.
A "Certain Foreign Power"
A mild sensation was created by the announcement in the "Renaisvance Daily News," organ of the southwest political leaders, saying that a certain foreign power has paid }$200,000 to General Chen Chiung-ming, former commander-in-chief of Cantonese forces, to start trouble in Kuangtung. Tt was said that this foreign power suffers great annoyance. by the southwest _expeditionary forces who are going northwards and that it wants General Chen to stir up trouble in the (Jmainland in order to disturb the rear.
General Chen Chiung-ming has here in retirement since he rebel ie against the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen in 1022." He is ostracized infang politicians and mili-therefore it was said that ved to turn against tang regime in South Recently the retired general is Isaid to have regained the favour of certain military interest in Nanking, fand it was reported once that he might proceed to the capital, Perhaps, Chen's supporters think, that more useful in remaining in ithe South. His former forces have }been amalgamated or dispersed, and it'seems rather difficult for him to stage a comeback. still we may expect to eat its Jgrapes. Another interesting item jwe learnt was. that pomelo grown {from seed has been very successful and provided much sweet tru There are several helpful books fon Gardening, recommended by the Bayley's "Manual of Gardening." out of, "Everyman's Library" and Bayley's "Mantal of Gardening.
A last parting, hint was "spray glue over spiders."
HLM.S. Cockchafer, commanded by Commander J. 8. Hammill, is now in port, and the American gunboat U.S. S. Guam.
On this latter ship the officers have been kindly entertaining the port, with "Talkies" three nights a week One gucet had never seen or heard one in his life before, as it ie some years since he came East. [Many of us had not deen to a cinema. ye Ifor two or three years, so that the treat has been greatly' appreciated.
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