From Shanghai Mr. Gordon travelled to Suchowfu, noting en route rapid progress being made
which his own firm is Measra. 'Dorman Long, in China, in the preparation for the approaches to the Nanking-Pukow train ferry. A railway now runs from Suchowfu right to Haichow, where the Netherlands Har-four' Works are preparing a new [deep sea port which will be com-
objects of Mr. Gordon's journey pleted this' year. One of the main was in connection with the laying lof two submarine cables for long distance Telephones under the Yellow River at points two hundred miles distant from each lather. These will phone communication feng and Fengkiu and between Loyang and Muihsien, the only connecting links to the present time across the Yellow River hav-Ing been, "those which cross the railway bridges. Probably few ple in Shanghai realise the hundreds of miles of long distance telephone lines now operated in Honan and other parts of China. Mr. Gordon was present at Chiaotso fat the inauguration of the new high tension transmission line for [supplying electricity from the pit-mouth to neighbouring towns. Mr. Harold Porter, of the Pekin Syndicate, who performed the opening, ceremony by closing the main switch, received from Callender's memento in the form of a solid silver switch.
Proceeding to Hankow, where the iver had at that time reached within six inches of the top of the bund wail, Mr. Gordon visited old mines at Tayeh which a Chinese are developing with jed methods. In connection
city's electricity supply, he spent Sith the re ion of the some time in Chungking, which i installing a new super power station similar to that at Hangchow. The return trip from Chungking to Ichang, made by it liner above Though Mr. Gordon passed ti packed with soldiers on their way fo. attack Central Government troops or the forces of some rival the traditional every-day feot the people seemed remark ably little changed, in fundament tals. In districts over which he flew, and which were said to be in ithe hands of Communists, the soil iwas being tilled as it has been for centuries, peasants were hoping for good, crops (to bring better times. and industry was procecdting under difficulties. To the common populace the only difference hich internal strife, meant was apparently whether they paid their taxation to the Central Government or some other power. Almost every town has its Citizens? Protective Corps, bodies recalling in a crude form the early days Jof the volunteer movement in Bri-sought—contributions and guns, a1 marched around displaying white triangular flags with Chinese As an instance of practical advancement which is to be notice
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