Some interesting comments on the }on the railw veys. Everybody seemsyesentconton of rave ed to be going about their job were. made "by "Sr quiet way without any disturbing] Mayers" Chairman of the' Brit clement at the great stations. and Chinese" Corporation, stirs ae Wednetaars (Nor.
No Longer Confusion Com meeting of" the Pan-Pactie He had to remember that in hix Antociation at Ladow's Tavern: later years in China there ha!
Expressing pleasure at once more meeting ME," Mayers, whom he Brat igiew. when by, Became repre-fusion, rhe period been a great deal of internal con-
were suffering Zentative in' China of the British very greatly. It was a consolation 3nd. Chinese Corporation more than to see with his own: eyes that con-20'yenrs ago, the chatrinan, Diz fusion no longer existed, and th: 5 Wang, Srécaled that the Cor: there-were no troops, on the mai Doration" was founted" some 40 trains, He could notice, of cour Years ago by. powerful comme many traces of deterioration to Bntereste, im which a leading. pare properties of the was taken" by" the" Hongkong.
Shanghai. Banking Corporation and was a natural result of many: things that happened during the Sardiney Matheson & Coy Lid. Tes main object was the promotion past 10 or 12 years, and as he hai to think of railways mainly Tallway construction in China." direction for the investment 'Mayers retired from money, it was perfectly clear to hi and the following year be: that niost of them would be all the, feume' Chairman of the' Board "oz better if "they could. get som= money. "Many needed re-sleeperinz. also Chairman of the China Ass their. equipment was evidently" ciation, 'Throughout the past in need of replenishment, AS th years he had endeavoured to serve Went along' various railways, how-the best interests of ce-operation, ever (and. one. in' particular), bs Between this country and his own. {ind to remark'" great lines" gone and. sometimes _Tocomo-Conference at Bani tives, "perfect menageries of rolling Mentioning that his, visit to stock," doing absolutely nothing China was in a sense due to the Sidings, and. belonging' to. vane fact that he Was one of the dele. railways. One naturally asked why ates. to. the Tecent conference of they' were not re-distributed, the Institute of Pacific Relations not feel the answer Was a ful in' Canada, "Mr, Mayers said he for satisfactory. one. It left too ind no doubt that-members of the much to infe¥ence, and. the only Chinese delegation who had already Inference wag. that" there were returned had told the association a influences which prevented their re-Foe dear about, the proce distribution, The function of a been his. first experience railway wagon was obviously actually attending one of these fearn money, and not to stand idle conferences, and he admitted having in sidings for Weeks and months. Hag rome prior double. as, to the value of the work they did, but That was pare of the dark picture we was trying to get cry when he saw, the thoroughness of hie: mind. A bright spot which Preparation involved among the greatly "impressed him "was. the delegates. gathered in, London Evident keenness and ability of the Bogan to. find his doubts dissipate Chatham House, the delegates Chinese "railwaymen, with whom} hho came into contact, "They "were were "put to school". One of the ebvigualy men who had their hearts rear values of the Institute's con-their work, and who would give ferences. was thely constant, ande Your to bring in people who were much, fo get along "with things 1 rectly in contact with Far railway development could be over obstacles in the pete gestions and, briefly, to educate them, He, could assure ywtze Link them that if members of other delegations went through such relatively small but rough process of Preparation. here assembled in. London, they Valuable railway property remained in urgent need of further attention' Strived. at Barite with. at len to bring it up to full earning caps working "knowledge of the main city, new construction was proceed. problems to be discused, ing which furnished additional proof The criticism ogeurred not only of. China's determination to pro. to himself, but, he believed, to many gress, 'They had all heard of the ethers, that possibly the conference need for linking the Yangtze Valley Programme "was a little too with Canton, but until recent years Ambitious and covered too wide a there was a' gap of more than 200] cope, Another handicap to ration-miles between the two termin lseuseion of some of the subsections, Mr. Boothby and he hav! acts layin the fact that many of the good fortune to travel over tha The papers pertaining to them route during their journey, fro reached delegates too late even, for Hankow to" Canton. In. Kwanz mere perusal. 'These were defects tung. their route took them organisation which, he believed, a turbulent crystal-clear river of swore bound to recelvg attention by rapids, flowing through country' The organising committee." Thow inhabited only by _aborigin Mhere were incidents during the Seenic beauty was in many cou conference, none were of a Brave tries exploited for economic mature, and. Westerners were im Poses, and he could not conceive that, when the railway communica-Helorations who must have found essed by the demeanour of the two tion' was completed there, the perit somewhat difficult to discuss d spieacity of Canton business me} ly certain burning, topic would fail to see that they had within the orbit of Far Eastern that. valley scenes well worth ex: problems. plaiting. It was said that the ton section of the railway woul!
Educational Value The Banff Conference had con mon ground with a great, many ther "conferences © In having Schieved "nothing concrete, but its whether such a ftestinal vale exceed fo, hm 9 going to. fulfil the somewna:|* hey must really begin and there, ing. of great, Wor 'He though: expectations which had bea held out, he for one regarded it the diffusion of knowledge, bor an open' question, - Unlike the rai the would certainly early home with ways of. the north which ran him' the feeling. that. these. biennial Through a great agricultural, land, conferences were of true value. Ali} t is line would have a considerable who were. interested in, bringing mileage through ' ry" sparsely together the peoples of the Pacific i bited country All he area and seeking to further sympa-um, anit Mr. Mayers, was that Thy Between them" would do well Kvrangtung Wanted Hunan. rice to support. such efforts as wer itungn "wanted Katine, Steanised by the Institute fall, He hoped the business acu: Pacific Relations, tien of Cantoneze industria One of the first changes by which and entrepreneurs would direct the was struck on his return tention to those coal deposits in the ina was the great" number of region which: had been left. pract!- rand better buildings, con-cally unexploited, because, as thei fuued Mr, Mayers, Despite con-knew, if a Yailway had coal righ-fusion and difficulties, money wae its side its Working expenses gaming from somewhere. Secondly were obviously very much reduced, he was conscious of the enarme and. its opportunities of earning social change had tak Fevenue enormously enhanced. He Place in China since he last. sav would say that the future of this When one thought that, the social Tine asa revenue earning concern structure of China had remained lay_in the development of mineral static until quite recent years, that traffic, and especially of coal in Kwangtung. world importance, frag 4 fundamental change of "With reference to his rapid but Need for Stability qgteuive tour inthe interir, Mr.
In Canton, added Mr. Mayers, he, fayers remarked that on his eugwas. enabled' to meet, many' of "the fitting tothe Ministry of Railways Teading figures, and of hearing from othe Would like to Tenew acthem of the energetic movement! quaintance with several of the towards modernization in Kwang-oilways, he was fortunate enough tung Province. To one re-visiting to receive every facility and Canton after' an absence of 10 courtesy, The first change years, as he did, the city appeared nf leboerved was a- greater orderliness all bat entirely rebuilt, ith heavy
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