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Taiku, Shensi, Nov. 25.
Construction work is progressing lon the Government railway line between Yutze and Taiku, in Cen-Shansi, This railway connects with the Cheng-Tai Line at Yutze, sixty Li south-east of Taiyuan. Its ction will, therefore, " give with Shihchiachuang and. Taiyuan, will make possible the through shipment of freight to and from Jany point on the Cheng-Tai Line.
'Just before the Revolution of 1911, railway line ws lover' this seventy-li The Jembankment was completed as far las Taiku, three stations were built, fand rails' were laid for a short tance." The Revolution brought the work to a standstill, and nothing Ihas been done on the line for more than twenty years.
During the past summer, the old embankment was. repaired las Taiku; and rails were 1a the Cheng-Tat Li the Hsiao Ho, a distance of about ten li. For several months, workftraine have been running on this section of the road. But unusually' heavy summer floods have made it impossible to finish, the bridge over the Hine Ho, This has delayed constraction work on the sooth side jof the river.
Workmen are now engaged throwing a temporary wooden bridge Ithe present rate of progress, it wil across the stream. Judging not be long until trains are crossing the Hsiao Ho, Tickets will soon be on sale, if lone is to believe the man on the street! "But it hardly seems. po sible that the line can be opened tar ax Taiko before next autumn, Jat the earliest, This stretch of road forms part lof the long-projected railway from Tatungfu, on the Suiyuan line, to IChengtu," Szechuen. It is metre-gauge, like the Cheng-Tai, and uses the same. weight of rail, thus fereatly facilitating through traffic.
The Shansi Government is build-ling 'a touch Tighter railway from FYatze to Taiku and on to the southwest. These two lines do. not lexacily parallel each other between he two cities, Instead, they form we—the provincial railway tranning a bit to the north, through Heukouhsien, and the Government railway keeping to the south, Kihrough Tungyangchen. Tt remains be seen which line reaches 'Taiku first. "As no. rails have yet. been laid on the' provincial line, the odds
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