The Archive · 1934

Another Railway for

Dairen, Oct. 24.

An imports Manchuria, Chengching, a Kilometres, will be opened to regular {rae on December 1, according to the South Manchuria, Railway Ca.

Pelan and Chengehing are not to be found on ordinary maps, but they are fast becoming Important centres, Pelan is at the junction of the Harbin= Peian and the Tsitsthar-Poian railways, while Chengching is near the border town of Helho, to which plage the new railway will eventual-extended.

ts importance to the network of Iway lines in Manchuria is due to the fact that it traverses the principal soya bean belt in North Manehuria.and enables speedy movement 'The SMR. Ca. began construc: tion of the Tine on April 4, 1033, and will be handed over to' Manchou-

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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