Government to Go North sricist TO THE "H.-t, MIMALD"" oarman expert on ralwayy be fllowthe advice of an experienced
caching "will never have her Tal Thys electrfea to any extent, fas is Decause, i "the view of art von Lachow, who ina close Tative'of Baron "yon, Nevrath, Ger aun'Sainter of Foreign Aftais, and Tonaael member of Hitlers Cabinet, degree of electrification of 8 align' railway transportation tourees causes centralization of tht Ree vx vote, ote arid nabs i ate Eick Ree eat fae been enema ization and ernment in Nanking, electric railways as a system was not at all suitable to this country, It will be recalled that by special! advices from Peking, me "North. China Herald" wae able to reveal at the earliest moment the fact that $30,000,000 had been raised for, the Peking-Hankow Railway through the Chinese banking consortium headed by the Kincheng Bankins: JCorporation. As was stated at the time, this money is primarily for the' purpose of repairing the line generally and the Yellow River Bridg. {in particular. It now can be revealed that much of these funds will be avallable for the restoration to a high, state of efficiency the railway workshops of the Pinghan Railway, the largest of which is at Changhsinticn, the next at Hankow and the small: est_at Chengchow.
This side of the work will be the particular business of Herr von Lo-[chow and for which he had been specially hurried to come north by Mr. Ku Meng-yn.
Herr von Lochow has bad special experience in this dificult task. it was he who took a major part in the direction and organization of the thankless work. after the War restoring the German shops that had been destroyed in his own country during the four years of conflict. Though he is still comparatively a young man, his excellent record has won the complete confidence of the Chinese authorities. Herr von Lo. chow is optimistic that he can com. plete the restoration of the. thre> workshops in two years provided his survey and requirements are carried
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