Many-of the first additions to the system were admittedly made as part of the defence system and a con: siderable time must elapse before any Feturnon the investments in. such nes can be expected, Announcement is now made of the opening of a ranch from the Mukéen-Hallung-Kirin line at Melhokou, reaching at present to" Liuho, This 327 kin. Section will soon be extended to form the Melho-Tunghun line, 181.7 Kilometres in length, 'The embankments, piers for bridges, and'much of the funnel work appetted complete Jast*autumn, but a trip to Tunghua didn't reveal any crying need for railway, much of it through hilly country, for trade at Tunghus, A further' section from Tunghua to Chian on the Yalu River is under construction, One of the new bridges which are. to. span ithe "Yalu will, connects this line to Manpochin: i, on the Korean side, from where a new me will run to Heljo (Pyengyang).
"At the other end of the new line, cone station north of Methokuo, a branch runs west from Shaho, This was originally built to reach the coal mines at Hsian, but has been extended to Ssupingkal' on the main line of the SMR. Here will be a new plant for the liquefleation of coal and from here, in addition to the main Me, runs' the Me to Tsitsihar with connections. which render the modest Uitte section just opened of great terest.
'The whole Melhokuo-Chian line of 228.7" kilometres wilt play an important part in the industrial develop. ment of Tungplentao, Not only' will the resources of South Manchoukuo have an alternate route, over the Manpochin Pyengyang line, to the Korean Railway system, but the Nine wilt form part of the new central trunk line which will serve the proposed heavy industry zone in the Yalu Basin,
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