Much Road Development During Recent Years: Great Hope Entertained for New Harbour Frost oun Own Haichow, Moy 27.
The changes which have come In the Holchow district, during the last decade and a half, are almost beyond pellet, The trip fo Haichow by junk from Tsingkiengpy, often took five oF six days on the Salt Canal, after a Wweok or more getting from Shang-hal to Tsingkiangpu. Then it was either small boat, "barrow, sedan chair or Peking cart, with little choice between them so far as slowness goes, with the boat holding out the best hope for comfort. Of course when it rained and the boat leaked, when the boat turned out to be "inhabited," there was always. the belated wish that some other mode of travel had been chosen.
When. the Lunghai Railway was being built from Hsuchowfu east toward Haichow, we thought we were getting some speedy transportation When we managed to scramble out to Yulnho, the junction of the railway and the Grand Canal, and get a slow rough Fide over to Hsuchowfu Ina boxcar, on a new roadbed, pulled by engine that might get' there (he ime day and might not. After the Lunghai had been built {0 Haichow, start from Haichow, at a most un: certain hour, dia not mean at all that Hsuchowfu would be reached the Same day or even the next. When the summer rains came it almost al-Ways meant suspension of gramme on the railway for days ata time, due submerged, sunken or washed-out railway tracks.
Now the express seldom varies from the regular schedule, leaving Mal chow at 1140 am," and reaching Hsuchowfu at $20 pin, five hours find 40 minutes for the trip. Even the slow train Keeps a very steady schedule, and in spite of frequent and Jong stops, make the Journey: during, tne daylight hours. From Haichow the Langhal runs on out to the new harbour, on the sea, traversing some wonderful scenery on the latter half of the journey.
Modern Transport Faellites From being almost devoid' of modern means of travel fifteen years alo, the Haichow district has come Into the first rank in its modern facilities for travel and for communications in general, Besides ro-gular daily express and ordinary {rain service and railway freight ervvieo, there are steamships running to Shanghai, Tsinglao, Chefoo and other Ports, and motor ready connect Hal-chow with Sutsien, - Tsinglelangnt Fowning and other important cities, with other motor Toads now under consteuetion which will connect Hal-chow with" Hsuchowfy, Ichowtu, Tsingtao and still other strategic
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