First in this Country To the Editor of the Nowr-Cuxa Datty News"
Sin—The date of the first American-built locomotive to be imported Into China goes further back than that given in your paper of July 3. 'The Peiping Liao-ning locomotive record shows that in 1687 a 246-2 shunting engine with 15 x 20 in. cylinders, 4 ft drivers, Makers' Number 1695 was' obtained from a U.S, manufacturer named Paterson & Ca. This locomotive was sold in 1907 to what was called the Kiang Ssu Railway.
In 1007 the Peiping Lise-ning railway obtained twelve engines from the Baldwin Loco Ca. Seven are still in vice on the line, and three went other lines.
Tienisin, July 7.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.