Hankow, Feb. 26, of coal from polis along the Pelpin With the cly arrival of 1400 tons
Hankowe and" Canton-Hankow Rail ways, the threat of a coal shortage In' the Wuhan citles—Hankow, Bane yang" and Wuchang-—has." been averted, 'As a result of arrangements made between the Government departments concerned and the railway author!- {ies, roiting stocke i now avallable to bring coat to Wuhan, and ft the arrangement can' 0. kept up for a couple of Weeks the" three cities should have no dimeulty In obtaining Supplies for some time, Meanwhile, the strenuous efforts made' by. the Canton-Hankow. Rallway authorities to allocate a certain humber of coaches a week to bring in foreign. goods ud necessities, and the untiring ce-operation of the Chi-hose. authorities in this respect, have suited in Hankow being fairly well Supplied In the matter of foodstuffs and other necessities It tg worthy of nolo that the Canon-Hankeow Railway Is. the only refable means of Importing and. ex-{porting goods to ud from this orca and, "with. the large population at present here and smaller populations fo" be. supplied upriver, no mean quantity" of goods. Is. required to sty hele demands Added to this, the railway auth-critics have {o gape with huge troop.
jvernents, which are obviously fiven priority on the line, 05 well as faith the continuous Bombing of the Yellway by Japanese planes, nece sitaring! the maintenance of many repair wang all the way" from Canton secllont ce-operation is also given vy the railway authorities to. the focal Evacuation Committee. Every thing is done to make as ight as possible. the dulles of those working enable woren, children and others Wosirous. of 1eoviny to move route
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