Agreement for the construction and operation of the Chinese Eastern Railway.. Agreement concerning Southern Manchurian branch of Chinese Eastern Rail-- APPENDIX 4.-PEKING-NEWCHWANG RAILWAY. Preliminary agreement between the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corpo- ration and Director General Hu, respecting the Peking-Newchwang Rail- Definite agreement between the British & Chinese Corporation (Ltd.) and Director General Hu, respecting the Peking-Newchwang Railway loan.... APPENDIX 5.-CANTON-KOWLOON RAILWAY. Agreement between the Waiwupu (Board of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Government) and the British & Chinese Corporation (Ltd.) for the issue 5. Tientsin station of the Peking-Mukden Railway. 6. Chinese post office at Tientsin........... 7. Typical way station on the German-built railways in China..... 8. Typical way station on the Chinese-built Peking-Suiyuan Railway... 9. Overhead footbridge between tracks at Tsinanfu on the Tientsin- 15. Steel ties (sleepers) on the French Yunnan Railway, Indo-China 16. Chinese standard section of action. 17, 18. Typical examples of signaling on the Chinese Government Railways.. 19. Device used on the Peking-Hankow Railway in an attempt to prevent LETTER OF SUBMITTAL. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE, Washington, June 2, 1919. SIR: There is submitted herewith a report on the markets for railway materials, equipment, and supplies in China, Japan, Chosen (Korea), Manchuria, and the Philippine Islands, prepared by Trade Commissioner Frank Rhea. The information is in the same general form as that in Special Agents Series No. 156, "Railway Materials, Equipment, and Supplies in Australia and New Zealand." On account of its present importance and future possibilities, China is taken up first, at length and in detail. Japan is considered second, although in the future that country is likely to be a competitor of the United States rather than a customer. Chosen is third and Manchuria fourth. Although the latter is Chinese territory, it has very close relations with Japanese and Korean railways and business enterprises. This is particularly true with respect to the activities of the South Manchuria Railway Co., which is managed under the auspices of the Japanese Government. The administration of that company is a branch of the Colonial Department of the Empire. The Philippine Islands appear last, though the situation there, in Mr. Rhea's opinion, is far from the least important. Particular attention is given to the Chinese Government Railways, especially the possibilities of selling them rolling stock, of which these lines have an entirely inadequate supply at the present time. The report is so arranged that it should serve as a ready-reference manual covering the railways of all these countries. Respectfully, B. S. CUTLER, Director. To Hon. WILLIAM C. REDField, Secretary of Commerce. 15 |