The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-05-07
RAILWAY WORK IN JAPAN
WONDERFUL PROGRESS MADE
IN THE ORIENT.
Part of 1t is Under Government Con-
trol-Will Result in Greatly Reduc-
ed Steamer Distances.

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ed Steamer Distances.
From the Japan Times: Last year
1S9O the progress of railway enfcr-
prise in Japan was phenomenal Since
the pioneer railway was CONSTRUCTED
between Toxic and Yokohama, di,-
lance of eighteen miles, in 1872, the
system has been extended at an aver
age rate of 100 miles year. so that
at the end of March. 1897. which con-
cluded the twenty-ninth fiscal year,
the total mileage had reached 2,fiS
miles. At one leap, however, during
the year Just expired, no less than go
miles approximately were added TO
the total. thus bringing it up to 5000
miles in round numbers. OF the lines
newly opened for traffic during the
| last year. the Tokuyama section of the
Sanyo railway. the Iwalli section OF
the Nippon railway and the Choshi
section of the Sobu railway were the
most important. for their mileage
alone aggregated 100 miles and some
fractions.
OF the works of construction active
~ pushed on since last year we may
mention among the government lines
the Central line, the construction OF
which was begun from three differ
ent termini at Nagoya, HIachioii and
Shinonoi; the KamatsuTshuata sec
ton via Kanazawa of the Hokuriku
railway. and the Fuliushima-Y amaga-
ia section of the Tohoku railway
which is to effect a junction ulti-
mately with the Aomori terminus of
the Nippon railway line. With regard
to private railway enterprises we may
mention the coast section from Taira
| to Nakamura of the Jyoban branch of
the Nippon railway; the Koryiama-
| Wakamatsu section of the Ganyetsu
branch of the same railway; the San
| jyo-Nagooka section of the Hokuyet-
gu railway; the Kamo-Nara and Shi-
| jyo Nawate-Kitsu sections of the Ka-
nsai railway, and the prolongation of
| the Tokuyetsu terminus of the San
yo railway as far as Mitaiiri. When
| the prolon"ation shall have been COM
pleted the next work to be undertake
en- will be the further proongation of
the trunk line as far as Shimonosel,
which, according to the program. will
be the terminus at one end, as Kobe
! is at the other.
OF the completion of the above men
toned two sections of the Kansai
railway. Osaka and Nagoya viii
be connectd with another railway SER
vice, besides the facility now afforded
| by the government Tokaida line. Rail
way enterprise is also active in Ky
shu. The fiayagi-Omura section and
! the Sasebo branch of the Kyshu rail
way have been virtually completed,
and will be opened for traffic at no
distant date. The other sections will
be completed by June next. The indus
try at Hokkado also claims our at
tention. The work there is in great
err part official. The government rail
d. way construction in Hokkaido is divi-
ded into two periods. To the first pc
Rod of construction belongs the line
which is to start from Sorachifuto ter,
minus of the Tanko railway and Ia
reach Asahigawa via Kamikawa. From
Asahigawa one route will go south
ward to the coast of Kushiro, and
thence along the coast to Nemuro
The other route will divert northward
from Asahigawa, and will reach Soya
by way of Teshiwo. The total length
is about 600 miles. The Sorachibuto.
Asahigawa section, we understand
will be open for traffic by May next
most probably. On the part of pri.
vate railway enterprises in Hol<kaido
that of the HANSON Railway Compa
ny is the most important The pro-
ject is to connect Hakodate and Ota
ru, distance of $50 miles, at the es
timated cost of 100000 yen $3,9s4,
000). The work of construction will
be completed in about five years. Al
present the journay between Otaru
and Hakodate, if made by steamer
occupies twenty-four hours, while il
undertaken by railway service now
available from Mororan no less thar
thirty-six hours are necessary. Or
the completion of the Kan-Sou rail
way it will be possible to cover the
distance in eight hours.
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disarrhoea ever since the war an6
have used all kinds of medicines for it
At last found one remedy that has
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