Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-14
BRITAIN MAY
TAKE UP QUESTION
MENAcED RAILROADS IN CHINA
REFERRED TO IT
Shanghai to Nankln Line In Especial
peril--Woman Holds Worlds
Mountain Climbing
Record
nY KIMnERLEY DARLINaToN

ny KIMBERLEY DARblNGION
Special Cable to The Herald.
PEK1NG, oct. 1S.--Now that the new
British minister to China, Sir ]. N.
Jordan, has arrived at Picking and
commenced his duties, an effort win
ne made to induce the British govern |
ment to take seriously I'm hand the
question of the menaced railway con-
cessions in China.
The situation is particularly serious
with regard to the concession held Dy
the British and Chinese corporation to
construct the railway line from Shang-
hal to Nankin. A portion OF this has
been finished, but the Chinese govern
ment is throwing difficulties in the
way of constructing the remainder by
delaying permission to the corporation
to raise the balance of the loan neces-
sary to complete the work.
Meantime, the chance of the section
Soochow to Ningpo, via Hangchow, be-
ing ever carried out by British capital
is being imperiled. The concession be-
longs to the British and Chinese cor
poraton, but the Wai-wu-pu (the Chi
nese foreign office) is permitting the
formation of local bureau of Chinese
residents, ostensibly to construct or try
to construct the line, but in reality to
obstruct the British and Chinese cor
poration.
The British foreign office is appar-
entity not disposed as yet to act ener-
getically. After much trouble 1t has
persuaded the Chinese government to
proceed with the negotiations for the
final agreement for constructing the
Canton Kowloon railway, but, as re-
CARDS the other difficulties, it is appar-
emily not inclined to move.
In commercial circles, however, it is
felt that vigorous action is necessary
and urgent if the advantages gained are
not to be lost In all probability the
matter will be taken up in the house
on its reassembling.
Worlds High Climb
BY attaining an altitudetof 2S,15O feet
in the Nun Kun Range of the Himalay-
as Mrs. Bullock Workman now holds
the worlds record for high mountain
eering.
The great feat was accomplished after
long preparations and untold hard
ships DIR. and Mrs. Workman had
been carrying out valuable exploring
work for some time among the lower
peaks, and in preparation for the great
climb they brought their main caravan,
consisting of seventy coolies, fifteenI
goats and twenty-five sheep to a base
camp at Ia. 400 feet in the Shappat Nala
Finally DR.. and Mrs. Workman, ac-
ccmpanied by seven Italian guides and
porters and fifteen coolies, left the base
camp for the upper SHOWS. The sight
was one never to be forgotten, for the
slopes were covered with a beautiful
flower never before seen in the Hima-
layas
A height of 1920 feet was reached
that day, and on the following MORN
ing the ascent was continued to 10
35S feet, where camp was made on a
sloping snow reach. From here the
coolies, with the exception of two vol
unteers, returned to the lower camp.
The daring party moved upward
again over steep ice wall to high
plateau circled by the giant Nun Kun
peaks. Here they were overtaken by
mist and snow "flurries." and were
compelled to camp in six small tents
at height Of 2O,7SO feet.
Next day another 800 feet was
climbed, and the highest eamp vet
made by mountaineers, and called
America, was pitched at q, 200 feet at
the base of the highest peak To this
point the italian porters carried loads
of forty pounds. and leaving their
chiefs returned to bring up remaining
loads
Bad Weather
The weather became so bad that
v.
DR.. and Mrs. Bullock Workman passed
the night alone in the fog and severe
cold of four degrees Fahrenheit
A guide and two porters got back
to Camp America early on the MORN
ing of July 20. DR.. and Mrs. Work.
man then prepared to renew the as
cent, but found that their greasy boots
were frozen stiff. Tt was some time
before they could be thawed out
The climb was then resumed by cut
ting steps for four hours over sharp
ice slopes and aretes.
AT 22,S00 feet a halt for food was
made, and DR.. Workman and one por-
ter remained while Mrs. Bullock Work
man, a guide and one porter continued
the difficult ascent of the peak %, $50
feet high.
The view, although marred by cloud,
was grand extending over miles
OF lower ranges to Wanga Parbat and
the Karakoram.
Altogether the climbers spent six
nights camping on the snow at immense
attitudes. They suffered constantly
from insomnia after reaching a height
or 19, 900 feet.
An edict has just been issued ORDER
ing the abolition Of the use of opium,
both foreign and native, within ten
years.
This is the result of the recommen-
dations of the returned commissioners,
after consultation with Yuan Shi Kal
and Tang Shao vi.
The edict strongly condemns the
opium vice, and orders the council OF
state to devise regulations for the en-
forcement of the prohibition of smok-
ing and OF the cultivation Of the poppy.
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