Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-14
line from Shanghai to Nanking Awaits
Action Of the Government,
FOREIGN OFFICE kCrlNS WITH CAUTION
Not Disposed to Push Imperial Govern.
ment in the Katter
HIGH CLIMBING IN THE HlMAlAYAs
Dr. and Mrs. Bullock workman Have
Thrilling Experience I'm Hill
work ON Borders of
Thibet.

/
The Beej-Now that the new British minis
ter to China. Sir j. n. Jordan, has arrived
at Picking and commenced his duties, an
/ effort will he made to induce the British
Government to take seriously In hand the
question OF the mcnaced railway conditions
/ in China.
The situation is particularly serious with
/ regard to the concession held bv the British
and Chinese corporation TO construct the
railway line from Shanghai to Nankiu A
! portion of this has been finished. but the
Chin,sa government Is throwing difficulties
! In the way of constructing the remainder
! By delaying permission to the corporation
to raise the balance Of the loan necessary
to complete the work
Meantime the chance OF the section
soochow TO Ningpo. via Hangchow being
over carried out by British capital, is being
imperllcd The concession belongs to Nie
British and Chinese corporation but the
wai-wa-pu 0hc Chinese Foreign office) is
permitting the formation of a local bureau
of Chinese residents, ostensbly to construct
or try to construct. the line, hut In reality
to obstruct the British and Chinese corpora
! tion.
The British Foreign Office is apparently
rot disposed AZ yet to act cnergetically.
After much trouble ii has persuaded the
! Chinese government to proceed with the
negotiations for the final agreement for
constructing the Canton Knowloon railway,
but, as regards the other difficulties, it is
apparently not inclined. to move.
In commercial circles, however, 1t is felt
that vigorous action is necessary and
urgent If the advantages gained are not
to be lost. In all probab bility the matter
will be taken up in the house on its re-
assembling.
Woman Hold Climbing Record.
BY attaining an altitude OF 23.15O feet in
the Nun Kun range of the Himaisyas Mrs
I Bullock Workman now holds the worlds
record for high mountaineering.
The great feat was accomplished after
long preparations and untold hardships
DIR. and Mrs Workman had bsen carrying
out valuable exploring work for some time
among the lower peaks. and in prepara-
tion for the great climb they brought their
main caravan, consisting OF seventy coolies,
fifty goats and twenty-five sheep to a
base camp at 14,4eO feet In the shappat
Nala.
Finally Dr. and Mrs Workman, accom-
panied by seven Italian guides and por-
ters 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 be-
fore seen in the IIimalayas.
, A height of 1920 feet was reached that
, day, and on the following morning the
ascent was continued to 19S5S feet where
camp was made ON a soping snow reach.
= From here the coolies, with the exception
OF two volunteers, returned to the lower
, camp.
The daring party moved upward again
t over steep ice wall to a high plateau
t circle by the giant Nun Kun peaks Here
they were overtaken by mist and snow
"nurries and were compelled to camp
In six small tents at height of 20, 80 feet.
Porters weather-Bound.
I Next day another 800 feet was climbed
and the highest camp yet made by noun
taineers, and called America, was pitched
at 1,2Oo feet at the base of the highest
peak To this point the Italian porters
D carried loads Of forty pounds, and. leaving
s their chiefs. returned to bring up remain
9 ing loads.
5 The weather became so bad that they
. could not reascend that day, and DR.. and
n Mrs, Bullock-Workman passed the night
: alone i'm the fog and severe cold of de-
e grees Fahrenheit
: guide and two porters got back tc
! Camp American early on the morning of
July %. Dr. and Mrs. Workman then pre-.
pared TO renew the ascent, but found that
o their greasy boots were frozen stiff II
? Sas some time before they could be thawe6
{ out
o At 22,S0 feet halt for food was made
Il and DIR. Workman and one porter remained
= while Mrs. Bullock Workman. a guide and
s one porter continued the dinicut ascent OF
the peak 2S.15O feet high
six Nights on snow.
: The view, although marred by cloud. wa,
q very grand, extending over miles of lowe
ranges to Wanga Parbat and the Karako
ram.
/ Altogether the climbers spent six night,
camping on the snow at Immense attitudes
q They suffered constantly from insomnl,
after reaching 1900 feet.
An edict has just been issued orderin,
the abolition OF the use OF opium. botI
foreign and native. within ten years
N This is the result OF the recommendation,
l. of the returned commissioners, after con
: sultation with Yuan Shi Raj and Tan,
a Shao vi
The edict strongly condemns the oplun
n vice, and orders the council of state I,
, devise regulations for the enforcement n
IN the prohibition of smoking and of the cuI
tiVatiOn he DOnpv