Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-18

The following notes from the Lon
don and China Telegraph give some
indication of the Industrial movement
new going on in China:
A number of gentlemen have receiv-
ed permission from the Chinese Vic
erory at Canton to develop the Kut
Tai Wan area in Heungshan district.
situated 80 II from lMaco, and measur-
ing about 700 mows in area, which
is considered very suitable, 10 be
turned into a trade mart The cost
fer the development of this place IS
estimated at about 100000 gold.
About 100000 has been raised, ana
surveying work has been started
1t appears from Chinese reperts that
there was some talk last year Of open
ing Chapoo as a commercial port,
with a branch railway from there TO
Chinashan (Kaszay). which. IL esti-
mated. would cost over / 100000 taels
(about s650.00O 1t was also estimated
that to open this port and run steam
ers would require another million
tales. A well-to-do merchant named
Lou Ching kuei has new embarked
with 400. geo taels about ($2G0. 5000 cap
ital on a scheme to run two small
steamers between there and Ningpo,
iWenchow. and TaichOw, as pre-
paratory step to the further develop
ment of the place into a port, when
he proposes to build two larger steam
ers for navigation between there and
the Kiangsu and F'ulken provinces.
Petitions have been presented to the
governor and other authorities on the
subject
1t is reported that a coal mine OF
great promise has been discovered at
Hailungcheng. The mineral is said
TO be of good quality, and the out
crop in within 9 feet of the surface of
the ground
Changchun, which may be called a
railway begotten town, is reported to
be growing rapidly. 1t las now a
population of $4,000 Japanese and So
600 Chinese. An officer CT Japanese
xendarmes stationed there informs
the Nichi Nichi Shimbun that the
hotel which the South Manchurian
Railway Company is building promises
to be a most imposing structure. and
will probably be ready for use by. the
close of the current year.
The board OF war intends to build
a railway from Kiangyin forts to Wu-
sieh, On the Shanghai Marking Rail-
way. Negotions are at present taking
Mace in connection with the scheme
between the Central Government and
the Kiangsr Railway Company
Times are beginning to look little
brighter at Cbinkiang- A paper mill
is being built by Chinese close to Con-
suIar Bluff, and the machinery has
been supplied from Scotland. the whole
plant being OF the first class The en-
gineer is an old experienced mill en-
zineer. Two miles up river. at Lin
yuisso. a -four mill is to be erected.
,Ilassworks. and an oil mill on a large
scale. Land has been arranged for
purchase on the river front. and ham
dreds Of Chinese houses are now dis
tribufed over what was few years
ago the Yangtze River. The Chinese
working the copper mine on the Bung-
allow range Of mountains Is doing well
in his enterprise.
II. r. Tuan Fang. with his usual
energy and foresight. Is pushing on
the arrangements for the holding Of
the Marking Exhibition. which viii be
opened during the fifth moon MAY OF
next year. His representative. Mr..
Chun Kee. Is in Shanghai busily en-
Gagged IN making the preliminary ar
rangemenfs. Some 500 nov Of land
at Ranking are being prepared for the
site.
While u IL true. writes a CORES
pendent. that the trade Of Wachow. on
the West River. has not Increased 80
rapidly as was anticipated when the