CHINESE TO BUY 3 RUSSIAN SHIPS; COASTAL VESSEL SINKS NEAR HONG KONG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600291018-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 29, 2011
• Sequence Number: 1018
• Publication Date: April 5, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS CD NO.
DATE OF
INFORMATION 1950
SUBJECT Transportation - Land, sea
HOW
PUBLISHED Daily newspapers
WHERE
PUBLISHED Hong Kong; New York
DATE
PUBLISHED 3 Feb - 8 Mar 1950
LANGUAGE Chinese
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SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
CHINESE TO BUY 3 RUSSIAN SHIPS;
COASTAL VESSEL SINKS NEAR HONG KONG
TO BE SOLD FOR 275,000 HONG KONG DOLLARS -_ Kung-shang Jih-pao, 11 Feb 50 at three Shih-weirshih-t'ai andhthe Pi-li_tuni hi_liPweitchihheChinese approximations
of Russian now anchored in Hong Kong are to be sold tp66.a Chinese firm for
275,000 Hong Kong dollars. These ships belong to the Her Eastern Shipping
Company in Vladivostok.
SHIP RANG ROCK -- Wen-hui Pao, 14 Feb 50
The coastal vessel Yung-hsing, enroute from Hong Kong to Hsia-men, rammed
a rock and sank 90 nautical mines northeast of Hong Kong on 12 February 1950.
This ship, owned by the Ta-hsing Shipping Company, weighed 563 tons, had ac-
commodations for 200 passengers, a loading capacity of 200 tons of cargo, and
carried a crew of 50.
RIVER FREIGHT CHARGES REDUCED -- Wen-hui Pao, 6 Feb 50
Shang-hai, 5 February -- The Shipping Control Bureau of the East China
District has reduced freight charges on the Chang Chiang by 25 to 30 per-
cent, effective 1 February 1950. This action was taken in accordance with the
bureau's policy set forth at the meeting of the All-China Shipping and High-
way Workers' Union.'s representatives to stimulate the flow of goods on the
Chang Chiang.
HIGHWAY REPAIR TO BE COMPLETED -- Hsin-sheng Wan-Pao, 3 Feb 50
Kuang-chou -- The Kuang-chou Military Control Commission yesterday ordered
the Kuang-chou Highway Bureau to complete repairs on the highway between
Kuang-chou and Shen-ch'uan by the end of February 1950. In the event that
the Kuang-chou--Chin-lung railroad is disrupted or damaged by Nationalist
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bombing, this highway would be the alternative route on which freight from
Hong Kong could be transported to Kuang-chou.
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC INCREASES -- Kung-?shang Jih-pao, 12 Feb 50
Chang-mu-t'ou, 11 February -- Scheduled passenger and freight services
are now available on highways between Bii-yang and Chang-mu-t'ou, Ping-shan,
Tan-shui, and Shen-ch'uan. Although there is no service available from
Ping-hu to Tan-shui through Lung-lang, the road is now open to traffic.
') HAI-CHU BRIDGE TO BE REBUILT -- Hua-ch'iao Jih-pao, 1 Mar 50
Kuang-thou, 21 February -- The Kuang-chou city government is planning
to rebuild the Hai-chu Bridge, which was partially demolished by retreating
Nationalists before Kuang-chou fell. The work will be divided into three
sections: the first is to clear the wreckage and other debris in the river
bottom, the second is to repair the bridge piers, and the third is to repair
the bridge spans.
HUANG HO RE BRIDGE BEING IMPROVED -- Wen-hui Pao, 9 Feb 50
The first phase of improvements on the Huang Ho railroad bridge on the
Pei-p ing--Han-k'ou line, begun on 27 December l99, :. was'. completed.
on 4 January 1950 by the Cheng-thou Railroad Bureau, with the help of Russian
engineers. Three test runs were made following completion of repairs, and on
the third trial an aggregate weight of 1,270 tons crossed this bridge in 32
minutes at a speed of 15 kilometers per hour. Prior to improvements, it was
necessar,; to divide an ordinary train into two sections and travel at a rate
of 5 kilometers per hour, taking almost 3 hours to cross the bridge.
Efforts to increase the permissible weight and train speed on the bridge
continue.
COMMUNISTS RENAME 4 RR STATIONS -- Kung-shang Jih-pao, 9 Feb 50
In order to avoid confusion, the Ministry of Railways has renamed the
following four stations:
The Yang-ch'i and Ta-pao stations on the Yueh-Han line have been renamed
An-k'ou (Ueda-.2309, 1141) and Ta-p'u-chieh (1946, 6169, 10620), respectively.
The She-ho station on the Kuang-chou--Chiu-lung line has been renamed
T'ien-ho (].947, 6045).
The Hsing-an station on the Heng-yang--Kuei-lin line has been renamed
Bsing-an-hsien (9630, 2309, 8972).
RR TRAFFIC DROPS DUE TO BOMBING -- Hsin-sheng Wan-pao, 10 Feb 50
Subsequent to the bombing of Shen-ch'uan on 5 February 1950 by the
Nationalists, the number of nassengrrs on the Kuang-chou--Chiu-lung railroad
line declined considerably. More people are now traveling between Kuang-chou
and Hong Kong by way of Macao, though it takes longer and costs more than to
go by train.
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From Kuang-chou, they first go to Shih-ch'i by ferry, then to Macao by
automobile, and from Macao to Hong Kong by ship.
These passengers, shifting from railroad to shipping, are causing over-
crowding on both the ferry boats between Kuang-chou and Shih-ch'i, and the
ships between Macao and Hong Kong.
KUANG-CHOU SELLS TROUGH-TRAIN TICKETS -- Hua-ch'iao Jih-pao. 8 Mar 50
Hong Kong -- Since 24 February 1950, the Kuaag-chou Railroad Bureau has
been selling through-train tickets from Kuang-chou to all points in China.
It costs 210,000 yuan in People's notes, or less than 7 US dollars f.-i]
(at the exchange rate of 34,500 Yuan to one US dollar as of 1 March 1950),
to go from Kuang-chou to Man-chou-li on a third-class coach, while the second-
class fare is twice as much as the third-class fare. The third-class fares
from Kuang-chou are as follows (in Yuan, People's bank notes);
Station
Shanghai Han-k'ou through Chu-chou, Nan-ch'ang and Hang-chou)
Nan-thing thr,h Shang-hail
Tien-thing through Shang-Rai, Nan-thing]
Pei-p'ing through Han-k,o7
Hsi-an (through Han-k'ou and Cheng-chou)
Ch'ing-tao (through Chu-chou, Nan-ch'ang, Hang-chou Shang-hai,
P u-k ou, and Chi-nan)
Shen-yang
Chang-ch'un
Ha-erh-pin
Man-chou-li
101,700
148,200
77,100
145,200
136,400
178,300
174,800
185, 700
192,600
210,000
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