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ALLEGED CORRUPTION AND MISMANAGEMENT. REPORT ON CHINA'S RAILWAYS. United Press Assn. by El. Tel. Copyright LONDON. Feb. 9. Trenchant criticism alleging cor. ruption, mismanagement. .and unnecessary waste of money, js contained in a report- submitted by an American railway expert. Mr. .John Mantel!. who recently arrived at the Chinese Government's invitation to study and report on Chinn's national railways.
lli s memorandum yesterday, submitted at the tv-quest of Mr. Sun Eo, Minister of Railways, states that the country's railway affairs are being handled on a very improper business basis. Rates are too high by 15 to 20 per cent.; there is. much fuel wastage, unnecessary double tracking, and neglect of the preservation of equipment ; and numerous bridges are almost collapsing, endangering the services. Strangely, Mr. MantoU’s report omits reference to the effect of military operations on the railways, which are generally known to be principally responsible for the present disorganisation.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXX, Issue 11128, 11 February 1930, Page 5
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