CHANNEL TUNNEL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 9 January 1929, Page 5

CHANNEL TUNNEL

ITS MEANING TO ENGLAND OPINION OI : HIPNCH ECONOMISTS United Pres* Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copy righi Australian Press Association) LONDON, 7th January. Thu Paris correspondent of tho “Times” states that ill a stroke of the pen England can become tho western terminus of the entire European rail system. This is how French economists envisage tile consequences of the Channel tunnel. They consider Britain over-estimates the military aspect. Admittedly the Committee of Imperial Defence rightly held that the tunnel held elements of danger, but this comparative drawback should not be allowed to outweigh the incalculable economic benefits by which Britain stands to gain most. tl is estimated here that Britain in a few years will recover from the tunnel's earnings the entire cost of defending Dover approaches. The French share of the necessary capital would he quickly forthcoming. Engineers are convinced that the difficulty of disposing of waste material can he surmounted by forcing it through vertical borings into the Channel. This method has proved practicable on a smaller scale.