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Otago Witness, Issue 3829, 2 August 1927, Page 30

Jn a recent address Mr T. R. Johnson ex-Chief Railway Commissioner for New South Wales, dealt with affairs in China, ■with special reference to railway matters. “TJre railways over there,” he said, “are mainly Government-owned. They do not need roads, because they do not understand much about vehicular traffic. I remember passing by railway through the Nankoo Pass, ' and actually seeing the very same system of transport in force which was in existence 2000 years ago. That is going on at the present moment.” At the same time, said Mr Johnson, he had a great admiration for the Chinese as a people, »nd he could only hope that China would be •ble to realise the great destiny ho felt certain was m store tor it. ,