The emigrants are to be offered special privileges, including free or and railway fares ion, and good land we live on at a nominal pri There is no question that such a cess, if the financial help promised is forthcoming and if organization is conducted in a proper and business like way. Millions of souls from the densely populated parts of China, where even in the best of times, they eks out a bare existence, can be transported to these practically virgin lands, covering hundreds of square miles, and there, after a little assistance given for a fair start, they live, prosper and multiply, soon forgetting their old homes and former hardships, whilst their offspring, born in a splendid though rigorous climate, will become men able to help in preserving the ins tegrity of their country.
The Old Story, Provincial exchequers, however, are absolutely depleted. This statement is borne out by the fact that even telegraphic communication, which suffered so severely through a storm, at the beginning of November, is not yet in proper wor and is causing so mud lence to the Chinese themselves that complaints have been sent to Peking on the subject. The salaries of officials are in arrear, and Government undertakings are practically at a standstill. The existing state of affairs is well known to the Peking Government and for its own sake it should pay special attention to these naturally rich provines, and strain every effort to assist them.
Jriginal
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