'A plan is on foot among certain wealthy Chinese in the South td stem the tide of emigration of coolies abroad by opening to agriculture some 500,000 mow of land now lying fallow and uncultivated in the district of Hsiwénhsien, in Leichou prefecture, Kuangtung province. The lands in question are said to be rich and suitable for all kinds of cereals, and the cultivation of the sugar cane as well us hemp. There are also other extensive tracts of fine arable land in other parts of Kuangtung province, which are at present uninhabited, also to be thrown open to immigrants as soon as matters can be arranged.
7th December.
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