But Bandits Said to Be Active:
Military Cadet School and Its Work From Our OWN ComnesronnEt Mienchow, Sze,, Nov, 27.
It is some weeks now since I sent any local news; the fact is that things are comparatively quiet. 'The prophets, however, say that there will be the usual' trouble at the New Year, As our general here are supposed to have thrown in their lot with Marshal Wu Pei-papers accounts of pious resolves on th art of leaders to clean: up th bandits; and according to other items they give there is still as great need as ever, Kintang is a county town about 80 li from Chengtu. The road is one along which salt travels. 'The markets of Kinokiatu and especial ly Yaokiatu have ever been famous bandit haunts, 'The. salt authorities have requested Ten. 'Hosieh-hou to make the road safe for travelling. Bandit. chiefs are being enrolled as military' I no wonder that we get many accounts of robbery, violence and rapine on the part of quastsoldiers, Brigadier-General Sun of this city has a cadet, school in hand, There are about 500 students, and they spend a lot of time at their work. If every student worked as hard there would not be so much time for unnecessary propaganda.
The West China Christian Educational Union is holding {ts annual meetings in Chengtu, beginning to-(Nov. 28). Our two delegates have gone, They had to the long way round as the stretch of road between Tehyang and Hanchow is as bad as ever. The bandits are bold, they do not respect. the postmen, and a story. comes from the Welchenig-Tsitone road of a similar attempt on the post.
Tue Shanghai-Wusih Jong distance telephone service. will opened to the public rise next spring.
Tue headquarters of the Allied Chibli-Shantung Army, under the command of Gen. Li Ching-lin, in Tientsin, have issued a statement in connexion with the shelling of the 'Allied military train. They cay that this would; have been avoided had not been for' the fact that the train was closely followed by another armoured train ing. to Marshal Feng Vu-hsiang, which was taking advantage of the cover and protection afrded (br ithe Aled train, The Government. ordered both Feng and Li to Jobserve Peking as a neutral ground take care to, violate: the: -atinferests of foreiguers.""~
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