Two Iuminating Examples of his Justice: People Hypnotized From Our Gwn Correspondent.
Fakumen, Man., Nov.
The independence of Manchuria is producing some good results. Minor officials in the civil service all over Fengtien Province have had to go up to Mukden for examination. The process is likely to- result in a higher standard for the service, and, incidentally, appointments from Peking will in this way be annulled or confirmed. The Civil Governor in Mukden, Wang Yung-chiang, has gained in power and prestige since the reorganization, following on the military defeat. A visible proof of the change is in the making of roads, Orders from the Civil Governor have passed down to the villages in the different counties and a levy has been instituted, whereby, for every acre of land owned, a labourer and a fee must be forthcoming. Main roads are thus being constructed in sections, to be followed by a network of connecting links, under the supervision of the village headmen. Only earthen tracks, with the necessary bridges and strengthening in marshy spots, seem to be in contemplation. If the effort is merely a spasmodic one, with no plans for inspection and renewal, little permanent good will be done, but, as a first attempt at organized widespread road construction, the scheme is symptomatic of a new spirit at the head of affairs.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.