1 have just returned from a £0 days' trip to the Huoshan district. travelled over 100 li of the road used by the "not disbanded" but "Jeff in the lurch" soldiers from Hunan, who caused suc a com: motion in these districts during August.- It is remarkable how well the people speak of that band. The practical clearing up of all full grown fowls, some of which they paid for, is very evident in the lack of eggs now. Still, the exactions were so much Jess than the people anticipated, that the soldiers are looked upon as decent fellows. They paid good prices f many things but some irrespon bles preyed on the farmers a few away from their stopping places.
There is one "ying" of soldiers stationed in Huoshan, another in Mapiuchai and three are making their headquarters in Livan for the time being, if not permanently. Quite a good percentage of those in Huoshan are down with malaria or other illnesses. Malaria is very prevalent at present in that district. The long wet spell of Sepiember seems to have accentrated it. It may seem strange that up among those mountains the people should be so anemic. An American doctor holding an "A" class Varsity diploma told me some time ago that he had not seen such perfect specimens of anemic blood anywhere as he got from three patients I sent to him.
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