Kling, March 2, Paychologicaly it is interesting to Inquire how people get certain defusions. "Ani instance in point the fanciful description of the motor road now said to be approaching Jcompletion which appeared in your columns of February 26. As vise iters here may be. disappointed it will be perhaps advisable to give the facts.
No motor road has yet been begun s0 it cannot be approaching ¢ompletion. "It is not yet even marked lout. The general direction is. now tentatively agreed upon. That unfortunately as far as we have got.
We are negotiating with the Chinese: authorities and T am going Kiukiang this week to see how much farther Wwe can get. If the Chinese were frank and friendly and would work with foreigners with all their cards on the table and with the sole aim of advancing the interests of Kuling, the road would have been' in. running order "by now. Whether the fancied difficulties can be overcome and finances arranged in the perfectly open and. busin like methods acceptable to forei question that is not yer solved. We don't want ina million dollars eapondent asserts, but can probably build and equip the road, erect oarages and purchase all the ars Tomes necessary for $300,000, All this hus yet to be arranged it possible: it is evident. therefore are ING Car from the motor A Mild Winter 'The snow still lies thick on the has been dry and crisp Jand in the opinion of all alike we have had a simply delightful winter, We had a moderate blizzard the night your correspondent named, but it was not very severe and' did not last long.
The weather has been remarkably mild the whole winter and though the thermometer has been down to 15 Fahr. there was no wind and one lid not aprecinte the cold an it was dry and the atmosphere absolutely till. T have not found it ect to wear an overcoat day or for the last two months or ever the snow and ice began to appear. It has been mild and equable throughout and nothing like jas cold as on the plains below. lies here have not had a fire the whole winter and have lived, jate and slept in their rooms with their windows wide open day and night: that is a fairly good evidence jax to whether or no the weather has been and bitter or not.
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