War in June on Yang Se Chungking Seeking to Reform Itself: Bad Money and Poor Trade A summary of conditions now prevailing far up the Yangtze given by one who has had a long experience in China, is provided Uhrough the recent ' arrival of Dr. James L, MeCartney, the well. known Amevioan alienist to Shang-Dr, MeCartney who is leaving again on Augist 11, hax just four months in Szechuan, Winding up the affairs of his father, the Into Dr. J. H. MeCartney Chungking, and following his return to America he will take up his appointment as a Fellow of the N: tional Committee for Mental Uygiene in New York.
He described the situation in Szechuan from several points of view. Speaking of the commercial side of there, he said that business was at a standstill, "A long history of exorbitant. taxation might be given as the reason for the commercial staleniate, An example of what is meant is to be seen in the 200 tax stations found between Chungking and Chengtu, stations nominally under the control of Gen, Liu Hsiang, military governor of the province, The War Fizzles Out Describing the warring elements in the province, Dr. McCartney says that Szechuan is filled with troops at the present time, In June some of the biggest movements took place, when Gen. Lin Hsiang and Wong Feng-tao, defence commissioner, made their much bruited attempt to oust Yang Sen from Wanshien, After a pontoon bridge had been flung. across the river and numerous reinforcements had been sent from Yunnan and the annie: sent down river, it was then heard that Yang Sen was coming up river to meet his adversaries. Midway, negotiations were apparently opened, though exactly what happened was not known generally even in. well-informed Chinese circles, and thing: settled down once more to a star identical with the situation before.
The sphere of control remains at the int time, therefore, Just as it before June, Yang Sen con-ling the river between, Wanhaien and Tehang.
'Meantime the rough Yunnanese troops are quartered on the Chinese poptilace in the foreigners' district of Chungking, and considerable appechensions are maintained on _account of the unsavoury reputation for looting these troops possess.
Ships are not now being fired upon as regularly as formerly, according to Dr. McCartney who made the trip in one week, although during June few ships passing through the upper river missed the experience of shell-fire, Uncomfortable Times Indeed From the social aspect _of foreigners' life in Chungking, Dr. MeCartney said that a certain amount of anti-foreign feeling seomed to exist. The military authorities exercised a certain control in this direction. There still remained, however, a good deal of epithet-hurling by the Chungking populace after passing foreigners, ang this were taken seriously, unpleasant situations might result? For instance, a foreign resident of Chungking was called an insulting name as he passed a Chivese soldiersentry and took offence, He demanded to see the soldiers's officer and was confronted with a drawn revolver, He got no nearer to the officer and eventually made off. A few days Inter while passing' the same place, he had a stone hurled at him, anda few more personalities of the sort which delight the Chinese populace, Tender sensibilities still are not particularly opportune as far as the foreigner in Chungking is concerned.
The Foreign Community The resident community consists of about 60 at the present time. There are 18 adult Americans and five children, inclusive of several naval wives and their families; 16 British adults and two children; 11 Germans; a few Japanese and still fewer French, Most of this community are business people, and there only a scattered few missionaries. A large group, however, Canadian missionaries are exted to'arrive in September and a group of American missionaries eft Shanghai last week for Chungking.
There are three American gunboats in the port, three British, two French and two Japanese. American merchant ships making the passage do so under convoy and British ships carry armed guards, During the past year, only one veal tourist has put in an appearance at Chungking, when considerable "local excitement was The Chungking Club, closed since the foreign evacuation of more than year ago, was re-opened on June 1," Tennis and teas twice a week are now enjoyed by the foreign community, the various ladies of the port acting' as hostesses on different occasions. Special entertainment has been provided for visiting British and American Admirals, and noon of every Sunday has' been Feconstituted as the hour for a community picnic at some body's bungalow. The Indies of the community are all in the hill bungalows, of the first range," The second range having been destroyed last year.
The present season is hottest on record and the Chungking is lower than it has ever been before in July, even in the recollections of the oldest Chinese of the place. Conditions of drought are, therefore, prevalent and above Chungking many of the crops have not even been planted, New City Roads Some of the most interesting data provided by Dr. McCartney relat to the commencement of the s0-c led "Now City Roads," which are being constructed by two forelgntrained Chinese engineers, one having been educated in France and one in England. The rond extends three miles into the country. from Chungking, and was started about tone year ago, At the time of its {ineeption, an announcement" was {issued by the Governor of the province that all graves were to. have their contents removed, failing Which, within a certain time-limit, all bones would be removed by the authorities. This was done as relined bones and three were used as repositories and sealed up after the work of removal was completed, The proposed system calls for 17 miles of this road, and already a large extent of property abutting it on each side has been either bought or confiscated by the authorities and sold to wealthy Chinese as a proseetive residence quarter. The road will continue on to meet the one tru Chengtu, which is now about halfway to Chungking, oF in the vicinity of Suifu, and completion of th part of the programme is expected next year, Chungking Rebuilding, Other aspects of the programme point to a real model city for New Chungking. "Schools are included in the plans, the finances of the municipality have been worked out and various other interesting details are projected. In Chungking itself are evidences of street-widening, and whether the one follows on the other or precedes, the fact remains that 'a new impetus has been given for the purchase of motor ears. To Dr. 'McCartney's knowledge 11 new cars have been shipped into Chungking and Chengtu during the past few months, A steady' shipment of riesha parts are also an innovation, hitherto unknown. in Chungking where sedan-chairs have long been the principal means of transporta. tion, Panchan Lama, recently invited by the military officials of the province, has now taken up hi residence in Chungking, and several Jarge public gatherings at which prayers for peace were the principal Features have been conducted by the Lama. In the first week of June, a 12-hour ceremonial was observed, at the Chungking or Wen fung-ta Pagoda, and huge quantities of milk were emptied on the hillside as part of the intercession for peace in the country, The Chaos of Currency The condition 6f the currency speaks for itself. At the time of
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