As is usual at this time of the year there is considerable movement of troops. All the frontiers of the province are guarded and reinforcements are being sent forward. The threatened invasion has 80 far treated little anxiety among ithe people. Those who happen to have opportunity to see the Shansi soldiers training may feel fairly confident in the well hefty lads who are evidently getting 'a very rigorous technical training:
China ought to be something like what Shansi really is now. Can be possible that any of the present. "War Lords" would prefer to see Shanai more like the devastated and disordered provinces around?
A band of soldiers or tufei officialty estimated at over 300 recently raided the small riverside village of Tsang-teo in the Hotsin hsien district. One of their num ber was shot here this week and the civil and military authorities are hoping to make further ca tures. They are said to have er ed the Yellow River from Shensi The Usual Posters A new crop of anti-British post-has appeared this week. The "Bight Crimes of Britain" are depicted in a highly coloured sensational placard. These crimes comprise the seizure of Hongkong, opium war, two references to. the Customs, Weihaiwei, forced labour in Shameen, Consular jurisdiction and May 30 incident.
In addition to "beating down Chi Religion is also to be done Imperialism and Capitalism" the
away with, The merchant class are quite willing to admit that they have had enough of "academic patriotism" and want to get busy now with their autumn trade.
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