Your correspondent has come out the withering, "dust-burdened winds and scorching heat of the Honan plains into an absolutely new world up hereon Chikungshan eights. AS T write, rain is teeming down and its sound on the metal roof of the cottage is like the sweet est music to ears that have not Feard the like for nearly a twelve-mith, From Chumatien south along the n-Han Railway, we entered a different realm from that of the north of the province, Along the Lung-Hai, west of the Kueiteh prefecture, the kaoliang was. heading out at about two fect in height, In this southern area, the kaoliang. is a normal height for this time of the year and the paddy-folds look screen, with every prospect of a good uch rains as are now fall-ensure the promise.
The Kin-Han railway administra-rood hi-weekly ing Hankow on nights, for the north and on the same days and hours from Peking down. Each way, these trains pass Chengchow en Wednesdays and Saturdays and the train which we boarded was on the minute,.in and out. The service is excellent and deserves all com nuendation from the public, especially when one thinks of the dimeulties which the administration have had to overcome. On the Lung-Hai, there is still no express servies, nor ere there ordinary third-class coaches on any train except the daily mail train from Kaifeng to Suchow and back, The Keifeng-Loyang end of the service only provides good pen trucks oF steel-covered cars? nor will this be remedied till the break west of Kunhsien is repaired, to liberate the rolling stock west of that spot. a
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