1 tind made arrangements with the postal authorities for transport by Post boat up the northern branch the river from Yenping and had written tothe peat master there that I would like boats two days later. On the following day, however, I ecelved a cit advising me that the following day a military expedition was starting up the South Fiver nnd thatthe post office. was taking advantage of the opportunity] for forwarding parcels that had been for months, and that every available boat in Yenping would be needed, 30 that we would have to wait the return of some. of them before starting on our trip. We tre constantly being told that, the tales of warfare. throughout China are fabrications and that the country In'ready for the enncellation of ex: ttaterritorality, but if other parts the country' areas bad ay the provines of Faklen, T'may say that fever Before have' conditions' been more rotten and the authorities more helpless.
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