While I was at Tuhshan, there was a proclamation of General Chow, who is both Civil Governor snd general-in-command for the suppression of brigandage, stating that in future when Civil and Militery officials are in the same city each shall confine himself to his own sphere and not interfere in other matters. If this is strictly obseryed, it should mean a great improve. ment: Geners! Chow has instructed all Magistrates tha in fature they must ride in sedans when levi their Yaméns and must have guns fred both on leaving and returning, in order to maintain the dignity of ing their positions.
Currency is a hi problem. At Kueiyang silver' was, when T lett, searce, and Bank of China notes were generally used. In the Ta. {ang hin, Cantonese 20 cong pieces fre in general tse, the same holds jin Tubshan, but Yonnanese halt dollars are also current, North and easy of Tuyun, Yuan Shihskai dollars "are demanded, and in some plates they must be'of the Sed year the Republic; those of, say, 8th, 8th and 10th year—and these seem to he the most common—are object. 2 to on the ground that President Yuan was already dead! At any rote that is what {was told.
Friends in Kueiyang write me that General Chow har advocated meetings of the Kueichow Fantine Relief Committee the building of roads. by which may be, and 1 think Probably is, moony, motor roads, by thie Committee as far as funds wil Fermit, troops to be employed for this. purpose when the Committee no longer able to continue The idea is to build from Chikshui (on the border of Szechuan) vid Teonyi to Kueiyang and from Kuelet" Ghnyan: Kiang (on, the road to this city) which ie a head of the "Pare Water River" (RK IL) which goes past San Kiang to "Kienyang-shien in
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