Some days ago, a special xepresentative from the Nanking Nationalist Party arrived to investigate party affairs; no doubt he also look-into Government matters at the one time. He was feted by all the higher authorities and left yester day for Chungking, en route for the capital, If adulation counts for Anything, he must have been greatly Jmpressed, for everywhere there are slogans telling what wonderfully Toyal disciple of the late Dr. Sun is Mr. Fangs for instance, one such' which I read on the streets loyal believer. in Sun Chung-li."
The provincial authorities had a nounced that the widering of the feantral South Street, now known a3 Bhung-tiwa, Roa minced on the firs) of thi but the common talk'is that ith een. deterred until the Nanking representative leaves, Jest he report {o' Nanking that. Kueichow officials fare harsh in their treatment of the common people.—It may be true, Sut Tthinke Te may be sufficient that, while Me. Fang was here, officials Were' too occupied in entertaining him to start work on this road.
Likin has been abolished as from April, but the t for rep some time that new taxes would replace it have proved true, and I am fold that the now charges are more than the old; another version is that the new tax, called "Lin Shi Hsian Chan," includes more kinds mere hai dise than the likin did. 1 am not able to find out just what are the facts, but the main points fare as stated, This being so, the day "seems to have been appro-But I wonder what Fang thinks of it, for I do not see how he can possible be ignorant, of the facts, "the new Tax Office is also called but Aeates an ultimate abolition of all these now illegal taxes, it is difficult for ordinary people to say, though folks are very sceptical. It "will be noted that the new, tax is military (ihe word "hsiang," which means "potions," indicates this); and. would seem but natural to suppose ary strength present, Hhere can hardly b sny abolition of
orth Rucichow branch of the Bank: me Sign at the front oer "Bank Kueichow?"" We had: such a Bank some years ago, bat it collapsed on Account of no hang any ver to printing its notes for eiteulation in the province, Is there any si reserve?
"When Gen. Chow Hsi-cheng left Kueiyang on hie last' journey to fight Gen, Li Hsin (from which he did not return, being killed at Huangkoshu, four anda half days tothe west of this), he left a fairly good.reserve of silver in the Bank
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