This in the face of the informa tion contained in Mr, Dyson's pamphlet, under the heading of "Road 'Building Results," that Shantung is second out of 21 pro~ vinces in the mileage of ronds actually ructed—viz., 2,001 miles. Te is of equal interest to note that the territory at the top of the list, with 2494 miles, North-West China' (Mongolia and parts of Kunsu), a thousand miles Jaway from Shanghai, In fact the five provinees at the top are all northern and central China pro-
How inspiring it is to contemplate that the Good Roads Movement, from its Central Office at 208 Avenue Joffre, Shanghai, has achieved results so far abroad. Tt might well have included in its pamphlet a testimonial from Mar~ shal Chang Tso-lin to its good works in his territory, which he has doubt~ Toss made use of in recent military operations. When we are told that there are 32 foreigners only out ofa membership of 122,000 in this a@uistic movement the wonder is [that there are so many—one would have been ample, Those who would read the history this association should refer to your files of 1920 to 1923, and to Mr, Koteney's "Shanghai: Its Municipality and the Chinese," pp. 58 to 71. They will find there more food for thought than the editor would welcome in his cor respondence columns.
T am, ete,
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