Peking, Mar. 29.
The Belgian Father Fiermiez, belonging to the Societe des Missions Etrangeres de Parii tured by bandits last week in the vicinity of Yunnanfu, has been liberated through the efforts of the French Consul at Yunnanfu. Father Fiermiez is now safe at The authorities of the provinces of Hunan and Hupeh are reported to have drawn up very elaborate schemes for the readjustment of civil affairs in these two provinces. They are divided into three classes: (1) Administration (2) Finance (8) Reconstruction, and (4) Education.
In the first category, the auth-critics deal with (a) extermination of bandits and Communists; (b) political reforms; (3) arcangemonts. for district self-government; and (a) suppression of opium.
With reference to finance, they propose (n) to draw up a budget; (b) to adjust methods of taxation; (c) to settle land disputes; and (a) to extend the banking business.
Regarding reconstruction, it. is proposed (a) to reorganize the provines. into municipalities; (b) to adjust mining affairs; (e) to reorganize the law courts; and (d)
construct new highways and canals and repair existing ones.
Dealing with education, the authorities' ideas are to earmark certain funds for education and obtain whether they were dealing with a member or an outsider, and the extraordinary power tolerated them by the then "Red" authori Canton way very extensive. Since the failure of the "Reds" to create them from independent sources.
proposed to encourage free schools and te establish provincial universities. Educational expenses will be inerensed and the teachers' salaries likewise, a regular "Soviet Government" in Canton, December 13 last, the new political regime and the merchants have combined to reduce
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