Amidst the civil wars, with their attendant ils, it is noteworthy that there has been progress in at least one important direction since the arrival of the Fengtien faction in Chili, namely, a great improvement roads, with a striking development of motor-traffic in and around Peking.
The roads of the capital itself, while not yet comparable with those of Western capitals, Detter than a year ago, and continual work is going on on roads in the surrounding country in order to render them fit for heavy traffic.
In addition to an. increasing number of private cars, a dozen motor-buses run daily the §9 miles between Peking and Tientsin, while numbers of others ply frequently in all directions from the capital, visit: ing Tsinghua and Yenching Unities, the Western Hills, the Tangabes bet aptings, Joke aaa other places of interest, at very moderate fares. These buses are crowded.
The authorities ant r|lead to more settled conditions opening up of the country wil improvements in trade. It derstood that similar road developments on a large scale are going on in other provinces—Reuter,
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