General Feng has done wonders in clearing un the tufei in this part of Honan. In July 9 wns unable to get out to the eastern part of my field at all and even coming to Suichow TI ran the gauntlet of between 2,000 or 3,000; of Chao T'i's disbaniled braves. 1 have now returned from a 600 Ti! trip through al! these counties, travelling by moonlight and_without an escort. Instead of—the} temples, shops and_ often private; houses swarming with idle soldiers, where there are any leanted they live in tents, but it is General Feng's method to keep the troops on the move and not put them down to feed on the conamunity.
Industrial work is being greatly encouraged by the Tuchwn and he is doing all he can to encourage this kind of work.
Cholera is very bad in all the} towns and villages I passed.through. I was able to be of some assistance in one or two cases, but they drop off so quickly—sometimes} only a few hours. The Chinese are simply terrified of it and one can not be surprised. The dry season means vast swarms: of flies and the
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