Since the revolt of the armies in this section it has become necessary, to enlist new soldiers to capture those who recently revolted. One group of soldiers is reported to have been sent out from Liuanchow to capture the bandits, but when they met the bandits they decided to} keenly felt during the recent Sino-Soviet dispute when Heiho was threatened by Soviet troops, The Northeastern Communications Committee, therefore, will petition. the Central Government to reserve part of the returned Boxer Indemnity for the gonsteuetion of this 600 mile ial representative of unite with them. It has been report-jed that these soldiers were '"disbanded." This is a polite way that} is in general use saying that the soldiers cast in their: lot with the! bandits. It docs not always mean that the soldiers became bandits themselves, but may merely mean that they sold their arms and ammunition to the bandits, and then ran away, The system goes merrily on, the: more bandits there are the more! need for mere soldiers to hunt them down, the more armies there are the more' poverty results and the more bandits arise. Who ix to blame?
One cannot blame the distracted official who are trying to establish' better order by enlisting new sol-idlers to capture the bandits and tufei.
Two-Year Drought Relieved Central Anhui is blanketed with snow, resulting from the heaviest snow-fall in the memory of people now living. About two feet of sow fell, cutting off all communication with the outside world for about a week. The isolation of the towns in Central Anhui occurred in the mi tH
Nanking to confer with the Ministry of Railways lative to the proposed construction.
4. Kaiping-Fuchow. Railway:—The construction of this line was first proposed in 1927 but the pre ject was dropped on account of Japanese participation which was regarded as an infringement of sovereign rights. The present scheme is to make the line 4 semi-official enterprise as the salt merchants in the district will subscribe for all the private shares. petition for construction of this line will be submitted to the Communications Committee for con-mediately after com survey.
Holihkang Railwiay:—This tine will start from Hulan and mate at Holihkang in Heilung-Kiang. The plan is initiated by the vincial Department of Reconstruction of Heilungkiang to faci ate the transportation of coal from the Holihkang mines. Construction expenses will be borne by the merchants of Hulan and Payenchow and also the Holihang mining interests-—Kuo Min, of the military manceuvres resulting from the defection of the soldiers supposedly guarding the province under the command of General Shih Vu-san. Fortunately the soldiers were in a hurry to concentrate at Pengpu on the Tsin-Pu Railway so that they would have a good vantage point from which either to fight or to talk peace terms.
The immense fall of snow appears to have effectually broken the drought that the country has been suffering from for years. "Already the storm has been followed—by. steady rains, and by yet further falls of snow continuing up to the time of writing. Already people are counting on good crops of wheat and opium and consequently better business next spring.
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