At the present time the railways of central China are crippled to the degree. The express on the han railway, the only possible through train once a week, has been repeatedly interrupted, by flooded bridges or bandit gangs. Letter ost has been kept going, but with delays of weeks instead of days, and with parcel post and book post prohibited. hants can only move merchandise by mule cart or baryw, there being no freight service tempted by railway. At the same ime there are hundreds of freight cars and passenger ears held: and used by the military exclusively.
How cana people be willing to pay taxes under such conditions, especially when they see such taxes being used for every other purpose but that of helping the people themselves to prosper?
The difficulty experienced by the management of the Kin-han rail-there. was. general hesitancy in ™managemen Accepting, the statement that all] Galnecy "anit foreign' travellers three men from this centre would/ orient, trid foreign ona three-day journey for this stroke held caclaalvely" by. the Baryon Now that thay ealy have speculation is widespread as ite real signifiennce, Of these Tumours two may be selected that. seem to indicate a more or less general opinion, The recent visit of the special Nanking Government representative has left the present rulers of the province in doubt as to the feeling: of the new central government towards the military parties of Szechuan, "The present meeting is for the purpose of deciding what line in to be taken towards the National Government,
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