Imperial Palaces Falling Into Decay: Business Hit The Rev. T. C, Wu, MA, general secretary' of the Chinese Mission to Lepers, was interviewed. by a representative of the "North-ina Daily News" on his recent visit to Peking.
The situation in Peking, said Me. Wu, is very peaceful but business is ina deplorable state, Mr. Wa stayced in one of he largest hotels in the former capital and was informed by the cashier that business, especially. the hotel business, had been reduced, to some 80-por cent, since the moval of the capital from. Peking to Nanking. Numerous hotels and business houses "have suspended Communications likewise are bad state, the railway service espoci+ lly being in a terrible condition, Railway runnings have not yet beet restored to normal owing to a lack of rolling stock. When Mr. Wu started from Tangku to Tientsin, the train was delayed for three or four hours. Although he travelled in a first-class carriage, he was unable to find' seat, because the soldiers had taken away most of these and proper seats had been put in thole places. It was noticeable that the soldiers did not board the first class compartments and molest the Passengers. In spite of this, how. ever, the passengers suffered a great deal of inconvenience.
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