Chengtu, Dec. 24 Marshal Liu Hsiong has arrived back in Chungking after his visit to the Generalize at Nanking. His Fepresentatives have kept Chengt in 1 was feared when General Lise was sent out to the ting line that {he Soviet eels in the city might get the Upper hand again. "However his succezor, General Chiang 'Shang-po hag proved his valour as an adequate leeper of the peace in the. sbuence lof Liu slang." Working' in close Stoperation with tim ts General Vu Pangeehl, head of the. City" Police, who" has splendid. qualifcatons. For Ais position, and. is" always. looking for an opportunity to make improve ments in this growing modern city wish it wace possible to make cod report about conditions outside "The Reds for the time being are Jautscent, but holding large areas rth thole well equipped forees etter fining, coutel "of enormous "Fiee Crops for, winter stores. On the Senpan and the Yachow roads rear hordes of unpaid sodery ravage the Counteysde and appear ready to link with the Teds whenever they can reals through. Reports continually some. to band that they are" only Siang. their time, The situation ie quite serious, and it is to be hoped that the long promised Central troops wil nerve. as outside few tested Tatallons here, the. ordinary. under= aid. undernourished soldiery" envrely insuelent for the real take Travellers Give Lectures Some real Tibetan travellers have been visiting the capital recently, iving lectures. The President Honorary) of the West China Border Research Society, Mr. J. H. Edgar. was the first to come along and gave Jo most colourful report of a trip he made in 1907 to Hsiang Chen, the famous region to the north of Ho-Likiang and Yang, Pek Tt was the real "Land 3! ithe Lamas" and his tate of the "Ogre's Den" thrilled young and old. Besides being the champion re-Isearcher of the Tibetan Marches and discoverer of the best collection of Poleolithie artifacts in China, he has the caique distinction of being a Jwriter and lecturer par excellence. Following Mr. Edgar came Professor Harry Smith' of Upsala University, Sweden, where he has been the [Curator' of the Royal Herbarium for many years. He lectured and showed lover fifty of his wonderfully well preserved specimens which retain all the freshness and colour of their mountain habitat, This is achieved most careful attention and hard Jwork necessitating staying wp late otter bie eld days, The writer hat the peivitege of seeing him at work jin his lamasery home last summer jand con testify to Professor being 2 tonished artist as well as a qualified lecientist. The Border Research, Society here made him an honorary member in recognition of his third China, and especially for hi great. finds of over 2.300 differen: specimens in Szechuan. "He has found twenty species of cidelweiss here, while he only found three species in the Himalayas. "He also found over 200 varieties of the gentian. Last week we were fortunate to have visit from the Sage West China Exploration Party, who have been hunting and collecting in the Wasu dlstrict for the last three months. Mr. jand Mrs. Dean Sage, arter, and W. G. Sheldon were in the party. They experienced bad weather, having only two days of sunshine in three months, but on the Fast day succeeded in basging a plant panda beer as well as a small panda, [Their collection of skins and heads is very creditable. Mr. Sage and Mr. Carter gave excellent lectures,
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