Kiukiang, Jan. 18.
'A marked improvement can be seen now at Kiukiang, as compared with conditions here la June, 1931, when Genera! Chiang Kai-shek frst arrived in Kiangsi to direct operations against the Communists.
Tu those days Kiukiang resembled more a. military camp prosperous Yangtze river port. Whil peace and order were preserved, Dnsi-Ress, activities were at a complete Standstill and there was an atmosphere of confusion and uncertainty.
Passenger and freight services are now again operating on the Kiukians-'Nanchang Railway. In 1991 the rail way, was in the hands ofthe transport Section of the Generalissimo's head-'Quarters. Needless to say, there were the line. No train could be run with-of freight services ths specific orders of the military Suthorities. Munitions and barbed wire were piled sky-high on the Kiukiang station platforms awaiting transport, to the front. There wis nly one first-class coach on the entire oilway and it was reserved for the exclusive use of the Generalissimo.
Four years ago was allowed" on the street ts. alter dark without a military pass and the whole port feared an attack by Communists. Ko that time a divisional commander was killed in action, another division practically annihilated and Sun Lien~ Chune's troops retreating from the front. Now the Communist menace Kiangs! belongs to past history. Correspondents Shown Reformatory Immediately upon their arrival here this morning, five of the 23 members fof the party of foreign correspondents Invited by the Chinese authorities to tour the former Red areas in Kiangsi were taken to visit the Communist and Bandits Reformatory.
The reformatory, which is under: the direct supervision of the Gerieral-Issimo's headquarters at Nanchang, now houses 4900 captured oF sur-
Object of the reformatory the prisoners a period of training both In political thought and technical Knowledge, so that when they leave tthe Institute after three or six months they will become useful citizens.
As the party was entering the main ate of the Institute, about 150 boy Scouts of the reformatory were going through drills. These boys. all tween twelve and sixteen years had fought In the Communist army.
"According to Col. Hsin Yao-hsin, the iperintendent, most of the newly-captured, Communists are poor in health, The inmates are attending Closser_in public citizenship, health fand other courses, and they work in factories where socks, clothing material, shoes, candles. towels and other articles are produced. They also operate their own printing press. About 60 per cent. of the inmates are ble to read and write.
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