Wahu, Feb, 4.
The Chinese New Year was usherer in here to-day with the sound of firecrackers and many other joyful noises. Business for the past year has not been good, but this has not hindered the people from giving ex: pression to their feelings in the old time happy ways. A walk through the streets and one finds the shops and other places of business all closed, and the people, from the highest ts the most humble, all given over to the enjoyment to' the great occasion.
The weather is beautiful, bright warm sunshine, and there is a feeling, of spring in the air. The roads and streets are ry and free from mud and this adds greatly to the enjoyment of the people who are out in large numbers, dressed in their finest, and carrying good wishes of peace' and prosperity to their friends' and neighbours for another year. into three groups, which indicates, that the last part of the journey to Szechuan is to be made over three divergent roads, These will take them through the Kueichow counties of Tungsin, Chingsan and Chiksui_ to place the three groups opposite the Seechuan border.
It is going to be hard climbing for leven such good mountaineers these communists, from Tunsin o wards, Beyond there are practical Ino, highways, mostly only narrow paths, steep and dificult. Whether hey "are finally stopped or not, it should not be a very rapid march to the Szechuan boundary.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.