Mapping Rails and Roads int Fae Our OWN Conetsrosoeyt Wuchow, Kuangsi, Dee. 26.,, General Pei Chung-hsi is again visiting various centres throughout Kuang in the interests of military ffiiciency. He, accompanied with his staff, arrived in Wuchow on thie motor boat Hai-Nan from Nanning and at once entered into a full programme. General Pel addressed the students in the Kuangsi University, and then the scholars in the schools of lower grades. Ma: ings [were held for merchants and artisans at which all were officially ordered to be present under threat of a fine, This urge had the desired result for literally thousands left their daily occupations and swarmed around thi form to listen to the Genet weighty words, days in Wuchow he left by motor ear for Watlam and other important points along the motor road leading back to Nanning.
This frequent inspection of the troops keeps the various troops in {it condition and the improvement'in the ranks is most marked.
The usual Christmas service was held in the Stout Memorial Hospital of the Southern Baptist Mission. Rev. W. H, Oldfield was the speaker and spoke on the subject, "No room in the inn." The attendance was exceptionally large: missionaries, Gusiness men, teachers from the Kuangsi University, Customs oft ficial, and officers and men from the British gunboat Moth which had arrived in port a few days early made up the congregation, Special wiusie was provided by members and friends of the Baptist Mission and the officers and crew of the Moth thering by singing World the Lord is, come!
Christmas services were also held in the various churches in the city and where attractive programmes rendered by members of the Various Sunday Schools and auxi-Vary organizations, Mx. C, P. Chang noted survey spent considerable time working for the government in Manchuria mapping out proposed rail and motor roads has now been gaged by the local government and arrived a few days ago to under take similar work in. the provinep of Kuangsi, Mrs. Chang accom: panied her husband and after a brief visit with friends in Wuchow they the motor boat Ha 'The presen Chang in the province gives promise of a further' advance Inter-provincial communication and the new motor road. connecting: Kuangel with "Kueichow via and Tuhshan is being presseq forward with vigour and. is expected to be open for trafle<arly 1083.
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