In connexion with this great mess during the past ten days the Honan-Anhui auto company have had a very Serious experience. They and three other companies were doing quite a good business and it would probably have been increased by this disturbance for @ertainly the first few days, but the official on Thursday of last week at. Kuitchfu gave strict orders that they were not to run and threatened to have. them shot at as tufei, if they did. All had gone from here that morning early to Kuitehfu and the proprietor at the railway station wired here to cease selling tickets. They claimed that. they -were afraid these machines would be taken by Lao Yang-jen and facilitate his escape! About that same day the magistrate here asked for 2 car for the Luchang to facilitate his rush to prevent any difficulties from these retiring troops in this section. The ticket agent told him the plain truth that all the machines were in Kueitehfu and not allowed to leave under penalty of being shot at, but he pressed for his car to the point of imprisoning the ticket agent! This is a very fine illustration of their method of co-opera tion! What a mess they can make of their own affairs, without any assistance from outsiders, even Japan! Fine autumn crops have been gathered in all this section and a full wheat crop is being put in. Opium is being heavily planted also.
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