Making Whole of Northern Part of Province Safe for the Motor From. Our Own Connesronoex, Teingkiangpu, Ku, July 1.
Four years ago Mr. Samuel B, Woods demonstrated for the first time that automobiles may be used in this district, by bringing a car from Hsuchowfu to Haichow and then down to this place, later going south to Kaoyu where he had his car shipped by water to Shanghai, The seeds sown then are now beating fruit, for Gen. Ma Vu-ren has recently purchased a car and we understand has a large truck for transportation of soldiers now on the way, Automobiles mean road building and the second step is now being taken. Orders have been issued to five hsiens to proceed with rond-building and the actual work has begun in places. If the projected roads are completed it will be possible for one to use a car over almost all of the northern part of Kiangsu, as Gen. Bei Bue-shan has already carried on extensive work in the Haichow district, country people are complaining bitterly about the work required of them, but unlike most hardships imposed on them, this will really be boon for them too, when completed.
Two good rains recently have made the prospect for summer crops good, The most pessimistically in clined have to admit that the wheat crop this year was a bumper of and for this we all are most sincer ly thankful, Bandits do not seem to have become as frequent as usual either, another source of gratitude, An official said to me to-day, "good crops mean peaceful people," and he 9, is probably right.
Monster Conference at Nanking:
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