The Hangchow community had pleasure of welcoming the Rev. C. W. Worth, and family, recently returned from the United States where they spent a profitable furlough.
The Missionary Association's series of meetings was inaugurated by Mr. Worth delivering an address impressions received during his holl-day in "Changing America."
Of the most sitiking improvement noticed was the wonderful speod-Ing up in transport: and.with the acceleration of "speed there was greater comfort, "better facilities, together with a" lower tariff. The factor in spurring on the oilway companies to greater ficiency was. the challenging competition put up by motor buses, By motor transit tone can now travel from coast to coast for the small sum of US$35. The train service has so improved as fo bring the distance between New York and San Francisco within three days travel, while by air, the two points ore bridged in less than 24 hours.
In passing through the great heat belt, with a temperature ranging to 110 "degrees, there 1s now not the slightest inconvenience. 'The car nages, with their double windows, are.' practically dustproof, and throughout the journey cool fresh alr, washed, and in constant circulation, helps to make travel a comfort and a delight, Freight trains are almost as expeditious as passenger cars, and there is a cut in the rates of almost every Kind of service.
In speaking of motor cars, it was interesting to hear that they speed along the roads at the rate of 80 miles fan hour. Mr. Worth mentioned how hho had covered a distance, of about 180 miles in two hours,
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