A signifeant development for Anhhwel -has just been announced. and, put Into effect this month: namely the final motor link between he: capital, Anking, and the whole the province south of the Yangtze. The road between Tatukow, directly opposite Anking, and Kwelchih is open, with new" Ford V3 buses! carrying a schedule twice dally. east to' Kwelchin. and a through trip on to Chingyang. Simultaneously a launch ferry schedule was inaugurated here, making ten round trips dally, across the river at a point heretofore always negotiated by sampans.
This 1s of triple import. First, opening communication with southern Anhwei, formerly tapped only through Wuhu. Second, as a direct Unk to ald bandit suppression in that uniformly hilly area, Thirdly, for pleasure, it connects this capital with Wuhu by road, even though it is over roundabout path, During the past two years a road-has been pushed through between "Kwelchih and Tunchi vid Taiping. It Teads Airgetly past the lofty "mountain, 'Hwangshan, which government leadfers have been patronizing recently. Bus schedules are in force, so trips could be arranged via Wuhu, Hsuan-cheng, Ningkwo and Shehslen (formerly' Hwelchowfu) through to An-King—an arduous trip, but possible. From this capital north, roads and bus sehodutes have long been 2 common place.
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