The journey began with a six mile riesha ride over a rough road, The sturdy Shantung puller scarcely paused save to wipe the perspiraion off his face until the hsien city was reached,, This was followed by ten miles walking. Being a lucky day many weddings were arranged) and we wondered where all the chairs could: have come from,. Ale most every village passed. seemed have its wedding procession, A day or two later, we went to see the place where & man. named Ma Shihewei gathered many followers, and tried to sot himself up aa, "Emperor of China." His schemes, were exposed and his "Society" broken up over a year ago. Two! imposing entrance gates and well built boundary walls are still stard-ing. Under cover of the Red Cross. Society, a branch of which was formed in the village this rascal succeeded in pers any gullible people to. sell thei land and bring him the proceeds in. the hope of becoming officials when, the leader came into his Kingdom.
is said thet the wa pulled down end the Sricks used connection with local pion to conserve the water of river ant Drovide. means. for irrigating the When visiting the helen city of Hywantai it was' interesting to sao many loose bricks and damaged Places in the City wall, On several oveasions bandits have tried to get in, "hut without success, This country ix also famous locally. for its Taweitsn or earthen wall one Ing over 100 villages, and. 40" in civeamference, The folk inhablting these villages. have had audit raids, and say that, beyond extra taxation they have had burdens to bear," During the lash Year of two a wall has' been pub around another thirteen villages in. the same county. There is a very noticeable increase in the number who vide bicycles. Somebody' Aoing a rood trade, annual chord meetings at" Chow.
fe have just concluded the
tun attended by 150 delegates from 17 counties. The weather has bean heautifel, me "and comparatively warm for this time of year,
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