For many decades past (if not since the town of Chowisun began ils history), there has been no proper through road from east to west. of the town. At last the authorities have beutin by pulling down a row of shops at one side of a narrow street down some steps, Work has been yoing on for month, amid dust and contusion, "Business usual" Is the slogan of the shops Jueky enough to be still standing.
Falling masonry may be only" an arm's length away, "dust may be blowing in and rebuilding operations: may be in -progress—water cartiers may be stumbling over the debris, Dut with the calm of philosophy. the Enst "business as" usual" cone tinues. "One shop had even set out mirrors and soap on a store opposite, Until it should be needed by the masons who were building the new wall farther back. Some day the road will be made, but there is litle enhusinsm for these improvements, Another local effort is the installation of a few pumps, so that water tean be got under belier conditions than the present one of water-carriers fetching it froma none too cleat river, Tourist Figures According to figures published by Japan Tourist Bureau, 177 groups of (ourists from Japan and Korea visited Manchoukuo In 1934, Ube total number being 8,162 persons. Tu 1635 the number of groups grew to 218, folalling 8,019 and In 1990 there were 236 groups, totalling 9,222. The Bureau states that this proves that great interest, Is being" token by {orolgn countries, though the above Agures refer to Japan and Korea only. Asa matier of fact foreigners are not so eager to visit the. country formerly, owing to the extremely strict passport regulations and the unpleasantness suffered from constant ppollee questioning. Passengers across Siberia ud the Vladivostok ser-vie simpler and not so worrying.
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