Reronzs from Amoy state that the bubonic plague in Shacan, within the Changchow area, in Fukien, is still unabated, the death roll' having already passed the 400 mark, Bromine May 19, Chinese reports through passenger and freight is service on China's national high= ways between Szechuen and Shensi will be open to public trame, As part of the national afforestation programme, the prov-Ince of Shensi will" in the next four years allot some 13,000 mow of land for re-afforestation, Porry cultivation in some 35 out of the 80 districts In Kweichow hi now been eradicated, according to Chinese press reports' reviewing the Tue death roll in the two drought-stricken districts in west Honan continues to mount. In Yiyang, 95 refugees have died of starvation while in Sunghsien the bodies of 200 beggars have been found, says the "China Times, Dairy supplies may soon come from Kiangsi, if the recommenda tion of ite college of agriculture to the provincial government to appropriate $1,200,000 to promote dairy farming there is accepted by the Government at Nanchang, Tue Farm Credit Bureau of the National Government, says the "Ta Kung Pao," is to take steps to erect a mumber of large granatie at ten leading ports and cities in China, Hankow, Canton, Wuhu, Nanchang. Changsha, Kiukiang, Chungking and Pengpu.
Ir has never been the policy of the Kuomintang 10 interfere with the "people's freedom of speech, asserts an order of the Exectitive Yuan to the local provincial and municipal authorities in the country, which has Just been issued at Nanking to safeguard the individual liberty of the people. At the present moment, when the country is facing Jo national crisis, the public should be accorded free access' to all means Jof ce-operation with the government through the proper expression of Ideas and ideals in public affairs. While all efforts to check all forms anti-government and. anti-social agitations have 10 be continued, every encouragement, "advises the Executive Yuan, should be given to Jsociat education'so as to hasten self government and local undertakings all parts of the country.
Tuousaxos of farmer-refugees in Yipin district, Szechuen, who are on the verge of starvation as a result of the serious drought, are now facing A more gruesome menace from the large bands of hungry wolves, reports the "Holmes News." According to this journal, the beasts, driven by hunger, are' now venturing out from the hilly regions into Tatung, Yunghsing and Paihua villages seek human flesh for their" food, During recent months, hundreds of seattle have been carried away at night but, as there are now mo more animals left, the wolves desperate for want of food, frequently come out Jeven during broad daylight and carry away. people who stray outside the villages, The district magistrate has mobilized 30 able-bodied youths into "dare-to-die" corps to ght these wolves. For each big wolf killed, 2 reward of $10 is offered and for smaller ones, $6.
Bawxixe circles in Canton have as: sured the government authorities that they will at least invest $20,000,000 in the promotion of agriculture this year, The money will be used for credit loans to the farmers.
As security for the £2,700,000 gold bonds to be issued by Kuangtung for the development. of the Whampoa Harbour, the salt tax in that province wil be increased, according to ment in the "China Times Acconoine 10 " Nanking report, the reconstruction budget of Shansi_ for this "year will amount to some $61,000,000, apart from $21,000,000 which is being sought for the Northwest Industrial Development Corporation, Tut Kuangtung Paper Mill in Cans ton, a modern plant believed to be the largest in south China at present, will begin operations on June 1, ae cording to Chinese press report Consignments of pine trees to. used for the paper have already begun arriving in Canton, A queen bird with a monkey's head, standing three fect high and ight fect long, has just been caught in Hankow. Phe bird has fur-like black feathers and four toes on each foot, and its mouth is shaped ike the bill of an eagle. It is being Kept in a cage ina local charity organization.
Auruoven she has two tongues, a young Chinese woman in Chengchow, Honan province, whose name. has probably the talkative person of her sex China, says the "Social Daily News." The extra tongue, the journal sates, crowds the mouth of the woman, thus rendering speaking difficult. However. when it was made known that she had two tongues, she became the most-talked of woman in the province. Being poor, she. has had to beg for food but now, wealthy and curious residents of the province fre giving her clean and wholesome food just so that she opens her mouth to tet them sec her tongues, Huxoneos of barbers in Wenchow, an important Ashing town on the Chekiang coast, are up in arms against the police Who recently cone seated a hair-waving machine from one of the barber shops and fined the owner $6 for violating the government ban on hair-waving, according to the "Holmes News." The barbers claim that the hair-waving. machine was purchased by the owner prior 10 the enforcement of the ban and that had not been used, according 10 government instructions, Although blair-waving has been tabooed, the waving machine is not a contraband article, they' claim, Many. wives. of officials in Wenchow are still waving their hair and no steps have as yet been taken to stop them. "We should wt to be blamed for the new fashion but the women, who tell fo fix their hair." the' barbers say. The police have' been requested to return the fine and machine to the owner who, the barbers assert, has 4 chance of selling it toa shop in
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