Nanchuan is a nice and con paratively elean ity, with her old city. wall stil existing to a large extent, from where the famous Chinfoshan can be seen, A French mission exists, with a Prench father In charge, A little electric power Coat carriers in the Nanchuan dlstrlet which were visited and to which this account refers.
Both motor roads mentioned are in food condition and. regularly are served by the Wises of the Road Bureau, The Chichiang-Changsha rond beyond Nanchuan was intended fo be opened for trafic, on April 1; motor bus connection Chungking-over the Me eidently, this latter route come of articular "interest for Szechuen, recently, when mail was transported along it owing to the Yangtze steamship connection being jelosed for ordinary shipping since New Year, and still being Easter, station has recently been erected and supplies the city with electric. light. From the magistrate of the elly we earned much about conditions in the istrict and new attempts {0 Improve them, such as trying to afford credi to the rural population, Central Gov. ernment troops are in the city and the district in a strength of 2,000 men, we understand This was our alm which we approached in the early morning hours of Saturday before Easter, alone Deautiful and richly watered valleys, but which we. unfortunately wore destined not to be able to reach, The majestic shape of the mountain on the horizon with {ts several peaks tu me, was all we saw, Carrier Coolle "rads Victimizea by Banalls Residents of Chungking, particularly those who live in the hills on the south bank of the Yangtze, know from Gaily experience that there fs a brisk trade going on between Chungking and southern Szechuen. The long-distance carrier coolie as well as the Tittle "Szechuenese pony or mule, heavily loaded, are familiar sights up ind down the endless steps of the hills," The following are. the chief ems in this trade: Woodoil is one of the most important products of the south, being carried by coolies, in small' bamboo jars to larger centres of distribution, where it is filled into, At about 9 am, our ascent was cut short by an unexpected al lack of about 26 bandits who in a not un" friendly and at, the same time not very expert way began to rob us of all we had they considered useful fo them, This was in the frst place money. It was taken without di crimination, and to the ote of about $100 between all of us, Tu the second place, personal effects; how: fever here quite a senso of diserimin tion wax displayed. Silken blankets were taken, cotton to every Szechuen residen are stored in godowns and boats until the ai is loaded into Yangtze vessels which carry. it downriver, in their all tanks, Tea Is quite an important. Product fi Nanchuan district, Chinese medicine is obtained in the moun-thin ous districts of the south. The agricultural production is of the average Szechuen variety and volume, is sulphur, Chareoal is produced and sold to the outside, We saw it pressed. in cakes for use as fuel in Eas engine driven motor cars, ox-ceted to run In Szechuen.- "Coal Appears to be abundant, with a con-Skderable number of small mines. operating and large quantities of coal Being transported over, the roads. Tron. is reported to be rich in Chichiang district, bul also in Nanchuan district, and the new steelworks at Taitsikou near Chungking hope to obtain their supply from there. Plans are discussed by rome of the always Jambitious promoters of Szechuen inlustry to erect a blast furnace in the srenarded; so far, we could say, the choice was reasonable, from their point of view.
Their senso of discrimination, ever, Jed to a quite unexpected when at the 0 bandits that they were nol, firearms and they realized they would be unsaleable in Szechuen Kweichow. the time for handing back things had asked for return of sever objects, like glasses could not see: without them), oF a Tittle leather wallet Clouching a x mental key, saying it was a gift from mother), but only the boy was si cessful in retrieving his kitchen arguing be urgently required it for cutting meat for his masters, There was an ample display, of rather modern revolvers and rifles which were pointed at us. We had (Continued on page 301)
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