Shanghai to Ichang in 24 Hours Frost Our Own Connesronoent Thong Mar. 31-
After several unavoidable delays the linking up of Ichang with the coast by aeroplane is now an ac~ complished fact. The first air mail to this port arrived on the evening of the March 31. The plane carrying three passengers and mails arrived and anchored on the river off the Standard Oil lower property. at 5.40 pin. Although the anchorage is some two miles below the town yet the mail was delivered at 6.80. It is of interest to note thi one of the passengers carried a ce) of the "North-China Daily News of Merch 31, the return journey: commenced from Tehang on the following morning at 6 anyone so desiring can now here on the morning of Wednes Friday and Sunday and be in Shang-day, During the past month or so In-and Cerebio-Spinal Meninitis have been widespread in town and district, and the former disease has been responsible for many deaths, A Ship's Adventure The river while still low is showing signs of the approach of the higher water season, but it will be some little time before the summer ships will be able to resume operations. Some ships seem to be more unfortunate that others, and in this category it, Indo-China 'Str, King Wo the present be classed. This ship had just returned from Shanghai after repairs, when on returning from Chungking, she had the misfortune to once' more find a rock path. She has been patched Dut it is almost certain that she will have to.go back to dock.
Not for many seasons has there been so much cargo moving on the middle river during the low water: seaton, and it is to be hoped that the coming season on the Upper river may be more productive of business than has been the case for the past year or two.
The wheat crop locally is promising well and as the ponds are already well supplied with water the farmers ought to be well off when the time to sow the rice ar-vives, Pros Ocn Own Connesroxcent From Oce Owx Connesroxrent ramour has it, that over 400 cars are being loaded daily, this being! more than the total loading of cars on the C. E.R, for export via Viadivostok and Dairen. No woreer then, that the C, E. R. freight! traffic is so bad that the management are extremely worried as to} ]wheze to find money to pay salaries Jand general expenses, The amount of freight at present being received Is just about sufficient to cover the total expenses but. the loan, taken [ast autumn cannot be repaid and; the interest on same must be found.
Pensioners and discharged stof are clamouring every day for the money due them and this is being doled out in small amounts, as much fas the accountancy department can affaed, but as their estimates of receipts are not fulfilling expectations, they find that further reduc Nous in suck' payments must be Siangtan Mar. 90.
The last vestige of the old likin tax seems to have passed from this section, and the new tax on capital land business is being brought into force, though it has not yet been completed for the whole City. There is a good deal of objection being raised to the unjust me of levying the tax. The new tax is called Yun Nich tax. Tt is. osed to be in acordaneve, with Three Principles, and in theory at least. nothing fundamentally wrong] is brought against it, it is the man: per of levying the tax that—obeetions are made.
One example of the way it works as related to the writer recently: The shop is @ tailor shop and has ud Harbin, Mar. 31.
The younger generation of Rus-signs now resident in Harbin seem to be of a different class to those who" formerly. lived here, little respect for person' 0 having Daring the whole of the months many persons. have' been attacked in the' streets, in. many eases knives having been used and Severe injuries inflicted, while "on favo or three occasions youths were Killed in fights. between different factions. Another "such. ease has! Siust occurred at Ashihe station, only about an hour's journey" from liar bin when 's, young student of the Polytechnic Institute was knived by tone of his. friends, falling dead the spot. Three young Harbin men Went to Ashibe to spend. Sunday Wwith their friends and were joined several local young hen at the Railway Club, where. all spent. a made. In a couple of months the ign merry evening.
"The Ashihe youths summer season comes on and then comes in for a large in-however, objected to the advancea the loading of beans for export jerease over other tailor shops with! made by the Harbin youths. to. the R. ceases altoy ther, and the railway the same kind of work ard with no receipts fall to the lowest levels of the year. What is to be done, for more or leas work or works eoncern-
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