For some time past, a new slogan has" been made much of, namely, "guard against air attacks' and save the country" and an office has been opened in the city to promote this object and awaken the people to the importance of being prepared for such eventualities. This province is a long way from the coast and I Suppose that the danger to be guarded against is not very likely to become a serious one at present, but perhaps it is as well to prepare the minds of the people in good time.
Quite recently I learned that a fairly high officer of the former 25th (Kueichow) Army Corps who for a Jong. time refused to submit to the Central Government has now sur-Yendered and fs in this city, apparent ly with a view to being enrolled in the National Army. This gives good hope that the province has one less body of men who have been wandering around and making trouble.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.