Efforts at industrial development still continue. Silk-worn eggs are being bought Specially "chosen to improve and extend sericulin the district. "In. the cotton the Board of Communications only a certain percent ture is now legally permissible. ling, the home of Gen. Sung Sung Cheh-yuan, has now followed Hwelmin's suit with a cotton ce-operative society (Ho Tso Shell), although there is not much cotton Produced in that. prefecture. " Copies of the reulations have Just been published.
Now that the Mnchiaho has been completely dredged, trees. are being planted slong its course, This wide Spread afforestation movement already evident in the large numbers of saplings to be seen in all directions. Unfortunately some of this work has been carried out by me experienced workers, and many acacia and cypress trees have died. But with a little imagination, one can detect a fuller verdure in the landscape already.
Peiping, May 20.
Loci! Chinese circles' attach considerable importance to an interview which Mr Chen "Chuon=sheng, managing director of the. Pipi Mullen Railway, gave, to toeal Chic hose" pressmen. yesterday "afternoon pon, his arrival from Hentsin Outwardiy,. Mr. Chen 5310, the situation In this part of the country twas, quiet, but actually the highest Authorities of Hopel and." Charhar were, having. a aifieut time trying 'After referring to the complicated sifuation'in North 'China, Mr. Chen Said that those In, charge of affairs always kept the vital interests of the country. in mind and' strove. to. re-{rieve" the "situation. "A cautious alte, he believed, was the best vay of coping with difficult pos! "fon °" He stressed the need of establization which he described as a Brerequisie any "programme" of Mr, Chen deprecated _eriticiem based on an inadequate knowledge of the realities of the situation, for such
Drove matters but might give tive To iam Would not only fal tome Undesirable ettects, Referring {0 recent rumours about impending' changes In the situation in North China, Mr" Chen said' that General 'Sung "Cheh-yuan, chairmen of the Hopel-Charhar Political Coun-fi, never ceased to think in term of the "welfare of the people. ind. the country, and that no havers changes would' occur under Wis leadership, General Sung, he added, would never yield {0 outside pressure and Sacrifice national rights. "White desire, to be loyal to. our peaseltd Hand," he continued, "we: hope: that the other side. will respond itn similar spirit and retrain from bring ing pressure to bear onus. IE the {wo Sides live at pence, it will not be sic to workout grad problem." 2 jon. of, the various "outatandin
"Turing to economic ce-operation North Ching, Mr. "Chen "said formed part of" a. larger" political Atiestion. T¢"the' polite al situation Gould be solved," it would not siter" 1° reach an "understand onthe economic issue Mr. Chen concluded his interview with an appest to the people of North China "for "ce-operation with the authorities inv the present difficult
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