The serious illness of General Liu Hsiang. gives additional urgency to the measures which the Central Govermment is taking to consolidate Szechuen's new relations with Nanking. It will be recalled that, two years ago General Chiang Kal-shek's personal direction of the campaign Against the Reds cleared that province Of its immediate anxieties. Recently, however, the prospect of changes acerning from 'General Liu Hsiang' Miness stirred up the old Jealousies in Szechuen and it is also probable that the Sian trouble created the impression that the Central Government would no longer be able to give the province the special attention which had so satisfactorily allayed discord, General Lit Wen, the nephew of General Liu Hsidng, was reported to be moving from West Szechuen toward Chungking. The arrival of Central Government troops in April at first caused fears of a civil war but the "representatives of Nanking} were cautious. They made salisface arrangements with General Liu for the adoption of measures} allay popular unrest. Last month, however, further signs of trouble were apparent, General Chang Chun.
vas despatched from Nanking to study the situation and General Ho Ying-chia, who had already devised plans {for absorbing the best of the Szechuen. troops into the national forces, also revisited the province. The Government is inclined to take Szechuen as. a test case of its policy of unification, By putting the best Szechuen troops, inthe way of receiving the same training. as the Central forces and by disbanding or relegating t0 police oF Food-construction duties, the other' provincial forces. it is possible that, the completion of Szechuen's rehiabilitation may be secured. There was pith the spinning of kniting yarns. Harte auantiien or ese yar "into China rralaral to. expect that atti tina rin: ona in "in were Both at ton" & Baldwin free ment "at. spin= the Wnlted "Kingdom, "ne "hem See ili cattle Welk I auuls May eae The si mile n China possessing in evee"1700" spindle ate colely Bae iS ppianee salting Jame erther never tite, sive Professor Borer with 14000 spindles, produce felting Sarasin add on to: yarn far conta and" artes fabric, Fey allen about 220" toons, Pee dhclncles of" Chinese" woollen sacs suamested tye eorociod feeding he oes weet with better Beem ier and Now Zevtand Reel Bglsh Bawn? yoott, The ati concludes wits the Speciation tata "tne ect future tore wil be eieveloment of wool somtng Sine lading tea earkedetease me spect of greeny snd scored
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