Miss C. 'T. Woods spent almost a month in Shantung recently, having Gone as a delegate from the Hunan Presbyterian Mission o Tsinan to be present at the centennial celebration of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions and the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Shantung Presbyterian Mission. At that meeting the Shantung Mission graciously released Dr. and Mrs, Paul R. Abbott for one year's work in the Hunan Presbyterian Mission. Dr. and Mrs. Abbott will arrive after the China Council Meeting in October.
There has been considerable surveying going on in Sianglan during recent months and the foreign com pounds in many of the large cities have been asked to show their pre erly deeds. When these deeds are so far away as Shanghai it is not easy to get them safely transported such a distance, The Rev, and Mrs, T. W. Mitchell 40 on furlough soon. They leave the city on June 29 for Peiping and then will go to Shanghai by boat with a stopover in Twingtao, Mrs. C. Dubs, who has been in Cha year since the spent several days in Siangtan reently, and is leaving Changsha for furlough on June 30, 'Preparations are under way to commodate many visitors in Nanyoh this summer. 'The place is in fine condition everything' about the new bus station is bright and attractive. The "roads are fine, though buses cannot go up the hill, "More than $0 private houses sre already built, Some of them small but some are quite fine, Many people trun the South coming by train stop off to visit this sacred: mountain The Canton-Hankow Railway is improving its services constantly. Through trains are not as tate as they used {0 be and often run on schedule, which is necessary. for the convenience of the travelling public. The Hunan-Kwangsi lune has already bbequn surveying work with headquarters in Hengyang. The chief engineer is Mr, Liu, of the Canton. Hankow line.
There is a large industrial plant being built across the river from Siangta which probably, though T is to be an ammunition plant. to cover about 40 acres with houses for workmen and a. rai way is being built to connect with the mar line, Probably about five miles from the Hunan-Kweichow Railwa Chuchow has also begun a big gov: ernment and railway building programme. "It is an interesting time to watch developments in this inland province.
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