Nearly everywhere we went, the officials seemed to be making a genuine effort to root out the insidious evil of communism. There is no disguising the fact that lawlessness abounds.
In Chang-shan and over the border, in the Yushan direction of Kiangsi, for some time the state of the country has been positively dangerous to the traveller.
In Yushan, things came to such pitch that' the kiangsi Government officially closed up the Labour Union ud the headquarters of the People's Party, This was the time when Gener troops declared independence and were driven out of the province by an army sent from the Kinngsi capital, General Lu's men eventual scattered in three direct: appearance off Hangchow boats. On reaching Tsahkeo, strong. armed guard war in readiness to yrm these recalcitrant braves. was peacefully si ing down cating her evening rice when the lead began to fty.
For a time, tive shopkeepers w filled with consternajon but the danger was soon past.
High Cost of "Living The continual rise in the cost of isa topic of conversation that goes on from mo till night, whether on the road, or in the boats or on the train.
Baggage, which a short ago, was only 1 matter of two coppers apiece handle, now coats ten: tea, which a few years ago, cost only four cash a pot, now costs four coppers: is mounting up at But after all, even the cost of living is not the' most pressing problem of the hour. The people crave for peace, and some degree of protection. As a trades-
The bow of patience has undergone 'a long and severe strain. One is reminded of the Chinese saying—"A bow too much bent will break."
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