Soon after the Japanese boats hail passed us, we ovcetook a Chin-ere convoy made up of tues and iches towing lighters and junks. Apparently it was a military convoy, for Mags were in evidence and soldiers crowded the launches and lighters.
Early in the afternoon of the fourth day we passed the British down-river convoy, mind up of one Jardine and three Butterfield boats, escorted by the Mantis, a of the Scarab. As the cham rather narrow on that section of the river, they lay fo and anchored to allow us to pass.
Apart from the shipping thie een in convoy, there is else to be met with on the river tween Yochow and Shasi. Al other craft seem to have been seared away by bandits or The Wrecker's Way One of the methods used bandits was to take the light shins placed by the Customs authorities to mark the course, move them to other places and decoy boats out of the proper channel into the shallows. In consequence it has been necessary to withdraw the light ships between Yochow and Shasi and replace them by buoys, Early in the morning of the fifth day we reached Shasi, where we discharged cargo and Chinese par-rigers. The Cricket lay Recently, Siangtan had a scare, which brought fear to the whole city. A squad of soldiers motor road bridge and' garage in the city are nearing completion: When comploted the cars will cone from'Changsha to catch a military: Teader who was suspected of Ce The house wherd to the river bank. It has been a Jong time in building, but it is a piece of substantial workmanship, was staying was surrounded which does credit to those in pra, me hho had 80 or 40 armed diers with him, firing took plac fand the man was killed with seve charge. The road will be completed through to Paoching during the carly summer.
Shari was the only port we called after leaving Yochow. The smaller oat. xt are usually taken on or dropped, wre closed for the preset Woilst we lay at Shasi, the Took Yuen, a boat from Ichang, under French registration, passed through,
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