Wemporary Work on" Yellow Bridge Next Month Peking, Nov. 17.
Work upon the bridge at Shaho, southward of Tsinan, was com: menced on November 16 and it is hoped that repairs will be completed within three weeks.
Temporary repairs to the Yellow River bridge, blown up by Marshal Chang Chung-chang's forces when he retreated from Tsinan, are ex-Posted to start early in December tund will take about a month. More Permanent repairs will be started ome time next year.—Reuter, Chengtu, Oct. 19.
The province is enjoying a period of respite from wars and ramours of, wars. The results of the recent military conference seem to. have been approved by Nanking and. fany change in government circles is fo take place the next step_woukl seem to be up to the Central Government, Nothing has been heard. amy serious attempt to disband superfluous soldiers, 'A recent event which has attractced much attention throws some light what may be expected to. occur swith more frequency in the future.
retired afltary man of high rank was persuaded to pay a visit to an O14 friend. who was represented a2 earnestly desiring to see him and on arrival ata large new foreign-style residence he was attacked by a band fof men. gagged and thrown into a pit underneath the floor. Various methods were used to force him to sign orders for large sums of money. But when several of these were preted for payment suspicion waa foreused and Inquiries were made by} his friends leading" finally' to. the band taking fright and disappearing The prisoner was discovered. very pitiable condition and it is Uncertain whether he will survive.
Several arrests have been made! and three men have been shot but it is reported that the oficial concerned thas intima'sd hi wish that no more executions take place, fearing repuisala on himself and his family, The military man who planned this affair is said to be a former bandit trid. to have escaped. to. his old haunts, This affair together with an increase in the namber of stabbings inthe streets by men in sion of ordinary people ad to what uniform haa increased the ppprehen-
is likely to happen if large numbers of soldiers are dlabanded "without riy provision for their future. The acveral ma-lu of this. province are ju guch a bad condition owing. to ject that thousands of men could employed indefinitely on Toad! Duilding, but of course that. would mean the expenditure of money by Home authority other than' the
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