Likewise, there is a scarcity of houses. Everywhere, one seed homes being pulled down but one stances. "Houses and shops are ing demolished to make room for roadways, which, by the way, are, generally speaking, inex most dime pirated way. Some roads, however, fre fairly good and the municipal authorities are doing their best, with the small amount, of money at their command, to mako the necesuury improvements, Speaking of bulld-ings, most of the best have been taken over by the Government.
Everything is considerably dearer nowadays. "Food prices have one up tenfold and ricsha fares. have inerensed in: proportion, There isa marked contrast between the behaviour of the troops with those of Marshal Chi's time. Then they were allowed to go about as they withed and to doos they pleased. Now, however, discipline appears to be the word. "Instead of the slovenly and unkempt individual one used to meet in the olden days, notices smart-looking young fellows, neatly" dressed clean faces, Of course, th exceptions but, generally the Nationalist soldier is beter off every way than the solar of old 'They are well behaved and do not look' tke mutinying, us reported, A Tone of Extravagance There scorns to be a tone of oxtravagance in Nanking now which was not 30 marked several years ago, this in spite of General Feng Vu: hhsinng's pleadings that there should be moderation in one's mode living. The olden days appeared to more sober, Dr. Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum was rapidly nearing completion and already it was an imposing sight, There appeared to be some question fas to the amount which should be spent on this, but from what our correspondent was able to learn the money in this connection already had been earmarked, Tt has come to the attention of the writer that many expensive carpets from the former Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Peking and other official buildings have been brought to Nanking—or at least what had been left of them by Fengtien forces. Owing to the fact that the building accommodation at the dis posal of the National Government is insulicient to meet requirements, these are said to be lying in the rotting, Likewise, noth-being done to house the archives of the government, Native Products Exposition Shanghai, which is run on a much larger scale than what we are planning to do here, we believe that to Hiold the national exposition here after its closing at Shanghai will bbe of immeasurable benefit to. the development. of native industries here. "The proposal was. formally adopted at a recent meeting. of the Wuhan Branch Political Council, You are, therefore, invited to hold Native Products Ex: hai. All expenses will ald by ws.""Reuters
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