The trip was smooth and uneventful. Few sentries were posted along the road and they seldom challenged the travellers. At certain sections the way was rough, but soldiers were seen levelling the ground.
Although many villages are deserted by most of their inhabitants, there are still some hardy spirits to be found in these desolate areas. As dusk fell, some shopkeepers were still carrying on "business as usual" by the light of candles. Undaunted by the complete Gestruction of the two next houses, one of them was still occupying his little emporium.
A temporary diversion was created for the writer when uniformed men wearing gauze masks and caps, almost identical to those worn by Japanese soldiers (as seen in the failing daylight), appeared. He experienced a. rather anxious moment until he dis-} covered that they were a Chinese Red Cross unit and not, as he frst thought, Japanese.
Tall sunflowers vending their heads in the breeze gave the impression in the darkness of the night of men standing by the road. Amongst them, however, one or two sentries could be found. At certain sections bamboo poles had innumerable telephone s strung between them, while roads, testifying to a network communications, led in an directions. One group of soldiers was seen building a bridge seress a creek.
The following is a table giving the total number of proved cases of cholera, and deaths caused by cholera since the outbreak of the disease on August 30 this year. These cholera Cases have been confirmed, by bac-tonological examination in hospitals situated in the Internationel Settlement and include all cases and deaths up to and including October 15:—
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The approach of an occasional truck stirred up the dust and created a good imitation of a smoke n. "heir rumbling along the road sounded like the droning of pianes, adding the necessary military touch to the scene.
The alertness of one sentry was shown by his picking out from a nondescript crowd a suspicious-l-ok-ing man wandering near headqua:: ers. The latter wore a military coat over civilian clothes and, when questioned, claimed to belong to a certain regiment which had long left that area. He was detained.
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