Dairen, Apr. 10.
Tt wi learned here to-day that a decree was issued by the Manchukuo Government last Saturday ordering the formation of Khingan asa fifth Manchukuo province, Febol_ having been the fourth: Mongol autonomy' in the new pro: vince is said to have been guaran.
'The wheat crop is suffering from too much rain, as at this season it requires dry soil. for firm roots. With Chinese agricultural genius, however, the farmers try to insure this, by' planting wheat in raised ridges, with drains between, but in such Reavy rains as those recently experienced, these. drains overflow, fand. too mich water gets to roots. If there is any' more rain the crop will be poor, but with favourable weather It is not too late for it to recover.
'A new and ephemeral industry has sprang" up, and owing" to over-Production, has committed suicide, in the'past year. Far and wide about the country side and nearer to the city, are numerous stills, for Jextracting'Jamp oil from fuel" oil, 'The pioneers in this industry found very' profitable, as the apparatus requires' very' tile capital and its operation. little skill," Dozens of people, accordingly, went. into the business, with the vegult already noted. Another cause of failure of this Industry has been the fact that the middle-men valsed the price of the raw material in response to its Increased" demand, so. that "the margin of profit was too small. The net Fesult is that at present most of the stills are now standing idle.
While con axe tore peaceful than they the hospital tot armed m for years, and eases brought to
few and far between, "Peace Preservation Corps" is mi tained by euch community. A group of these men were recently engaged
bullet went by the target and struck target practice "when spent the thigh of & youth a quarter mile aw The surprised. and indignant young man, the victim of peace rather than wa Patient in St. "Andrew's Hospital, though not seriously wounded, A number of very beautiful gardens, maintained by several of the rich gentry, for the benefit of the public, are' at' the height of their' glory, with the fruit blossoms, usual at this
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