There, has been considerable rain this "district during the last two weeks. Much water is lying in low places throughout the country. Fall plowing is already under way. The resent standing crops are in very good condition. With the exception of places where the Kaoliang has been standing in water, the harvest has been quite plentiful.
The present Inspector-General of Eastern Honan is doing much for the uplift of the people and for the establishment of peace. The streets of the city are kept much cleaner than in former times, and considerable road work is being undertaken on the main road from the city to the railway station. Over the week-end a three day athletic meet was held, in which all the local schools competed. Crowds of people thronged to the grounds to see the competitions, The suppression of narcotic trame is being pushed and many of the well-to-do have been forced to take means to break off narcotic addiction, Trains Improved The daily trains on the Lung-Hai railway are establishing a reputation for punctuality, and local freight comes through in very rapid time, Because of the lack of proper freight sheds a good deal of the goods is placed on the platform and covered by tarpaulins. Thousands of bags of grain are thus heaped up on the platforms of freight. sidings.
The daily fast express train is quite well equipped, but the daily fast train (slow train) often has only third class and freight car equipment. The road bed has been improved' somewhat ut much work will have to be done before the trains travel faster than 25 miles per hour.
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