Opium Fines and Lamp Tax Charges Front Out Own Commsroxsexr Kiensi, Sept. 1.
'The aeroplane has found us out at last. A few days ago a plane passed' near the city travelling in a S, W. Jdirection, but gave no sign of inter-fest in us of our doings. Two days later a plane came from Kueiyang. direction, apparently following the motor road. When nearing the city it turned and went back by the same route. In about an hour it was back' again. and went on N.W. toward Tating, As it did not return T suppose it found the landing field at Pichon in condition for use and stopped there. So the people here Fave Seen the aeroplane before the automobile. Our motor road is to be opened trate September 15, I have doubts, for this is within four days and there is nothing doing at present. Anyhow, what's the hurry? The longer it is delayed the longer these poor fellows who have a job on the Business will be ge: ting paid, and that is the only important phase of the question.
Harvest prospects here are very ood, T have never seen better 1ook-the ice fields in this region. Corn, too, is quite a fair crop, spite of the grumbling by some of the farmers. Now the question is getting the crop fathered. After a long spell of Splendid weather which brought the fice on well we had a heavy rain Jon September That was the sea son called "White Dew" and if rain [falls on that day there will be wet weather for some time afterwards, rey say. Sure enough, night after right there have been heavy rains which Tast_on till midforenoon. this continues long there is danger Jot some loss in gathering both corn and flee. T would gladly see the weather turn dry till the crops are kate, as the poor farmers have lost out badly on. their winter money crop, opium. The price continues fall," T still wonder what is the reu-fon, Tt would be well if it made them quit planting poppy. though it will be hard for the farmers to find any other winter crop which will bring in ready money and not inter-fore with the summer crop of corn.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.