Hankow, Oct, 11, The last few days saw many important personages here connected with the Military, of whom the Generalissimo and the Young Marshal were the principle. Several conferences were held with regard to the continuance of cleaning. up. the bandits and the Red situation, and on Tuesday they left here for Loyang, with the reported intention of inspect-ug troops at the various positions en route, "Madame Chiang Kai-shek accompanied the Generalissimo during his stay here, and among the food actions for which she is so well noted. she consented to be the Patroness the Wuhan Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a society which has been in existence for nearly two years "and. which has done some good, although it has a long way to go" to' accomplish its objective. Madame Chang promised ta have the subject of kindness to animals taught the schools all over the country, and if this is done it will certainly bbe a big step in the right direction.
With the building of roads pro-essing apace in the Province of Hupeh the Provincial Government have brought out a new set of reulations governing vehicular trafic.
the tariff of license fees applic cable to the various Kinds in use, An Evil being Redressed The menace of the Wharf Coolie Union has been taken in hand with good results by the Hankow Municipality, under an organization called the "Readjustment Procedure of Whart Profession of Hankow Munlcipality" and they have drawn up. various regulations which have been 'Approved by the Bandit Suppression Headquarters for Honan, Hupeh and Anhui and' the. Hankow Provincial Government. The first sation taken hasbeen. the registration of all wharf cooties and the taking over of control of their affairs. To do this fan office has been established under the title of the Hupeh Municipality Whart Profession Controlling Ofice, and they have abolished the system of head coolies, or wharf foremen as they are called omeially, and the 10" per cent, commission hitherto appropriated by. these foremen has been apportioned—halt to the reduetion of hee, and half to a fund called the public benefeiary fund to cover the expenditure required to control the orgaanizalion, to provide schools for the coolies and a public saving fund for them. Thus for every $100 paid hitherto, only $99 will be collect and out of this the coolies will receive $90, The collection of hire the hands of section leaders who are. responsible to the controlling office to that the correct amounts appropriations mad number of conditions which they have {to observe under pain of losing their fobs and possibly heavy punishment, the chief of which are as follows:—> Having. Anti-revolutionary conduct; Ingpiting labour disturbances and instigating Aghting amongst labour~ ers; embezzling public funds: pressing or despoiling labourers: taking part the stealing of goods transported; smoking opium.
The ce-operation of all foreign merchants Is being sought to support this new organization, and while some cases It has not come into force, especially. in the Concession areas, there Is no doubt that a central office which is under official control will be welcomed, and the necessary support Will be forthcoming.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.