City Solons Worried Over Mixed Bathing Popularity Canton, June 12.
Headed by Admiral Chang Tse-Kiang, Commander-in-Chief of the Canton fleet, a number of local government officials are advocating government action to forbid women nd_men swimming in the same Swimming pool or at the same beach Canton's "high standard of morality."
The group has submitted a resolu tion to this effect to the Political Research Committee, declaring that the practice of young women and men swimming together is detrimental to social welfare and should be placed under ban.
There are at present over ten swimming clubs in Canton, all of Which are open to men as well as women and prove to be extremely popular places in the summer—Reuter Foochow, June 7.
Up to a few days ago, the farmers were greatly distressed by the serious Fish of drought, as there had been mo rain worth mentioning for many Weeks. But now everything changed, and after a few thunderstorms asa kind of warning, steady downpour has set in, with he usual result That people are now
Tying ground is already under water, there' is "tog "much. Low and it looks as if the rice plants, Which were so recently dying of thirst, will soon be destroyed by the Sethe proce ing orde "The process of restoring order and security throughout the province on very" slowly. In West Fukien, where the Reds are supposed to be surrounded ("blockaded is the 'oMlcial term) by the Central Army troops, they still appear have a large' amount of liberty, and quite recently they were able' occupy the city of Yungan (April 18 twas the exact date) after heavy fighting. They withdrew in a few days with plenty of loot and many captives; but a large body of "Red bandits" came in and did much damage. On May 9 Lu Hsing-yung attacked the city and drove out the bandits; but much of the toss (especially that of the electric-light plant) cannot be made good for a Tong time, More recently Shahslen has eon taken and evacuated the Reds, and disturbances of varying gravity are reported from almost every district, The government authorities seem set great hopes on the opening
Dressing forward aa fat os they can, for, ronds, which they "are as a teans of keeping order. But the whole question is most' com= plicated, anid there seems. to be no short-cut to the reign of peace which is so sorely needed,
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