Several days ago the people in the centre of the city, were alarmed by Pistol shots in a large hotel. Police were immediately summoned, and entering the building found three men their hands. arrested and taken to the magistrate where they were examined. " Two of them proved to be "detectives. from Wukong near Mokanshan; the third man was Waukong demanding as largo a sum of money as he thought the man could oise, and appointing a face to face conference in Huchow. Threats were added that if the police -were informed of the matter the intended victim's family world all meet death. The man did go to the authorit and we detectives were sent to Keep the Huchow appointment, When the detectives entered the man's room, hie at once know them for what they, were (they revealed the horses' hoofs, as the Chinese has it; it seems that the one person in the world who can-rot disguise himself is the ordinary detective), and opened fire upon them with his "automatic. The detectives returned the fire, but as there were bystanders no one was hurt. After examination by the magistrate the Gotectives: were allowed to take their man to Wukong.
Aside from a few such matters as. the above little on: of the ordinary has happened lately in Huchow. A few weeks ago bus service was denied the public, and for ten days all the buses of the ling whizzed back and forth carrying soliders from up Nan-King way down towards Hangchow. Nothing of this military activity was reported in local newspapers (or was allowed to be, it ix stated), and for Some time there was much specula-Yon as to what st all meant." From lunoficial sources it was tater learned that the soldiers had been sent to repulse an invasion of Chekiang by communist army from Kiangsi.
Business continues its progress down hill, according to all reports fand evidenced by the increasing number of shops with boarded up doors The city government is undertaking certain works, the dredging of canals, the paving of South. Street, and so on, to give some employment to the increasing number 0 the unemployed. is a heavy burden. We hope the contribution from the discussion group can be continued for ancther six months. By that time, not only will the permanent buildings be up, but the income will also take care of the nurse's salary.
Dean K. Sie of the College of Agriculture and Forestry writes in pact:
004. The Extension Committee of the Agricultural, College of the University has assigned to Department of "AgrOnomy, Agricultural Beonomles, Forestry. Horticulture, Pathology and Extension Separate projects in Wuklang Demon tration Center. in a ce-ordinated pro-Framme, The New Magistrate has! tnted the University to ce-operate in the [Teconstruction work of the No.2 Section fof Hohsien, which ts an enlarged. pro-Gramme of out original Wukiang Plan.
Committee was formed and the: Programme is already started. The Reed Farm was enlarged to 900 mow this Sear. 3000 mow of Acala and. 4000 now of No. 26 wheat are scattered round Wukiang within a S-mile radius.
As Dean Sie states, the magistrate has invited the University to cooperate in. the reconstruction work fof No. 2 Seclion of this hsien. But the intention behind this request is to secure the ce-operation of the University unfit the whole hsien has been reconstructed.
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