For the protection of the interests of the shipping firms operating on the Upper Yangtze, General Chiang Kai-shek has issued a proclamation that when travelling by steamers smal) groups of military officers or men belonging to the Central Government or 10 the Advisory Board fat Chungking, must buy tickets according to the fixed prices, irrespective of whether they are on duty or otherwise, and that the half-rate Ulckets granted by the Ministry of War will tot apply to steamers failing on the Szechuan section, of the Yangtze River. A copy of this proclamation is being posted on each these steamer 'A part of the new air mail planes for uve on the Szechuan-Yunnan me, which will shortly be. opened to service, have arrived in Shanghai on their way up to Chungking. A dal fight will frst be made from Chungking to Kunming.
The Uisr'ct magistrate of Tung-kiang has asked college graduates to return to the district to carry out reconstruction work in areas reclaimed from the Communists.
The authorities at Sikong have given orders for drastic action to be taken to improve the educational system there with a view to the enforcement of compulsory education.
The natives of North and West Szechuan Ferident in Chungking have petitioned General Liu Hsiang that
tricts which have been laid waste students coming from. those dis: 1 by. the Communists should be allowed to enter schools free of charge.
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