The Archive · 1935

Mr. B.C. Carter and Mr.

Holland representing the Institute of Pacific Relations, visited Nanking. this week, and have been taking part in the "conference on ce-operatives which Is now in session in this city. The Institute of Pacific Relations is co-operating with the University. of Nanking in an extensive Land Utiliza. {Son and Population study which is now nearing completion.

Dr. George 'T. Scott, a member of the Associated Boards of the Christian Wahu, Mar. 21, After seventeen days of the finest possible weather one could wish for in March, the weather suddenly turn-cold here yesterday end quite heavy snow fell last night. "The tape seed has been in fall bloom for some days andthe yellow fields ave, very Pleasing to the eye, an well as to the Fostrita: 'Phe wheat crop, too is good and things Tode now as we Were. ing to have a fine' harvest. 'This badly" needed" 'The merchants have been inn rather bad way for some time and' a good harvest will help ngs considerably.

T wrote some time ago about our Public Park "which has come. into existence by the good efforts of the feasistrae, Mr. Wang, on what heres totoro used to be a barren hil. Last Sunday the Chung Shang. Memorial Wall and Library, one of the bulld Ings near the summit "of the. hil, was opened to the public and crowds of people could be seen all. day {he hil This park is already become me quite popular and. perhaps. this isnot to be wondered at'Tor itis the first. of its kind Wahu has had, A fine cement swimming pool, 60 f. by 50 ft, and which fs to be filled from an artesian well, is mother attractive feature of the parks Rapid progress is being made on the Wuhu-Nanteing railway and things took now alf the trains would yumning through to, Nanking some ime in April, The bridge across the 'Ta Ping Fu River has Been fished for some time and arrangements have been made whereby buses and motor cars. will also be able 10. use this Bridge and' the. ferrying ears" octo will Soon be thing of the past Th Yell mean that private cary coming from 'Nanking to Wun will be able todo the trip in about two hours, Faster driving' than this would hardly be advisable as there is a good. dear of donkey and other tame on the ood nearly" alt the. tin 'The. WuhusTunk motor road is open' again and buses are. running daily between' thave two. places. A lutte white ago It took more than week to get from Wut to Tank, but the oteey can tow be done. ina ern Anhwei is quiet, spies ly. As far as one can earn south:

Colleges in China, and Secretary for China of the Presbyterian Board Foreign Missions, visited Nanking over the weekend.

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