London, Jan. 11.
Before leaving for the United States aboard the French liner Ile de France 1987 today.
Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, the wreath United States Ambassador to China, enthusiastically of the new -Burma road, in an interview with Reuter.
ribing his journey along the en route to the United took only twelve driving surface of the road, he very fair, and there were gradients. The road was pi il for two lines of traffic, was being widened. Parts of the which at first were washed out y heavy rains, had been reconstruct-mote strongly. Stone bridges were idly replacing the original wooden ana So far as he could see, Mr. Johnson id, the road "could easily carry all jo requisite traffic." He stated that 150,000 men were employed to build in|ihe road, and that the levelling was done by stone rollers, "cut from the adjacent rock, and drawn by bullocks" The debris were carried off in bullock carts.
Wonderful Trip Mr. Johnson slept on camp beds, but rest-houses, with European-style accommodation, were being installed along the road, on which traffic signs Fits tars clubs. woe necesesy, caution was necessary, hed already been erected.
From Rangoon; Mr. Johnson flew to Marseilles by Imperial Airways fly-t. He laughingly declared that he would be a "free advertising agent for Imperial Airways—it was a wonderful trip, unsurpassable in comfort.
Mr. Johnson declined to speak on political questions, stating only that the news of Mr. Wang Ching-wei's thave greatly surprised him.
had seen no trace of any such tendency in Chungking—Reuter.
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