"The people of Kiangs! province ar naturally industrious and sober, and Nature has endowed them richly. La normal times, the province has an abundance of rice, tea, lumber, coal, wood-oil, tobacco, and' paper, in addition to the famed Imperial' pottery. of Chin Te Chan. More than half these wonderful old pottery "kilns: were at-one time destroyed by the, Communists. Amidst—insuperable dimeulties, but aided by the Government's plan for rural reconstruction, which includes popular education, public healt, agricultural improvement, and the development of other industries, the people are now returning 10 their homes and industrious pursuits, "with the sun and sky once more visible, and with well-organised village defence corps to protect them, the people are developing a sense of hopefulness and security. Out this Welter of bloodshed and social turmoil has emerged a vigorous New.
According to news received here from Kweiyang, the capital of Kwel-chow. both the captive missionaries fare in as good health as can be expected after the experiences - they have gone through. They have had fo keep up with the Reds fleeing before the ever.tightening cordon of Government troops, and. they have had to be up at all hours and to be able to pace with the much younger men who are holding the Driven out of Kweichow at lea temporarily, the Reds have moved into Hunan, where they securely camped in almost macces sible mountain district in the north. west.
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