During the last few days the Chinese troops evacuating Hopel province have been passing along the Lung-Hai railway to Chengchow, Sianfu and intermediate points, In 24 hours over 110 troop trains passed through hhere to the west. These trains were lo up of various lines, some Lung Hal some, in-Pu and some, Pin coed by the withdrawal of so large Their passage was orderly, thi 2 body of well-disciplined 4 local station officials being - only 'These "specials" have been in residence for nearly two years and have achieved a well-earned reputation for hard work and orderly conduct, 'Their new job is by no means an enviable one in the present disturbed state of the country' this side of the Great' Wall and recent reports dicate that some of them have already been in action against the numerous asked to supply them with water, The wheat harvest in this district is generally estimated to be about a ixty er cent. crop. It'is all in now: On Saturday, June 15, 1 fell all day, cooling the temperature and joaking the round seven "to eight inches deep, a truly atistying rain, Since then the countryside has taken on a dite lawless bands, which make that area ferent appearance, all growing crops their happy bunting ground, taking on a healthy green colour.
In obedience to orders from the Provincial authorities, Tsangchow has recently established a refuge for the compulsory treatment of drug addicts, whom there are still many in the city, suburbs and outlying" market centres. The magistrate has issued orders that, beginning from next month, each of the six ¢h'd, into which this hsien is divided, must send monthly ten odelets to undergo cure, which will occupy three weeks.
There are two classes of patients, charged $15 or $8, according to their ability to pay, while others may be admitted free. If they relapse on Should it rain heavily this summer eastern Honan will benefit by the forethought and energy of it'
Chuan Yuan. In March he issued an order that the three rivers, which drain astern Honan, but which ordinarily are dry beds, should be deepened red.' These beds have not ned out for over 100 hence readily overflowed their banks during heavy rains "The work was all done by local labour, not one cent coming from the pro: vineial government or from Nanking. Each home either had to send men do s0 many days work or send 80 much money.
March 15 was the day set for the work to begin, and their return home, the penalty its hat day several thousand men carry-supposed to be death, but from pering their own tools set to work on sonal observation and inquiries in these three rivers, There are two other hsien cities of this region, the near Kweiteh, tone passing to the officials seem either unable or unvwillnorth of the city and the other to the ing to inflict the supreme punish- s south. The one to the north of nent, There is as yet no public city is close to the military barracks. opinion to support them in' their large section of this "river efforts to strangle the drug trate by widened by the troops of the No. dealing drastically with those who New Division infantry.
'This work assist victims' of the craving to pro-Was completed in about 1% months, cure their supplies, there being being about 1,000,000 days* work involved on the three rivers:
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41f the truth be known, the proporflood conditions should be greatly tion of officials of all grades in the alleviated by this important piece of North, who secretly and, in some work out by local labour, local cases,' openly indulge in opium, f funds and Chinese leadership, morphia and heroin, is alarmingly large and there would appear to be Fast Tratns Meld Up little enthusiasm to further the praise: worthy efforts of Gen. Chiang Kal-'There are no troops stationed het shek to eliminate the evil, {now. The No. New Division, infantry, was here for about three is depressing in the extreme to months but was moved to Heuchow, meet with public men, who are Kiangsu, a week ago. laves to the drug habit Owing to the heavy troop mov und, therefore, incapable of any ments along the Lung-Hal Reilway sincere effort to stamp out a vice, the movement of freight. is incon which is sapping the foundations of venienced. 'The dally express train society. One leading official, known continues to run on time but the to the writer, is in despair over the dally' "fas trains are running be-almost insuperable difficulties he en-hind time. counters in dealing with the problem, He cannot trust his subordinates to 40 through to the east carry out his orders and there ap-'The motor roads in eastern Honan pears to be a league of passive re-Jare as usual cut up by the heavy cart sisters, determined to thwart all his tracks, but nevertheless remain passable, Spare leaf springs must be In this particular city letter boxes kept on hand, Tt is interesting to have been placed on the principal note that modern stream-lined cars streets and the people urged to supply fon dusty roads have a tendency to the chief official with information that craw the dust into the car, the will lead to the arrest of offence becoming covered with In spite of the assurance that dust, while passengers in the con-notice will be taken of anonymous ventional type of ear remain com-charges, few are willing to sign their paratively free of dust, names sto accusations, so engrained nib, the, growth of aotiang, and are the Chinese determination to live annual increase in banditry when tha let live and the fear of being kaoliang is high, the Chuan Yuan involved in any kind of trouble, of eastern Honan has ordered that ho kaoliang be grown within 200 ft.
Venality of the Police of main road.
Orders were issued before kaoliang was planted but many The police are venal almost to a farmers took no notice, and planted mun and it is practically impossible their Kaoliang. Now all. plants of to conduct a raid in any suspected quarter without due warning being given to the persons involved, Con tions are worse in the market cen-kaoliang within 200 ft. of the main roads are being uprooted. tres where the scale of pay drawn by minor officials is so meagre that even a trifling bribe ig'sufficient to procure immunity from arrest by those who peddle the dope to regular customers. No real progress can be made until officialdom is purged of addicts from top to bottom with absolute equality of treatment, irrespective of rank or Anyone who mixes freely with the people these days easily discovers a number of very disquieting facts in regard to the volume of illicit trade in' noxious drugs, their place of] origin and method of distribution by clever and unscrupulous agents, It not surprising to learn that many of the militarists are deeply implicate fed in this horrible traffic, caring for chow about a mile from the city to the west of the Grand Canal, The headquarters of this enterprise are in Chéngtingtu, where a considerable area is under cultivation, Here they have begun with a modest thirty mow. Commodious premises have been erected, including a lecture hall and accommodation far thirty students, who are now in residence.
These men have been chosen from a large number of candidates in a competitive examination and hail from seven oF eight hsien in this district. 'They are all certificated Normal School teachers of several years' standing and some of them are early forty years of age. The course lasts one year and all of them have nothing except their own selfish teen promised teaching posts on the [completion of this specialized train-
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