Gen. Chang and his associates, upon taking over the city, at once set to work assisting the people to rebuild their homes and helping them generally. But they needed capital ana general advice, hence, in '82 of the schools conducted by the Special Political Training Department, ce-operative societies were formed and, apart from free counsel, the sum of $12,000 was lent to the local people. "This good work at once won the confidence and the respect of the local people who are gradually paying back their loans and the money is being used in other directions.
Tt is hoped later to organize regular ico-operative societies in order that more of this valuable work may be carried out. farmers, to open up all waste land. Afforestation is being subsidized and home and village industries, which suffered considerably during the Red regma, are now being restored Whilst dealing with the subject of rehabilitation in Nancheng, condi-
found in every city formerly under Hons similar to which are ito the Reds, it may not be amiss to [turn to another town, some distance away, in the Kiangsi ex-Red terri-farles and see what is being done there. This is Lichuan,'a town which formerly possessed 100,000 residents, and which was recovered carly this year. Colonel Li Ping-shan is the district magistrate.
Lichuan 1s about 120 miles away, as a crow fies, from Julkin, capital of the so-called Union of Soviet Socialist Republics of China, which thas just been occupied by Gen. about 25 miles away, the soaming of the heavy artillery of the government. forees and rifle fre can still be heard, for, less than 30 miles away the Reds' are still holding out very stubbornly, on the Kiangsi-Fukien border.
Tangible Progress Originally, this town could boast not a single school "but now it points with pride to six higher primary schools and 50 lower pri-marie, as.well as seven- or eight mass education centres, the centres of the Christian Rural Welfare Union, and the schools conducted by the Pin Tung Tui (Special Movement Force).
Nominally, $10,000 has been earmarked for' education but actually only $200 or $200 has been contri buted and this in the form of toxes because no attempt has been made to compel the people to pay their dues. Teachers receive only sumi~ ccient for their board and lodging and the threadbare clothes on their backs. The district magistrate himself, whose salary would in normal circumstances be $240, receives the magnificent sum of six dollars!
Although Lichuan was one of the worst sufferers of the Red scourge, it is gradually recovering and the general improvement is noticeable everywhere. The New Life Movement has had its effect and cleanliness and courtesy are the passwords every~ where, People who were disloyal to the Government in the past and aided the Reds have now become willing supporters of Gen, Chiang Kal= shek's regime and have renounced their Red leanings.
In place of the Communist slogans painted on almost every wall are slogans of the New Life Movement written in type such as are usually associated with pawnshops and sauce stores in Shanghai, Homes are gradually being built and, in time, the streets will be greatly widened.' A road has been completed between Lichuan and Kuangtse, a distance of 120 Generally speaking, the various towns and cities of Kiangsi are making brave efforts to recover from the Red scourge and that they have been successful so far is admirably attested to by the examples of the towns of Nancheng and Lichuan, house was well attended, and an amateur orchestra under the direction of 'M. Remusat, played. some pleasing selections in excellent style. "The, lates ness of the Hour at which the perform= ance closed obliges us to withhold our notice until Monday.
After two failures, owing to want of wind. and restriction of time, another attempt will be made to-day to. sail the Corinthian "Yacht Race, The start isto be made at eleven o'clock, and us by special arrangement the time wil fu his occasion be unrestricted, the Aeotest yacht wil take, the prize, From mur "Norru-CutxaDatty News," of: Decenamen 7, 1874, The "Rising Sun" has heard that the Takesima Coal Mines has been sold to European - frm" in. Shanghai, and believes it ts Messrs, Jardine, Matheson and Ca. Mr. 'T.-B. Glover it is said, will re-assume charge of the mine on January 1 Professor Davidson and party, who arrived here from San Francisco. some time ago for the purpose of taking observations of the transit of Venus on the ninth of next month, "have taken their station on the top of Ohirayama (ihe great fat mountain)" where their gbrervatory tents, ete., are' pitched. They have taken many observations and Photographs of "the sun. when the sor Davidson, and it has taken two years to manufacture the instruments "in" use by. the various parties sent from America. "The Japan: ese Government. is aiding the party, which has the telegraph line Connection with It, and any of the party wall be permitted to. travel over" any art of the Empire. The Great Northern Tetegraph Company, too, has granted the free se of the cable between Nogosakl and San Francisco. The frst contact between the sun and the planet will take place here at 10h, 26m" 5s.
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