Through Trains Possible to Kuangtung Border Canton, Sept. 16.
Further progress in construction along the Canton-Hankow Railway has increased the prospects of the line being completed towards the end of 1036.
Tt fs authoritatively learned to-day that the gap between Lochang and Pingshek was recently completed and will be opened to trac on September 20. This will enable the run-Ing of a through train service from anton, direct to the Kuangtung border, which will be linked to Hengchow by a bus tine.
"According to a statement made by Mr."K. F. Pao, Secretary of the ad ministration, construction work. between Chuchow and Shiuchow Is in full swing. The following is the work already accomplished: earth work 89 per cent, tunnels 80 per ent, major bridges 64 per cent, minor bridges 83 per cent, track laying 44 per cent, "(177 Kilometres) Reuter.
Dr, Chu Minister to credentials Belgium. presented " his to" King Leopold on Thursday.
Shaohsing, Sept. 10.
Since the arrival of the Magistrate carly in the year great hopes of Improvement in local government have been expected. Repeatedly one hears complaints that men. available {o> use have hot the technical know. ledge required, hence the progress meagre. In order to provide such Personnel it has been decided to set Mongol toma at a training institute for men needeq in the various departments. Now 160 young men of middle school standard have applied for entrance and after examination this week the successful candidates will be given intensive training. Later it is hop: that these will be available for pasis ju the county sub-divisions or assist other paris where reform is needed. In addition ta his own county duties here, the Magistrate has also been appointed as special supervisor government in other counties, neo Trouble in Paper Tra About a month ago great trouble! arose in this city among the various actions of workers employed in. making idol paper money. Tt appears attempt was made to set up a monopoly. According to the work ers, the operation of the monopoly would bring great hardship to those whose days of work are far too few and uncertain at the moment.
Sympathetic craftsmen from" neighbouring counties crowded into. the city and created such a.tumult that police had {0 be summoned from cther paris and a curfew order issued, "Finally the hateful. monopoly was abolished, but only alter much damage was'done to certain firms interested in the monopoly. Some estimate the damage at $100,009, Though all is quiet at the moment end work resumed in most. shops, yet there is a noticeable shrinkay jin a trade that employs some tens fof thousands, Men desirous of social Feform long to see some other'
suues available for this great mass who have to depend on' it for a Livelihood. Allied to this work the paper trade through the country valleys. They 100 are feeling the effects of a bad market, The countryside looKs beautital with a very promising crop of rice Fears were expressed some time back as to the early harvest, firmed out better than was hoped and now the late harvest is prom-sing. The heat is all the more welcome as it swells the forming fore the death of Mr. Gareth Jones the by bandits in 'Che'har, his companion, Feleased to take the bandits' ransom demands 10 De. Mueller with the Living Buddha the Abaga Mongols and his young. som, grain. "Although we had heavy r carly In the month little damage Gone to the crop except where drainage was bad.
Hopes were entertained for a rise to amore economic level for rice
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