The seaside section of Jukao, where huge areas of more or less salt sell fare being wrested from the sea and slowly "farmed out" by large com: anies to farmers, reports a good crop of colton and beans this year. An extensive Immigration scheme 18 on by these companies, Most of the immigrants come in from the southeastern part of the province. The land is divided into equal sections. Houses are built for the farmers, seed is given, and a liberal start, The company in turn kes part of the crop. Fresh water sled throughout the new country. by canals and the sea water is kept out by dykes. This new land, though not yet ft for wheat and vegetables very productive for select crops, Large amounts of cotton are shipped fom these sections by launches to Nantungchow, thence by larger vessels to Shanghai.
There are still many thousands of acres of untouched land. now only used to raise grass for fuel, The Mongolian delegates, _meanwhile are calm and firm and, in Jdefending their proposals, are over= ooking all threats—Tass.
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