Yunnanfu, capital and metropolis of the province, fast is becoming modern' city, linked up with the outside world by the French railway to Haiphong. Indo-China, and by numerous aeroplanes. Some of the larger planes, including those used in the mail service, are also to reach Shanghai in one day. The number of motor buses, trucks and passenger cars is rapidly increasing. Roads are being widened, and the most modern motorcars are being introduced, New and larger shops are. being opened, and the visitor to the city Impressed with the greatly increas ing variety of merchandise obtain. able. Another forward step would be the opening of the proposed motor Food to Canton, linking Yunnan up Girectly with southeast: China.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.