Wahu, An, Dec, 6. One doesn't hear so much about the "tufei" north of here and. the people go about their work during the day and go to bed at night talk~ ing about other things besides the coming of the bandits. A few years ago men and women and even chile @ren were brought into the Wuhu General Hospital almost dally sutfering from bullet wounds, burns and other cruel tortures inflicted upon them by the bandits, This is rare now @nd it is seldom one sees a case of that kind In the hospital assassination was well-organized and that the would-be assassin had obfained a press pass which admitted him to Central' Party Headquarters. Since the incident, all Journalists have been regarded with "suspicion. Whenever a newspaper reporter goes toa Party or Government organ to gather news, he is now either greeted with harsh words or turned" down the officials and even the police, Jgendarmes, and watchmen. When he {ries to. interview an official at a Public place, he is now treated with Siscourtesy. While the official may be gratified at his haughty attitude, the "journalist must feel greatly "Journalism 1s a legitimate profes: sion. As newspaper reporters are engaged in publicity work for the welfare of the State, their present Last, summer's rice crop was good and, despite the high water, there were no large flooded areas, Just ow the winter crops, the wheat and rape seed, look much better than they usually do at this time of the year. This may be due to the fact that there was more rain than usual, this Autumn, The railway between Chaohsien and Luchowfu was opened in September and trains have been running dally between these two places. Nebody ut those living in the interior can appreciate what this means. Up till recently Wuhu was connected with Luchowfu by launch only. Those launches, slow under the most favourable weather conditions and always crowded far beyond their capacity, were not allowed to run during the summer time when the water plight is deplorable. "Whereas in the high, lest the waves should wash over past reporters were permitted to the banks on either side of the small gather news freely at railway sta-river, break them and cause floods, tions, wharves, and aerodromes, these And in the winter when the lake and places have now become prohibited river froze over the launches stoop-tress. The path of the reporter is again, thorny indeed. Even when one goes to greet one's relatives or friends, Line to Open in March one is interrogated and obstructed The railway between Chaohsien the railway. police. [""itis hereby requested that remedland Wuhu rapidly Is being construct~ measures be adopted to protect the and it looks now as if, the line freedom of journalists and to restore would be open next March. This will the facilities for the gathering of connect Wuhu, Chaohsien and Lue news, and that a circular order be chow ful by rail, and from there on Issued to the various organs under to Pengpu. the d: reet jurisdiction of the Central Four new engines that arrived in authorities for the active enforcement October for the Wuhu-Nanking line fof the resolution for the protection are in constant use and the distance leldinate public opinion"—Kuo can now be made in a shorter time that formerly. Next March or per~ haps, earlier, there will be a through train between Wuhu and Nanking.
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