Then the party had time to study the lanterns. There were frogs, and crayfish, cabbages, buckets, a rabbit two, aeroplanes of all manner of design, ait-ships, and baskets. galore. The boys favoured the bizarre, the its went in for flowers and efforts to display Feauty generally, though there were some would-be aviatrices Ju the procession for they bad thole aeroplanes. There were lots of birds signs common in China were there in plenty, of course; one little fellow scrambled puting up the stairs with full-blown cruiser, guns and all another had a transport, anc one had what looked like a life-size replica of the Generalissimo's aeroplane. He Reeded half tue stairway to get up, but he was a proud litre chap. It took over one hour for the proce sion to pass, and there was much rushing and puffing and blowing on the part of the little ones, which repeatedly evoked from the Generalissimo "Man man char," meaning proceed slowly.
During the procession brilliant fire works (made at Mengtze) were se: off at the foot of the hill and illu-the officials, civilians and students bend every effort towards the remake of China, which can only be accomplished, he said, by transforming from a purely farming to an indus-{lal nation.
During the past few days the communities have reached Hwaill. Th: Reds have gone back fo their old game of pillage and murder. Theis Dolley of refraining from attacking. towns in Kweichow and favouring the people instead of sacrificing them, fas mentioned In my letter of May 1, fs not being followed in Szechuan cording to news from private sources that is coming through. At Choching they made up for their previous lenience by robbing and murdering the people. Every house Outside the city was looted; people who concealed their valuables were roped and tortured; petty local oft-Clals were killed; young women were ried off, ravished and putt sain. All' domestic animals and poultry were stolen. For the las: two or three days they have bees Deseiging Hwaili,
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