Prosperous and Untouched By Floods or War Frost Oun Own Consesromet Jukno, Ku., Feb. 10.
According to the latest' census reports Jukao hsien is one of the most thickly populated rural hsiens in all China and thus becomes one of the most thickly populated sections in the world. Only a fow tens of thousands live in the walled city of Jukao. The country is exceedingly fertile, never threatened by flood or drought that destroys all the crops and istory has never been devasted by warfare, The sural population may bbe considered as prosperous.
Roadbuilding is going on all the time. New roads are surveyed and existing ronds improved. A. broad road for military and other purposes from Nantungchow to Pukow passes nent Jukao "and were it not for ridges could now be used.
The pigs of Jukao are known far beyond the limits of China. In Jukao, a company with a large Slaughter house and "with packing facilities ships Jukao pork, to the Philippines, other Jukao pork houses send pork to all parts of China and the Bast. To improve the stock, American animals have been import= fed and put in the agricultural experimental stations, Sukwo banking facilities have improved greatly in the last few years. The Farmers Bank has excellent quarters and is doing a fine business. The progress of the Bank of Communications seems phenomenal. The bank moved to Jukao only three years ago and were compelled to enlarge their establishment. A whole new bank building in Chinese style was opened about Chinese New Year. The bank gives liberal interest on checking accounts, "Many native banks operate as formerly in various paris of the city. The Postal Retnittanees and Savings Bank, as well as the Postal Bank, carries usual, but with a constantly increas nye number of depositors.
Under the energetic leadership of Jukao's popular mayor, the city and hislen are enjoying prosperity. himself, Should the Vice-Admiral persist, Mr. Hu Han-min still will have nothing to add to what he has already' stated concerning what he to believes China's foreism policy should be.
Political affairs are not protracting the Canton sojourn of Mr. Hu. He should regain his strength before setting out. The gunboat Mo Fong is conveying the leader back Hongkong to-day, and he will recuperate in the Colony.
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