General's Family Fatally Burned at His Funeral Smuggled Merchandise Injures Trade rom Oun Own Comssroxoexe Taiyuan, Shansi, June 22.
Mr. Yang Chao-tal, former Minister of Interior: of the National Government, died recently after a long Mines which had confined him to his bed. He had a paralytic. stroke when returning from) Nanking in 1080 before reaching home. Mr. Yang was a close and trusted friend of Marshal Yen. The latter presented the family with $10,000 to sere for 4 burial expenses.
Gen, Li Sheng-la, one of Shansi's four high army lenders was. killed the other week, by one of his own bodyguards who had become, discouraged and pessimistic over his. present and possible future position. General Li was an able general and had considerable experience. He did commendable work. in driving. the Communists out of Shans!. Naturally Marshal Yen was greatly shocked and feels the toss of one of his outlanding military leaders very keenly. It Is reported that the Generalissimo had Invited him to become chairman of Kiangsi and Marshal Yen was planning to release him after the Communist. trouble was "afeared up. 'The tragedy in General Li's family' was Increased when paper effigies were being burned before idols and due to a strong wind his house it fro, burning very badly his wife and child s0 that they died few hours later in one of the city's hospitals.
Shansi, having had almost no rain this spring, had Its drought. broken on the 18th with 24 hours of rain. The heat which was Intense changed to 'a more comfortable temperature, the mercury dropping 28 degrees, While much of the wheat is past being] helped by this rain the spring crops, kaoliang, millet and beans, will, be greatly "bonefitied. Even the rick puller who has to wade the. mud is happy over the rain because he says, "It our lives for wean have food to eat'
Railway Consteuetion Shansl's new railroad certainty was of inestimable service during the Communist Invasion. In transporting {roops, and {ts extension to completion has not been, suspended. In the berth' work has continued "uninter= rupted, and, Ins fow weeks tim. spur was, built from Pingyeo over the Fen Rivet {0 Fenchov, 1 dis-{ance of about thirty mites. This wit very convenient for. missionaries 21 Fenchow who can get out even It the motor Yond ly Broken. "Those going on vacation to Yutaoho, a nice lide summering place Ins mountain valley, will ud 1t a convenience too,
damage the motor roads and make fore" oan the "summer aint Felurning home a most trying ordeal. Due to the Communist disturbance Very few people wil be. spending Ineit holiday' in. the' beautiful cool tle Yutaoho Valley, this summer.
Prof. Alfred Barker, © specialist in the "wool. industry. from England, visited Tatku last wede investigating The Woo! possibilities In" Shanst, as Wweit as, observing the other Ind Infal and rural Amprovement role being tested and' promoted by. the Oberlin" Shansi Memorial Schools {Under the direction of Mr. Raymond Moyer. Mr. Moyer brought from Ameriea'a number. of Rambouillet hoop, good mutton and large woof producing breed, with a. view. to Tnprove both. the quantity" and quality of the wool and at the same ime produce a more valuable mutton animal, by crossing. them with the
{ension programme in this and other focal sheep, "Beginnings of the ex. lines" re being, carried out to the emhuslostlc satisfaction "of those frm sharing and being bene-fed by. this "service, Wr, and Mrs. Willard Price, who ave spending about two months Ching visited Taiyuan this pest week faking pictures of places of interest fand particular customs of the peopl which they were interested. Price is a Journalist, welling for a number" of magazines, Journals and newspapers in the United States and Geographic "Magazine," "Harpers and the "Fortnightly" being among' the number. He has algo written books, The one eating with Japan and the South Sea. Islands has been reviewed and considered a very valuable con-{tibution on Far Eastern Affairs, A present he lives in Japan where he fust completing another book on
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