For many years the highway leading from Foochiatlen, the. Chines section of the town, on the Sungart river, to Kuislangtung, a Chinese village on the southern side, has been a terrible swamp, almost impossible during the rainy season, but now the, Highway Department of the Harbin Municipality are making this Into a first-class road. 'They have dug deep ditches on both sides of the highway to draw off the water, and have made a roadway of small stones mixed with cement, 'Asa result' of this Improvement, several houses are being erected close tq. the read, and plans have been presented to the Municipality for wveral_ small works and mills, these including a saw-mill and a distillery.
'A great meeting was held by the women in the Municipal "Park recently thie being also attended by representatives of the local military, civilian and official circles, the object being to open a new Women's Alr Defence, League. Mrs, "Chin, pro-lent of the new society, delivered a speech in which she said: "Each woman must be ready for any emergency and be prepared to take her place as head of the family, when the latter is called. to the colours."
Following her speech a banner was given tothe society and flags to each squad; On the conclusion, "Banzai" wat, shouted, three times in honour of Japan and Manchoukuo,
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