Shaoshing, Che. Jan, 25.
Just a week ago city oflclats and. tiers staged a great welcome for. the new. provincial, chairman, Mtr. Chu Chia-liwo, who se came to Inspect 20,000 adults undergoing, military training; "the men had assembled here from many points in the Gistrict, "After the Inspection a stirring address Was given by the provincial head to the assembled men Sxhorting them to emulate the Virtues of warrior king Yueh who ruled over Shaohsing- and eastern, Chekiang, Those were not the days of feather beds; so the king In order to harden himself to suffering prepared a bed of firewood and slept on it, In view of present day needs, the Chinese Understand too well the appositeness of this classic event, History tells us that wars took place frequently tween the two states Yueh and Wu, the latter extending from the west of the Chientang River to Soochow. At one stage, Wu defeated the king-@om of Yueh and slew the father of Kiu Chien; then the son vowed that he would avenge the act and prepared himself for that day.
In the rude court an official was deputed to call the King by name Ure times dally "and soy, "Have you forgotten about avenging the death of your father by the king of Wu" Then. the king replied, "No, 1 have not." This went on for nearly 20 years. At last, when all was ready, the two states Joined in battle and Wu was defeated, never to conquer Yueh again, The repetition of this stirring event to such vast numbers can be pictured and its effects realized to show how the iron of aggression has entered into the soul of this generation. Before leaving the city Mr. Chu direct. fed the officials to erect a memorial ball on the ity hill to honour this warrior kerly Automatle Telephones 'The. local telephone company. has decided to discard its telephones and to instal the modern automatic. sy: fern. 'This news will give great pleasure to all who have had to put up with the old. 'The contract was let to a Swedish' firm for 800 of the new kind at an estimated cost $18,000 with the hopes of extending the service later.
"The appeal of the "One Day Sav-is Movement" hag caught, the tmagitation of the city people. Each section vies with the other in saving, so that there may be something to send in the way of funds to provide comforts for the troops in Suiyuan, At the moment nearly $2,000 has been raised and the money handed to the banks for transmission to Sulyuan, It is a pleasure to report improve ments in Shaohsing roads and streets ind Work has started near the east wall bus. station to connect the. al-Foady widened rond with the opposite side of the city. A good, ferroconerete drainpipe is being laid down first and than the surfacing will fol-Jow. Completion of widening the main street from the contre of the city to the south gate is to be taken in' hand at once, Owing to scarcity of funds the road will be Paved with large flagstones forth present. An even surface ni mile Jong will be a great Some thousands of country "people travel over it dally to the main shopping contre, hes re coe ette cine of marae og arian Bathe" nwt ie"
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