The most hopeful institution that saw in Changsha was the great Yale-In-China establishment consisting of large modern hospital and a school for about 400 boys. Started originally: bby some American missionaries shorting stitution. Tu addition to its educa ional work it is sotting a good example in town planning, for round a residential "quarter of modern houses is beginning very slowly to-row up, which one day-in the far distant future will doubtless become the centre of a modern Changsha, Hunan hag made most progress in the development of Its communications which are of special importance: fo it, seeing that it is the most cen trall}-situated province. The high way system has been linked up with all the surrounding provinces: 10 Kweichow, Kwangsi, Kiangsi, Hupeh and Kuangtung (tit! 30 miles un~ nished). The motor road Seechuen is algo in course of con struction and should be finished some {ime this year. The surfaces Hunan roads struck me as the best had been on; the buses were the Jeast uncomfortable, and fairly well run. lauan a Wealthy Province Hunan is admittedly one of the: wealthier provinces, and it is therefore surprising that it hag not made greater progress than It has done, By many orities this was ascribed to the slowness and hesitation of the provincial administration which had hitherto been more concerned with polities than with the development of the province, Since the collapse of the Kuangtung rebellion in. which Hunan had at first shown a tendency {o take part, the Central Government has begun to get a footing in the province, and both foreigners and Outside Chineso—other than Hunanese-hope that it would gradually increase Its hold, It has already effected one important reform. Hunan is a great Flee-growing centre and produces much more than it can consume. Up ill recently there was a high export tax on rice which brought millions to the provincial treasury, but which was a great burden on the persantrywho grew the rice. Under the direct pressure of the Central Government this export tax has been abolished and in consequence the export rice to the other provinces, specially to. Kuangtung- and Kwangsi, has received a great-stimulus which pro-males to bring great prosperity to the Previous articles appeared in gglumns, om, Dec, Ye, 28, 30,1098, Jan. 6, Bana a adat~ others wh olmd from
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