Preliminary tests having proved satisfactory, the "Kwangtung-Kiangs! long-distance telephone elreult was The long-distance. telephone between Shenghai and" Llencheng. Shantung, was" opened (0 tame formally thrown open to public service on February 24, Plans to relieve the acute shortage of ree in Kwanglung are taking concrete form. A corporation capital led at $10,000,000 is being organized fo arrange for the transportation and sale of supplies, on. February. 28, 'UsavtHonaeD and irregular troops under the og of Northwest National Salvation Army" have aD-peared in Taolin, east Sulyun, fir, they have' taken no. seton Axsingt the districts which they Have 'A rin on February 23 destroyed a Block of tenements at Honolulu and threatened a large section of the Chinese area before "being brought, under control. No casualties were reported. ce blocks in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, which threatened the safety of the dykes along the river, are now melting, thus. dis pelling the general fear of what would be a ealastrophe during the Tee floe season.
In spite of the protests of the Chie nese authorities, the Japanese are Proceeding with' the construction of the new military barracks at Fengfal, an important railway junction on' the Peiping-Mukden end Peiping-Hankow lines.
Tat Ministry of Communications now busy connecting the wires in Shensi, Shansi, Kansu and" Stechuen io. enable these four provinces to Communicate with one another The Shensi-Seechuen line was com pleted on Thureday.
'To solve the problem of land waste calsed by persons using. excessive Space to bury their dead, the provin= government of Kanga, save the in' Paar" will encourage all {clea to have pubic cemeteries where Fequlated tots will be assigned.
The bus line connecting. Kwelhwa, Suiyuan, and" Harm tt Sinkiang. Fesumed operations Inst "week, -te> cording. tothe "Sinwanpae'" The Sompany "running the. line, with Subsidy" from" the Government, has Sime 130'mototvcars on the route.
{throughout Chi to look into the habits of their mem= bers and report on those stilt smoking opium which, since the beginning of this year, has been made a capital offence.
According to the "Lin 12,000 Japanese troops are to arrive in North China in the next few days. They are to. relieve the Japanese Garrison in Tientsin.. They will Ind from transport at several places along the Chinese coast, including Chinwangtao, and Tsingtai Accoroins to Mr. Wang Chuansheng, a member of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomin-tong who has been in Nanking attending the 3rd session, the Bank of China Is being asked by Chinese in Manila to open a branch there, in addition to promote a steamship line between China and the Philippines.
Miss E. G. George, of the EMS. at Pakhoi, Kwangtung, who has 36 Years of missionary work amongst Chinese women to her credit, will Yeave China for England shortly. Miss George was one of those who were responsible for the opening up of this district when the mission frst started work in Limchow and the CCimwese entering Manchuria through Shanhaikuan are being subjected to lose search by the Japanese guards fon duty along the Peiping-Liaoning Railway at that point, according to the "Shun Pao" and other Chinese papers. It is also stated that the Japanese guarding thal point are not permitting more than 70 Chinese to pass into Manchuria in any single day.
Dunixe a performance of "Tsai Chin Hua," on February 22, says the "Sinwanpao." on indignant audience began throwing teacups and other articles at the stage. The uproar was caused by the resentment of the audience of a scene In which the heroine, Tsai Chin Hua, kow-tows to a foreign general. The act of kowtowing to 4 foreigner by a Chinese woman ap~ parently offended the Chinese sense of dignity.
'Tue renin of "a certain country' who have been flooding North China with counterfeit bank-notes bearing the names of Chinese banks have extended their activities to Swatow, according to a special correspondent of the "Ta Mel Wan Pao." Two foreign agents who. arrived at Swalow recently have been visiting the districts in the neighbourhood. They are reported to be in possession of 10,000 five-dollar notes and have been disposing of them through accomplices at 35 genuine dollars for '$100 in bogus notes. To cope with the Unsatisfactory situation, the residents Swatow have organized an nti-smuggling league so as to di courage the evil, Damage estimated at, $50,000. was caused by 2 fire which broke' ihe storecroom of the department of chemistry atthe Sino-¥rench. Unit Seraty. at 'Huangshenkeng. Poiping February 24, Largo. quantities Chemie supplies and. selene aps paratus were' destroyed, 'A daring hold-up was staged near here on Fob, 23: when sixty bands Altgcked motor" transport convoy Proceeding. (o Harbin. from. Sansing {twenty miles southeast. of Tuipa hing. with passengers. and "goods, The desperadoes. kidnapped. 29° Chi: nee after celesting" everything seiuzany affeer from a corlaln foreign army operaing a nimber of forealled, special service. bureaux In North China, after demanding the oleate of two of hie Chinese ass fants from the Chinese police hend-quarters In Tentain, retired to have them back on being told that they Slso possessed commissions {rom the Reds, sys the. Sinwanpao, "Tut Kewangsl Government and the Kuomintang. authoyties in Ut. pro Vince "have Jointly Instructed "the Administrative ofoers in the various districts to curtail the activities different © pollical fsttions, 'Propaganda' now being undertaken by the diferent organizations on benait of various persons or parties is to be tegulated" and. controlled.
Japanese syndicate under the name of the 'Tanga 'Transportation has. been organized fo buy sat from China for distribu tion in Japasy ys the Chinese pres 'The frm has a capa! of $3,000 000 the greater part of which Was. sub: Serived by. the Hela Chung Coy Subsidiary" organ' of the South The province of Yunnan hag put Into effect the appointment of leit omtelas upon the basis of examina: ton and training, "On February 24, says "a. report fiom Kunming Drovinelal capital, out of 80 aes Tents to mogistracie, 49 of the can Aigates had received pect
mination before being appotn hod taken 9 preliminary ination i appointed to Hunsorry of 100 percent," consti-
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