1t is commonly said that on account of the hostilities, the railway from Changsha to Kweiyang will be deferred in order that a line may first be built from Changsha to Kweilin, as apparently, the latter is more immediately important; I am mot able to tell whether there is any truth in this report.
A few days ago there was a sad accident one of the 20 or more aeroplanes which came recently from Kwangsi, while practising at the air field, crashing. At least ten people were killed, including some children and several others were injured.
Some, probably most. of the aeroplanes which came here have gone on to Kunming, but there are still some here; to-day I saw four in the eir.
Yunnan troops now garrison Anshun and I believe that before long all important centres in the province will be occupied by Yunnanese, the Central Government troops still here going to the east.
Reports from various parts of the province concerning crop conditions indicate that the earlier reports of impending famine have not proved correct; on the whole, harvests are lairly good, although a few districts tell of poor harvests,
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