The bridge on the Hwakiang between Anshun and Panhsien on the motor road to Yunnan has fallen, some tens of people being drowned. it is said, and the traffic up and down being held up for the time being, It is stated that as 300 tanks are soon to the Rühting line, the Central Gov-to come from Yunnan on their way
ernment has sent orders for the immediate reconstruction of the bridge, and that the work is now being rapidly pushed forward. As to the report of the tanks coming down, this is metely street talk and may be quite untrue. There has been no mention of it in local dailies, so far.
There seems to be a decidedly more optimistic tone in the local papers as to the conflict with Japan, victory being spoken of as certain, Whi this may be propaganda with a view io cheering the people, folks in general appear to think that there is good ground for this attitude. In the meantime, everybody goes on with his work much as usual and government departments continue to progress in plans for the extension of public utilities.
At the same time, the preparation of bomb-proof shelters goes on. although many people think thet enemy planes will not come here after all, The are- certain! wise not to take any chances, but it open to doubt whether the shelters being prepared are really bomb-proof; time will show, should the planes come.
The National Medical College. transferred from Nanking to Kuling and now to this city, is to start its work in April, it is hoped, The Union University (of Great China and Fuhtan) is now the Great China University, the Fuhtan going to Szechuan, after all. Well, it is good for Kweichow to have a university at any rate and everybody seems to be glad. It means that Kweichow students need not go to other provinces to get a university education.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.