One unfortunate feature of the road is the excessively" high, evown, The rock surface ix only single trek, about eight of ten feet wide. For road of that width, @ crown of we sir three inches: should be sufieiont to shed water, This road has a crown three times as nigh, which is very moving to eve list and enses. cessive wean en motor car wheels and "Ayres. "The 'Toad. cannot be ished In' time for the use of the Chinese Army for bringing inforcements. If and when" peace mal lo for Sutsien to have comes ni, this rond should connect with there, troops are passing her from. Tsingkiangpu to Hstichow Thus far, there has been very Tittle robbing or trouble of any kind, [some parts of the rural districts, bandits have begun operations, on small scale, They will probabl grow worse after a while, Guerin bands are being organized all. over the country, but in many eases the organization is rather Ioose, wel Very serious consequences are pos Economists seem pretty well aye con the theory that war means hi costs of living. In Sutsien, the usual order ix reversed at the present time, and living is cheaper than at any time for some years past, Loci! four, ground. in stone mills by donkeys, sells at about 4
Almost all" kinds Chinese cabbage, rad sweet potatoes sell for less than T'eent per pound. The obvious Fea. son for this condition is. that the Sutsien district produces a surplus grain and vegetables, which ea hot be shipped out, as all transportation has completely" broken dow! Such low prices mean distress for Tanners general. the crops in northern Klungst have been goud this yea 'The people in a part of Pibsien Dis: (ict suffered "rom flood, which was not widespread. Except. in the Rooted area, grain' is pleatify The Tsingt ice will be Festtin scoring to the Japanese spokesman here to-day.~-Reuter
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