Lines of communication have been re-opened. Launches are now running on the Grand Canal, from Yuinho Station on the Lunghai Raily to Sutsien, and from Sutsien to ingkiangpu. A bus line is operat-from Hsuchowfu through Sutsien to gkiangpu, making the entire journey of 150 miles in one day Until recently, it required two day The new rock road between Suchow-fu and Sutsien was not quite completed when work was stopped some weeks since, The rock surface has been put on 70 miles of this road, leaving 8 miles of earth surface. There is no rock surface between this place and Tsinkiangpu. Prices on bus and launch lines are higher now than formerly, it costs $8.90 to ride 150 miles. The buses are-always crowded to suffocation, and frequently some of those who wish to ride fail to get on. Many of the pi sengers are soldiers or officers. On frosty mornings, very few of the buses will start without being towed or pushed. It seems to be customary for each terminal station to keep on hand one machine which can be started by man power, then it takes the other machines in tow, one by one, and starts them. Sometimes, when a bus stops along the way, it must wait for a military truck to come along and start it, by pushing or towing. This plan of operation is reasonably satisfactory, unless some of' the passengers should happen to be in a hurry,
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