The "sidewalks" in this ci ed of course for foot passengers only, are now used freely 5y coolies carrying all kinds of loads including water, and I once saw a pig being driven along on it; motor cars and buses are often parked on th pavements, the offenders being business firms, the military and private owners. And frequently cars are repaired; in most cases at any rate, it results in pedestrians being obliged to take to the road.
But it is only fair to say that so far, the authorities have not made any provision for car-parking; indeed it will be a problem now that there are so many cars, buses and trucks on. all the roads, as to the arranging for parking in the various stations but specially in this city.
The Great China University which has come from Shanghai was planning to erect buildings at Hwachi. about 30 li south of this place, but I hear that this will have to wait awhile for various reasons. In the meantime, it carries on work on the campus of the former Military School near the city.
The number of medical men and women at present in Kweiyang is remarkably large, (for Kweichow), and it is wonderful how they seem to find work to do. Not that there is no need for so many, but people are very conservative and perhaps most of them prefer the old-fashioned doctors and their prescriptions Things are changing, however, and there is less prejudice than formerly against "Western medicine.
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