Kweiyang, Kwel, Jon. 31.
On a recent trip 40 a country place south of this city, 1 found a tut of country folk levelling a stretch of that seemed to be a new motor road, but on my return trip 1 saw a stone Jat one spot indicating that it is to be the railway station: for the contem~
Railway. It seems a bold project in view of what most people will prob-tably regard as. the uncertainty of future developments of the present conflict, and 1 can but admire the Jdctermination of the Government 10 Jao ahead with their reforms. and developments of public works. Afay the faith In China's future be fully justined by events!
And it is 200d to see too how the ]Government is opening up new motor roads even in the less traversed parts fof the province. Every now and again the local paper announce some mew road to be built. Such public spirit is worthy of success. The one fy in the ointment is that the farmers fare made to work with little or 20 ay; indeed, in some cases at any Tale, I hear' of instances where the en are Fequired to pay out money 38 well as give labour T suppose this to be explained by the fact that 50 often those with contro! over others Jare out to. make something for thomselves while those so imposed on, dare not complain openly least. they. get into trouble instead of having things put right, Tt Tooks as if some folks find it worth' while to make use of the not Junnatural fear of "traitors" being, [charged against them by others to Ret money which they may or. may not have deserved; one such cave came te my notice of long ago, in which night watchman who. parades section of the street beating a gons a scare away. thieves, asking for payment from a man renting part of 8 house, on being refused threatened to accuse him as a spy. han chien, whereupon the money was pald forth:
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.