Kweiyang Showing Tientsin Police Improvement Strike Expected Front Oun Own Conmetonost Kweiyang, Kwel, Mar. 17.
If one wants pleasing scenery and roadway thrills, by all means he should travel by'lorry from Kunming to Kweiyang, Your correspondent had not been in Kunming for five years and, of course, found it had spread out, become far more popul~ ous, and the buildings more modern and substantial, though flimsy struc-{ures are also numerous, Two to three days are required for the trip, as speed is dangerous. The rst 100 kin, oF so to Kutsing the road is rather rough and in need of re~ surfacing, To this point a close-up view of the new railway, just begin ning to sell tickets to Kulsing, may now and then be had, It Is" clear that this rail connection with Szechuan is well surveyed and a few months ought to see it completed to Suifu (pin), The engineers may be complimented on their good job. of diMeult location engineering, It gives employment to many thousands, and many women are seen among the labourers, usually in groups by themselves.
'The 24 hair-pin turns on one steep hillside near Annan (Kwei,) call for skilful driving, as they are' so short one turn is hardly completed ere another begins, A surprisingly small number of wrecks and stalled cars is Seen—perhaps because of necessary care in driving, and because they are rather rapidly removed for re= pairs, Passports and Customs papers are often called for, but if all is in order the delays are inconsiderable, Fairly satisfactory night 8 conducted by the China Travel Service or others may usually be found and Chinese food readily obtainable,
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