Kivkiang, Feb, 12.
Peace between Japan and' China was stressed at the inaugural meeting of the newly-organized Kiukiang Asia Development. Women's Association yesterday by leaders of the organiza Yon, About 170 women attended cere monies yesterday morning. Representa {ives of the Japanese National Defence Women's Association of Kiukiang also attended.
In response to addresses made by the leaders of the new Chinese omen's organization, Mrs. K Komori, wife of the Japanese Consul here, declared that Japanese women also desired that every effort be made to establish peace in East Asia, operation with the Chinese association Was promised by Mrs. Komori, Mrs. Chu Wen-chao, wife of the Johief of the guards of the Kiukiang District Government, is president of the new assoclation—Domel, Chenhsien area, but they only stayed a few days and went back by train, it was rather interesting to see the locomotives steam out of town when an-alr alarm came. The new mot road from Chenhsien 10 Kweiyang-hsien is well built and has some seenie sections, specially near Chenhsien Some very sharp curves are necessary, but it was a real pleasure (0 £0 over that road—38 kin, Jong—in. less than an hour when it used to take the writer a hard day's travel.
Changsha has hada large influx of people since the scare last autumn and it is reported that goods which had been taken to the country before the great fire have been brought back. and business is good.
Ar. Dwight Rugh of Yale in China has gone to meet Mr. B. C. Lobenstine in Kweiyang. The Rev. and Mrs, A. IL Birkel came from Shanghai re= cently and Dr. and. Mrs, Phillip Greene are expected back from Shanghat soon and are yoing to Kweichow to. teach in the Siangya medical school.
Travel is slow and inconvenient but there are many going and coming. The hope of the end of war this year is widespread.
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