Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-02

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Manchuria's new railways viii form
the subject of another letter. / eX-
poet 10 go over the whole system, and
To travel by rail Co the Chinese wall
and thence on 10 Pekiug. The roads
are euuipped with Baldwin locomotives
aud VIII american steel rails. Those
of southern Manchuria are in the
hands Of the Japanese, and by them
/ shall go to Dalny and Port Arthur.
We are now shipping "a vast quantity
OF Hour into north China and Man
churfa Nevertheless that country
has Nheat soil as good as that Of our
Red River valley. and the people
are building -four mills 10 grind tho
grain raised there. The Japanese are
putting up mills north Of Mukden'
and the mills at Hardin turn out
enough flour every twenty-four hours
TO make loaf Of bread for every soul
m Chicago. The output is about two
million pounds per day. The Lao
valley now produces ten million doll
lars worth of grain annually and
this is just the beginning.
THE MANCHURIAN BRIGANDs.
During my ride on the railroads
10 China ] ann told that I VIII Doe in
danger from the Huughusti. This is
an organization of outlaws who live
Ind the mountains and prey upon tho
people. They have their secret agents
iu every town and demand toll of the
villages There are guards at the
railroad stations 20 protect the pas
sengers. Il Is said that they are es-
pcciany bad ON Inc borders OF China
ana ann warned that ] shall have 20
watch out at shan-Hai-Kwan.
THE YELLOW GIANT
From Manohuria shall go into
CHINA where are now the greatest
changes of an Asia. The whole nation
As i'm turmoil. and Innovations OF
every sort arc being introduced.
Among the suiking things advocated
and instituted are the wipins ont OF
the, opium eyu and the doing away
vim foot binding 10 s even proc
r..sed 90 tax all women who have
small feet. and thc late empress dowa-
ser sent out am edict thut tho-o who
enter The now schools for girls must
come With their feet unbound
AS to opium tho goVcrument at
Picking has demanded Chat an the
oplum depe shall be closed within six
months ana that the sale of this drug
shall bo gradually reduced during inc
rexf Zen yeare. sftor which uo moro
cam Doc Sold school teachers are fore
blddeu 20 uso opium and lbs cults
walton of the poppy VIII he eventually
stopped The government haH sort
of Golold or Kelley cure. ana BE- a
furnishing anudote opium piIl
China has now moro than loe,9oopno
opium smokers and thIs movement /
promise Geo surpass m it magnitude
that of temperance u che United
states
cHNAs NEW SCHOOLS
During my past visits 10 tne great
Chinese cities. ] have aoen the oaam-
nation halls bon which 10000 or moro
students were being examined at once |
with O. vlew to Swing the most suo- /
ceasfui contestants official positions.
Their studies were thc Chinese c.assIca /
and accordng 10 their old geographic /
the earth was FIAT Within tho past
t,yo or three years the government has /
abolished thai system and tons ri /
thousands of now schools arc now boz I
ing establinhed There are 1900 now |
public schools bon Chnhli alone and inc /
emperor has ordered Thorn started 'n /
eycry DNnoso village A quarter of "a F.
million nsv text books arc wanted. and |