CHINA: British Gift

A diligently prayerful Methodist and a tireless preacher of Spartan virtues to indulgent Chinese is enterprising Premier and Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek, the best man to head the Chinese Government in living memory. Last week he connected the Chicago of his country with its New Orleans, sent the first train chuffing 700 miles over the new line from Hankow to Canton. Years ago Chiang set out from Canton with no railway to carry the troops of his Revolution, plunged overland to seize Hankow and then fought his way down the great River Yangtze to...

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