Mr. Muirhead has handed us the following letter Deak Mr. Merentan,—Yours of Jan. 10th came to hand yesterday just in time to send by Mr. Paton who leaves for Ching-chin-fu to-day. He takes all the money we have on hand for famine distribution. News is constantly reaching us of the spread of the famine into new regions and of increasing suffering where the famine com menced. I believe T told you a few days ago that Mr, Laughlin reports that many ing in the villages around hin, ly [think it would be ditticult to find a place where the suffering is more extreme than the spot which Laughlin and his good wife have selected and I think I may add, a place where contributions are more judiciously ded. The price of grain int and about Mr. Langhilin's distributing centre has risen more than 100 per cent. above the average price of ordinary times. When there is a little surplus grain the t magistrates forbidding its exportation, This will make matters still worse very soon, The outlook is dark indeed.
Yours very truly, Jony L. Navies, Chefoo, 16th Jan.
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