The Governor of Shansi reports that the prctinee has during the present summer een visited with disastrous storms of hail and rain which have caused widespread damage and distress in twenty-one districts and departments. There has been little loss of life, but the autumn crops have been so completely spoiled in most parts as to precludeall hope of a harvest, Grain is being distributed to the sufferers from the local granaries, and other measures have been taken of an alleviating nature.
FLOODS IN CHEKIANG, In continuation of former reports on the heavy floods in Chekiang, the Governor states that petitions for relief are pouring
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