The crops in this section have been Local farmers are mourning the scanty greatly damaged for two years, and now crop of sweet potatoes they are getting this sands of homes, Fortunately the suffering the peo lo are suffering from want in thou-year, owing to an exceptionally 'y genson tain too is needed for the wheat at present district is not very large or the want woul being sown. have paralysed all law and trade. The district is in North Kiang and South Shantung. It is about 200 miles long by
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