You talk about your mushroom towne in Western United States, South Africa, the Klondyke, but they're not a circumstance toa Chinese mushroom town. The report got out here that money, rice, or both were to be given out and it travelled far and wide. 'The wandering beggars going south returned and from all the neighbouring Asiens the refugees poured in ut the rate of 2,000 " day, some said, but the official total' count estimated 100,000 people, and one can believe it from the sight. All this mob of humanity collected here in ten days, Acres of land to the south of the city were covered with them and at a distance, the noise and talk sounded like the hum ofa hive of bees. Nothing like it in twelve years part! Relief was slow in coming and naturally this floating element got desperate, Bands of them roved around at night and pillaged where they could. Some more started in one of the gates of the city, sweeping stores asthe went. The magis: trate came out to quieten them, but they thronged around his chair and became so urgent, that blank cartridges had to be fired to drive them off. After this they were not allowed to pass the city gates rit even the mud wall (suburban) gates were guarded to prevent any but women and children entering. The result was that many men living in the suburbs were roughly handled at these gates and indeed hada hard time to gain access to the city.
It is' positively stated that: Tle, 60,000 were granted besides a lot of rice. Well the upshot was, that the mountain groaned and brought forth a mouse, for each refugee was allowed one pint of rice and promised 100 cash eact; provided' they returned home, at once, and-by stopping at a certain plies' 25 4 uway; they would' get' the promised money. The majority have gone,
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