A telegram was received yesterday in Shanghai from Dr. Pateon, of Pro ince, stating that the famine in the district surrounding Suchien extends over a wider ares thoo in 1907, but it is not so acate, Already more than 20,000 refugees have left. The worst section is at Pichon, The country surrounding Suining is not so badly affected. Many destitute people who wore fleeing from the country hav forced back and are already bog' to make trouble. The Government is preparing to distribute one hundred thousand dollars' worth of grain to the people as seed wheat,
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