Weave received from the Hosonty Secretary of the Famine Relic Cou: mittee the following letter for pabiation The following account of famine 02- ditions around Teingkiangpa has bes kindly given by the Rev, F. J. Flee, Superintendent of the Christie Herald" Orphanage at Teingkiangpe: Marob The famine around Tsingkiangps mach worse this year thoo {oor yet ago. Crops of all kinds including unet turnips, peanuts and whee, were entirely spoiled by the food.
the other famine the, people ye turnips to eat which were quite help while they Insted, but this yet everything has rotted. The pol drifted away from their former boas going down the Canal in best-Leds only to be sent back again with s for cash; but as their homes are away they must leave again or here they are and starve, The city of Teingkiangpu is ning to feel the effect of these people's—wretabed condition, the "Christian Herald" Orphanage noted by the Free Methodist Ameria Mission, has been robbed sent times and clothing and bedding to itt extent of nearly 100 picoos take. Money shops have been planciered. Th floating mill which was surrounded y several hundred of thees poor pelt who threw stones through the window breaking the machinery and causing i to stop, has not started to ran sino the people claiming the mill is the sam flour being so high, ae the wh! i bought up by the mili-owners #04 nearly the entire output shipped from the city.
Foreigners cannot walk through tt city without having crowds of beggt? besieging them on all sides, Maoy #4 cases of women with babes crying food and clothing are to be seen ete" where, Quite a common way for to do ix w sleep on the stones
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