Canton, Feb. 3. The Chinese in the south have been in their way willing to rise to the occasion, and have again and again, when a great calamity has fallen upon the people, as when last spring the West River overflowed its banks and devastated large areas of country, subscribed large sums to assist those who have been rendered for the time homeless and helpless. On the other hand, they do not set to have given much thought or care to methods and measures, whereby the ordinary poverty oppressed pection of the people might be helped. Generally speaking, those who are down are allowed to remain, unless
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