Also Famine: Hunan's Troubles:
Two-Day Strike Organized Know Ove Own Conn Siangtan, Hu, Oct. 20, 'A two-day strike organized by the Chamber of Commerce as a protest against the attitude of country dis tricts with regard to " levy for funds for the military, has just concluded.
Siungtan is divided into 17 dis: viers and the County Board is made Up of representatives from these 17 districts. When the military dem: and for the recent money came to the Magistrate he sent word to the County Board asking it to have the money available as soon as possible, The Board met und said that as the county had had such a bad harvest, this year und there had been serious drought throughout the summer and autumn the whole amount should be puld by the City, The Magistrate went to the Chamber of Commerce and asked them what could be done. The Chamber of Commerce immediately ordered all shops closed. They were closed for two days, though business went on as usual. Yesterday the shops had left up about half their shutters; meetings were held and compromise was made, This was hat the ¥ should one-tenth and the oth districts the hine-tenths. shopa were opened and the strike ended.
Cholera is still epidemic along the Siangtan River. The lady missionary whose death from the disease has already been reported, was Mrs, 8. I. Shambaugh, of the Evangelical Mission here. "The Presbyterian, Mission Hospital staff did all they, could for her, but she died on the fourth day.
Changsha is filled with refugees from famine distri Efforts are being made by the Famine Relief Association to obtain funds to help, Accordingly a foreign sident of Changsha has gone to Peking for money, but x0 far none has been forthcoming.
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