The Archive · 1911

Famine in Russia

EXTRAORDINARY REPORT

London, Nov. 26.

Telegrams from St. Petersbarg state that the horrors of the famine of 1891 are recurring at Orenburg and Torgai where the famine-stricken people are flocking to the priests and asking for the last communion. The crops at Orenburg are thirty-six per cent below the average. The Bishop Cheliahinsk is appealing for assis tance. An extraordinary feature of the occurrence is that the medical and table societies have been prohibited from aiding the famine-stricken people.—Reuter.

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