It is now 75 days since the city wad besieged. At that time it was. stated that there was enough rice on, hand to feed the populace and the soldiers for about 20 days, After the first month had parsed the city were opened and rice that stored for years, some of which was mouldy and mildewed, was sold at a fair price to all those who could afford to buy, while congee Kitchens and free rice depots were opened here and there throughout the city. 'These places have been thronged daily by the city's poor-At present fully 10,000 men women ind children, hungry, gaunt and starving line' the streets daily wait ing for their scant allowance. 'The rice supply in the city is almost exhausted, and only two ounces daily per person is now being distributed to' the destitute, Reports of numbers dying from starvation are current, though they woom exaggerated.
Truce Called.
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