Hankow, May 25.
Owing to the intensity of the famine prevailing in all prefectures along the Siang river in Hunan, General Chao Hong-ti, Commander-in-chief of the Hunan troops, a despatch from Changsha reports. has prohibited the exportation of Hunan rice and at the same time organized a famine relief society of Hunan. In consequence, the price of rice in Changsha has suddenly soared up, while the banknotes issued by the Bank of Hunan have suffered a sudden fall, throwing many a rice merchant out of Hetstxcrors, May Japanese Minister, Mr. Hata, today presented his credentials to the President of Finland.—Reuter.
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