Deep Snow and Frozen Rivers Release from Fighting nex Our Oww Comesroxoext Northviest Anhui, Dec. at.
Another decade is entering on its last years bat never before in this part of China have we seen Diyear go out or come in. as on this occasion." The country has all the appearance of @ Canadian winter, There has been more tha 2 foot of snow on the ground and host of it is still there, and. the Fiver Huai has been so. thickly frozen at to permit of cross tratlo fu the-ie.. It is still solidly frozen, t-so much snow has melted during mild afternoons that water is now much. in evidence above the ice and the ferry men have broken a channel across and are plying their trade.
Of course in these circumstances there is no boat traffic and there is increasing dearth of some of the necessaries and conveniences of life. The stores of fuel are being heavily drawn upon, as are also the stores of grain, Yesterday T made a long search before I found two tins of fil for sale, the. depots being "ex Rausted, But this state of winter cannot last indefinitely in this fatitade, The people generally accept it quite philosophically, rarding it a3 a good omen for next ear's, crops, But it is fearfully Hard for famine, refugees living mat huts out in the open, under tress of in outofithesway corners, depending on each day's. begging for each day's food and fne.
Of course this oather suspends all military operations. May. they. never be resulted, as they can bring good but only suffering to the people. Armies have to. be. fed, housed, and. clothed, usually to a very great extent by the cities and country that they "occupy. How Tong will the people be able to bear up under their burdens? When is China to have the long period of peace and security that is so neces" sary for her reconstruction? What tope can there eof this when, before the new: regime has been sivan a full and fair trial, a new evolution ix set on foot for its overthrow 2 Malls are largely suspended. Letters got through slowly, taking ten odd days to or from Shanghai.
at all Very few papers ae getting thevagh
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