We are in the midst of famine conditions. Grain "is undoubtedly Searce. It is difteult to ascertain whether in the region within 75 miles of here there is enough rice and corn to feed the people through till new grain comes in. At any rate those who have. grain' are able to ative up the price, by holding. back hag risen till recently rice has been their stores. Day by day the selling for about $7 per bushel of been cuffering from the demands and The people, who all along have
raids of the. robbers, were forced {o furnish funds for the suppression of robbers, "Bands of soldiers who Were cent against them were more oppressive to the people. then" the ebbers. And, of course, they never: managed 10 catch the men wanted.
any Wa mwas by negotiation.
egotiaton Robber chiefs must ovtaken' in as offers, with, some hundreds of dollars bounty each; the men whom they brought in must have uniforms, arms bounty. To get ina gang of 200 would probably ost $10,000 or more. And when they wore enlisted it, simply gave them the added prestige of official Staniting' to carry on the same sort pi
So they ended him. But the exact his command or, going off on sown. tions of his robber operations, the "ying to apprehend birt, the boun bias, ete, of his enlistment, were all home by. the same community. And, of course, he never brought in the fof $10 small currency, about $6, er' bushel. Yesterday when this Tatico came out the rice merchants just gathered up their grain an wurried from the market place, except rome, who were not quick enough." To-day people are going bout blankly saying to do?" We must have food." Unless the "Magistrate can carry out his, purpose to force people to, sell their grain at a limited price T fear there willie -wholesable robbery. And. who can blame. people caught in'such a pinch for being ready. HHsten to Communist propaganda?
are better off than further up in this immediate Ielghbourhoed The mountains. to the northwest hear from our friends there of people falling down dead on the road while going to try to borrow little grain. It is too terrible to think about.
cher a threatening spell of wet oather tors month of more, Ras ough i has started of the rice and ven the people cause for anxiety,
fcormapendidiy. Now we have 8 few days of sunshine and there good promise.
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