Since the above events other bands, one passing the railw Sviping, and thu ously affected by the famine. They fare Siling and Linghsia, both border tows and strongholds of 1 Moslems. Since the Moslem re. bellion, these two cities have refused. town, ant tered the mountains to the north: cavt which extend for some 30 odd English miles in the northeast directo send any food-stut? 0 other! ion of Lushan, which is the home haben 0! many of these. brigand hor tating that, same that 1 whates thes: might 35 red, and between three innocent population should not four hundred of the people killed, the made the victims of their pol dispute, but without result. In winter after the Yellow River had frozen over, word came from Siling that food-stuffs were coming from cwt at receiving this news, and it isto that district, but, with the river!
Ported that Wangtien is now suc-frozen, there was no means by' rounded by General Shih's men, with, which the grain could be transported a party of the robbers inside, from. Siling to the interior cities. this is true it is likely that ere this The Yellow River will probably re-that party has been exterminated in closed to navigation for also. twenty more days. reported as surrounding several Other bands of brigands were ry Burden Jother towns in that mountain area, but no particulars are available at With the provizee in such an appalling condition, Kansu still has present. Bodies of troops were stationed at points on the main {to support more than 80,000 troops. rend from Nanyang to Hsuchow The stationing of such a large which the brigands would have t> umber of troops there is consider-Jcross to get to Lushan, but at least ed_necessary, since Moslem—up-tone band of considerable risings may break out again at any past these soldiers, during the moment. Bad communications also make all relief work di travel from Lanchow to the nearest railway station, and perhaps two Jor three months from one of the lu order towns to railliead.—Reuter.
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