Canton, Feb, 1.
Kuangtung is in the grip of a severe winter which threatens seriously to affect the sweet-potato and other crops, Scores of beggars have perished from cold and. the poorer classes, who de winter clothing, are suffering considerable hardship. 'Canton—an extremely rare occurrence, as the city lies within' the Tropic of Cancer.
Fur: coats. and padded gowns, hardly ever a necessity here, ave in great demand.
The Lofty Mountains, in, the Polo district near Canton, avo blanketed with snow several inches deep.—Reuter, CANBERRA OFFICIAL,
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