Nanking, July 28.
Atter a brief respite due to rainfall Jand the typhoon from the China seas, the capital is again in the grip of the heat. The temperature indoors é|yesterday registered 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
As the recent rainfall was not sufl-Jeient for the crops, the price of rice, fatter dropping slightly for a few days, is -again soaring. The Nanking Municipal Government is taking steps to regulate prices.
The areas in the southern section Jot the Tientsin-Pukow Railway are suffering from, the drought, says 3 message from Hsuchow, north-eastern [Kiangsu. If rain does not fall withthe next few days, the crepe will ruined—Kuo Min.
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