Fukien and Kuangtung, are suffering from floods, remarks the wan pao." Very extensive areas are being inundated, and buildings have been demolished, crops destroyed and persons and cattle drowned.
Of these four provinces, Kiangsi has, generally speaking enjoyed immunity from floods in recent years, although the province has not yet recovered from the effect of the military depredation of former years.
As the areas affected are exten-it will be very difficult to offer Even assuming that possible, the relief offered can lage the suffering of the people for a time and not permanently.
People in distress will then cither die in the gutter or turn robbers and bandits. Robbers and bandits were rampant after the protracted spell of drought, causing famine to five provinces in the north. Even now, brigands are still infesting Shantung and Honan.
But the effects of serious floods! are more destructive and all-embracing, changing whole countrysides. Let every one do his or her utmost to rescue the people in flooded Parts not only from their present plight, but also from being tempted to adopt a criminal career in the future the "Simeanpao").
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