'Yuan Tsu-min was very wise to get his army away while the going was fairly safe. He lett] about the 10th of the month for} Chungking where a revolt in his' ranks and territory east Chungking threatened hig base. There is still enough of tinder left) in the armies of Liu Hsiang, Liu Wen-hui, Governor Lai and Ten Hisi-hou, to make a conflagration possible, Fortunately this has} been a very mild winter with! sufficient sunshine to keep Sze-_ chuan dogs barking. The winter] crops look good. The next few months may witness considerable} suffering -unless the price of rice and flour abates.
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