Kweiyang, Mar. 31 Caused by the protracted drought, smallpox, "diphtheria and other epidemics are raging in various parts of Kweichow where a heavy death tolt has occurred.
Meanwhile, a serious spring fami has driven fens of thousands of Kweichow Inhabitants to. destitution and desperation. For months the fields have not received a single drop of rain, rendering it impossible for the farmers to plant their spring.
The price of rice and drinking water here continues (0. soar skywards. Rice is charged $3 per fen pings while drinking water ton cents for two barrels—Central News,
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