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wan of the Exaaiantions "Yuan: ing anda "Mr. "Cheng Hung-riem and "Labour." Inset "Mote. "Chiang sok it happy mood, Huaiking, Honan, Sept. 20, Many farmers are now joe What, we can grow when have sufficient rain." 'This part of Honan is a veritable garden when moisture of snow and rain la at all adequate. 'The drought and faming of last year was only broken by thd late summer rains in July, but' soon as plentiful rains came, corny beans and other autumn grain wera sown with a hurried preparation, These coarse grains are now being gathered in and will greatly relievo famine conditions, The price of all has dropped almost 100 pew The cotton crop is almost a ing: to the rains coming and cloth ard quite expensive, The people will be forced to make over old clothes and patch them to do another winter: Many of the tumblodown housed will have to go unrepaired another year, because military movements and. special taxes with banditry in people, addition drain the resoureon of thd
A division of soldiers under Get, such was passing from the west ta Join up with Han Fuchu at Kale fen. Several hundred soldiers escaped with full equipment of arms and ammunition, -¢he reason given being that they did not want to be disbanded. However, a rather quick pursuit was made and. sever hundred were captured and disarme ed. A. troop of about five hundred bandits who have be ying capture for several months in the hills of Tsiyuanbaten have now finally reached an agreement with the local military commander and have been incorporated into the Business Improves ry. Review Nanking Since the drought has beer broken and promise of an autumn harvest. merchants are doing better business. Port city cheques are in for the purchano of com ies for use in the interior, Post Office in doing a dig business in parcel post. Shipping by freight is still most dificult, but "express parcel, is now possible to
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