Though attempts have been made Be] by, several local papers to make out that the crops of last "year were really not less than in former years and that there was plenty of everything in the way of food and fodder in the country, it is now Guite apparent that the supply of Wheat is running very short and unless Canadian or American wheat imported, there will be nothing te bake bread with. Not only is the wheat crop very short but the quality of it is much lower then of any crop of the last ten years, and in fact so low, that it cannot be used to bake bread. conducted with Canadian exporters Already negotiations have been for supply of wheat or flour as it ig now quite evident that, Mano cannot do without. i before the new crop As regards hay, this is also such short supply ' that there will of, be sufficient to feed horses and cattle till the spring brings out fresh grass and in consequence of this the price of hay has risen ye considerably, while the papers ha advertisements regarding the lo of cows, the owners not being able to keep' them any longer. "At consequence of the shortage of hay there is bound to be a shortage of milk aswell as of butter and cheese, which under the present derade will only add arden to the population.
The floods of last summer carr off so much poultry that. there is algo a great shortage in this lino, all lines ily rising. owing to the great shortage.
Thus on the first anniversary of the Manchukuo State the prospects are far from satisfactory and it is well known fact that ifthe po- C! Pulation begins to feel a pinch of unger and shortage of food sup-gies, thie only adds to the general discontent and there is every: ability that the Government will have to face a very serious tim the enormous expense of " fight insurgents and bandits adding great: Ly to its financial difficulties,
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