'The Double Tenth passed" with simple ceremunil services to remind Hudents and others of the beginning of the Republic Local trouble overs Shadow" any anxiety about. national affaire. outside or" inside' existing boundaries, The failure of the Agricolturat Bank a few weeks ago was followed by three of our old sie banks los: Ing their doors. "The losses are estmated at nearly halt a milieu dollars. The cause given out is that advances wholesale merchants could. not be collected because the retail merchants were unable to. sere atthe Moon Cake Festival," Sfany emall shop: Keepers have closed their doors be-tute their customers could not. pay and. the farmers and. working Deople have no" money. "Two large Dvn shops and one noted: wholesale Rouge went down with the banks. Out of the wreckage, Tocal depositors hope fora mere fraction to ye recovered In front of one of these banks stands 1 large iron safe, with doors. and Grawere wide open, all empty.
However, some have survived and the coming in of part of the new Flee crap prevents a eollapee of the market Unvese Benevolence cate of unwise benevolence has Increased the' diiculties of local charity veffert, "It seems that former Kathing man who prospered Shanghat came' on 2 wish, opened 2 cup itchen™ near is old. ome.
crowds began to overwhelm him, he decided to give out money, two Gaara to each adult, one dear to each hil, telling them to 60 back home, "The news sprene ana country people flocked in by. hundreds and ome say thousands. "The money Was Ail'toon given out and' those' who fame to late fora share assembles Setore the doors of he Toco) mao trate's yamen. Food for n thousand People was prepared and sent to the Wacant Tot fn'front of the soldiers camp. Here' it was distributed. and {he people sent ome' bythe police ne itor une meat daes not salve the' problem. it was found necessary tovenil a conference of representative Citizens. Who appointed delegates to appeal to the. provincial authorities for otuanized ret, "as a result, itis announced that a sum "has been" approprinied for Public works. The wage to. be paid rice to svorkers. "Also a, Supply of rice isto be furnished to destitute women an children ifn when me Vertigntion reveals actual need For some of the farmers, seed for quick "crops is" famished. under Airection of. government. inspectors. AAs this" section "of China. hes. hed iitue of no experience of famine con-Aitions, 1 ornaing to be. seen how adequate. the" measures taken operate: doring the coming winter daving robbery war accomplished con the new highoray about noon be-teen the eas and north cles fu, faye ego. 'A messenger rom one 0 the banks taking the Alature pay-rll twas held up by foe men with pisos Mig riekahaw wat tioned into an alley trid the. money amounting to" $2500 was taken from him. The robberr Seaped easily and quickly. "From alt Secounte they "were outside experts ith. Inside information.
Fishermen complain that the Tonk summer drought. drove."the larger fan into ceper. and distant canals Wile "games also seems to. be Tess than in average years
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