Farmers Rejoice Over Continued Showers: Hailstorm Destroy Crops: Chekiang Very Hard Hit Shanghai, July 18.
During the last few days between three and five persons have died every day on the Peking-Pukow ant Peking-Shanghai express trains on account of the excessive heat. Yesterday five followers of the Panchen Lama who came to Peking by the Pukow-Peking express got sun stroke on the train. Four of them died on the train and one died afterwards in hospital, according to a Chinese press report, 'According, to reports received by the Ministry' of Industry in Nanking five provinees are suffering from hhailstorms which ave destroyed the major part of their crops. The provinces affected are Shantung, Shensi, Chihu, Suiyuan and Kansu, says a Chinese report.
Both Kiangsu and Chekiang are suffering from drought, the Minise try states, So far the Industry Minsity has received reports from Chekiang and Kiangsu giving the umber of districts affected at in Chekiang, 29 in Kiangsu, seventeen in Anhui and three in Hupeh.
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