People in Distress for Coming Winter Pron Out Ows Comsronsexr Langki, Nov. 1 The rice is still coming in, but of very poor quality just cut. are going to winter. were many suicides, many more starved to death, Children were sold for a mere song. This year for the poor of this district even is more bitter than last. It may not be easily understood, but it is a fact.
One family I know have not even seed for next year's planting! The old father is going out on a "wild-Beose-chase" to his old home north of the river to see it he can stir the beans there, and his is but the remote est thread of hope for they also have suffered.
When the great flood visited this place in 1991 and devastated the Whole country round, seed was lent those who had none.
The following veer this had to be aid back, and the interest was not only high, but the creditors saw to It they got theirs. The result was they were unable to "go the Winter." Then come famine and now this year is for the poor a famine also.
People to Stage a Show Ever since the unsettled condition Jot the country, there have been no theatricals in this city, but because Jot continued drought and famine the people have been trying to prevail on. the Magistrate to allow them to per-fon, he is unwilling, but at last has bbeen'so wearied that he says "well if you do, the responsibility is entirely your They tried to get a company from a distance but the money is not enough to bring them, so they are making elaborate preparations themselves. Th most pitiable part of it all is they bring out the special god of the city, who is expected to maintain peace, he is called the city king and is supposed to work together with the Magistrate,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.