Peiping, Jan. 7.
Poorer sections of the population are reported to be suffering acutely from food shortage despite the efforts of the local authorities, and Chinese circles fear that there will be a serious shortage with the advent of spring.—Reuter, sent expressing the association's great sympathy with the Turkish people over the damage and loss of lives wrought by the recent earthquake in Turkey, says a Chinese message to the "Shun GeenaL Ho Kuo-kwang, Secretary General of the Szechuen' Provincial Government, has. ordered improvement of the network of, highways linking Szechuen with other provinees, says a Chungking Chinese message to the "Chinese American Daily News."
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