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Wuchow, Si, Feb. 2.
News Just to hand states that Lung chow, Kwangsi, on the border of Tonkin, was heavily bombed by the Japanese on January 17, and that the noyly-appointed French Consul and one of the French Fathers were severely. wounded. and have been taken to the hospital in Langson for treatment, Since the evacuation of the Japanese armed forces at the end of October thousands of Chinese civi-Vans have been gradually finding their way back to their deserted dwellings. Many of these thought that the danger of aerial warfare had passed and absorbed in false security they began to repair and rebuild and settle down as If nothing serious was to happen.
The main part of the city was spared the horrors of the bombing. The section chosen for the attack was on the south side of the Tso River, where the "French Consulate, ' the "Roman Catholic church, the maritime "Customs, the moter bus stations and various mili tary barracks were situated. The Joss in property damage is said hae Bean sual and cauates not many, but they were enough to warn the people that they must not sit down in false security but be alert and ready to flee at a moment's Meanwhile, in various districts throughout the province, the export of rice is forbidden. The grain may be carried out from country places and brought by native Junk down the smaller rivers to the large maris below, but must not be transported further without a special permit from the authorities who have this matter in-charge. This new legislation is at once seriously affecting the price of rice in various districts and is bound to work a great hardship to thousands of the poorer and middle classes, who even now, are at wit's end trying to devise means to keep the hungry wolf from the door.
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