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Show FAMINE IN CHINA Millions of People Reported on tho Verge of Starvation. WASHINGTON, Doc. 8. A serious famine, affecting millions 'of people, prevails throughout Central China, ac cording to a cable message received at the State department today from Shanghai. This is tho first information the Government hero has received that such a serious condition exists. The dispatch states that relief committees consisting of the various Consul-Gen-orals, local Chinese officials and business busi-ness men have been appointed to deal with the situation. The dispatch adds that the sufferers are on the verge of starvation. |