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Show HOliUOIIi 111 I V5IIM'. lll'Mllll 1)1 I.MMI 1)1 .M) 1H TllellOAC- sink ciiiimeouiiMuii.AVj.iii. Hong Kong news of March 18, rr-celved rr-celved by the steamer China, which reached Bin Francisco ou Saturday, snys thai lutnlno prevails In Mougolla an I lu Ubanst and lho outlook Is eveu worse than lu the memorable yiar that followed the I Ig overt! iw ol the Yellow river. A native reurtrcmln from KalgaiiElroa L,ruesomodetalonf the horrors nl famine lu the districts I elween that laro and MjdjoIIii, ur ISO mil. b not so much as a s nglo grain ot wheat In been reaped b the Inlial ttniits, so that after they had cunsuuii d their reserves nothing moro could I o done than to He down and die i r leave the oouutr) for thu south Jwatly thru fl III" accrted tlie latter alt ruatle lut ilu wlu died from exhausti lili the exodus ounumt ere I luoie who such e led, rhelatterwerettieyouniarilslron?, hut In whit a miserable i uudlllou did they resent themselves! riiej re-mln re-mln lul une h looking at lliem like so many skeh tins, with faoea as sharp and pnlnte I " thnusgle, I lie rich In the lamlne districts staged at home, of louih, ml tlur had to eoouomlzu ther scanty stinks ol oil and win at, while those either loo old or eoor to leaMi thu country wer I , ai they could find jlierin i tree and plants to sal r ol starvation Ho rou-t ih i ,, lie ail of Iron not lo li i ua - whenaver hlseyca le u ' I t dredeof bodies lying u ' e jjiaaiu be rath either In adyl i mi ,0 or anil and lifeless. And tt . 1 it. r i ' Wlilchof theselwoeruli i uu ..leek ny tho moil cold orb i Tlie crafty grain ileal r- f -Hiansl made' enormous rolltt i ui ,i Uu poor sufferers, nmo of wh m I Kving nu money to buy the I ri cl . . reals, sold ur gave In i xchai i, u ir chill roll lu bartsr. Fol liils n a lilld ol oix wa worth nnny Inn ir icsb.auJ marriageable girls were t tn iluex. I'lialik" for a camol's lua I wl eat or lili cattle. A eorri'"toiiilent from N nhSlannl snys that Dr. Htuart re i . that near NliKWti llsieu he met i.,nl a is of jiung wominnnd ii i tin n i ward the south to be , I a, n luk I had nu nve rsge uf twt i , i k, all In in one district. Ihi i . ui Hie Km Ihua Hslsli villager e i.toutol eery thiio erniolw li ul, bclore Hie end ol thu seeoiid u i in if tie xl year. Tills J ear the bum wheal ero wire praetlcall) i uii.aud Hie millet crop was not n te iliau in-half in-half as larau as usual II, I, w mis-elji mis-elji arirainllione'Bhliorl 1 1 te loing all tny cin In lieljillus t in tlieui, 1 1 1 the most they can il i I nl llttk They usn st lest save I in n I. w out ol thu many. Hvety d I 'uug Fu the mlsalounrlie see Iw , , i,m inoio Ijluguead lu the hi. 1 1. mnrlo. |
