| Show WAR WH I IN TUB TIlE Ti ORIENT Preparations fur fr It Aro o Still SI Under UnderWay VOler UnderWay Way Wn Victoria D 13 C May Moy 23 The steamer brought news newts from the orient last night of oC continued war vur prepare preparations tons Japan correspondents at al Pekin tell tel of at largo large guns gns arriving over olor the railway for Cor New Nel Chwang The war feeling in Japan continues and und war preparations are ae still going on Heartrending details of suffering and ont death as a 1 result of the famine In were werl given In pa papers parler tiers pers received by the Mr Hess a n missionary at Wu how Chow who has bias been en Investigating on behalf of ot the charities mays nys that owing to three successive failures of oC crops people 1010 are starving and dying In hun dreils During Durin March Mach and April Apri It Is II computed that tha people were sold lold men earn selling Bellu themselves for tor employment In the tho Straits Settlements anti and women and children being sold fold into slaver sl slavery ver arid for or brothels on the coast Story after story of ot distress wai use KS told laid by the missionary He lie told lold of tarnished famished people dying In the act oct of oC eating when relief was ans os brought them of babies reduced to 10 skeletons being abandoned In num numbers bern bers berl by the tho roadsides rind ami of mothers selling daughters into Inlo lives liven of shamo shame for tor a 1 mere bowl of oC rice It I was WIS shown Ahon by the report that thou thousands thousands sands would perish unless speedy relief releC Is la given papers IJ er tell tel of the piracy ofa of oC ofa oCI fishing junk by armed armell Chinese a I a Just outside harbor The crew was overpowered and the vessel looted Manila Mania papers parl publish details of oC tho the wreck reek of the tho Norwegian bark Prince George which was wan wa on the overdue list it some Fame time ago She Bhe went treat ashore on the fits south coast of oC on April Apri 8 Her crew of oC three thre were ere picked up by the United States Staten coast coat guard cutter cuter Tab Tablas Tablas las ins and landed at |
