Show distracted STATE terrible stories of suffering and crime I 1 I 1 SHAMELESS OFFICIAL corruption relief measures are extensive and generous but the distress Is much greater war humors rumors prevalent Lox LONDON rox dec 22 21 2 the telegraphic cardent respondent at bt st petersburg a ml there rrene 1 liis been ea an all enormous ua falling sag of ou in ill the tile go government ment revenues from front tile lie fautne t ken provinces provin cei of the tile merel less 1 cepres repression ion of ouda ry are continually reee ived fd the cull civil authorities do not depend on themselves alone to put lint down clown lawless a ats ts but upon the tile merest pretext they summon tiie the military evidently with the intention 1 of I over awing owing the people izreo men convicted of robbery at Bim Sim borsk were con defined to undergo punishment with the knout the p poor ir wretches wr etcher who had probably I 1 1 I IY 11 stolen tolen only to keep alive died under thel Itil asli lash A ninn detected stealing steal lug a few turn turnip v was aa f ell I 1 ence 3 lu to penal servitude for IT life e while army officials and many societies have hav e given gh en up tip many of banquets etc devoti demoting the money usually no so spent to the relief ny a of tile famine era ers the batters lat di distress has not touched the tile hearts of many of the aner ncr ch of bt pet A 14 they refuse to ribe an t lor z of their imer countrymen aymen art alta illi allu tra tion of the apathy uh ith which 11 tie the ap appeals e a I 1 s ha hae v e been re dived en cd ia n the tile baxt t eliat it at ep 0 let t ion bodei placed about the corn exchange W were I 1 re found when removed to be filled wit with i bite bits of tin and pieces of paper in ili numerous carea cases the dealer dealers after receiving exorbitant prices for grain nent it to the famine n cesin in bags bagi the coi contents tents of which mo atly grass wind sand and arid bran bra n con cioll is vide ide 0 spread among the ofelea holni lot r awl they are little affected by tho the lightn of distress diet reee bukness sickness and dedith is vi ible on oil every aery hand many any town officials odi clala refused to enroll starving pea santi on oil the relief lit IIA unless they would first pay a bribe at the rate of ten en for every poud pond of t rye e given the petitions to the provincial as the a king that the thedral drain 1 be cloel of vodka tile nat national forat drink be forbidden hae have availed riot nothing hing russian Aceres EloD in asia disturbs england En cland mno dee 22 the Chroni cloPs corta aident at shanghai aai al t hough great Bri ii 11 represented on the klang the he admiral of tile fleet hai has been een for cei aeral eral weeks cru laing in fit the ILY 0 of f aad of corea abil there Is i little doubt le is ailing acting in bi accordance in from the lie home government malloun amount t to a reconnaissance and are clo ely rely connect ted with the al advance vanco in itus ian movements moe ments lit aia hive tin chat changed figee great ains intention to jailing alie a naval aval demonstration i in it alii I 1 e waters there are twenty I 1 american and 1 1 ur men of war here will and occupy bhang hal and anti and place otti fers in charge of the it esthe is lie universal uni venial 0 binion opinion that the cri crisis is is only gai nir it i is belle believed ed china is i willing to code cede formosa luo ii in fit exchange hange for hn En glands support against asbia formaso is is rich fit inari erale 11 LONDON lo mo l dec dee 22 1 A st petersburg PeterS bur carre revon dent of the tin te a 8 theitus cian reserves rc acnes have rec received e av fi healed 11 cioni which liichi arc are not riot to be ol opened lenel until a certa certain iii agnal given ghen froni froin headquarters the grea greatest tet activity a anit prevails cinalt in all the tile kussian armain ent works and arid dock yards |