, 1877-05-21
CHINA.
4 TARR1BLK FANINE-THK DEAD aECKoHED pY
MILLIONS.

MILLIONS.
Lendsr 51nAs, Nnr /.
The famine which our Shanghai correspondents
letter describes this morning Ia dlsaster Of woful
magnitude. 1t extends over = very wide region Of
the Empire. 1t Ia eartJng Oh the population daily
BY Thousands, and there Ia no near hops that i,s
sayasea Will soon b over. Through the north and
cast Of the county, from the near nei9hborhood Of
tho Imperial city and from the shores of The Yellow
Sea, bcyond tho lus Of the Great Wall which shuts
OF chns from tho Western world outside, the
terrible visitation extends. The suffering, wo ars
told, IL beyond description. In addition 10 tho
mu'titudcs who have already per'shed under it,
there II tho fargoF number Of those who ara list
managing to keep ntlve, and from whose exhaust
cd Eanks frtsh victims ase continually added to Tho
dlsmal roll. Anything that will Al!sy hunger il
eagerly sought afsor no tnatter how unlnyitiny or
unit to bo used a. food. Tho rotten shateh of the
outes and dried leaves that se.ve generally for fuo
arc not now neglected ~ nauscons unsatlsiylng,
and lucky Indeed Ii the nan who can get full sup.
ply orcn OF shcse. The Government IL making The
sembiahce Of m effort to relieve tho widespread
misery; bat tho mesns IL employs arc wholly ia.
adequate. An exprsssion Of verbal sympathy, a
day for the relief OF each ease Of distress, and
eome vol meant but mistaken edicts. which hare
5sa fs s"R Of :sf matter.
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