DISTRESS IN CHINA
COLD AND HUNGER
DEAD CANNOT BE BURIED
CANNIBALISM OCCUES
Dnltcd Press Association—By Electric Tele. .. ■ erapb—Copyrisht United Service.
(Received 26th January, noon.)
SHANGHAI, 25th January.
Eeports are coming in of distressing conditions in Suiyuan and Kansu. In Suiyuan, people are dying of cold and hunger so rapidly that it is impossible to effect a quick enough burial. Many have been buried in huge pits, while outside the city of Suiyuan huge hoa<ps of corpses have been devoured by wolves and dogs.
In Kansu, the missionary reports say that tho peopl- are turning to cannibalism, and ,hat it is impossible'to cope with the situation.
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 22, 26 January 1929, Page 9
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105DISTRESS IN CHINA Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 22, 26 January 1929, Page 9
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