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John Morley: “If there are no rains this month, the spectre of famine seems to be approaching, and nobody can blame us for that.”

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If there are no rains this month, the spectre of famine seems to be approaching, and nobody can blame us for that.
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John Morley

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Morley warns of the impending threat of famine if rains do not come soon.

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