The "novik" And the Part She Played in the Russo-Japanese War, 1904
The "novik" And the Part She Played in the Russo-Japanese War, 1904
Steer, Andreĭ Petrovich, 1878-1907
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TROOPS began to be heard about the food. On the other hand, there was vodka in plenty. Small mountains of cases con- taining this poison were stacked up on the wharf of the East Asiatic Company. They were not all used up, as General Stoessel punished drunkards very severely, and had given out that he would try by court martial any oflScer found to be under the influence of drink. At the same time he personally took steps to ensure that throughout the siege prices did not become exorbitant in th...e town. The slightest attempt at raising prices was followed by confiscation. Un- fortunately, it was not possible to apply the same treatment to the Chinese, who provided us with vegetables, poultry, and even butcher's meat. Already in June their demands were exorbitant ; they asked 20 shillings for a " picid '' of potatoes, 10 to 12 shillings for a chicken. Needless to say that by the Digitized by Google FRESH PROVISIONS 109 end of the siege these figures had trebled. Thanks to our captain's forethought, we had never to worry about fresh pro- visions.
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