A meeting of the Committee was held on the 13th instant to decide in what manner the funds at their disposal, amount about Ths. 70,000, should be distribute The following telegram dated 12th Feb. from the Vicervy of the Two Kiang, Tseng, Kuo-ch'iian, to the Shanghai Tav-t'ai, Kung, and Jen Tav-t'ai, was laid before the Committee "The Anhui famine is more than ever severe. At this moment, when the crops are still in the blade, the distri tion of charity is eagerly awaited. I hav already commissioned the Tao-tais Ki Shen and others to convey large sums to chow, Fen chow, Ch'tiau-d and" other places to make an additional general distribution. The subset ved by the Treasury Department are insutticient ty meet re-nits, I know that the foreign sub-reached " total of about $80,000. This is a proof that the foreign merchants tuke pleasure in benevolent actions, and it is very deeply recorded in my heart. 1 earnestly entreat the Committee to consult with the and Kung, and to remit the for scription to Nanking as soon as pos in order to help in relief and in saving of fe." Chetan (teal who had returned on the previous day from the famine districts, then ave an account of his journey, fully' con-Brining the reports previously' received by the Committ of the severity of the distress, and the grant efforts of the officials and gentry to cope with it. Owing to their exertions, the lives of the sutlerers had up to the present been preserved, but their great numbers and the extent of the districts requiring relief involved the expenditure of such enormous sums that the authorities were at a loss how to noise sutlicient funds to keep the people alive till the i est is ynthered.
He had visited ud Tan-t'n Tan-yang The distress in all these places is very great, but the places most urgently in heed of immediate relief are in' Anhui. There were many other laces in need of help which he had not en able to visit owing to lack of time than to make use of this means of distributing funds.
It was decided to make the following division of the funds at the disposal of the Committee
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