In the month of March last an appeal was made to the Foreign merchants of this port by eighteen of the leading Szechuan merchants here to help the latter in their efforts to raise a fund to relieve the famine sufferers in the eastern portion of Szechuan. The response to this appeal was prompt and generous, the sum of Tls. 8,400 having been subscribed ax will be seen by the advertisement on the first page this morning. From last accounts received from Chungking it appears that the famine is still raging owing to further destruction of the crops. The following is the list of the firms and merchants who have subscribed to the fund, and the various amounts Jardine, Matheson & Ca Holliday, Wi Standard Oil Company Carlowitz & Ca.
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