The officials have done all that could be either desired or expected in assisting the distributers of the American "Christian Herald" Fund. The first place to be sisted was the Western Capital—as Hsianfu is now called. The city was divided into 8 districts, and thoroughly canvassed from door to door to discover those in greatest need. About 60,000 have already been helped. The work is proceeding in other districts as the funds will allow. Mr. 'Tjader, of the Swedish Mission, is acting in the T'ungchou Prefecture,' and Mr. Prudinger, of the C.I.M., in the west of Hsian. The help has been timely, tiding over the pinch between the stoppage of official relief and the reaping of the autumn harvest.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.