With the increasing pressure for fin outlying districts of Hunan, Governor Chao has taken uup the problem in earnest. Each day sees new crowds pouring in by in from the north, chiefly from between Yochow and The open spaces around ion at Changsha are refugees, waiting for food and for some pittance of aid with which they can start -back to their almost destitute homes in the! country.
The chief suffering lies, however, not north of Changsha but off to the west. There the facilities for! communication are less, and news of suffering travels slowly. How. ever, recent word from many of
Governor Chao to vigorous action. the affected are prompted 'A week ago he got several of the! Prominent citizens to call a preli-! minery meeting in the Roads Burea and there it was made clear to the Tepresentatives of the Governor that unless the organizations working for famine relief in Changsha could present a united appeal, they! would scarcely be able to secure the funds hoped for from Peking.
Accordingly, on November 2, 9 large conference was held in the Governor's yamen, presiding in person.
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