I was thankful to find on turn to Taichow that the report current in Shanghai that there had been a second big flood down here, Mood, whilst' not s0 serious as'
damage done by the August
nited from the flood four years ago, 5 extensive enough. A wide area wax affected, and it is expected that some $3,300 will have to be dis tributed "before the resultant dis tress is at all adequately relieved. Fortunately $6,000 remains from the flood funds" allotted to Taichow and in 1922, Of this fund $3,000 wore invested last year as a per= manent sum, the interest being allowed to accumulate to be used as, Jemergency requires, A very large number of "flood" viegims have sent in claims for compensation. The chief magistrate a representative committee have Jcarefully sifted the claims of each applicant, and adequate steps are being taken to guard against fraud. Unfortunately native church pro: erty ins suffered severely, The Jdamage cone to such property in the hands of one missionary Society. alone being between $200 and $300. To a wealthy church in the Home lands this may seem tri 8 $2, Nany of the Chinese Christians are making @ wave fight against big "Canton Sympathizers Gen. Chiang Kai-chok of Southern fame seems to have a fair number of sympathizers round about here. Not that active measures are being taken to show it of course. The fact that he is a Chekiang man, and above all that he is considerate in his dealings }with country people, or at least has the reputation for bel tend to warm the people's sympathies to-}wards him, though the matter doubt-begins and ends there as far as this part of the province is con-
We are thankful to find that cholera is disappearing from our midst. At the suggestion of our worthy magistrate. an Isolation [Hospital was opened in the town and received a small subsidy from him. to ensure its working, Te staff of the All-China Labour Union Office in Canton is. leave
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