The Civil Governor of the Province has made representations. to Peking respecting the need of relief in the north of the province. Saving in isolated places there will be little need to make provision for relief in other parts of the province. The Famine Relief Associ for the province, in answer to the appeal of the Commission, has addressed communications to the Marshal of the three provinces and to the Governor of Honan at Loyang, a: ing for the privilege of soliciting offerings for this purpose.
I reported some months ago that the foreign engineer of the Commis-in had made special recommenda tions respecting the survey of the Yellow River. The Honan Committee was prepared to spend some 14 or 15 thousand dollars on thi survey, with the prospect of carrying through extended work on the rer bed that would reclaim some 40,000,000 mow of land, and make practically impossible any overflow of the river. The Association not yet received permission to make the preliminary survey. The day may come when this obstructive policy will be bitterly regretted.
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