Campaign for Subscription in Peking and throughout China:
Shanghai to Raise $400,000
Peking, Aug. 28.
The National Flood Relief "Drive" with an objective of two million dollars for the flood sufferers of China is to be opened officially Monday, September 1. This "dri i int enterprise of the China International Famine Relief Commission to which four-fifths of the proceeds are to go, and of the National Red Cross.
President Tsao Kun has consented to act as Honorary Chairman, The treasurers are to be the treasurers of the China International Famine Relief Commission, Mr, J. E. Baker, and Admiral Teal Ting Kan.
The opening here in Peking will be marked by a large public meeting at the headquarters of the Red Cross, 22 Kan Mien Hutung, to which the members of the Cal will send a speci Peking's quota to be raised durin the "Drive" has been fixed at $50 be raised by ten teams, five foreign and five Chinese. Other ities have been given quotas follows:—Shanghai $400,000:
Changshx $50,000; Tientsin $300, (000; Tsinanfu $100,000; Taiyuanfi Sianful $100,000.
the"situation to be met even more serious than that of t rear famine year Is becoming mors by severe drought ruined the early summer crops. water still lying over the country will prevent the planting of any and a half re richest agrieu regler China will he without crops of kind.
The (we organizations participate ing in the "drive" have divided the relief work between them so that there will be no wasteful dupli of effort. The Red Cross will handle the more immediate emergency ref and will distribute grain and money to supplement the measures take by the local officials in. the] s, flooded areas. The El tional Famine Relief Commission on the other hand will devote itself entirely to relief measures of a more permanent character, such a4 the building of dykes and deepening of river channels and other flood and famine prevention measures.
So far as possible the money expended on these enterprises will be Touned, repayable to the Commission when local conditions permit. In the Commission hopes to add to its permanent revolving fund.
It will be possible to ear mark funds contributed to the Drive for either organization—China Inter-me Relief Commission,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.