The Archive · 1924

Peking Campaign to Raise

FUNDS FOR FLOOD SUFFERERS

$2,000,000

Peking, Sept. 12.

From October 4 to 8, various places of historical interest Peking are to be thrown open to the. general public on behalf of the National Flood Relief Drive, which is being conducted under the joint auspices of the China International Famine Relief Commission and the Chinese National Red Cross to raise $2,000,000 for flood sufferers.

'A. special garden ble at the ion headquarters and. in ious shops and other places rroughout the city and costing only.

will admit the holder at any time during those five days to the Temple of Heaven, the Forbid-dei City, Pel Hai, the Lama Temple, General Park and the—Histori Museum in the Forbidden which is seldom open to. visitors This is the museum housed in the buildings on top of the great gate mediately to the south of the part of the city usually open to the In addition to this special ticket, vidual tickets may be bought a? usual at each of the places named. The proceeds during the garden party, however, are to x0 to the. "drive," and the prices will 2 reduced as follows for the yceasion, Admission to the Lama Temple will he 40 cents instend of 50; to the Forbidden City, 20 cents instead of 30 and {0 the Temple of Heaven, 10 ents instead of 20 coppers.—Chin:

ational Famine Kelict Com-

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