Peking, Mar. 12. snoal meeting of the China International Famine Relief Commission opened this morning. it was attended by representative {from all the provincial committees except Shanghai.
The Chairman, Mr. M. T. Liang, the course of his opening address We find that the Shanghai Committee has $450,000 locked up in mortgages which should be employed in the relief of famine The retention of this fund by the Shanghai Committee has been subfect to such very severe criticism in Tientsin as to impel the American Chamber of Commerce to pass resolutions on the matter, and other [groups may add their voice of disapprobation.
"The matter is becoming serious. It devolves upon the delegates here to indicate definitely to the incoming Executive Committee the action should take s0 as to have this sum employed in the spirit in which the fund was donated."—Reuter's House and Land in French Concession Sold for Tls. 32,000
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