Mar. 15, The "North-China Daily News" comment on the dispute with the: Shanghai Committee was discussed at the closing session of the annual conference of International make public the resolution on the subject. This re-Solution read "That the resolution allocating' the sum of $450,000 ax a reserve fund for the Huai river conservancy scheme be hereby rescinded and that the Shanzhai_ Chinese-Poreign Famine Relief Committep be requested to return this fund or the eceurities pertaining thereto to this Commission, that it may be applied the relief measures now urgently needed for the exit famine due to national cause The preamble of the resolution states that the fund wns voted by the Commission at its annual meeting two years ago, having been under consideration for altogether four years. But in view of the fact that "there is no prospect of the scheme being brought within the sphere of an immediate practical outcome, it is advisable to divert the funds to urgent relief purposes.
The general impression is that the Shanghai Committee will be given a certain time limit, on the expiration of which litigation will be resorted to, Diplom:
ie Body to Investigate Mar 17.
The Huai River Conservancy dispute, I understand, has received the attention of the Diplomatic Body and will be discussed at their next meeting. This is because of the ide taken by the Shanghai Committee that the funds were given to them directly out of the Customs surtax and not through the Commission.
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