VIII. We also recommend special representatives be sent to Nanking to negotiate with the tional "Government regarding the relief of the famine situation.
The report of the Special Com. mittee was presented to the full Conference by Dr. Tsur and was unanimously adopted On Friday evening a summary of the Report was cabled to the China Famine Relief Committee in New York, while Bishop Grosse also sent off a'telegram to the Mission Board of the American Methodist Church strongly endorsing the Report and urging support to the app Grants by tte At n meeting of he Governing Bourd of the Famine Relief Committee of Shanghai presided over by the Ca-Chair. man, the Rev, R, Jnequinot 8. J.
(in the absence through illness of the Chairman, Mr. Sung Han-chang) % report of the Distribution Committee was considered, and it was agreed to make a further grant to the International Relief Com: mittee, Trinanfu, of $12,468.85 for famine relief in the Shantung pro. vince; $10,000, to the International Committee at' Kaifengfu for relief in the province of Honan; and $3,- 589 to the International Committee at Changsha for relief in the Hun: province.
Consideration was also given to appeals from other provinces and instructions given for further investigations which will be reported to the Beard later on, Traffic in Human Beings Child markets have made their appearance az a number of stations on the Peking-Taiyuan-Pactouchen railway, according to information received by the "North China Standard." The stations concerned are located at Shahsicn, Pikehchi and Charsuchi, all of which are in the famine belt. ris under 10 are sold at prices ranging from $10 to $20. Those who are older, say 15 or 16, command a better price and are sometimes disposed of at $50, There have been many moving scenes when parents handed over their children to their buyers after a deal had been concluded. The district authorities so far have taken no steps to stop traffic in human beings, apparently believing that this is one of the means to relieve the serious famine sitw: king Relief Scheme Nanking, Nov. 23.
At a State Council mectirg toy it was decided that, in view of severe famine conditions in orth China, various provinces be ordered to céntzibute funds for the relief of famine refugees. Accord-to the decision of the council Manchuria's portion will be $300, 000, Kiangsu and Kuangtung $150.- 000 each, Chekiang, Kiangsi. Anhui, Hupeh, "Hunan, Hopei, Szechuan $100,060 each, and Fukien $50,000.
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