Peking, Nov. 21.
President Li Yuan-hung has accepted the Chairmanghip of the Chekiang Flood Relief Campaign organized by the China International Famine Relief Commission. As previously reported, the Famine Relief Commission took steps to launch a country-wide campaign to raise funds with which to meet the persistent and pressing calls from the various public bodies,. Chinese and international,. for relief' measures urgently awaited by the millions rendered destitute by the typhoons and floods throughout Chekiang.
The work of organizing the campaign is left in the hands of a special committee, which tendered to the President.a unanimous vote asking him to head the work. The President has now accepted the invitation. Plans are to be formulated at the next meeting of the committee.—Reuter.
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