An important meeting was held in the Carlton Cafe on Saturday, when, by invitation of Dr. Tang Shao-yi and Mr. Chu Pao-san and one or two of their friends, some 40 Chinese and three foreigners met for tiffin and to discuss ways and means of meeting the urgent calls for help from the starving millions of the seven provinces of Chihli, Shantung, Honan, Hunan, Shensi, Chekiang, and Fukien. One noticed that some of the leading Chinese philanthropists and merchants were present and all keen to do their best to relieve the appalling distress. The state of affairs in the north was told to the meeting by Mr. C. Y. Sun, who has just come from Tientsin, and other accounts were heard of the great need for help in the other provinces.
After a full discussion if was agreed to form a Committee of seven Chinese with Dr. Tang Shao-yi_ as Chairuian, Mr. Chu Pao-san Vice-Chairman, and Mr. Sung Han-chang, manager of the Bank of China as Secretary and Treasurer. Messrs. G. A, Fitch and Win, E. Souter agreed to join the Committee.
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Later in the afternoon the Committee had a short meeting and agreed to the name of the new Association. It is intended that this.new body shall endeavour to include in its operations all other groups being fernied for the purpose of Famine Relief, or to have a working arrangement with all such groups already formed so that a united appeal may be made all over China. The Committee
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