Tokio, Nov. 6.
At a luncheon and meeting today, at which Baron Okura presided, the special committee of the Sino-Japanese Business Society, and representatives of the press launched a campaign on a. largo scale for famine relief in China.. It was decided to invite subscriptions throughout Japan of one yen and upwards. The press was urged to assist the campaign by every means in its power. The first subscription list was headed by the firms of Mitsui and Mitsubishi with $30,- 000 each, and the Yokohama Specie Bank $25,000.
The Tokio press is appointing a committee to consider the best plan for a concerted press campaign.
The method of distribution of the funds has not yet been decided. The Tokio Committee will submit the question to the Japanese. residents in Tientsin and Tsingtao, who in cooperation with the Legation and Consulates will submit recommendations.—Reuter.
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