Famine relief work has of course suddenly ceased, for this trouble is in the centre of the affected districts, though considerable grain has been nowing into this area during the last week. Even shipments from the cast on the Lunghai railway have now stopped, and cars of famine grain have been unloaded and the cars commandeered for transport of soldiers. Most of the ears from the Hsuchow end are being sent to Mamuchi, a station east of Kueitehfu, almost on the borders of Kiangsi. So far famine grain and money have not_ been touched. There was a considerable sum of money belonging to the Honan Famine Committee in the Bank of Communications at Chang-tch, but this, so far, is intact.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.