Wahw, Jan, 1
'The famine relief wheat has been coming: into Wuhu in good shape. The different district hsien magi trates, however, are very slow in getting this wheat out to thei starving people. In Hochow sixty' tons of wheat and 2,000 bags.of flour Ihave been stored in-a godown there or over three weeks and no move, las "been made as yet to distribute it to the "moody. Jones. Foreigners cannot understand this method of charity. Here [Hochow are thousands of starving omen and children erying for food while all this food is stored up in building within the city.
The famine committee: there dic ithe same thing with the sixty cases Jor clothing that they received from Shanghai. When we received the 2,000" garments in our name we proceeded to give them out right away. The Hochow Committee then made up their mind to unite with us give out their clothing along with ours, We have found out that the local native committee has been jo hindrance instead of a help.
Jgoing-on in great shape. The dykes Famine relief work in uh, ix land roads ae being repaired, beside the four big soup kitchens that are feeding thousands of women anti children, Wuha is blessed. with Tle is per-} the dykes in his a we had many more like im in the other hsien districts, The-country north of the Yangtze river is swarming with small robber. fands. These bandits have been very busy" the past few months visiting-every home where they have heard that the people tave either rice or money, When the people thave resisted or refused to tell where their money was they have been shot or cruelly burned and, tortured, "Almost -every night one can hear eliots fired by these bands, to frighten the people, or force them, ito give up their money or goods, [Mfany victims have been "badly wounded and taken to the Wahu
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