Work Started by National Child Welfare Association The National Child Welfare Association of China, with its headquarters at Room 112, 4 Hongkong Road, which was started last May by a group of both Chinese and foreign leaders who have at heart the suffering of the poor children in war and famine affected reglet has commenced giving immediate relief. Dr. T. S. Wong, who was sent to Shantung last month by the Association to study the famine condition came back last week and Besides these there are also four 80-ton covered cargo lighters bei huiit for the Nisshin Kisen Kaisha for service round Changsha, and also a shallow draft steel twin-screw motor tug for operating with these lighters fitted with two 72 BLP, "Gardner"—_semi-hosel engines, Two large steel cargo being constructed for the Lighter Ca., Ltd., Tientsin, specially strong build to withstand the severe weather conditions one countered at Taku, and further, there is a 1,000 ton deadweight motor driven twin screw cargo vessel being built for service in the middle Yangtze and fitted with two 525 S.H.P. Deutz full Diesel motors.
A Yangtze River vessel is being converted from steam propulsion to semi-Diesel drive by the same works present time, brought dowa with the first batch of 25 poor children picked up at Tong Hsien and its vicinity. As there is now no place especially prepared for this purpose, the party is temporarily entrusted to the care of the Bethel Mission, Some of them will be told to study nursing with the expectation that they will ultimately return and help improve the condition of their native villages. Arrangements will soon be made with the Lunghwa Orphanage to accommodate a large group of the famine-stricken child. {ren who will be brought here later Tux Soschow authorities are taking steps to suppress houses of imi-fame in that city.
"In the first place, we strongly maintain that before" any definite decisions regarding the imposition of taxes be made, the following points should be noted: the collection of taxes should he carried out in accordance with the principles The French Municipal College will open for its autumn term on. Septembey 17.
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