To the Editor of the "Norta-Cuina Dairy News."
Srr,—At a special meeting held last night our Governing Board considered reports from our two committees at Ningpo and Hangchow. The whole affected area has been investigated except Wenchow, Taichow and Kinhua districts.
We have already allocated $200,- 000 to the Chekiang flood sufferers through the International Committees at Hangchow and Ningpo and have not made any public pronouncement or appeal until we had more reliable investigations as to the real need. However, with the information now before us we decided that the famine distress was so great and widespread that four million dollars is required to tackle, in any adequate manner, this relief work.
Our Peking Central Executive is arranging for a campaign for funds in Peking, Tientsin, Tsinan, Kaifeng and other centre; and we in Shanghai have formed a subcommittee to raise funds here, During the famine in the north and in the recent flood and famine in the Huai region of Anhui and Kiangsu, the people of Chekiang and the south contributed liberally to the famine funds and that at a time when conditions were none too good in Chekiang; indeed, without the help of Chekiang and south, I am sure, thousands would have died.
The present conditions are extremely bad, as reports from missionaries and merchants amply show.; but three or four months from now—during the winter months—there will be a large death-roll unless the charitably inclined come to the rescue; and in this connexion it. is praiseworthy that the various Guilds are contributing well to the relief funds.
I know. full well that the public
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