To the Editor of the "Norta-Cuiva Dairy News."
Srr,—A most interesting meeting was held on Sunday afternoon in the Ningpo Guild Hall, which was packed to the door.
Mr. Chu [Paoisan was in the chair and gave a few opening welcome words.
Thereafter General Ho Feng-ling, as representing President Li Yuan-hung, read a special message from the President wishing the campaign great success.
Mr. H. G. Simms, Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council, sent a short message to the meeting, enclosed with his apology for inability to attend owing to anothen-engagentat (address enclose Mr. H. Wilden, Consul-General for France, sent an apology for absence on account of sickness Mr. W. E. Souter gave an address on the famine need and the methods to be employed in the distribution of relief.
Mr. Wang I-ting, Bishop Graves, Messrs: Lo Pa-hung, Wang Phingwei, Yuen Lu-tung and representatives from Hangchow and Ningpo, and others, also gave short addresses.
During the meeting, subscriptions to the amount of $102,000 were inability to attend owing to an+ other $300,000, which will moke sure that 10 of the tear(s "return the amount aimed at, viz. $400,000. But that leaves $600,- 000, to be raised; and, as Bishop Graves pointed out, for a need in the adjoining Province and with so many Chekiang people in Shanghai, the Shanghai Chinese-Foreign Famine Relief Committee and their friends can raise this) amount if all work together.
I am, ete., Wa. E, Souter.
Chinese-Foreign Famine Relief Committee
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.