There have been appeals to the Honan International Famine Re ict According to all calculations the Prospects should have been very poor indeed. But contrary to all expectations, there have been time-Jy rains, and frequent snows through the winter, and so expecta tions are somewhat Inoyant. north of the River there have been neither rains nor snows, and 80 there are no hopes, of the wheat Tarvest, for there was no sowing. done. Thus it is, that plans must thought through to assist the country" people, in the affected districts, west and south of the province for these several months, but for the north of the province till Autumn crops can be roope supposing that conditions are good for the planting. That the pros. get before the Famine the nailitary authorities, in the summer of 1927, and have' not yet been repaid. But the Shanghai Chinese-Foreign Famine Ri ief Committee, have come bution of $13,000, and the International Commission, in Peking, have sent 400 tons of grain, and have already made a contribution in cash of $10,000. The cash contributions from Shanghai, I learn, have gone very Iarzely into direct relief in the Nanyan fet, whereas the: grain contributions from Peking are being used partly for sale at moderate rates, and partly for waxes \ding, from Hsuchang
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