Public Health Minister's Report After Trip of Inspection Mr. Msuch Tu-pi, 3 of Public Health, was recently seat by the Central Government (0 make a special trip to Honan, Shensi, and Kaasu for the purpose of examining famine conditions in those three provinces, Upon hie yeturm here this week, Mr. HIsuch submitted a report to the Central. Gover: Accord his report, there are 16,30 famine sufferers in these provinces.
The famine sufferers in Shens province total 6,255,264 and 77 hsien have been affected by famine in the province, Where famine eon.
are most serious are Puchen, Paishui, Chengeheng, Hoyang, Fu: ping, Chingyang, Sanyuan, Kading, Chaoyi, and Hangeheng.
In Kansu province there are about 2.440840 famine sufferers. Fifty: tone hsien have been affected by bandit disturbances and thirteen hsien by drought and hailstorms, The most seriously affected districts are Langshan, Weichuan, Kanliang, and Chingyuan.
There are about 7,611,666 famine sufferers in Honan province, More than 112 hsien are affected, Famine cenltions are reported to be most honan and The purpose of his trip was to find out the actual famine conditions. in the three provinces and to give the Central Government authorities a definite jilea as to how much money would be needed for relief work and as to what steps shou! bbe taken by the Government famine Saxchiat College, the Buptist institution at Yangtszepoo, has deen formally registered, by the Ministry jot Education in Nanking.
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