A total in cash of $190,507 was received by the Shensi provincial relief bureau at Sianfu, from the time of its formation on Octobet 16, 1928, up to May 10, 1929, according to an official report issued under date of June 10 and just received by the China International Famine Relief Commission. addition, 31,619 sacks of grain and flour were contributed. No money value is put on this grain, but, judging from figures obtainable through other channels, the cost probably was about $200,000, dered at the railhead at Shenchow.
'Thus, during seven months, money' and grain of a value of approximarely, $390,000 were put into relief work in southern Shensi through ernment agencies, provided through the C.LF: R.C. and other agencies.
'The government report indicates ly] that all the money and grain contributed has been distributed, and that 2 deficit on expenses over. contributions has been: made up by borrowing $60,000 from the Sianfu banks against' $1,000,000 worth of relief bonds issued by the Nanking government and assigned. to, Shensi.
The contributions included two remittances from the Nanking
Yuchsiang of $50,000. This $1 000 was put into' the purchase and a gift from Marshal grain and flour which, in addition to the foodstuffs received as gifts, was distributed through some 16 hsien. The distribution was car-vied out through soup-kitchens and other channels, with the provincial velief bureau, the Chinese Red Cross and various local committees cooperating in the work, Besides the big items - from Marshal Feng and the Nanking government, -$16,500 came in as cash contributions from what are called "various sources", 'The chairman of the provincial government, Gen. Sung Cheh-yuan gave $4,000 in cash, $8,200 of "outlaws! pro. perty" was' put into relief work, Gen, Liu Ting-wa gave $3,000 cash, and minor government off cials contributed a total of $2,188, A sum of $39,207 was spent" on transportation expenses, in moving the grain to the distributing centres, Mongols' Appreciation As a means of giving famine relief during the past spring, the China International Famine Relief Commission, with: money supplied by the American Advisory Com-tree in Peking, sent 200 tons of millet to be distributed among the 12,000 distressed Mongols of the twelve banners in Chahar and southern Mongolia, This was the first time relief had been given to the people of Mongolia. The Rev. F. J. Grifith, whose headquarters are at Tatungfu, Shansi, supervised the distribution of the grain on behalf of the C.LF.RC. He has "There is no need to go into each centre. Suffice it to say that without a hitch and one is convinced that the destitute have been relioved. The whole tour occupied 27 days from the starting point, Kalgan, 'The Mongol officials at each centre were most kind and hospital ble. When we came away they insisted on giving us some presents recognition of the work we had done for their distressed folk Pieces of silk, rugs, and Tibetan incense sticks' were the kind of gifts made, They were full mittee for the relief given."
Salvation Army Work Relief work in the particularly hard-hit area around' Chochow, following: the recent floods, was started on August 16 by the Salvac tion Army, working from its Peking headquarters, with money supplied: by te American Advisory. Come" mittee on Famine Reliot, "Thi relief was started as an emergency measure, and. will be stopped soon asthe people in thie' "region: have an opportunity to get back: on' their land, Realizinge that the recent foods to the south and west of Peking? would cause acute though probably not prolonged local distress, the American
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