167 Survivors of Van der Wijk at Sourabaya Amoy, Oct. 16, Mr, Hsu Sholclim, advisor to the Fukien Provincial "Government, has been a visitor to the city during the last few days, In an interview he stated that, ai a recent meeting of the Government in Foochow, It was resolved to assist agriculture fina cially in the" Province, He that he was at present working en= cergetically, doing everything in his Power, to lift agriculture out of the slough of its deep depression. A. sum of $5,000 would be advanced to' farmers by the Fukien Agricultural Association to purchase sugar cane sprouts, fertilizer and other material necessary. to obtain. adequate ¢rop returns. The money loaned would be opald when the harvests were He was specially interested in the model farms at Changtal, These farms composed an area of 1,500 nores and 20,000 sugar cane plants were planted: on them during the spring, Toward the end of the year these plants would teach maturity and yield a handsome return, community of Changtai, 60,000 strong, would be Denefitted, directly "and. indirectly, bby these model farms, It is thought that an additional turnover of $40.- 000 would flow into the district by reason of this new venture. and an ameer of the Peace Preserva-
Sourabaya, Oct. 21. Thirty-four people of those who were tion Corps. from Foochow, raised the National flag. The Mayor. spoke the huge crowd assembled in the on board the s. Van der Wilk, which foundered in the East Indies on. Monday are still missing. 11 Is feared. that the entire mumber, of whom ty fourteen were Europeans and 20 ready attained. At natives, have been drowned. ten o'clock merchants "gathered. at the Kuomintang headquarters and the 'Yesterday, the 167 survivors, both members of the various consulates passengers and members of the' crew, assembled at the Municipal Govern-'Arrived here. Many were in a com: pletely exhausted state, and were ment Office. Eleven couples were married: inthe afternoon by the Immediately given medical attention. Mayor at q mass marriage ceremony, Searching parties are still seeking and fireworks, lasting until nearly for the remaining 34, some of whom, midnight, brought the day to an end. hoped, may be still alive—'A telegram has been received from Havas, Mr. Hwang Chu-pao, special delegate Mongkong Man Saved sent by Nanking" to Kuangtung, Kwangsi and Fukien, to make en-Singapore, Oct. 21. nines in these provinces into a pos-Mr. E. C, Hudson, of Sourabaya, 'MHble organization that could" be manager of the Union Insurance Ca. adopted for the successful collection fof Canton, was among those rescued the income tax. The telegram said when the Van der Wijk that he! would "leave, Canton for Amoy by alr about. the mi the month, and he wished to consult ote 'H. A. Ekley, of Singapore, superintendent engineer of the Blue the heads of the local banks regard~ Ing the payment of interest on Na~ tonal Bonds and the working of an Income tax on the interest of bank deposits. He will proceed to Foo chow after his business here is com-
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