Besides carrying out a large road building scheme between Panpu (cuanyunhsien) and Tunghsin, Yang~ chia chi and Hslangshuikowtsih, the China International Famine Relief Commission is now, through its work relief plan, constructing a canal well as a motor road between Panpu and Hsinpa. This will carry the rood already built, over to a junction with the Haichow-Tsingkiangpu and the Haichow-Sutsien motor roads. This reich of highway will also connect at Hsingshulkowtsih with the road to Yegeheng by way of Tungkan and 'This construction is going to serve 'a most useful purpose in connecting these main highways, in addition to its great assistance in' controlling and eliminating bandits, The Panpu-Hsinpa canal-road pro Ject will not only add the connecting link to the road system, but it will open up a necessary waterway. Tt will serve also a most effective reclamation purpose, making a large rea of land free from regular flood-Tug and available for planting wi out fear of losing the crops nearly every year, The people of the district which was flooded by the Yellow River waters are most grateful to the China International Famine Relief Commis-slon and to the donors of the funds which they administer, for the timely ald given to this district through the work relief programme which Is being carried out, Many of the flood sufferers were given work which they sorely needed to tide them over after their heavy flood losses. The multitudes of sycophants who might have been in evidence, had there been much direct relief given, effectively were eliminated and kept off the
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