The provision that as far as possible the funds shall not be given away, but used on a loan basis will provide relief not only in this emergency, but establish a revolying fund which may be devoted to flood and famine prevention enterprises when the present emergency past, The Head Office of the Commis sion is in Peking. It has eight committees which are organized to cover 10 province Peking, Shanghai, Hankow and Kaifeng offices are maintained and the personnel and the resow of the Commission are being mobilized to meet the distress which occurs as an aftermath of ave: Mr.
M. 'T. Liang, Chairman; Dr. G. D. 'Gray, Admiral Tsai 'Ting-kan and Mr. J. E. Baker, Treasurers; Mr. W. Hi. "Mallory, Executive Secretary; "Mr. Y. S. Djang, Associate Executive Secretary; Dr. W. W. Yen, Bishop White, Mr. Tseng' Wu-chi, the Rev.
3, ©. Harlow, Dr. 8. H. Chuan, Bir. W. E, Southeott and Dr. E. L. Hall, members of the Executive Committee, The above information is derived from the Commission, The Old Imposition Once More.
A Cabiewt meeting this morning resolved in favour of imposing six. months, telegraphs, Postal and navigation surtaxes to aid sufferers from the floods, following the lines of the famine surtax lot 1920, The question of the navigation surtax has been referred to the Shuiwuchu for consideration, It is! understood that the Diplomatic Corps will be approached regarding, 4 Customs surtax, which the Government also intends to impose.
Following instructions frqym Presi dent Tsao Kun for all high oficlals in Peking to contribute personally to flood relief, @ special Chinese flood Relief Committee for the Metropol tan Area and certain other parts of Chihli province has been formed. Mr. Kao Ling-wei, Director of the Sh wuichs, has been appointed Chairman of the Committee and Admiral Wu Vu-lin, Minister of Communications, Vice-Chairman. Messrs Chang Yao nel, President of the National Conancy Bureau, Chang Ting-20, [Salt Commissioner at Hotung, and several other Government offtals fave members of. the Committee.—Reuter's Pacific Service.
Peking, July 28.
The Chinese press states that a conference of officials of the Ministry of Communications yesterday, resolved to. recommend flood sur taxes as follows:—Railways.—Twenty cents on each first-class ticket, 20 cents on each second-class ticket and 5 cents on each third-class ticket, all regard-les of distance, and' also 8 per cent. on freight charges.
Posts.—Five per cent. on parcels charges and nothing on ordinary Telographs—Twenty cents. each telegram.
These surtaxes to be effective from August 15.
These recommendations will be submitted to the Cabinet to-morrow.
—Reuter's Pacific Service.
Peking, July 29.
A meeting of the Cabinet, at which Dr. Wellington Koo presided, this morning approved the Finance Ministry's proposal to exempt from taxation for a period of four months. all articles of clothing, foodstuffs and shelter materials intended for the relief of the flood sufferers.
The Cabinet decided to make this applicable to all the provinces Reuter's Pacific Service.
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