Scheme in China What 1s described ad the largest cial tusurance scheme. in China, now in full swing, Having been started by the Pullers'. Mutual Aid Association here.
'The scheme saw {ts start on May 1098, when the Association in-Aormed' its 41,000 members that henceforth they were all to be sured against death and disablement ong as they pursued their voca~ tion of pulling rickshaws licensed by she Setilement, Without paying, ay fee beyond their usual contribu-tons of 34 cents per shift, they and their families. were entitied to the benefit of $40 in case-of the puller's death, $20 in cuse of the ess of the sight of one eye or the ess of one hand or one foot and $40 In case of the loss of the use of two limos or two eyes or of one eye and one limb.
Although these sums ure quite small, they "ure by. no means ugligible in the eyes of the insured who as a rule have no savings. In case of death $30 out of the $40 ould be sufficient for funeral extenses and the remaining $10 would be useful to help the family to tide the crisis, while in case of isublement the benefit 1s often suffident to start the insured in some ind of petty trace,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.