Grant-in-Aid of $1,800 Not Being Paid When the Generalissimo and Mme Chiang were in Kweichow last year, they learned of a Leper Home in Pichich in the northwest of the province. Investigations resulted order to the provincial. government {o provide an annual grant-in-ald. of $1,800 (payable {0 the Mission earry-Ing on the work of caring for these unfortunate people and the payment Wwas to stert from August of lust year. Receipts for five months (separately) were called for by the officials con cerned but not a cent was pald lust year so enquiries were made of the rovinelal authorities who replied that orders had been issued that the money Was to be pald at once.
Only recently, the missionary Indy Im charge wrote that still no money had been received. It may be pre~ sumed that someone lias pocketed the money payable as the provinelat Finance Commissioner's ofice stated that the district's authorities had been {old to pay the monthly sums from the district's funds.
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