$50,000 to Aid in Opening Children's Camps A special grant of $50,000 from the Finance Ministry was sanctioned by. Dr. HEH. Kung. Vice-president of the Executive Yuan and Minister of Finance, as the fund for the relief work of the famine orphans in West-fern Ching, ina radiogram received by the headquarters of the National Child Welfare Association of China, from Brussels on June relief "work, the "National Welfare" Association of China besides Jaunching a special nation financial campaign, submitted Painters Fall From Ju Chinese waters," which starts on page 341 and comes to an end on age 377 with the item "December 16. American transport Chaumont. Grounded. Shoal Point, off Chin wangtao. Refloated." On the follow-Ing page Is given a summary of wrecks and casualties, together with mention of what almost became landmarks in the Whangpoo river, the wrecks of the Hervar, which was re+ oated on January 25 and towed to Lunghua for breaking up, and the tug St Aubin, which was raised on August 21, 48 days from the time she was. sunk.
Under the heading of "General"
pears a brief account of/the work and duties of the Marine Department of the Customs. The technical con {rol of the rivers, harbours, and lights slats, supply of stores, and general maintenance rests with the Coast In-Spector, while the Commissioners of Customs" at the various ports loxerelse administrative control except at Shanghai, in respect of the Shang-hal district' coast and river lights, which are administered by the Coast Inspectorate, and at Tsingtao, where the administration is under the Chie nese Navy.
The construction of coast Ushts, their maintenance in repair, and the supply of lights equipment for the const, rivers and harbours is carried fut by the Engineer-In-Chief Hy~ Grographie surveys of the coast and of the Yangtze Estuary up to Bate Point, nolos the Report, ate _undertaken by the Hydrographic Depart ment of the Chinese Navy, which also (es nollees to mariners recording The constant re-survey of the channels og the Yangtze and its tri-butanes to treaty ports above Bate Point is in the hands of the Marine (Department, the rapid changes which occur necessitating constant surveying, Jand immediate adjustment of aids to navigation,
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