Tokyo, Aug. 20.
Measures are now being consider: Jed in Japan for the relief of Jap: fosse residents in Hankow and food sufferers of the neighbouring The Asiatic Bureau of the For-Jeign Office has instructed Minister [Shigemitsu in China to report in detail the condition of the to formulate a concrete At the same time, inister of the Foreign telegraphically ordered joned in the affected d: stricts of China to take steps for relief.
The Dojinkai, the charity or lgan'sation, has decided to rush the first relief party from Tsingtao to, Hankow. while the Japanese Red [Cross Society will call an emergency, meeting of Directors to-morrow to consider the relief measujes.—Rengo, Aug, 21.
His Imperial Majesty, the Em peror, has indicated great interest expediting relief work. Baron K. Shidehara, the Doreign Mi ter, and Mr. J, Tnouye, the Finance jer, are engaging in confer-the despateh of] relief to Hankow.
Instructions from the Emperor} provide that money be appropriated from the Japanese Treasury for] the relief of the flood victims.
Imperial Majesty, Emperor Hirohito, to-day instructed that Yen 100,000 "be appropriated from the Household Treasury for the relief of flood victims in China, In laddit: on, the Emperor and Emprese Ihave personally given Yen 10,000 to' rime, both Japanese late cooperating in raising funds. Dr. K. Tanaka was the first: donor ith a subscription of Yen 1,100. [United Press.
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