'The 450,000 tons of American' wheat purchased by the National Government for flood relief purchases will not be sold, officials of the National Flood Relief Commission said to-day. There foundation whatever for the ramours of the possible sale of] this grain which have disturbed the market in Shanghai, Article 7 of the contract of September 25, 1931, reads as follows: "The wit sat' and flour, any, will be used by the buyer exclusively for charitable, purposes the flooded areas of China."
The Commission announced that does plan, wherever desirable and possible, to use the wheat as wages in payment to destitute refugees for work done upon dykes, roads, and other public works, Relief will, of course, also be extended to those who, for any reason, fre unable' to work.
'The first shipment of wheat for relief purposes, amounting to 8,000 ton, as left Seattle on the. steamaolja." "Te will arrive in about the end of October, and the wheat wil immediately be" allocated" for "needs in the! ¥e' various flooded regions—Kuo Min.
Mr, Baker said principal object was to make 'a pie ture map of the Wuchang area land the Black Hill area with the idea of finding out the extent of the flood and discovering isolated refugee camps. The attempt to take vertical pictures was not successful owing to the low visi bility, but excellent results were Jobtained the next day with oblique pictures. In this way, the machines flew over the north-eastern Jand north-western sectors of the Hooded areas with Hankow as a'base so us to obtain information on th area of the land uncovered.
This, from a relief point of view, gave the relief officials a good idea jot how much land was like to be sown with crops. which would mature early this season, said Mr. Baker. It could safely be said that territory east of the railway and Inorth of the Yangtze could be sown to the extent of 60 usual area. Thi that the farmers we considerable proportion of the Jarea to be sown. The presence of Reds along the Han river militated iver and the railway. Of the te
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