letter published last, week amplified Sir John, Hope Simpson, in. the assurances which he recently ave in an interview with this journal, in regard to the control over the expenditure of funds which have been allocated to the various provinces from the amount subscribe ed for flood relief. Sir John's record of public service is' well-known. est terests of the community will] Since he has been in Shanghai there,: n_ample opportunity for be greatly enhanced if every eligible man or woman becomes a member and, therefore, can contribute a fally-qualified voice to the conduct of its policy. It is idle to object that the Association is unlikely to accomplish anything because of its unrepresentative character, if the normal steps to make it representative are not taken. Here extremists of roth kinds and moderates can join hands. If they consider that their views are likely to go by default they should take the only possible course to secure impressment of those views on the Committee and through that body on the Assoc! tion as a whole. inner of man he is th welcome and Experience of Chinese 's precludes always too confident in. the capacity of even the intentioned officials to prevent certain recognised eccentricities where the disposal of funds is concerned. Efficient control can do rear deal to reduce the margin of what may be politely termed error fo the smallest possible proportions. Sir John shows that the National Flood Relief Commission has been able to give effective attention to that point.
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