The Archive · 1938

Funds Distributed

Peiping, Apr. 23.

Using a monthly subsidy of $300,- }o00 granted by the Provisional JGovernment of China, Provincial Government today started Jo financial aid programme for each for its hsiens, or districts. Subsidis will be granted to the hsiens in three Jelasses of payments, $4,000, $3,000

Frost Our Own Connrsroxsexe (Delayed in transit)

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Sian, Mar. 30.

On the whole our life here goes on normally, though night and day we cannot forget "the tremendous things that are happening in the east. Among the people there seems 9 be only one feeling that Uiey are Aghting for their national existence and that they must go resisting whatever the sacrifices involved. The crisis has unified China' as never 1 Refugees abound, pitiful in their Tags and dirt, but' much has been for them and they seem to got enough to eat. In the early days of the war the wounded soldiers suffered from lack of organization, bhut that has' to. some extent been Fomedied, The Christan churches We been active in throwing open their compounds to refugees and are now providing attention and. help: for the wounded on the trains of arriving at stations.

'Among those finding refuge hers have been a number of teachers and preachers with whom it has been a joy to have fellowship. For Several months a temporary. univer sity was located here but' that has recently moved on to the west.

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