London, Sept. 12.
In an article dealing with flood relic ig China written by Sit John simpson, which appeared in The Times" to-day, tribute was Paid to the great resource, arganising "ability, and. extraordinary courage of the Chinese. technical staff of the Flood Relief Commis-
Sir John emphasised the fact that the Commission had been hampered efforts on the north bank of the Yangtze by local Soviets, ite incident in which the [Soviet army in Honan overwhelmed the headquarters of the Commission land carried off its resources in grain jand cash, Yet, he continued, wien ithe army had retreated. the Com mission started their work again with a newly recruited staff. Sit
fon the north bank of the Yangtze estimated that 1.000 workmen had lest their lives in one month of well for the spirit of these Chinese John's article said that it speaks
employees of the. Commission. who faced perils without' Aimehing, fsindeed." concluded "the. Timen* "this account of their work dunt the prevalence. of exmmunism banditry in the. Yangtze valley, gives the impression that the Chin: ip th them.'
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