'Nanking, Oct. 25, Interviewed this afternoon 2 spokesman of the Chinese Govern: Rent, tally denied the reports ub. shed tu Certain quarters that' the iiatonal Govertingnt was moblsing cops arsine' the Shantung. Pre A programme for the conscription of labour for conservancy work in the province of Kiangsu has been grafted by Mr. Tang Hsin-chia, Provincial Commissioner of Recon rection. Based goon ing late Dr Sun Yat-sen's policy of free contribution of labour it sims at the utilization of farm labour during idle seasons when fewer hands are needed on the fields.
'According to the programme all famers served by any one water. way, as well as shipping, industrial and' commercial "interests which benefit by that waterway, are to be called upon for the contribution or engagement of labour toward the improvement of the particular waterway so as to prevent floods or drought.
For the administration of this project, a provincial committee is to trouble, which were recently. anvinctal Chairman, General Ham Po. be organized for waterways travers. nounced by the Minister of War, Shu, owing: to his. efural to accept ing repre. than two districts ig taken by, the entire membership the' ferns of settlement. proposed (hsiens) while district committees of the Shantung Provincial Govern= ty Nesting will be responsible for their resment, Conmittee in' telegrams de-'The spokesman sided that the pective creeks and canals. These matched last night to President Lin port, "was verpecilly mered Jcommittees will provide an allotted Sen, Mr, 7. V. Soong, and Generals nce MrT. VeScong, Acting Brest lo quota of labourers, beside drafting 'Chung "Kaishek and Chang Hsueh dent' of the Execulive 'Yuso, hed plans and estimates for their own steady publly' declared: that The. signatories of the telegram was the Government's firn intention To finance this programme, the! are Li Shi-chun, Wage Hsangyun, Chang Hurg-lich, Ho Ssuiglutse Genel Han Foy withdraw his resignation andre. youn and Wang Fangting, res-maim at his posts Hester, jpestively Provincial Commissioners Civil Affairs, Finance, Re-
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