Charged-with causing the suspension. for over two weeks of flood relief wheat transportation from Pukow to. Pengpu on the Tientsin-Pukow Rathray, through the exercise of his influence, resulting in the death of thousands of food suf badly in need: of food, during the] period of suspension, Yang Hsu-cheng, an official of the formes Na-Uonal Flood Relief Com:
Gout on Nov. 22 in a pri vote criminal prosecution brought by the Anhui Residents Avsociation of Shanghai.
Considerable Chinese interest was centred in the case, thie being evi-Geneed by the large number Chinese im the court when the came up for hearing, Three of officials of the National Flood Relief Commission wore also accused of embezzlement and malfeasance dots, but owing to the time take the examination of the first. acace, the Court was unable to question them.
The complainants, represented by' two Chinese lawyers, stated in the court that the first accused was engaged in January this year by the National Flood Relief Commission to Took after the flood relief wheat transportation 'Three days after be took up. hi appointment, however, he caused, through the exercise of his influence, a suspension of the relief wheat transportation from Pukow to Peng. pa despite the fact tat hundreds of Suiferers died daily' in. North, Anhui districts for want of food, it was alleged." Meanwhile, the cused reaped huge profits by having his own wheat transported—from Pukow to Pengpu where he owned a large Aour mill, they stated. The! rest, was that! no Tess tha tons of Amerienn wheat fed_at Pukow while the stricken districts received no Allegations that the first by the complainants, 'Questioned by. the Court, the first accused entered a denial of the: charges against him, saying that what the complainant' had told the Court was without the least foundation. "Accused emphatically denied the complainants" alleg was in charge of relief wheat portation "between Pokow and and February, The was a merchant who" had, volunteered to help the National Flood Relie(Commission relief work, and had no right to, japand the relief wheat trantportation because the right belonged to the railway authorities, Tu support to his contention, accused asked the Coxet to question Mr, J. E, Baker.
Called to the witness' stand, Mr. Baker stated he was an adviser to istry of Railways and for merly chief of the commissary divi tion of the Nations! Flood Relict Commission. The transportation of flood relief wheat wax one. of the! ivésion, Wit regard to the wheat transportation between Pukow and Pengpu, a Chinese nonicd Vu Shao-chung was stationed at Pukow whil Dr. Tucker, a foreigner, was sent to Pengpu to look after the unload. ing of wheat after it wes brought Pengpu by train.
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