Refugee Rice Shortage to Be Remedied With the recent return of Pere Jacquinot from Hongkong. the Ger feral Secretary, Mr. C. C. Pan, hay. also restimed his office after the com: pletion of a detailed report on. the Nantao "Area, With their return, various steps have been taken to improve. the general conditions within the refugee" zone Five: public notices in the joint name of Pere Jacquinot, head of the Standing Commiliee, and of life: C. C. Pan." the. General" Seerelary." have been posted in various important Places." One. of the important steps taken, namely, 19 better" the cond tion la the setaal dlstibution of warmly received bythe refugees within. It was reported that. there Used to be shortages in the quantity Sr rice selually distributed Yo the te-tigees. "Actual investigations by rex: ponsible members a the. General Oice sre under way towards that rection:
Under the new scheme, uniform tin measures ave Deen adopted for future listeibution of "rice in the various refugee centres within the area. "These new: measures are_ im: Drinied with the oficial seal of the Generat "OMee and it is hoped that fo further" malpractice toward. that direction can be encouraged. Besides, two divisional chiefs wil" be ap: pointed alternately: to took after the Sctual-distnbullon of see overs day. Should further shortages be. found. any. person Is welcomed to report this Shorleeming to the Generst Once immediate steps will be taken The dally amount of rice {0 be distributed 10. "the. refugees andthe poverty-stricken residents in the aren Was sual bale a pound per capita foran adult and quarter of Pound! for a child. "Other improve:
ents are being made toward the maintenance' of eller easing and under control. a
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