Chungking, Nov. 24.
In order to facilitate inland transportation, the Ministry of Economic Affairs has appropriated large sums of money for the improvement of ten waterways in Hunan, Kwangsi, Szechuen and Kweichow.
These include the Slang and Yuan Rivers, Hunan; the Kwel, Pel Rivers, Szechuen; and the Tsingshul River, During their stay in Hankow, Ur. Atal asserted, they received great assistance from Miss Agnes Smedley, the authoress, and Mrs. Anna Wang. jo Chinese citizen of German birth. who is closely connected with [Chinese hospital work.
The members of the unit, consisting lof Dr. M. Atal, D. Kotnies, Cholkar, Basu and Mukerje, are all in good health save Dr. Aisi, who is still suffering from the effects of two bites by dogs, fortunately not affected by rabies, in Tehang—Reuter, Chinese War Victims To Be Assisted London, Nov. 22.
Tu view of the forthcoming visit of Mr. Neville 'Chamberlain, British [Prime "Minister, and Lord' Halifax, [British Foreign' Secretary, to Paris. Mr. Quo Tai-chi, the Chinese Ambassador here, saw Lord Halifax during the week-end and, apart from polit: cal matters, drew attention to the bitiable plight of Chinese war victims While the sufferings of the German [Jews had justly excited world sympathy, the Ambassador said, he war constrained.to point out that over 100,000,000 Chinese were in far more desperate straits and that this seemer {to be comparatively unnoticed.
Mr. Quo Tal-chi said later that Lor? Halifax. received his representation: with the utmost sympathy, and ex cressed the belief that an nitemr would be made to. organize e scheme' for the relief of Chinsre war. victim: with international ce-operation Reuter.
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