To the Editor of the "Nonri-Cunwa Datuy Nxws"
Sm—A serious flood and famine situation now exists in south Shantung and north Kiangsu.. The floodwaters of the Yellow River have filled to overflowing the Weishan and other lakes on the Shantung-Kiangsu border. The rising water is flooding. large trants south, towards the Hsuchow fu direction, and large areas in Shanlung are now flooded and ref-lugees are proving a dificult problem some of the railroad centres.
Two months ago the Chinese-For-ign Famine Relief Committee felt ation was serious enough, tung-Kiangsu border, to arrange with representative Chinese and foreigners at Peihsien for the formation of a sub-committee for that region; and now that the flood: waters are doing increasing damage to the crops, and to the homes of; hundreds of thousands of people, we are making a more complete investigation at Peihsien where Father R. Tacquinot, s.r, now is, In consulta-ion with our sub-committee there and devising ways and means for further measures of necessary relief for the suffering people.
Tam often asked this question. How you safeguard the distribution of famine relief funds in the famine} areas? During the past fifteen years our Committee has done both famine relief and famine prevention work in 17 of the Provinces of China; and ur experience shows, that the hand-Jing of famine work in up-country districts is best done through the formation of local branch committees of representative Chinese and foreigners, working under our control at our headquarters, 97 Jinkee Road, Shanghai. During these fifteen years we have nothing but the highest Praise for the spirit of ce-operation by the Chinese and foreigners on our various branch committees, and for their wise and emicient handling of the funds granted for relict efforts, Our Treasurers are, the managers the Hongkong & Shanghai. Banking Corporation; the Bank of China; the National City Bank of New York; and the Central Trust Ca, Ltd, Contributions for the present urgent famine need should be sent to our office, 97 Jinkee Road, Wo, E. Sovrer General Secretary.
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