At the time of their visit, parts of ten hsien were under water, and {from observations made over halt the provinces in China, they are certain that u more densely-populated area could not be found, 'Tree-groves marking the sites of villages were constantly seen throughout the trip and were, on the average, less than, three Li from each other,' A typical report came from one village, which possessed a population of 200 families on 1,600 mow of land, or eight mow per family. The inundated area was densely populated and intensely cultivated, and as there were few streams large enough even for small boats, the people were considerably. handicapped by lack of a means of escape when the flood waters came, General Han Fu-chu, chairman the province, deserved much credit for the measures he adopted for the rescuing of the people and the steps taken to transfer them to regions of safety, said Dr, Kelly and Mr. Chang, The provisional plan adopted was to lace some 220,000 refuges on higher Ground to the west and north of the Mooded area, and the remainder were gradually transported to Tsining: from that city they were being sent fat the rate of 2,000 per day to cities on and near the Shantung railway: [Up to Aug. 18, 80,000 flood refugees had been taken over this route, An average of one catty per day of kaoliang per individual has been figured on, and this provision will require not less than a dollar a month per person. When the refugees are transported to places of safety. the men are to be set to work helping the local farmers, building roads, and other construction work, "while the women are to be engaged in' cloth-weaving and the sewing of garments, sent to the local east, it will be a few months before they can return to their homes, and it may be found necessary to support them for nearly a year.
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