the Editor of the Si,—In one of the recent copies of your paper you kindly offered to receive nnd forward funds for the famine relief. The money if sent will be given to those who ate sufferers indeed.
There is a great want in many sections of the prefecture now but the people, in many cases, seeing that to stay at home was certain death, have left in great numbers, going south and south-west. There is un appropriation from the Imperial treasury of 400,000 strings of cash to be distributed in this(Hsiichou) and Haichou prefectures.. There is very little of it being distributed now, however. The famous director Yen has' just passed over the field and he save it is hot yet time to help: This is the opinion of many. The refugees who have gone away will need help, but they are not now here. The time of greatest want will come late in the winter and in the spring. We hope to get some help from friends in the U.S. If you will aid in forwarding means now or especially later on in the season you will Iny many a poor soul under lasting obligations.
Will you kindly acknowledge through the News the following contributions that have been sent to the undersigned for The North Kisngsu Famine Relief Fund.
Shanghai, Oct. 29, "A Friend".
Rev. R.A, Haden, Rev. G. W. Painter. - 20. "Ma Seo-yang, Hangchow 130.00 Miss E. Emerson 10,00, "Someone else," Hangchos 20.
Total to Nov. 24...
Tam, ete., B, Crato Barrens Care of S. P. Mission, Chinkiang.
North Kinngsu, 24th November.
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