CHINA'S FAMINE.
THOUSAND DEATHS A DAY. | MEASURES FOR RELIEF. (By Cable.—rress Association.- Copyright.) (Received 9.30 a.irU NKW YORK, October 3. The Board of Foreign Missions of the Methodist Church received a cablegram from Peking stating that 30,000,000 Chinese wer» suffering from famine, and a thousand deaths occurred daily. It is understood that Japan will supply 500,000 bushels of rice to relieve th->, Chinese famine, China paying through a loan. The American Red Cross Society will take immediate measures to relieve the Chinese famine. A cablegram from the American Ambassador to China, Mr. Crane, stated that conditions were very serious, and relief was urgently needed. Commandant Kernam, of Manila, lias announced that United States army transports upon regular trips from Manila to China will devote portions of their space to the transport of food and clothing for the Chinese famine victims, and will also collect from South Pacific points of call food collected by the Philippines P.elief Committee.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 237, 4 October 1920, Page 5
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