FAMINE.
DISASTER IN CHINA. FATHERS POISON FAMILIES. Jy Wecr»l|B.— Press Aim—CopyrlghU ' Beceiyed Sept. 13, 8.35 p.m. Pekin, Sept. 12. > £he President has issued a mandate ordering A» Ministries of Finance and ' the Interior to co-operate with the civil Sernors of the Chili, Honan, and Shang provinces in establishing rice and - Rain, stores and Belling at low prices, Mwmpt from Customs dues, in order to relieve the famine. Th* situation i« affecting a region of ■ 80,000 aquare miles and 30,000,000 to WjOOOjOOQ inhabitants. It is conserva- ■ ttvdj .wtimated tint dollars ,be required, and the GovernJltatu uip*ble to extend this. Diplof (sail organising an intemaJjemal'relißf committee. A. Chinese eye.witnesa reports that Jathott to many villages are poisoning ' their'families in .order to save them \ from starvation, viae horrors are said <ib> :bt iadesoribabje.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable
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Taranaki Daily News, 14 September 1920, Page 5
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131FAMINE. Taranaki Daily News, 14 September 1920, Page 5
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