RUSSIAN FAMINE,

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16734, 16 May 1922, Page 5

RUSSIAN FAMINE,

CRITICAL PERIOD OYER. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. ' LONDON, May 15. The Russian trade delegation has received a dispatch from Moscow stating that eleven million Russians, equal o 75 per cent of the famine-stricken people, now are being fed. The famine crisis is over. Thirty million poods of seed have been supplied, making the future hopeful.

MEETING OF COMMITTEE.

A meeting of the Russian Famine Relief Committee was held yesterday; present Mr W. TI. Rose (chairman), Mrs C. L. 5 oung. r>r Thacker, M.P.. Yen Archdeacon Haggitt, Rev J. J. North, and Messrs .T. 0. Prudhoe, P. Hoare, S. E. M’Cartliy and 0. R. N. Mackie. Tho chairman gave a summary of the results of the committee’s activities to date. Teh first appeal had realised £10,065, and the “ Save the Children ” appeal produced £2771. making a total of £12.836 to date. The " Save the C hildren ” fund was still before the public. Expenses so far had amounted to only £2 19s Bd. In a few weeks' time the Student. Relief Committee and the Russian Relief Committee would co-operate in a street collection . The chief business of the meeting: was to consider tho question of a visit from Miss Margaret Thorpe, who was at present giving addresses in Auckland under the auspices of the Society of Friends, in aid of the Russian relief funds. The Auckland autiioriti.es had asked the Christchurch Committee to arrange for meetings in Canterbury to be addressed by Miss Thorpe. Miss Thorpe had done good work in Russia in relief work, and had been instrumental in getting the Federal Government of Australia to send £50,000 to Russia for famine relief. Any money raised as a result of Miss Thorpe s visit could be divided among the relief funds at the committee's discretion. It was unanimously decided to arrange for Miss Thorpe's visit. Dr Thacker agreed to take the chair at any of the meetings, and to arrange for a civic reception. It was arranged that Miss Thorpe should arrive in Christchurch on May 26. and that meetings should be held in Christchurch, Lyttelton, Itangiora and Ashburton.