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THE HONGKONG -TELEGRAPH.

THE SWATOW TYPHOON.

How Hongkong. Money Is Being Spent.

THURSDAY, MARCH

1923.

by of mall towns and villages on BOXER INDEMNITY.|||

the coast where an

SHOULIOTE

amount of damage "had" been

Gold Franc Dispute.

dano through the- demolition Feking, March 8.--As the result

of dykes and seawalls, which had of conversations on Sunday be BEAUTIFUL INSTRUMENT been built to prevent the inundation tween President Li-Yuan-hung. by the sea of cultivated land. The Wu' Ching-lien and a number of The Swatow Typhoon Relief Com Committee felt that unless recon members of Parliament, a strongly.. mittee, appointed by the Swatow|structive work were undertaken in worded despatch from the Govern- British Chamber of Commerce, as this direction, and the people placed ment to Parliament was withheld.:

of the Hongkong upon their feet and enabled to

The Cabinet discussed the matter General Chamber of Commerce, for take up their old means of earning to-day, and it is believed that a the purpose of administering the a living, a good deal of individual more moderata despatch will be fund raised by the Hongkong Cham suffering was bound to contine drafted-Daily Bulletin ber for the relief of the sufferere Accordingly the w of $38,998.84 in last year's typhoon, has present-was spent on the work.

the request

ed a most interesting report of its At a number of the fishing vill.... activities. As those who subscribed ages within the area, also, it was

DISBANDMENT CONFERENCE.

to the fund will doubtless like to found necessary to re-place a larga: Peking, Mar. 6-Ho Feng-lin know how the money has been spent number of fishing junks, and other wired from Shanghai, stating that we give below, by permission of boats that had been destroyed in the Chambers of Commerce agree the Chamber of Commerce, extracts the typhoon. This work coat an to the Government's policy sa from the report

other $13,733.30, and 181 boats were regards the Disbandment. Confer The total sum put at the dis re-built. Of this sum 38,823.00 va ence-Daily Bulletin. posal of the Committee by the loaned.

362.95.

Hongkong Chamber amounted to) *Repair of Dweillars:

fsau. was prepared for the putting $83,082.19, of which sum 69.70 was It was found impossible to under. UP of an Orphanage building, and spent on office expenses, $14,305,35 take the general reconstruction for this a sum of $8,000 was allotted on 13,000 bags of rice shipped to houses. It was, however, very by the Committee. For the running the Committee and 813.45 on four necessary to give some: aquistance expenses of this institution it was cases of medical supplies. This left in order to carry out some repairs

decided to allot the money to be an available balance of $67,733.62

refunded on the construction “of to dwellings that remained in The report went on to state that more or less habitable condition boats and the purchasing of buf in addition to the um raised by 818 per house for the purpose of faloes' account. Subsequently a the Hongkong General Chamber of providing lime and roof tiles was further sum of 816,000 was allotie: Commerce, donations were received allotted. 2,270 old tins, which for the furnishing and for other from other sources totaling $15,-were found to be very useful for possible expenses before these loans roofing purposes, were very kindly ould be repaid. This sum will be Immediately after the disaster, given by the Standard Oil Complaced in the hands of a Board of the report stated, the Hongkong pany. Altogether about 20,170 was Trustees elected by the Swatow Government voted the sum of 220,- spent on the building and re-build. British Chamber of Commerce and 000, and expended 818,002.26 on riceling of 1,175 houses in 18 "villages. one representative of the EP- which was forwarded by them to the

A Board of Management. Dr. Wight bad charge of the Mission. British Consul at Swatow for dis medical nesistance A dispensing has been appointed, largely can. tribution. Subsequently they voted and dressing station was opened at sisting of influential and reli another 250,000 and left this sum Gua Sua in the midst of the worst able Chinese on the spot, together and the balance of the previous devastated region. This was placed with three members of the E. P. $30,000 at the Committee's disposal. in charge of a salaried staff con Mission, who will undertake supér Out of the 853,997.74 allotted to the sisting of Dr. Kaan, assisted by vision. The building Dow in Committee by the Hongkong Gov-Dr. Lim, both of whom had been course of erection and will be com ernment the details attached to the trained in the E. P. Mission Hospi pleted early in the spring. In the report covered the expenditure of tal, in addition to 10 men of the meantime orphans are being re 4,000 up to the 31st December, staff. Several students from the coived and supported in the Church Swatow Mission Hospital and a Buildings at Yam Tsau. It is not possible at present to say exactly

1999.

number of the members of the

Clearing Up. A thorough survey of the devast. Brigade gave their services volun.how many children can be admitted ated areas was made by the Rev.arily for part of the time during to the Orphanage when built. The Gamble and the Rev. Wallace with which the work was carried on. plan at present is to provide for the assistance of the English Pres.The report pays a tribute to the about 100 children, of both sexes, byterian Mission and the village marked ability and devouon with which is the maximum number that Elders. They visited thirteen towns which Dr. Kuan and those associ.ould be provided for with the and villages, from Mang-Kawtofated with him carried out their ads at our disposal. This number Ng Eng, and the majority werefánties. Medical encs higely out. Probably covers all the lona fide found to be in the same condition numbered the surgical, Of the phoon orphans in our district s they were immediately after the medical cases the majority were only, for it should be borne in mind typboon. Under the supervision of howel complaints, due to drinking that in.

many instances where these two gentlemen a clearing up bad water and eating unsuitable Parents lost their lives, their chil was made, blocked roads

It is hoped that were foud Fevers and chest troubles dren also died. ened up and cleansed, all manner from damp and exposure were als other relief organisations will make of filth was carried away and burn. common and the very prevalent milar provision for orphans in

d. infected waters run-off, bridgespidemic of dengue fever which other districts. were rebuilt, whilst in addition aged all over the region during prative, however, on number of dead bodies were buried, the summer and autumn, attacked the wholesale selling of children and dead animals disposed of. All many. The following is a list of bat is going on, due to the ex. able bodied men between the ages patients treated:

treme poverty of their parents. Io) the Gua Swa district child can now be bought for two är three dollars.

of 20 and 50 were employed for this work, and a, wage of 30 cents and four quarts of rice was given per man per twelve, hour working day. For the most part the head- men of the villages rendered every assistance they possibly could, and]

In-patients smaga arı

DIG Out-patients ............... 1554 Return visits

825

Total

3355

Scarcity of Beffaloes.

The work u im

account

Educational Training..

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The sum available for this work to be invested in the Board of

So far as the farmers were con.Trustees will be about 891,000, and

ac attempts were made to obtain erned, the typhoon occurred at a capital expenditure for building and more relief than each village really fortunate time in the interval-be-equipment will amount to approxi deserved. The work was carrie.tween Earvesting of the first and mately $9,000, leaving 812,000 for on personally by the Bev. A. G. awing of the second crop, bat income. The loans from beats and Gamble and the Rev. H. F. Wallace when this had been resped in buffaloes (approximately $18,300) and Mr. T. G. Gibson. They had 'ctober-November, difficulties were will also be available x repaid. to work under the most distasteful met owing to the scarcity of buf. The estimated cost of maintenance conditions, surrounded by squalor faloes, due to a great number is 500 a month. The Orphanage and degradation.

having been drowned in the typ will provide educational facilities

The actual want, the report con-hoon. Funds were provided for the and a training in handicraft, the tinued, was very quickly relieved, purchase of buffaloes, implements, purpose being to enable the orphans and accordingly it was decided to etc., part of the cost to be refunded when they reach the age of 13, or izcontinue as far as possible the by the farmers. It was largely due 15 to earn an adequate livelihood. part payment of rice in lieu of to these provisions that a spring As the children rendered orphans wages, in order to do away with harvest, was made possible, which, by the typhoon gradually leave, it the transportation of the rice. A of itself, did mach to hmprove is probable that other destitute inclusive wage of 60 cents was paid, conditions throughout the area children will be received and it is nd the question then arose as to 175 buffaloes were bought at a cost hoped that from this beginning, he disposal of the balance of 300 of $7,123, of which 83,429 was lent made necessary by the recent dis bags of rice left over. The need

The essential work of providing ster, some permanent form of in

for free distribution had passed, clothing and bedding, chiefy for stitutional work amongst destitut and even had it been offered them, women and children, was under children will be established. There were very few of the villagers taken by Mias Eratder of the E. P. Provision has also been made for who would take it unless they were Mission. Articles of clothing dis giving assistance or relief to des absolutely starving This attitude tributed amounted to 15,750, articles fitute women. The Chinese Relief of the people where charity was of bedding 1,900, sundries, wash as Committees have a plan for the concerned was noticeable, through rice bags, personal and household erection of largo industrial school out. The balance of the stock was necessities, 250, making a total of in Bestow for both men and women. In conslusion the Committee give eventually sold slightly under mar-17,800. These were given to 7,500

urance that in to, case bas

ket price, and the action was great |'y appreciated by the people

Reconstructive · Work,

people in 40 villages. Quilts and A [cloth were also- distributed in six mo

teen other villagerkity

In addition to this Committee it was found that there was & number. The repor of offer committees appointed

by careful various organizations for the dis-district *ribution of relief, and that a goo| was deal of overlapping was liable to left occur. Á general meeting was held these

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