Show HELP NEEDED IN CHINA Three Million People are on theVerge of Starvation New York Private advices received re-ceived hero say the famine In China has so far affected three million persons per-sons and that 1000000 Is urgently needed for their relief A region of thirtythree miles wide by nearly sixty miles long has been eswept by tho worst flood within tho memory of man The people lost everything ev-erything they had The Imperial government gov-ernment has voted 40000 taels for the twelve devasted counties but it is a mere drop In the bucket Taking China as a whole this particular par-ticular district flooded is a small one but there also arc famine conditions In other parts of China and the impor ial government is in such straits iln anclally that it Is very much to bo feared that adequate assistance cannot can-not bo given |