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Show CHINESE FAMINE ' CONDITIONS IMPROVED SHANGHAI. ' China, -May J A respondent re-spondent of the Assortatsd Pros who returned re-turned yestsrday from the famine stricken districts of northern China found condition Improved as a result of the relief work, but still very bad. The dally death rat haa decreased from eeveral thousands In the middle of March to a few hundreds. - Many farrns are delWted. only mod walla fndiratln tjiat they were once tenanted. Children who formerly were sold for M ent earh ar now rltangd for a few pound of grain. Wonwn are themselves Into slav ery to provide mirror for the more helpless help-less ones of families. The Prim ton and Tale missionaries at Hwai Yuan In the north of Chensl province are rfolns; splendid work in controlling con-trolling the d let rl hut Ion of foodstuffs. Tha Chinese sjentry are exhibiting a new spirit, havlna abandoned . the old time thory that famines were a nec- earns ry ?v1 to redure th surplus population. popula-tion. The rove rn men t snd missionaries sre orgsnlsed for the relief of J.OOO.non persons in the greatest need. The continue con-tinue Hon of the famine, however, is exhausting ex-hausting the relief supplies, snd a million mil-lion and a half more persons remain for whom relief must he provided. |