CHINESE FAMINE
WORST IN MANY YEARS
(United Press Association—-By Electric , Telegraph—Copyright)
SYDNEY, fan. 30
71. Ainsworth, formerly of the Asiatic Petroleum. Company, arrived from China to-day. He declared that China was faced with the worst famine for many years. Five provinces were stricken. It wiis likely that cmi mil lion Chinese, would perish of slaivation. Three parties had combined t_o form a X litionalist Government at Nanking, and were doing their utmost to create older out of chaos, hut the urospocls of a famine in Shantung, Honan. Shansi, Shensi and Kansu wore awful.. Roots, leaves and bark were lining eaten by the inhabitants. I’o m:\ ]<v matters worse, civil war was continuing in various districts. Air Aiiisworth, with his wife and three daughters lived for many years in Honan. They are now going to take up farming in New Zealand, in order to escape from the misery ot their Chinese surroundings.
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Hokitika Guardian, 31 January 1929, Page 6
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