AFFAIRS IN CHINA
T)EHENCE COLLAPSES
United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).
(Received this dnv nt 11.25. a.m.) SHANGHAI. April 5.
The defence of Wuhan collapsed in the usual Chinese manner, five tliou-.-51 nd going over to tli<? Nanking defence line. This action lias thrown •Croat confusion into the remainder of the forces, which are retreating in panic to Hankow. The safety of ioreign concessions is a matter for concern, unless retreating forces are diverted.
CHINESE FAMINE
REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE
WELLINGTON, April 5,
A promise was given by the PrimeMinister to-day to a deputation of churchmen and other bodies, that ( abinet would further consider the request that the Government should afford assistance for the relief of famine sufferers in China. Sir Joseph Ward said it was a time when we had our own troubles, hut we had a wonderful country in every respect, hut not so favourable for tiie country’s finance as tor rhe various industries, lie referred to the unemployment problem and added that although the Government had been doing a great deal towards relieving, it had got very little thanks and received a lot of misrepresentation. He said ho was fully in accord with the principles urged by the. deputation.
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