London, 21st April The health of the King of Holland is better than at any time during the last eight months. He is believed to be recovering.—Singapore Papers Reaprses ror The WEEK.
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April, 27 ay H.B.M.'s Consul-General has received for famine relief from Melbourne, Australia, through the New Oriental' Bank Corporation, the sum of Tls. 2,837.43 the equivalent at 4/23 of £600. This sum, like the £500 recently received from the same source, has been handed to the North-China Famine Relief Fund, with a suggestion that it be dealt with in the same way, namely two-thirds to be sent to Shantung, and one-third to Newchwang and Moukden for the relief of the sufferers from famine in these regions.
Mr. H. M. Hillier begs to acknowledge the receipt of the following subscriptions to the North-China Famine Relief Fund Amount of subscriptions Tls. 8 already advertised......266,016.93 13,827.29 Subscription from unt...
Proceeds of £10 at 4/17 subscriptions from Mrs.
Dent p.C. F.R. Allen 48,24 Amount received from Rev. W. Muirhead... 211.37
266,301.54 13,827.29
The Committee are sending Tls. 2,000 to Moukden, Tls. 800 to Newchwang and Ts, 9,000 to Shantung. Tls. 2,000 have also been entrusted to. the Mission: for distribution in Anhui and Kiangsu.
Mr. Fitch desires to acknowledge the receipt of Tls. 1,049, sent from New York, by wire, through the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, for the famine in the North.
Messrs. Sperry & Ca., Merchant Millers of Stockton, California, have sent to the Committee of the North China Famine Relief Fund a generous donation of 2,000 sacks of flour in aid of the famine sufferers.
Muirhond begs to acknowledge with the following sums for famine S$. Chapman, Melbourne......£40 Mrs. Jane B. Moore, Bristow, Baltimore, Md., U.S.A., by Mrs.
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