residents will learn with great on that the suggestion we made in our leading columns on Friday Inst_has been taken up, and that Mr. Pelham Warren has called a meeting of British residents on Thursday next at the Lyceum at 5.30 p.m. at which it is proposed that a committee shall he appointed to raise a patriotic fund in Shanghai, There can be no doubt that there will be an enthusiastic response here to this appeal.
At this meeting Indies are invited to attend.
At committee meeting in Hongkong of the Patriotic Fund it was decided to send all contributions to the Man: House, London, to he handed over to the Sailors' and Soldiers' Families' Association. The Governor of Hongkong had received the following telegram from the Lord Mayor "Fund embraces widows, orphans, and other dependents of officers and men. For sick and wound-d while under treatment. For soldiers and sailors disabled by wounds. For benefit after leaving service. For wives and children left behind, and those not on the strength."
At: the same time we may mention that Mr. Speelman of the Russo-Chinese Bank has handed usa translation of a circular that has been published in Batavia, signed by Vice-Admiral F. J. Stokhuijsen and a Inrge number of prominent Batavians, asking for subscriptions to a compassionate fund." The circular says "The undersigned appeal to your sup-PenThe war between England and the ort.
Transvaal has started. The war has begun which will cost thousands and thousands of lives, which will tura wives into widows, children into orphans, and ruin the happiness of thousands and thousands for life.
"The undersigned have formed a committee wh se object is to collect funds to support the widows and orphans of the fallen Boers and assist the wounded and mutilated.
"While taking upon themselves the above task the committee put side any political feeling whatever; they feel only the heartiest sympathy with those who will shortly require s" much help. Undoubtedly there are already hundreds who mourn the loss of husbands and sons who have fallen and left them penniless; and there are hundreds of men already made infirm and incapable for life. All these await our support "We look for an answer to our appeal in the name of humanity from all who can help and who pity those who suffer yonder."
We may add that the Dutch residents here have no idea whatever of making any demonstration. We are informed that several detachments of the Red Cross Society have been sent from Holland to the Transvaal, the cost being defrayed by Korleweg with six dressers, nurses, ete., sum of 100,000 florins having been cou-tributed for the purpose.
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