To the Editor of the "Norru-Cmixa Day News."
Sir,—Will you allow us through your columns, to appeal to the community of Shanghai for assistance to the wounded of all nationalities in the north? By the expenditure of a comparatively small sum of money and with the help of those ladies who may be willing to ce-operate, relief urgently needed may be afforded to those of our countrymen who have fallen in the common cause of civilisation, whose sutlerings, on account of the inevitable defects in hospital appliances at Tientsin added to the heat, and the general discomfort of their surroundings, are very great. Friends in the north write that the chief requisites to alleviate these sufferings are mosquito-curtains, fans, feeding cups, and pyjamas, and it is' with the object of supplying these immediate wants that the present appeal is made, Contributions in money, materials and made-up articles will be gratefully accepted, and these should be sent, as soon as possible, as follow:
Contributions of money to Mrs. Holliday Made-up articles (pyjamas or mosyuitonets) to Mrs. Adler.
Materials suitable for making pyjamas, to Mrs, Webrung.
A quantity of material for making mosquito-nets has already been purchased, and parcels of this, as well as of flannel, ete. for making pyjamas may be obtained from the undersigned by ladies who are willing to join in the work of making up. The chief essential is speed in getting the articles to their destination, or at any rate, that a first consignment should be dispatched within the next few days. The care and distribution of the things will be confided to the capable hands of the Y¥.M.C.A.'s representative at Tientsin. Io is unnecessary to dwell on the urgency of the needs which we hope to alleviate. Shanghai has never been appealed to in vain where there is real distress to robe and it requires no keen imagination to realise the sufferings of the wounded, under existing conditions, in Tientsin.
Thanking you for publishing this letter.
Wo are, etc., Mus. M. Apter.
Mrs. F. Ayscoven.
Mxs. Coen. Hoxtipay.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.