A Scheme for Emgigration to Serbia: Formation of a Central Csmmittee Amidst all the confusion arising out of the arrival of 1,000 or so refugees by Admiral Stark's ships to swell the great foreign unemployed army already in the Settlement, and the hurried efforts to do something to help them, it is satisfactory to learn that there is at least a more or less concentrated attempt to care for the unfortunate or-phoned cadets There are now here over 300 of these lads, ranging from 10 to 17 years of age, who have no means of existence. They are all children of good birth, and most of them lost their parents during the world war and the Russian revolution. For the last three to five years they have been leading a most unsettled life, as their schools were evacuated from town to town, owing to the military activities of their elders, until they reached the Pacific, and through no fault or will of theirs, were finally removed from Russian soil and now find themselves in a foreign land, with few clothes and no food or homes. At present they are living in a house generously offered by 4 kind-hearted foreigner for two months, but they have no_ beds, mattresses, blankets, chairs of tables—in fact little that is essential to health and existence and their condition is pitiful. What they have gone through may be imagined when the boys say that, comparison, they are now living in paradise, There has now been formed the Relief Committee for Russian Or-phons of the Great War, presided over by General K. Walter, with Admiral V. Kovalevsky as Vice-President and following members:—Mrs. ©. Shendrikova, Mrs, L. Synnerberg, Mrs. L. Vouich,, Mrs. A, Kovalevsky, Mrs. O. -Fumagalli and Mrs. M. Cherkasskaja. Their object is the immediate aid of these children and also to decide and arrange for their future Recognizing the undesirability of keeping the boys as a charge for several years on the r nts of Shanghai, the committee are most. anxious to get them away as soon as possible. The scheme to which all attention is being given at the moment is one for sending them to Serbia, and communication has already been established for this purpose. Failing this, it is hoped to be able to send them to various countries in small groups. Two instructors are now with them and will resume lessons as soon as possible.
The Russian community here are very keenly interested in the boys and it is reported that there were striking scenes at the Russian Church last Sunday, when a special collection was lo and many jadies even pulled off their bracelets and other jewellery to add to
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