Lord Curzon appealed to the country raise a fund-for the sufferers, heading the list with @ princely donation of Rs. 80,000; it is certain that the fund will be amply supported. Lord Rothschild has already responded with a sum of £2,000 sterling, while the Reliot Fund started by the Lahore Arya Samaj has already risen to Ra. 5,000. Local relief funds have sprung up all over the coun try, and the native gentlemen of th districts most affected are assisting in the distribution of food to the poorer classes and the care of orphans. The:
a wide. demand for t'atesing and building materials, coolies are scarce, and efforts are being made. to import large gangs of masons and carpenters. Lady Curzon has proposed that any Europeans and Indians who have been injured and may be moved with safety, should be removed under medical care as soon as possible to Simla, as her guests at the Walker and Ripon Hospitals, wher medical skill and careful nursing will be provided.
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