A meeting of the French residents and French Protégés was held at the French Municipal Hall on Wednesday, the 19th instant at 6 p.m., to nominate a central committee which would be in charge of the various French War Funds for Mr. E. Naggiar, Acting Consul General for France, was in the chair and the resolutions proposed by him were voted unanimously.
A central committee, consist it of twelve members, is now formed and includes, besides the French Consul as honorary chairman, Messrs. Ardain, Bourboulon, bon, Rouse-Lacordaire cine, sac and J. Dantin, who will act treasurer to the committee.
Subscriptions will be monthly, subscribers being at liberty to state to which fund they want to see their donations go, and if the amount of their subscriptions is to be made public or not.
Subscriptions will be* collected from January inclusive, or from February only, as subscribers may desire: they will be asked for, not later than on the 10th of month, for the previous month.
Cheques and and/orders shall be made in the name of the Shanghai Committee of French War Funds" and sent to J. Dantin Esq., Treasurer of the Committee, c/o French Municipal Council.
French residents and proteges are notified that subscriptions are now being received for those War Funds follows: rench Red Cross, Blind Soldiers, Orphans of the Tnvalids of the War, Assistance to Soldiers on the front. Assistance to Colonial Troops. Assistance to Sailors fighting on land.
Unless mention is made of the Fund which, in the subscriber's mind, is to benefit, subscriptions will acerne to the "Common Funds" and be distributed monthly by the Committee among the various Fund: as per circulars to be sent to all subscribers.
The Committee have much pleasure in stating that up to January 1915, and, though the French Colony is very much reduced in numbers, the aggregate amount of subscriptions sent home exceeds Frs. 100,000
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