When the history of this cat comes to be written, no small spa: will be wanted to describe the work done by those, who, for various reagona, cannot fight but have spent much time, thought and energy in trying to lighten the lot end relieve the responsibilities of those who have come to grips with the enemy.
Patriotic League of Brittns.
"@ertainly Shanghai has shown the way to all the rest of the world. You have every reason to be proud of your efforts," wis written by a joint hon. secretary of the Pateiotic League of Britons Overseas; to the local Branch. Shanghai had gone well to the Iront £219:1:00, Tls. 50,333 and 854,704.44 were the amounts subscribed and, of this, £11,219:1:0 has been #eht home.
While the provision of seaplanes, to which this money was devoted, is somewhat hard to associate with the better meanings of charity, it at least has the merit of showing that private effort is not wanting to supplement the safeguards our men provided, as in duty bound, by Government.
The same remark applies to the Overseas Aircraft Fund, to which Shanghai has already sent £8,699:18:0. This has been represented at the front by three machines costing £1,500, £1,500 and £2,950 respectively, while the organization at home holds £1,379:18:0 to the credit of "Shang-Britons' No. 2' aeroplane, which it is to be hoped, will be another battle machine. To end another £800 is requiretl, of which already about £900 is promised.
Recognition of the great part played by heroic Belgium was not wanting from the first tims that the Tists of the Belgian Relief Fumd were opened. In less than two months Tls. 15,358.38 had been given, and that sum has been steadily augmented, until by December 29 of Ist year, Tis, 30,970.97 had been subscribed. In addition to this $15,000 were raised by a gat-den fete, on the occasion of Kitig Albert's feast, the resident Belgians gave $1,000, an anonymous con-
Kiukinng Branch of the Britimh Women's Work Association gave $591.39 to the Belgian Red Cross.
the Shanghai public wer to be taken to task over any particular funds it would gurely be those in aid of the Italian soldiers and sailors, whose needs do not Sppear to have been as thoroughly appreciated as they deserve. The Italian War Relief Fund received Lire 1,000, Tls. 495 and 83,771, the Soldiers' Furs Fund 81,280, and the Italian Sailors' Fund 8230, und two cases of Christmas presents for the men in the naval hospitals at Venice and Naples. As urging the the claims of the Italian Funds it would seem desirable to point out to what good effect the Furs Fund was spent in Shanghai. Kidskin
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