The Archive · 1925

Poppy Day Drive

Contributions by Hongkong and Outports to Earl Haig's Fund:

Over £3,407 Collected The audited statement of the poppy Day Drive, 1924," organized by the Hongkong and China Branch of the British Legion in aid of Ran Fiuig's Fund shows that the Fund has [benefited by a handsome donation of $5407 12s, Shameen and Kiungchow also remitted direct the further sums of £157 1s, 11d, and £24 196, 3d, respectively.

The most generous donors were Hongkong and Kowloon, their' combined contributions from clubs, hotels, and representing the proceed from bridge drives, raffles, etc., being 42,645 ITs. Swatow appears next on the list with £128 s. od.

Tt will be seen from the following ist of donations from the smaller outports that even Antung, with its Anglo-Saxon, population of a for so was able to send 42 1 Shanghai and Tientsin residents also contributed generously but direct to London.

Amos £56145, 004: Amtung, £2 180 'e26se. 10ds" Chet how, BBB" 12a. E005. "Gdey Ruling Htederott Kiukinng, £25 eid Ta, Bet Swatow, #13 aint, £20 10s, 1a. Tainan, Weibel, £27 144, Tod "Wah, £57 16s,

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