The central committee appointed for the relief of destitute refugees is at present most actively employed in directing the transformation of Messrs. Kelly & Walsh's former premises on the Bund into free dining and reading rooms. The building, which will probably be pulled down next April, has been until that time, most generously placed at the disposal of the committee rent free by the owners, the Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation, and is most suitable for the purpose. Centrally situated and quite near to the districts where most of the refugees are quartered, this buildins will prove much more convenient than the premises at present being utilized in Bubbling Well Road, which are so far away as to almost necessitate expenditure on tram fares by those in need of aid.
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