Say what we may as to the ill-advised terror-stricken rush Shanghai, resent the uninvited responsibility as bitterly as we will, nevertheless, here they are and it would be distinctly unpleasant to have them die on our front doorstep. Therefore, while never forgetting the permanent solution of repatriation this committee appeals to the community fcr assistance to meet the most pressing needs. The soup kitchen furnishes what is for many the only meal they get during the day. By the most economi¢ Management it is possible to serve a nourishing soup with a Piece of meat and vegetables in it, a half pound of black bread, end tea with sugar, for a cost of about 10 cents. Five hundred and forty-three such meals were served in one day recently. The American Red Cross appropriation is entirely exhausted and!no more funds can be secured from America. The free quarters given it must be taken away. The burden of its support, at least $1, per month, will rest on us after August 1.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.