Mr. Chu Pao-san presided at a meeting of the Famine Relief Committee's executive council, held in the ex-German Club on Manda:
It was announced that subscriptions amounting to $95,000 had been received by the Hongkong Shanghai Bank, and $31,876.90 by the Bank of China and the Commercial Bank of China.
Mr. Tang Shao-yi reported receipt of a letter from a friend at Hongkong enclosing a subscription of $5,000 from the sender and his family, with another $5,000 to follow. It was also announced that Mrs. Shen Kung-pao and family will subscribe $100,000 to be devoted to relief work in Shantung.
The management of the Olympic Theatre wrote offering to give the proceeds (less expenses) of two evening shows on behalf of the fund, and the hope was expr that other places of entertainment in Shanghai might do likewise.
The Committee's expenses will probably be met by private donations—some $4,000 having already been subscribed—so that public subscriptions may be used solely for relief work.
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