Chefoo, Oct. 14.
Chefoo is contributing generously to the Famine Relief Fund. -Last Saturday afternoon at the Home of Mrs. McMullan a very successful sale was held, the proceeds of which realized $700, and has since been handed over to the Committee of the local Fund. Mrs. McMullan is always ready to assist in good works and her sale of Saturday last was a great success. It must have involved a tremendous amount of labour, but, from the large numbers of Chinese who went there, paying 10 cents for admission, and from the cheque which she was able to forward to the Famine Relief Fund, she will no doubt feel that she has been well recompensed for the time and energy devoted so willingly by her, and her friends to the scheme for raising money.
The Chinese are by no means behind in their efforts to assist, and one of the local churches organized house-to-house visit for the purpose of getting in subscriptions.
Next Saturday week there is to be a gymkhana held at the West Beach. These -gymkhanas usually attract enormous crowds and it is a happy idea to charge for admission, to the forthcoming one. All the profits accruing from the sale of tickets, etc., and these should be considerable, are to be handed over to the Famine Relief Fund.
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