Rich Chinese of Singapore Devoting Tls. 200,000
Mr, Hu Won-hu, a__ wealthy' Chinese merchant from Singapore, visited Shanghai with the intention of establishing a depot for manufac. turing drugs, the business which he ig interested in and from which he has accumulated much wealth. In Shanghai, according to the Chinese press, he saw many poor mendicants who were sleeping in alleys and other inadequate shelters from the inclement winter weather. Mr. Hu had brought with him Tis, 200,000 capital for his branch establishment, but the things he saw deeply moved him and he determined to devote this money to providing a home for these indigent wanderers.
This form of philanthropy is a hobby of Mr. Mu's. He has estab-Tished several homes for old people: in the Straits Settlements, Burmah and other places, He not only felt deep sympathy for those who 30 much needed help but felt that the: sight of these poor Chinese in a wealthy foreign Settlement was. a slur on the Chinese good name, He wrote to General Chiang Kai-shek and succeeded in interesting the Mayor of Shanghai in his scheme, He requests that some 30 mow of Jand be purchased somewhere the country near to Shanghai and fon this ground he will erect a building capable of taking care of one thousand poor people, This he reckons will cost about is, 100,000 The other half of the sum hho intends to devote to this good work he has invested in govern: ment bords and the interest from this sum will be sufficient to cover the running expenses of the asylunt.
General Chiang has replied to his letter approving the scheme and promising cooperation, Mr. Hu is invited to go to Nanking and discuss the details and has already Toft Singapore for this port. He will be delayed for a little while by business affairs in Hongkong but, when those are settled, he will conic on to Shanghai and thence to Nanking to get his scheme put into operation,
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