London, Jan. 1 ter of St Pauls Cuthedral, through The appeal by the Donn and Chap-
The Times," for funds to enable them to, erty out what it is hoped will be a final effort to safeguard the Cathedral for generations to come, has met with a magnificent response in the United Kingdom. Tu view of the fact, however, that the sum required may approximate £250,000, an appeal is being made to the people of the British Empire throughout the world to assist in preserving this great national me-novial, which, to whatever munion they belong, is their heritthening of the massive the famous ternally with rubble, mainly com.
These pers, were led in-posed of old bricks left upon th tite of the old cathedral after th Great Fire of London. This defect has now become painfully apparent, A aystem of injecting cement under rare' into the pier, 90 a8 to fil! the interstices and give new life to these enormous columns, hay been tried with success. It is' the eon tinued and complete application of this process, or some alternative, which necessitates the present ap-) 4 peal for funds.
Unless the appeal is successful, hay' be neceskury, in view of the danger of the whole structure, to lowe the Cathedral and disin the dome, thus depriving ims for yea vie. thie wal monument Reuter's have undertaken to col leet subscriptions abroad, and these will be received in the Far East at Heuter's offices in Shanghai, Peking, Tientein,—Hankow, Hongkong. Tokyo und Singapore, and, through reknowledged in the focal" news-the courtesy of the prea,
ponera Also, the names of" subs aero ant the amounts will Called resuarly by Reuters to "The SHimex nnd be printed tu that news meet.
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