Brig-General E, B. Macnaghten as Chairman of the British Unemployment Fund makes to-day an eloquent appeal to the community to rally round in revival of that source of means for remedying the dire distress which now seems likely to afflict a large number of British Shang-hollanders. Amid the welter of calls on the purses of the citizens of this stricken area, the charitably-minded are apt to be bewildered. Already help has been properly tendered to those admirable organizations which are dealing with Chinese distress in various forms. It is hardly necessary to stress the point that British subjects have a first claim on the sympathies of their own people. Therefore, in spite of the efforts already made, it is to be hoped that General Macnaghten's call will find a prompt and generous response. The British Chamber of Commerce and the China Association which are sponsoring the Fund will assuredly command whole-hearted confidence for their experience in distributing money to the various British organizations is unrivalled.
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