Large supplies of food, chiefly in the form of bread, have been Uberally contributed by various organizations and individuals, and these are dis tributed from, the centres. selected by the Committee, The committee will be grateful if donors of supplies will endeavour to Include some such vitalizing elements as soya iboans The committes wishes to bring to the notice of their supporters the absolute necessity of the distribution fof food being effected through the headquarters organization, as this arrangement prevents waste.
The committee is, at present, in the position. of having almost "too plentiful a supply of food, and the AiMeulties of storage and preserva~ tion are acute. Under the eircums atonees, they would request their friends to make enquiries from memors of the Committee, or from the French Police at Poste Mallet, before sending further supplies," When present stocks are nearing absorption, the committee will advise the public through the press, With the approach of cold weather, the question of clothing and bedding will be of increasing importance, and Brrangements are already being mad to deal with this problem. a considerable amount of incorrect Information. regarding conditions in the area is at-present bel elreu- t Tated, the committee requests their friends to accept the statements issued by them as the only information for which they can assure responsibility, Admiral's Big Gift Matching the donation of $10,000 made on Nov. 14. by General Twane Matsui, Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Expeditionary Forces Shanghai, Vice-Admiral Kiyosht Hasegawa, Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Third Fleet, on Nov. 16 handed Father P. Jacquiniot a similar amount for use among the refugees of the Nantao safely zone. Father Taequinot called on Admiral Haseawa in the noon {o receive the itt.
The donation was made a token of the Japanese Admiral's appreciation of the efforts made by Father Jacqui not and his associates for the reation and the maintenance of the nantao area reserved for the residence of the Chinese civilian popula-ion and also as an expression of sympathy of the Japanese naval command for the Chinese refugees Inthe zone.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.