That various Shanghai relief or ganizations are fast coming to the end of their resources in caring for war refugees is shown in an arinouncement made by the Director of the International Red Cross to the effect that beginning from Jantary 3, the Red Cross will have to assume res ponsibility for maintaining some 140 Fefugee camps hitherto supported by the Federation of Shanghai Charity Organizations, the Shanghai Emer= gency Relict Committee and the International Rellet Committee, Thi will mean an additional financial burden to the Red Cross, running into tens of thousands of dollars a month for food alone. OMeers of the Inter national Red Cross fear that unless Large contributions continue to. pour into their treasury, they will find it impossible to help the multitudes of war refugees through this winter, Up to December 25, the Shanghai International Red Cross has obtained grand total of $633,179.21 and £100 Ju donations for its relict work, Of this income, it has already allocated and designated a total of $405,003.54 for work. by. its various committees, OF the allocations already made, the three largest are: $288,572.60 for the Refugees' Committee," $89,200 for Wounded Soldiers' Committee, and $64,910.53 for the Medical Supplies Committee. It should be noted that small portions of these allocations have not yet been paid out, though
shortly {hey are expected to be used up very Balance Arranged For Thus there ix about a balance of $137,195.67 available for new alloa tions. "As the Director and the Finance Committee of the Shanghai International Red Cross have -ar= ranged to use almost all of this balance for purchasing rice and food supplies, it need hardly be said that the Red Cross relief fund is already ata low ebb, Friends Interested in helping the Shanghai war. refugees fare requested to send the' epntri= butions to the Director's OMce at 505 Honan. Road The Clothings Committee, headed by Mrs, W. 8, New, has announced hat beginning from Thursday, Decem= ber 30, its office will be removed to the Shanghai Y.W.C.A. building, 999 Bubbling Well Road, where clothes will be received and distributed to the various refugee camps. Since the outbreak of hostilities, the Chinese Medical Association has given free space and services to this committee, and in removing its office to a more convenient location the Committee wishes to express deep. appreciation {fo all staff members. of the Chinese Medical Association for their volun lary and extremely useful assistance. In order to be able to handle its. increasingly Jarge task, the Clothinys Committee has invited two new friends to become its members: Mis" 'T. ¥. Zia, genera) secretary of the Shanghai ¥.W.C.A., and Miss TH. [Chang a social worker.
Additional "help has also been secured for several other Committees of the Shanghai International Red Cross: Mr. Feng Ping-nan for the Finance Committee, Mr. W. 1, Plant and Mr. B, B, Wilson for the Refugees Dr, Herman C, B. Liu Mr. Ki Chun for the Publicity and Appeals Committee, In recognition of her voluntary and energetic services, Mrs, C. V, Start was made an executive secretary at a Fecent meeting of the Shanghai Inter= rational Red Cross Excoutive Com: mittee, The two other executive sec-Fetaries are Dr. Y. ¥, Tsu and My.
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