Sir Robert Ho Tung's recent dis pensation of charity to various worthy causes, notably his $50,000 to the Szechtien Famine Relief Fund, has een on so generous a scale that his thoughtfulness in managing to make 's0 handsome an addition to the Coropation Memorial Fund in Shanghai must be especially gratifying to, the sponsors of that scheme. Indeed, as was known that Sir Robert had made to the Hongkong Coronation, Memorial Fund the " exceedingly generous donation of $10,000, his] Kindness in finding it possible to devote so substantial an amount $2,300 to the Shanghai Fund is all the more noteworthy, In forwarding his} cheque Sir Robert has been 00d enough to express his strong ap-Proval of the objects of the Fund and to convey his warm wishes for Its speedy completion, He certainly has given a. strong incentive to_all who have not yet subscribed to repair their omissions at an early date. He has lifted the total well over the $110,000 mark and so the organizers can continue their efforts to collect the remaining $40,000 with renewed vigour. There is nothing like success to stir the community. The Fund fg. steadily mounting. The process should now be accelerated,
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