Association.
Mr, W. B. Rigden, Jardine.
Mathe-on & Ca. Ltd.
Mr B. Y.
Woo, Sh: chai Refugees Relict Committee to get home, probably at a cost of no more than a dollar per head. There are also, however, some 15,000 natives of Kwangtung Province, and to assist these home will probably cost about $8 per head. There is a need therefore for a total fund of well over $200,000 which must be ised by public subscription. A fund has, therefore, been opened and it is hoped that all who can do so will send subscriptions large or small direct to the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation who have kindly undertaken to receive subscriptions.
In order to minimize the amount of work involved as much as possible receipts will not be issued, but all contributions received will be acknowledged in the Press both foreign and Chinese.
I am sending this letter to all the leading foreign and Chinese new: papers, asking all papers to give it the utmost publicity, and their fullest possible support, the need is very real one, and very urgent, and it is hoped that all persons who can. irrespective of national will forward their contributions to-day to Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation.
W. H, Brant, Chairman, Committee Ca-ordinating Work of Evacuating Refugees, Shanghai, Aug. 26
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