Whatever our detractors may say of the Shanghai mind—and that old bone seems to be coming up again for verbal gnawing—the Shanghai heart, beat where it may, is in the right place. As with the British Empire, the sun never sets upon Shanghailanders; they are everywhere, but wherever they may be their strongest impulses are generally directed towards helping the unfortunate.
pecially is this the case if the objects of relief can claim the ties of Whangpoo mud, for with us Whangpoo mud is thicker than water.
We have practical evidence that our sorry needs and troubles are remembered by a group of former Shanghai residents now living in England, for, subject to organization by Mrs. H, E. Morriss, useful garments have been madè and dispatched to Shanghai for distribution to the needy. Between them these ladies have made and sent: 129 coats for older ones are no better off, Young, jin growing bodies must have outlets were hawking and white children begging on the for energies, but how they achieve this at present it is difficult to say Schoolgirls are denied the sports in streets, Correspondence in the "North-China pathetic reference to this, was the which their friends at home revel|means of raising help from all sid and enjoy so easily, and so far asto relieve the horrible s one can see there seems little left for S. W. Wolfe, who then chairman them after school hours but the pic-the Refugee Relief Committee, in-tures and homeside tea-parties.
A terviewed the president of the Rus-july terrible situation both for them-sian Orthodox Confraternity and the selves and their parents.
Older girls|outeome of this was that the Inter-joi national the clubs and get sports they have the money—but Assistance to the School for Russian with the limited diversion of tea and Children was organized. dance parties, the activities of the time for funds for young are indeed sadly curtailed. cellent have been made, after much tribulation the children w accommodated at the school A Charity Ball Members of a hard-working com-ill readily be imagined how the mittee of ladies are pitting their boarding side of this institution ha energies towards making a success of [helped our children, for unfortunate-y Ball to be held at the 6, youngsters leave much to be desired in aid of the School for Russian Chil-from the point of view of suitable dren, 737/1 Avenue Petain.
The|child environment. affair is being sponsored by Mrs.|prents are able to pay W. J, Gande, and she is being assisted by Mrs. Carrol Lunt, Mrs, Win. Gande, jr, Mrs, Hugh Middleton, and towards with our other troubles, involved in financial dificult Miss Lucy G " mittee of the school is als Shanghai citizens s years felt that this has a special claim upon their sympathie: since it has, from its very inception, provided for a section of our com: munity which has been the sport of ppy circumstances.
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The cost of mail ing of each boarder month present time need of equipment and linen. Since the premises It will be recalled that way back occupied by Chinese choler in 1924 the position of the Russians dur last summer, the bulk of the here was most pitiable, and with no visible means of subsistence they, existence. with their young children, were living in the direst poverty, being herded need that it is hoped that as many together. in Chinese hovels of the jas will assist by patrol worst description.
For the first time ball mentioned, babies, 14 odd finely-knitted gar~ ments, and sundry scarves and caps The wool, Mrs. Morriss states, was bought from Messrs. Richard Crispin Ca, of 67 Basinghall Street E.C., with no profit to themselves, so we have friends of China in the wool trade too.
Since Mrs, Morriss and her friends when in Shanghai worked for the B.W.A, they have requested that this organization receive the donations for its needy, a gift which will be most gratefully received. The garments are beautifully made and yet we learn that some of the knitters were entire amateurs, and the. ordinary way would never have been incited to venture upon the woolly way of industry, beset with slip and purl, but for the urgent call of charity in China. Our kind friends have further enlisted the efforts of their friends at nome, and to them too must our thanks be ex-done by: Mrs, H, E. Morriss, organizer; Miss Cooper and friends, Mrs. Bingham and frien Lady Henderson and friends, Mi Noel Morriss, Mrs. Durham Matthews, Miss Elizabeth Kirk, Banstead Manor and village friends, Cheveley Girl Guides, Miss P. Slocock, Mrs. Gulland, Mrs. Pitcairn, Mrs, Fitzgerald, and Mrs, Burkhill,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.