Report Describes Four Months' Work: £100,000 Total Raised: How Money Has Been Spent Ambassador's committee appointed to administer the British Fund for Relief in China has now been at work for four months and details of the work performed are now available. It is pointed out that by the combined efforts of the El 1a Association, the Conference of British Missionary Societies and the British Red Cross Society, a sum approaching 100,000 including approximately £18,000 worth of medical supplies and clothing, has been raised rom all parts of Great Britain.
Contributions have also been sent from Australia and New Zealand and gifts have'been made to the Committee locally in Shanghai.
The Central Executive Committee! in Shanghai has had the ce-operation of five regional committees working under the chairmanship of the Consuls-General at Canton, 'Hankow, 'Tientsin and 'Tsingtao and' the Consul Amoy. Many British hospitals have had sudden and heavy burdens thrust upon them as they have been called on to care for sick refugees, air-raid vielims and wounded soldiers. The Ministry of Health of the Chinese Government has. itself contributed more than $200,000 for the assistance of mission hospitals of all nationally ies but a great deal more was required to meet the larger needs, and the patients themselves have for the most part been unable to pay the modest contributions that usually en~ fable such hospitals to meet a fair proportion of their running expenses. Reeordingly, sums of money In pro: portion (0 their need have been. put the disposal of British hospitals fand in some cases other nationalities from this Fund, Hosoital supplies to a total value of £18,000 were. sent out In British hips, enrrled free of cost, and these supplies have now nearly all been fately delivered to their destination. For the handling of these supplies in Honakone thanks are extended to an enereatie. and resourceful committee consisting of—Mr. G. C. Pelham, HM. Trnde Commissioner, Dr. Hi, Monteomery, Superintendent of the Matilda Hospital, and Mr. T. Low of Messrs, Butterfield & Swire, This Committee took delivery of these stinplies in the Colony, repacked them and forwarded them to other places, of the money available a very considerable proportion is being al-Toeated In these six regions for the benefit of Chinese refugees who are need of food, clothing and shelter. This Is particularly the ease in Bane where the committee is in a position to care for the stream of Auferers passing up the Yangtze
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