The Archive · 1935

Silver Jubilee Fund

'The final result of the British Women's Association's effort to raise contributions from the British community in China to the Joint Empire Societies' personal Silver Jubilee Gift {to His Majesty can now be announced. The total of $5,000 has been converted into 7,780 shillings or £389 and remitted to the Victoria League in London by the British Women's Associa ition here. The Association is to be congratulated on this result. Thereby it has secured for British residents fu China the satisfaction of having taken a direct part in an intimate tribute of loyalty and affection to the King. Whatever may be the contributions from other British communities overseas, it will be recognized that, under. present difficulties, British subjects here have made a really effective demonstration of their ce-operation in the general celebra tions of a memorable national event

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