The Archive · 1937

CHINA'S GIFT TO US. FLOOD VICTIMS

Dr. Kung Cables Message of Sympathy: Contribution of $100,000: $100,000 Worth of Chinese Products In-his capacity of President of the United Charitable Association Shanghai, De, H. H. Kung, Viee~ President of the Executive Yuan and Minter of, Finance, on February 2 dispatched a wire of fo the Mood. sufferers' in the United States on behalf' of the Chinese people.

'The wire, together with a remit tance of $100,000, was addressed to} 'Admiral Cary' H. Grayson, Chairman of the American Red Cross, which Also mentioned that $100,000 worth of Chinese products useful to the flood victims would be sent shortly.

Text of Cable Following Is the text of Dr. Kung's wite:

"The Chinese people have learned with rear concern "of the flood disaster which has befallen the Ame can people and their profound sympathy goes out to the sufferers, "As an expression of the Chinese the four orgenizatons sponsoring the drive on February 3.

The four organizations are the United "Charlable Assocation "of Shanghai, the Child Welfare. Assor ation of China, the Chinese Teed Cross Association, and the Chinese-Foreign Famine Raiet Comitice, In the absence of Dr Kung. the meeting was Dresided over by Mayor Wu Tershen Greater Shanghai, who lo vices resident of the Assocation.

'To supervise general affairs relat-Ing to the drive committee of fifteen members' was formed, "Five Were elected to the Standing Com: mille, namely Dr. H. 1 Kung, DE, JR. Wong, Ambassador to the Usited Sisten, Mr. Sung. Han-chang, General Manager of the Bank of China, of S70, Prominent cal "el leader, and "ate hing, holeman of the National Farming Rellet Commission. assist the Committee, Mr. Pan

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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