The Archive · 1938

Chamberlain Hospital Bed

Another tangible expression gratitude to Mr. Chamberlain cam from the Hungarian community, who enclosed a cheque for $50 with a etter suggesting that a hospital bed might be endowed in the Prime Minister's name. "This isa very modest, but tangible form of appre-elation' of the immense service Mr.

Neville Chamberlain has rendered to humanity," states the missive. "The idea is that possibly other communi les or individuals would add to this amount to an extent that perhaps a hospital bed could be endowed here in Shanghai in the name of Mr. Chamberlain," it adds, The letter went on to siate that if this iden' were not feasible the money should be forwarded to any British Chant which the "North-China Daily News' deemed most suitable, A suggestion that a Peace Fund be formed to commemorate Mr, Chamberlain's achievements came from a Finnish citizen of Shanghai who closed a sum of money to start the fund, "As an ardent student of history, I hold that Mir. Chamberlain's effort' is without precedent", he states, "The peace seems to be guaranteed....and should the war have come then the value of Mr. Chamberlain's endeavours would have been just the opposite to the world miseries."

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