The Archive · 1937

London Effort To Assist War Victims

London, Oct. 21.

Quantities of exquisite Chinese art treasures were privately viewed at ihe Chinese Embassy to-day. They were voluntarily contributed by Chinese ladies in Britain, who have organized a bazaar for next week to raise funds for medical aid for Chinese war victims, The committee, presided over by Mme. Quo Tai-chi, wife of the Chinese Ambassador, includes a few British friends Lady Macleay, wife of the former British Minister to China; Lady Hosie and others.

Many Chinese ladies have given all their private jewellery, and the Chinese Ambassador, among his other gifts, contributed an antique screen valued at £600. Mme. Quo's gifts included a jade bracelet worth £100.

The bazaar also includes porcelain Tang figurines, ancient embroideries and jade statuettes of a type rarely seen in public.—Reuter.

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

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