That various Shanghai relief organizations are fast coming to the end of their resources in caring for war refugees is shown in an announcement made by the Director of the International Red Cross to the effect that beginning from January 1, the Red Cross will have to assume responsibility for maintaining some 140 refugee camps hitherto supported by the Federation of Shanghai Charity Organizations, the Shanghai Emergency Relief Committee and the International Relief Committee. This will mean an additional financial burden to the Red Cross, running into tens of thousands of dollars a month for food alone. Officers of the International Red Cross fear that unless large contributions continue to pour into their treasury, they will find it impossible to help the multitudes of war refugees through this winter.
Up to December 25, the Shanghai International Red Cross has obtained a grand total of $633,179.21 and £100 in donations for its relief work. Of this income, it has already allocated and designated a total of $495,983.54 for work by its various committees. Of the allocations already made, the three largest are: $288,572.80 for the Refugees' Committee, $89,200 for Wounded Soldiers' Committee, and $64,916.53 for the Medical Supplies Committee. It should be noted that small portions of these allocations have not yet been paid out, though they are expected to be used up very shortly.
Balance Arranged For Thus there is about a balance of $137,195.67 available for new allocations, As the Director and the Finance Committee of the Shanghai International Red Cross have arranged to use almost all of this balance for purchasing rice and food supplies, it need hardly be said that the Red Cross relief fund is already at a low ebb. Friends interested in helping the Shanghai war refugees are requested to send the' contributions to the Director's Office at 503
Honan Road.
The Clothings Committee, headed by Mrs, W. S. New, has announced that beginning from Thursday, December 30, its office will be removed to the Shanghai Y.W.C.A. building, 999 Bubbling Well Road, where clothes will be received and distributed to the various refugee camps. Since the outbreak of hostilities, the Chinese Medital Association has given free space and services to this committee. and in removing its office to a more convenient location the Committee wishes to express deep appreciation to all staff members of the Chinese Medical Association for their voluntary and extremely useful assistance. In order to be able to handle its increasingly large task, the Clothings Committee has invited two new lends to become its members: Miss T. Y. Zia, general secretary of the Shanghai Y.W.C.A, and Miss T. H. Chang, a social worker.
Additional help has also been secured for several other Committees of the Shanghai International Red Cross: Mr, Feng Ping-nan for the Finance Committee, Mr. W. H, Plant and Mr, E, E. Wilson for the Refugees Committee, Dr. Herman C, E. Liu Mr. T. Y. Lo and Mrs, Ki Chun for the Publicity and Appeals Committee. "lin recognition of her voluntary, and energetic services, Mrs, C. V, Start was made an executive secretary at a recent meeting of the Shanghai International Red Cross Executive Cemmittee, The two other executive secretaries are Dr. Y. Y. and Mr. Tsu C. W, Pettit
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