It seems to be the fate of Shanghai to have to absorb, every now and then, a number of refugees from foreign countries, and the ability with which this is done is a testimony to the good heart and intelligence of the city. The Russian refugee problem has been almost, but not quite, solved. There still remains a very considerable drain on this city's charity funds in this connection. Another call- which has been answered to a certain extent has been for the relief of those foreigners whose employment has been wrecked by the Sino-Japanese hostile ities, though in most cases these can hardly be classified as refugees. Now comes, however, an urgent appeal for funds for the support of the numerous Jews who have been driven out ut Central Europe by the policies of the governments of ihe countries in those areas. The appeal, which appears in other columns today, is made on purely humanitarian grounds. These people have come to Shanghai, though it would be difficult to find a harder pressed town for them to come to, because there is nowhere
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