Shanghai, Nov. 13. T a meeting of the Executive Commitice of the Central British War Fund (Shanghai) held on November 10, with H.M.s Superintending Consul, Mr. G. V.
Kitson, in the chair, the question of the allocation of funds was discussed. The broadcast appeal of the Lord Mayor of London on behalf of the British Red Cross! Society and the order of St. John was before the meeting, and it was decided, provisionally, but without prejudice to the claims! of other relief agonies, to remit each month 90 per cent. of the! funds received locally to the Mansion House Fund. The first instalment, amounting to over £3,300 was remitted on Armistice Day.
The balance of ten per cent. will temporarily be retained for use for Tocal or other grants, and contributions which have been earmarked for specific agencies will, as far as possible, be forwarded to them direct. The Committee was satisfied that the Lord Mayor's Fund, which already exeveds £700,000, covers such a wide field of relief, te, that it must be Feqivded as the most suitable agency for the disbursement of Shanghai's contributions the appeal made by the Lord Mayor of London on September 11, reads as folio Last Saturday HLH, the Duke of Gloucester announced. the opening of joint appeal for the money the British Red Cross Society and the Order of St. John will now need. normal circumstances the Bri tish' Red Cross and the Order of St. John have their societies and branches in all the British Dominions. and. in most of the Colonies. Where the Army goes in time of war members Of the Joint body go too, In order to help to. staff the hospitals under the Aieetion of the Army authorities.
'Apart from this necessary, work a 'Commissioner ig sot up in each entre, who it able to provide. additional comforts for the troops—blankets, for example, and foodstuffs where neeossary, a' few luxuries. for invalid canteens, and recreation facili Generally speaking, the function the Joint Organization is to provide extra comforts forthe pick and Wounded, and' to" supplement the Army and medical services, in order to enable them to meet the heavily Increased demands made upon them. Roliet work on. behalf of prisoners of war in many centres has been a special feature of the work of the Red Cross made easy by its international scope and organization,
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