San Francisco, Jan, 22, Seventy-five thousand, Chin¢se "in this country contributed over Chinese $21,000,000" for medical and refugee relief during the first three months Jor the undeclared war in China, iwas announced here recently, Funds from direct contributions Ihave been as Uberal as those realized from the sale of hand-made flowers jand benefit shows of various kinds, ranging from Chinese operas dances.
The Chinese Six Companies of San Francisco, head organization of the Jeommunity, raised its Ch.$1,000,000 dollar quota in less than throe weeks, from direct contributions.
Other organizations, spurred by the example of the Six Companies direc tors, have established committees throughout the community to press the work of collecting further con tributions,. The Native Sons group followed dispatch of the Six Com~ panies funds with a shipment of antly toxins by air, and a. shipment of bandages and antiseptics by steamer.
Street brondeasts of war news and mass meetings have kept enthusiasm Jamong local Chinese at high pitch, Recent arrivals from the Oriental war zone have addressed huge gather= ings in Chinatown, describing the progress of warfare and relating the [sufferings of the homeland.
Other Chinese communities United States, from Colon, Panama, New England, indicate the same degree of patriotic fervour with individual contributions ranging from Ch$10,800 to Ch$190,000. United Press,
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