Full support to their country's cause is being given by Chinese living in the United States, who to date Wave contributed over $3,000,000, Chinese currency, to China's war chest, The efforts of the hundreds of Chinese resident in America have been centralized through the formation of the China War Relief Association of America, with headquarters in San Francisco. This association was formed on August 19 last year by 91 organizations of overseas Chinese, for the purpose of raising. money for civilian refugee relief, and medical relief for the wounded.
Besides conducting drives for subscriptions, the Association has sent medical supplies and warm clothing for the wounded soldiers and refugees in the war-torn areas. As many as 15,000 pieces of new clothing have been sent for the benefit of the wounded, while 50,000 Ib. of old clothes have been supplied to the wer refugees in Shanghai and Canton. The funds raised so far have been handed over to the Central Emergency Relief Committee at Nanking, the International Committee of the China Red Cross in Shanghai and Hankow, and the Canton Emergency Relief Committee.
The funds have been raised by subscriptions from more than 30,000 individuals, of which three per cent. were American supporter of China's cause. Men gave part of their salaries, women pawned their jewellery, boys shined shoes to raise subscriptions, girls sold flowers, and young men "played baseball and football games to augment the funds. Chinese athletes jin San Francisco are to play a "rice bowl" game with the Los Angeles Chinese next Sunday for the "riceies" mouths of China.
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