Board report, Mrs. Giles said: The Sino-Japanese war, bringing with It such over-whelming misery. and distress, has caused a fundamental change in the administration of charitable work. So far as the BW.A. was concerned, it began with what "practically amounted to an amalgamation of the Execullve and the Social Service Board, as there were too few members in Shanghai to run either committee alone. We held our first meeting afler the outbreak of war on September 8, 1937 In a Private house. Mrs. Whitney suggest ed that an amalgamation of the charitable societies was needed to prevent wastage of funds, and dis-Sipation of energy. It was found that some people were on the books of various societies, and were recelving help from all, owing to a lack of ce-ordination. We held one very [successful meeting at Mrs. Hardman's house on September 29, when representatives from various " societies attended, It was a good beginning to the won which Dean Trivett took over and enlarged, so that now the Associated Foreign Charities "Committee of Shanghai includes practical ly all charitable groups of all nations and of all religions in Shanghai, Tt Qn March 9. at H.B.M, Consulate-General, before Mr. A. G. N. Opden, the wedding took place of Mr. H. P. Bourke, of Reuters Limited, of Shanghai, and Mrs. Marie Pack-wood, daughter of Mr. David H. Deacon and the late Mre, Deacon of London. Mr. and Mrs. Bourke are spending their honeymoon in Japan. is doing a most useful and interesting work.
The Social Service Board has always investigated cases, and Jadministered funds on behalf of national and other societies, but we have more frequent calls for such help than ever nowadays, and we ate proud to be "asked and able to respond. Our own funds are not. concerned in such cases. merely means more work for those committee members who investigate and administer. ur statement of accounts shows what work is done and how it is financed, but you will want a fuller story than is given by the figures, Jumble sales is the frst' item on Focoipts, and they realized $1,368.72, That Is a large sum in these hard ays. It represents much kindness from the donors, for a lot of good things are given' to us, much work fon the part of members, who sort the things as they come in, and very work for those who organize tund assist at the actual Jumble Sale, We owe these members our warmest thanks. previous years the Chamber of Commerce maintained a fund to deal with winter distress, and made the Board' a monthly" donation. This winter the Chamber of Commerce Gecided to keep their money. to Fepatriate people whicn need arose. They were able to make this decision because the British Fund for the relief of distress in China had come Into being and was helping generous ly in the matter of relict work, but this money is not available" for repatriation expenses. It is this fund that has enabled us this winter to meet the heavy calls for money and what money buys. It is our mainstay. At this point, T may tell you that our expenditure in 1938 was 2% times the expenditure in 1937 and more than seven times as much as it was 1082
Our own annual appeal which runs from November 1, 1937 to October 31, 1038, brought in $1,082 and we hod a very welcome gift from the Union Church Women's Gulld, who sent us $000, which was the result their own hard work. The Customs Club had no Christmas 'Free this year, but gave the money to children's charities, so. again we benefitted. Mrs. C. J. Chancellor put fon the very successful "Beggar's Opera," and' we were fortunate in being given w share and the Board Fecelved $3,528.90.
The Expense Side The other account sheet gives you a picture of the work done. A heavy charge is for rents. Some rents have gone up 60 per cent. and a point 1s being reached where the cheapest secommodation is too dear, yet there is nowhere else to go. As yet there are no camps for the foreign poor of Shanghai," Board and lodging is a heavy item because it so. largely represents the maintenance of various old ladies, who have no home ties, and have become pensioners of the B.W.A. To three pensioner families the war has actually brought hap: pines, for the husbands have succeeded in finding good jobs, and two others have been given a home by-a friend in another country. This nieant a great relief to our funds.
Food is the next biggest item. There are so many families that are under-nourished, term meaning that they are starving slowly. The results of under-feeding show both school reports and in hospital and medical expenses, We do our best ensure that there are adequate funds available to mothers to provide ood food for their children. "School fees, of course, bulk large in the Board's budget, for very little free education is available in Shanghai. Tt child has a root over his head, adequate food and a good education, hho can face the future of self-maintenance with a fair degree of con dence. The Board also helps by Bankers Welcome British Credits shanghai, Mar, 10 Chinese banking circles in Shanghas avanimously" welcomed. the news the British credit to China yesterday fina acceleration of buying activities teas noted in both the foreign change and domestic bond. markets Prices of the: various {ssues of Chic nese government bonds registered an increate ranging between 70 cele and 4 cents, and the old: buying move: ment sutored ya" sudden elbnel, Prices "el foreign currencies had dropped seedy on March. 8 when the "Brith loan "wag heralded. finaneiat ud Chinese press elses.
Commenting editoriaity on the loan the "Shum Pao" expressed great elle that the Bosh government had given the new credit fo Chinn which ews, was claimed, indicated strongly that the Buropean'Powere ware ready to take pene action in sing Ching Lune present erst" Goncuding the Paver "sated hat he scone Eistance would no doubt help Ching inher resistance But marder to stop the nggresion the Towers eoula large ther scope of supper by spay. tua economie"snclone agaist ibe Invading nation was learnt from Chinese banking cits yesterday' thet the two Chinees feverrment bans which sabserioed fait of the oan, as we mentioned ey Sir. Sonn' simone Chanedion of the Bxehoque are ihe 'Wank of Chine Bank' of Comimnieicn, beth foying a'r ¥ Soong he: well own Ananten, as tie Secs, MeSoong is tso" chairman of the tetra of the sormer bane" Chines Bonkers here were, quoted Sy "She Shing Shang News agency ta Haine forse the opinion tat Horetes Se" Chinese "dollar and frogs stabilized. tu change "ate" would yo"
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