Apart from the money collected in England, several local contributions have been received as follo Question of Repatriation and Colonization Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Huges-sen, K.C.M.G. (£25) E A; A, Hughes, Esa, (Hong-
v. Ives Socker (Chefoo)
'A well attended meeting of the Refugee Committee of the Shanghai International Red Cross was held on Wednesday evening January 19, with Father Jacquinot presiding, discussed many problems in connection with refugee relief activities.
Among the more important of these was the question of repatriation and colonization. Whilst it was recognized that this is a matter of paramount importance in liquidating Shanghai's refugee problem, the Committee felt that many aspects of proposed schemes would require more intensive study before they would be prepared to sponsor such, Mr. Lewis Mason attended the meeting to explain, on behalf of the promoters, one such scheme, It is the policy of the Committee mot to undertake any of the administrative work of the 140 odd refugee camps at present located in the Settlement and Concession but to subsidize with food and other supplies the sponsoring societies who are in need of such assistance on condition that the camps, in matters of diet and administration, conform with the minimum standard required by the Committee, During January the Committee will be supplying, through this channel, food for 194,000 refugees with the prospect of another 13,000, in camps whose supplies are nearing exhaustion point, being added in February.
The Clothing Section of the Committee has been reorganized with a view to a more diffused apportioning of the burden of the work. Mrs. W. S. New, who has carried a very heavy Jead in connection with this section and the Central Executive Committee would like it to be known that local contributions can be made lo the Lord Mayor's Fund and will be most gratefully accepted. Donations should be sent to Mr. G. S. Dunkley. Hon. Treasurer, British Fund for Relief in China, c/o The Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation, 12 The Bund In addition also to the money received from the London Committee.
£150 has been donated by the Scotish Branch of the British Red Cross and £200 by the Irish Branch of the British Red Cross, and £30 has been received from New Zealand, which amounts, together with received from local contributions are being kept separate from the London Lord Mayors Fund but ere being allocated by the Central Executive Committee.
Certain amounts in remittances re ceived from London have been earmarked for special purposes or institutions and the wishes of the donors in every case are being carried out as far as it is possible and practicable to do so under existing circumstances in this Country. of the work, tendered her resignation on the plea of ill-health, but the Committee, with a sincere desire to retain her valuable leadership, expressed the hope that the reorganization will enable her to remain in her position of leader thus retaining the benefit of her influence land experience,
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