Full, support to their country's Jcause is being given by Chinese living jin the United States, who to date have contributed over $9,000,000 [Chinese currency, to China's war chest, The efforts of the hundreds of B|Chinése resident In America have boon centralized through the formation of the China Wer Relic JAssociation of America, with headquarters in San Francisco, This association was formed on Ausust 19 last year by 91 organizations of overseas Chinese, for the purpose of raising money for eivilien refuge relief, and medical relict for the wounded, Besides conducting drives for subscriptions, the Association hay nent medical supplies and warm clothing for the wounded soldiers and refugees inthe war-tom arcus. "As many as 19,000 picees of now 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 Eme1 coney Relief Committee at Nankin the International Committee of the China Red Cross in Shanghai and Hankow, and the Canton Emoryency The funds have been raised by subscriptions from more than 30,000 Individuals, of which three per cent Jwere American supporter of China's cause. Men yave part. of their salaries, women pawned their jewel-ery, boys shined shoes to raise sub: scriptions, girls sold flowers, and young men played baseball! and TootbsN games to augment the funds, Chinese "athletes in San Francisco fare to play a "rice bowl" game with the Los Angeles Chinese next Sunday or the "riceies" mouths of China.)
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