London, June 10.
Lord Dawson of Penn, Physician-in-Ordinary to the King, is among the signatories of a letter to the "Lancet" appealing for support for the Lord Mayor's Fund for Relief in China.
The letter emphasizes the terrible sufferings of the Chinese people and points out that large areas have been rendered desert and enormous num-hers of people are seeking safety and food, The chance of a harvest this year or next is gone in a great many places, the letter says, "Suffering and Anguish"
It declares that the death-rate of 380 per 1,000 persons, consisting mostly of children, in refugee camps in the first few months gives but a bare, statistical picture of an incalculpable amount of suffering and anguish, both physical and mental The letter dwells on the spread of epidemics and diseases caused by a deficiency of food. It pays tribute ie the liable work being done by British hospitals, which. it says, are being overwhelmed with the care of sick and wounded, The £18,000 worth of medical Supplies and drugs, which have been sent to hospitals in China by the Lord Mayor's Fund, are being exhausted, the letter concludes, and "we must stand by our medical colleagues in their time of need."
British Public Stirred There are many signs that the Japanese bombings of Canton have deeply' stirred public opinion in Great Britain, Lord Halifax, the Foreign Secre-ary, is reported to be closely stud; ing the "indiscriminate" bombings in both China and Spain with a view io securing a restriction. Action in this connection is the first item on the agenda of the meeting on June 15 of the League of Nations Union Council.
The "News-Chronicle" today publishes a pamphlet by Freda Utley, entitled "Japan can be stopped, stressing Japan's dependence on foi eign countries for all materials of warfare,
Great Britain to organize a new and The chester Guardian" urges
stronger declaration by all civilized countries, It might not succeed, the newspaper says, but it should be tried, Furthermore, the journal asserts, the British, and other governments should consider help for China by supplying anti-aircraft guns and aeroplanes or by lending money to buy them, Mr, W. C. Nixon, a former Professor at Hongkong University, urges assistance for the "innocent'Chinese ants, suffering not in thousands millions, g letter to the "Manchester Guardian." He em-
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