London, Jan. 25. The British Government is making an immediate payment of £20,000 to the International Commission for the assistance of child refugees in Spain.
This payment is an advance in respect of a further contributions of funds of the Commission, the amount of which has not yet been specified.
His Majesty's Government has already given £20,000 to the funds of the Commission, which has also received £25,000 from other Governments and wheat from the United States to the value of $185,000 (£37
000).
In addition, other Governments are understood already to have promised further contributions totalling £85.- 000, while the United States has also promised to send wheat to the probable value of $300,000 (£60,000 monthly for six months.—Reuter.
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