Mr, Crawford was nominated by the Executive Committee to succeed the original Hon Secretary, Mr. mot, and his appointment was submitted Individually tothe members the General Committee for con which was duly obtained.
Kitson, the original chairman, Toft on home leave February. his
by Mr. Lam! rar place onthe Committee be oficlo ax Superintending Consul, The Fund both in its early days wen the tasks of organization and Lise of appeals mide heavy demand fon. the time of its officers and throughout Its life to date owes debt. of gratitude to those companies which courteously and gener uly permitted menibers of their Haft to serve ax ollieers, placed office space at the Fund's dispostil and Tonmed the necessary ofice equipment.
"To nide the Executive Committee the collection and dixpoxal Fundy. the constitution lays down raise funds for 1 purpose con= nected with the pres 'War and to distribute the Tar consideration id comfort. of those ory Majesty" "forces, hath uring iter the period' of hostilities Though the scone of the described above is siiest actual practice the collection distribution of funds has been Strieted to what might be described fax welfare and hana St" Dunstan' 0 Brita Proops ties a 'The largest amount has been sent to the Lord Mayor's Fund ed Cross and St. John' who provide a conve organization with a wide range of operations, with special regard to the sick and wounded members of the Aghting forces, In June It having been aveortained by reference through official channels that such gift would be. welcomed special remittance of £3.300 was made to the Red Cross for the pur= chase of 1 fleet of six ambulances, to known as the "Shanghai Unit," pitt which received a gratifying veknowledument.
During the' last {wo months the greater part of the receipts have been specially ear-marked for the relief Of -alt-raidvietims" in London atid other party of the United Kingdom. Contributions. for this purpose have been received from several foreign friends from Peiping and other parts fof China, ay well as locally, which eve helped to enable over' £5,000 to be remitted home In a compara tively short space of time.
Of the £7,500 for the Navy Cine eluding the mercantile marine and mine-sweeper and auxiliary services) the main part as been sent to the Central Navy League Fund, but a few minor amounts have been' allotted to smaller organizations with special objectives, from. whom appeals have been received and. whose activities fare not covered by the Navy League ps, including £800 to King corge 'V's Fund for Sailors.
The sums of £5,700 and £4,000 odd have been appropriated for Army ind Royal Air Force Comforts Funds, the former including a special {tribution for the Indian forees in the Near and Middle Bast. ummer the British fon had an apport supply of wool-Ton materials suMeient for their work for w considerable time in advance at very.
Comfarts, books, Dolley was largely vent of the major on the Fund and derive to afford of Wi special toes prea, aware in competition with, existing charities, the ther the Cent British War Fund could afore them the Fund ig perhaps somewhat but riy rmsible ease Tins bee dissipated 1 view of the close tween the purposes of the B.W.A. for andthe in. consideration of the excellent work which was be= ig lone bythe members of the Sums Collected and Disbursed collected 243,174.28, Of £21020-11-Bd.. The tol collected ay shown in sterling. would therefore be £44.038-16 would have to be added further sum of $2727.60 cor roushhy the aleut of £200) representing diss bursements" in local currency. of $4,056: expenses of opera land balance on hand of $3472
October 9 balance fo the sun he British Farees, the oflieer cos ing the East Surreys, by what the post was manned, was informed that if the set would' be of any use to the regiment in their new star could take it with them as souvenir of their service in Shans: Vaal Tt was agreed that if they found themselves unable to use it after all, they should pass if on, by way of Tos to some other British The only other item of disburse ments which requires some special explanation is that under the head-ant "British Troops—Shanghal—eiga-Fells $2,565." This represents the
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