'A Plea to Evacuces To the Editor of the "Nowni-Cuva Dalny New:
Sil take this opportunity to appeal once again to all Shanghai re~ sidents and especially to those who are alrendy packing their belongings, Who are closing all accounts they have to settle, to remember that there are many who cannot leave, because they have nowhere to go to, Thousands of refugees from Europe are facing a winter without having sulllefent clothing to" protect them from the cold, many of their children cannot receive adequate nourishment, Many months ago, the International Committee for the Organization of European Immigrants in China founded, with the help of you, Shanghai-anders, the MilleFund, and at the same time, a Clothing-Fund and a Coal-Fund came to life, which has so for been a life of struggling along on skeleton balances, because the demands were too great, Both, the Milk Fund' and. the' Clothing—and. Coal Fund, are ina state where the expression "Fund" is merely 2 word, as there Is nearly no "fund" any more. During the last weeks, about 65 babies received fresh milk, about 70 chikiren of the ages from one to three years, 10 more babies and 40 men and women over the age of 70 were supplied with milk powder, and a score of other children received "Glycine" Milk powder, Of course, have been donations coming in during the past weeks and months, from all sides and sources, but. the demands were greater despite the fact that literally hundreds of applicants for milleallawances have been tuned down, Tam sure that everybody under stands and believes me, if T say that the Milk Fund needs about Ch.s3,500 per month, and T may add, that this amount constitutes the utmost in limi tations, cutting down expenditure, ete Its the same Coal Fi clothing, shoes, underwear, ete, baby-dresses, You, who are tea! vt. andi you, who are staying, think if there is nothing that you could spare or that you do want to take with you, clothes, rin dresses, suits which you cannot any longer for some reason or other there are so many who would bbe most grateful for every small git of clothing, And perhaps, you can manage to send your contribution the form of a cheque to the Milk Fund or any of our charity funds, It you have not time enough to bring your donation yourself, telephone or write to the ™ C." Organi fon for Immigrants, Sassoon House, Telephone 16037, We are prepared to come to you oF to any address you may give us, at any given time, 10 foley your contribution, thank all those who have assisted us in the past by contributing in money or kind to our work, and hope that this appeal will not pass unheard and unnoticed, Paut, Konon.
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