The refugee problemn has been adequately handled in Foochow for many months by a voluntary committee of workers under the auspices of the government. There are still about 200 of these unfortunates, although many of the elder children have recently been sent up country to schools in the interior. This've necessary move caused some trouble, but matters have now settled down and' all is going well again at the refugee camp.
Funds have been raised by various means to augment the Government grants and the very necessary clothes and bedding are thus provided. Ladies of the community, both Eh nese and foreign, have so far means of hard work, provided warm garments for the women, children and babies; work has been found for those able and willing to do it and each week personal visits are made to the refugee camp by members of committee who can thus insure the proper administration of food and funds.
Expenses are considerable and to meet the further calls which are expected an entertainment is to be Organized, proceeds from which are to be used to alleviate the sad lot of these poor homeless, hopeless people, many of whom are of the small shopkeeper class and seeming] dazed by the position in which thi now find themselves.
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