The Archive · 1938

Refugee Centre For Boys

Taking the advantage of the Christmas celebration the Chinese Y.MIC.A. has also been sponsoring a campaign for funds for establishing a refugee boys centre where relief workers plan to give the poor children an education. About 150 children who are not refugees will hold a Christmas party in which a play will be staged on Sunday. These children are studying in Sunday schools and their party will be held in the Szechuen Road Chinese Y.M.CA, Building.

For collecting funds for this centre a concert will be held in the Eculevard de Montigny Chinese Y.M.C.A. Building. This concert is sponsored by the Sheng Kwang Boys Club and it is to be held at 7.30 p.m. on December 26. Part of the pro ceeds will also go to the science laboratory for children, which is a small industrial plant newly established in the Chinese Y.MCA. where 60 under-privileged children mostly refugees are studying.

'A big Christmas banquet will be held in the Chinese Y.M.C.A. in Boulevard de Montigny today at 6 pin. Only Chinese Christians and members of the Chinese "Y" are invited. A drama, songs and skating will feature at the meeting. Mr. Shih Jen-wan, a well known harmonica music teacher, will give a harmonica concert on Christmas Eve at 830 p.m. in Aurora Univ sity in order to collect refugee fund. More than 100 harmonica musicians will participate in the concert,

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