The afternoon session opened with a talk by Miss Grace Yang, who had made a study of the fuel question, especially as it applied to the masses in Shanghai. Misa Yang said the chief need for fuel was for cooking the daily meals and showed how coal balls had now taken the place of wood for this purpose.
The afternoon proceedings ter minated with talks on "How Shang-hal Amuses Itself." Mr, B. F. Schabery, of the Foreign 'Y.M.C.A. spoke on sports, in the course of which he stressed the need of more playing spaces, Mr. H. P. Mills spoke on the various types of night clubs in Shang-hal and Mrs. Armold-Jones dealt. with other means of amusement available in this city.
'The subject discussed on the second day of the Institute came under the heading of Finance, the speakers on this subject being' Mrs. Clifford G. Flook and Miss Eleanor M. Hinder who spoke on the Family Budget. Mrs. Flook gave some of her experiences in keeping the budget books issued by the "Foreign Cost of Living Inquiry, and Miss Hinder explained the value of the statistics obtained from these books, all of which proved extremely interesting. At the close of the morning session Mrs. "Van Hengel thanked all those who had helped to make the Institute a success and especially the Committee of the French Club for allowing the use of the Club rooms and the excellent arrangements made for lunch, Official Tribute To War Fund Shanghai, May 19.
Supporters of the Central British War Fund will doubtless be pleased fo learn of the following official tribute to their generous response 10 the appeals for contributions. A report by His Majesty's Consul-General of the functions of this Fund and its activities up to date was transmitted to His Majesty's Ambassador and the Foreign Office in December last year. At. that time the oral feeelved already amounted to $305,185.85 and £4402-5-0, which, it twas' observed, was' all the more remarkable in view of the general fine ancial and economic difculties with which the Shanghai community have been faced during recent years. His Majesty's Consul-General has now received an official despatch from His Majesty's Principal Secretary of Slate for Foreign Affairs, voicing his admiration for the generous response of the Fund's supporters, particularly in. consideration fof the adverse factors mentioned above, and asking that the apprecia~ {tion of His Majesty's Government for their patriotic efforts be made known to the British community.
Further recognition of the activities of the Central British War Fund has been received by the Central Executive Committee in the form of a letter from the Lord Mayor of London, in acknowledgment of the contributions allocated to the Red Cross and St, John Fund, organized by him in response to, the appeal of His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester. In' this letter the Lord Mayor stated: fam very grateful indeed for this splendid support and trust that in some 'Way'my sincere thanks may be convey fed'to' all associated with this. git."
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