A special fund was started to lable refugees to set-up in business, After an amount of 18,000 had been contributed, Sir Victor Sassoon subscribed 150,000 and has continued to add to this fund, which now total more than 236,000,. This fund managed by the International Committee for the Organization of Buropean Immigrants in China, under the tireless and able direction of Mr. Paul Komor. Mr, Paul Komor has also collected over 302.000 for various funds, such as the Milk Fund, School Fund, Shoo-Clothing Fund, Hospital Fund, Nursery and! Children' Fund, Tk is interesting to visualize the amount of foreign currency that has flowed into Shanghai in connection with the refugee problem, vouched for, will give an approximate ime following gases, which ave dea of the amount: ("approximate because thousands of immigrants have arrived in Shanghai with funds. of their own, of which there ig no ree cord), From the above statement it will bbe soon that C.N.2,499,026.33 has been remitted from abroad, the principal donors being the American Jewish [Joint Distribution Commitloc, New York. Up to the beginning of the war, there were regular remittances. from the Council for German. Jewry, London, from friends in Cairo and the Straits Settlements.
The above amount represents. the equivalent of: Aug, & Guiders lies received: al amounting to: 000 Tiner the 910" aunt clan Regutatione fin fhlerants could tana Shanehat with W800 for 2100 carl. So far can be raced, time migrants have. brought Rilge inndlng money "rte team' New York and 'Tandon Yor" lands un permit Various. Rinks have' seccived x for Inn ing nermite. amounting Total Foreign Currencies Received In all, therefore, the inflow of for-sign currencies into Shanghai in eon. nection with the refugees amounts,-a8 far as can be vouched for comes to: One sees £08 Austeal, Usa. 222 si B88
Up to the beginning of the war, a Barge number of refugees were teceiving regular monthly remittances from relatives in England, A. certain, number are still receiving remittances from relatives in the U.S.A. Of these amounts there is no record but it is certain that they come to a substantial total.
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