Since the outbreak of the present war in Europe hundreds of letters have been received by the Association of French Women in Shanghai, members of which organization are knitting various articles of clothing for soldiers of the Allied Forces in France, thanking them for their contribution towards the comfort and well-being of the men in the front line. Among these letters is one from Lieut, Col. L, Perretier, whom Shanghailanders will remember as "Commander of the French Garrison in Shatighai this year.
Now serving somewhere on the Western front, Col. Perretier has addressed his letter to the Shanghai French Ladies Association. He states "I duly received your kind letter of September 18 which fond me some-Where at the front; I thank you sincerely for it, And, ds I recognize your charitable spirit in all that you tell me, we call down all blessings. advance on the ladies of Shanghai, for we ate certain that they will not forget "Though we have all that is necessary, we miss the superfluous, as the saying goes, and the superfluous can be enumerated here as follows: pullovers, mufflers, gloves, warm socks, ete. We do not wish to take too great advantage of your kindness but, as you offer them so heartily, we shall gladly accept such samples as you may, from time to time, be able to send ts of your patriotic labours.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.