A ball to collect funda for Polish Jewish refugees from Europe with be held early next month, it was drmounced yesterday.
On October 7 there was a meeting at, the Shanghai Jewish Club of the sub-committee in charge of the preparation to the ball, and according tó evidence submitted, the ball has aroused great interest on the part of local foreign community.
Members of the sub-committee in charge of the ball are spacing no ris in making the Ball a success h financially and from the point of lew of entertainment: for the latter purpose a number of well known local professionals have been engaged, as well as several talented ama-
Tickets ate being suld fast, and there is already 8 number of reservations of tables.
The committee states that it is much gratified by the interest displayed by the public. It is hoped hat with the public's ce-operation, the financial success will greatly benefit the utter need of the unfortunate victims of conditions in Buro-po. who were so suddenly transplanted from the soil where they had lived for centuries, to this strange country.
Owned and operated by. Mrs. Alexander Nicolaeff, this workshop plays an important part in regard to doctors, hospitals and, clinics, Blunt Sealpels are brought here for sharpening and forceps are rejuvénated until they appear to have been just made.in a factory.; For, Mrs. Nieolaeff sharpens and nickel plates instruments of all kind and sorts.
Nearly every surgeon in Shanghai sooner or later visits this tiny store to have his knives and saws repaired and sharpened. The store itself is used by nearly all hospitals here. Various medical appliances are sent daily to Mrs. Nicolaeff for expert attention. from a thought had left court Capt. N
Founded in 1901
Behind the actual work of this tiny Registrar Intervenes little workshop lies a story. In 1901, Mr. Alexander Nicolaeff established "I don't wish to do this man his own business in Russia where injury because he has been brought he had studied the trade. He soon here by this woman," (polüting to had the clientele of. nearly every complainant) Capt. Newton said, and large hospital and amiversity in the went on to ask witness "as man to towns where he founded his busi-man" whether, he ness. Mr. Nicolaeff, it was learned, that he, the defendant, had stolen conducted the same business in the glasses. The Registrar interposed Moscow, Odessa, St. Petersburg, now by pointing out to defendant that he Leningrad, and' other chief Russian was not interested In beliefs of wit-centres. An enterprising man, nesses. Witness might have perfect "Alexander," as he soon came to be confidence in thë, defendant, Mr. Haines observed, but the court was known, made and saved his money through long and exacting hours of only interested in facts relevant to the case, Freud of Hate and f
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