The Archive · 1940

SHANGHAI NOTE

St. George's Appeal wilt be remembered that abou: one pean opal ority of St. Genre ated ah speaks the committee or the local br cof the embers to make small monthly. subscript its funds in order to anit In the clientable work which is being tone amongst necesastous English' people, The vexonse was good one, some $1:300.4 month in the hans of the com many out in the bankers orders, which placed

Rttee, Tu the meantime same of those con {eibttors have fallen off; while there are others who have not yet tubseribed, them a fosh Appeal ts. being addressed. by the committe, which sins that the: demands which are. being Made' upon its resources are Inereosiny. with Hike' prospect of their: becoming. ders in the near future. All that. is desired "ig that. every member of the focal branch should. arrange 1 live mo Bigier a stm than $8 pad in monthly, by' hie bankers and if that were done the. com eatly assisted inthe ebarit-Able work itis doing. Te not only the number cates with which' it as. to deal which 1 heavier burden pon the resources of mich, 'CLU the. Inereaged cost of ving which "has! necessitated" larger "rants that ould otherwise be the case, Tt ix fully realized that Englishmen, as well-ay other, Beton, are Fesponding well {0 the Various appeals for, war funds which have been put forward but iis Urged hat this is one of those purely" teca) domestic rmattern which needs prompt attention, Donors eat_asured that the many they five it Darted with after the closest aerutiny. hich is brought to the nates of nit they could only be me really excellent. work which So.mail-a monthly. ubseription iovbt that they would rea pont ast Sx hoped they. wil. 10 be cold andi hungry' at all "with scinter near wil become month 88, lineally the et OF enim the tats dow ach The B.R.A, Meeting Ar. E. PF. Barrie hes rendered u valua) service by calling attention to the {act he annual general meeting of the British Rest: ornis. Association takes phiee this. evening the Race Club, aad emp Hho rear _nsed for as full an' attendance of members ae Thi sible. It ip at auch meeting? as this: that men bers can be given information which they could not otherwise tective. During the yen which, has pasted, since the last' meetin" way' there have been important developments Joe as well ay at home, all affecting British inter ests. "It is desirable that Britons, all of woom by now should be members of the Association, should make themrelvee fully acquainted "With what the Association is doing with regard 19 the many and various problems. which arise, it Is only by attending such a meeting. ths to obtain the necessary informa: ous that much of the Associa tion's activities cannot be discussed in. public, Dut that ity members should be fully apprised fof what it going on' and what the Association Htselt is doing 1s something, which cannot sibly be denied, "They may rest assured that the Committee of the Association has through ow the year been most active on behalf of the membership, and they owe It to the amen, who devote so" much tine to tele Interests, attend, and 0 give them, by their presence that moral support which is" at all times 9 sinable, and certainly no more so than it is the present time. The howe ie partie convenient especially for those who live Out the western district and can take meeting on their A big atten shown splendidly manner Britons in China have responded hut here Shanghai Britony have own, and it Jo hoped Worst Place on Barth Tue Malisns tay safe in Taranto, But the Air Force mote The men said "Oh hell, UDuce did not tolly Tis the worst place Gri earth to have ran te,

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