The Archive · 1940

Overseas Gifts Swell China's War Chest

Chungking, Feb, 24 The total of overseas contributions to China, since the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese hostilities, is estimated at $160,000,000 (Chinese currency) averaging more than $5,000,000. a month, it is revealed here, The main share of the contributions comes from South Asi In the ten-month period between March and December, 1939, over sea contributions totalled " nearly '$56,000,000. During this period the Asiatic zone totalled $40,500,000, the American zone nearly" $9,000,000, the European zone $378,000, the African zone. $1,170,000, the Oceania zone Contributions received through the International Red Cross Society. for [the same period totalled $3,740,000—Reuter. dian Church School

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