Tt now seems almost certain that the Christmas Fund for Riesha Men this year will reach $10,000, for this week's contributions increased it to just short of $9,000 and the usual experience has been that the two or three days before Christmas Day are the best, whilst many sub-prion lists which it was said were circulating are still to arrive, At present subscriptions sent in amount to $8,748.40 and Tis, 10, The Fund, which is conducted by the "North-China Daily News Herald," has easily pasced all: previous records and now many: hundreds of coolies are assured not only of much-needed relief in the pre sent bitter weather, but of mouls, throughout the year when they cannot afford to buy them. Up to: tha present, last year's record has been exceeded by nearly $1,000.
Shanghai's enndid critic, the in the latest jue of his interesting production makes a striking appeal on behalf of the Christmas Fund for Bieshathe The "One may lok tap and, Sind not halt Flesha cool, and. though "we condes:
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fend only once year to remind owe tives of the noble work that. 'Me, Geore 'Matheson has boon carrying now for a number of yeutay it bonyes Sach and every to atone, for' remisancen In'this respect by allocating a generous. share. ofthe Chlatmas spirit to. the furtherance of this work. Here is prac tical "Cheiatianty inthe highest form of expression."
The "Traveller" concludes:—"Bo. generous, 0 Reader, human horse of yours come (o. kno albeit indirectly, that your true. sent nents towards him. ave very differen from' those conveyed by_ your tentation And" even anger at his failure. to. peed $sour'mindas to the direction in which Fou wish. im "to. 05"
The children of the Thomas Hun bury School for Girls must have been canvassing very industeios for they "weighed in" in the duo sense with a load of 940 coppers. a large number of 20-cent ple-es and some big money, making together the satisfactory sums $44.90, which is very much to their credit,
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