The annual report of the Committee for the Assistance of Europ-can Jewish Refugees indicates that another year of humanitarian work has been performed in helping Jews who were forced to leave their homes and seek refuge in Shanghai. It is pointed out that 1940 was a particularly hard year on account, of the abnormal rise in prices. It was only by the enforce ment of the strictest economy that. the Society was able to carry on its work of supporting over 13,000 persons.
Numerous local appeals did not provide sufficient funds for the care of these people, and it was only by the contributions of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee that the work was able to be carried on. The problem of obtaining foodstuffs was particularly difficult, due to prevailing conditions in the city.
The total expenditure of the society during the year came to $3,256.419. most of which was spent on obtaining provisions for the refugees. The total number of persons assisted was 13,447. Record numbers of Jews were treated in the various medical centres operated by the society. nearly 2,000 patients being taken into the three hospitals. quel to Gambling R
Another sequel to the recent number of descents made by the gambling squad of the Municipal police on gambling establishments in the Settlement was heard in the First Special District Court here yesterday when nine Chinese arrested in a sixth den to be raided were remanded on charge of being concerned in running a gambling house, It was stated that the resort which operated on the first floor of 982 Avenue Foch was registered the name of J, M. Botelho, a Portuguese, Mr, Wellington F. S, Fang, Assistant Municipal Advocate, said that the re-[sort was a combined gambling and opium den where a considerable quantity of gambling paraphernalia including roulette wheels and opium pipes were unearthed by the Police when they raided the place on Saturda Mr. Ralph Ingersoll, the editor who has been urging Brit ain to adopt more modern methods "putting over" her cause. has had 3 unusual career. Trained as a mining engineer, he had some exciting ex periences while prospecting; a Mexico. That gave him a taste for pen and ick. and he became a reporter in New York. Then he bou an aeroplane. and attracted attention by doing all kinds of daring acrohaties before he had taken his pilot's certificate. From reporting he asse to the control of those well-know: als, the "New Yo and he helped to float "Life at the age of 40, he runs paper of his own, whi mostly of pictures and igs no advertising, Photo by Josepho
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