May 17.
Central British War Fund has received the following tele-grame dated May 14: "Deeply appreciative further gift £3,500 accept sincere gratitude for sympathy and devotion evinced" Lord Mayor London.
Following up his encouraging telegraphic acknowledgment of the Fund's March remittance of £1,000, the Lord Mayor has written the following letter:—The, Mansion Howse, [the immediate distress arising from ae
The Hom, Secretar London. BS. sing, the enemy bombing.
The attacks of the German Air Chas Sotho Hongkong and shang-Seis HERR War muna cshangaty Force became more wide-spread pats. of the county although tne Salome a cheque for £100 repre ant: Principal sufferers were sll the peo-thu im one ad recelot No. gash ama" Gounelt Gnalensen ore oars e'thanks aid admires London met at the <Mension House and generously decided to share this large sum with the rest of the United Kingdom, and the Fund became the Lord Mayor's National Air Raid Dist-yess Fund, Mass attacks developed of Coven try, Southampton, Bristol, Liverpool, Shefleld, Manchester, and elsewhere, ind and ample funds to relieve the distress were at once paid over, or placed at the disposal of each of these cities. The policy and administration of the Fund are now carried out by a may be mentioned here that the Council, made up of the representa. British Community of Shanghai feels tives elected by the civic heads in Is. enfiled to. no monopoly of the each Civil Defence Region through-thanks expressed by: the Lord Mayor out the United Kingdom, with the but is very sensible of the fact that Lord Mayor of London as Chairman, its effort fe "most generously" sup: A local Committee set up in each Ported" by many well-wishers Region allocates grants to such civic authorities as may' need asdistanco for many nationalities, "Alrezdy in the Central British War the relief of alr-raid distress in their Pind's accounts of their disburverespective areas, ments ithas been explained. how, Heavy Bombing Expected carlier this Year, the Lord. Mayors There is general agreement that Sppeal was devoted: entirely 10 Ait continued and extended bombing is, Rad Rellet and separated from the to be expected. Our enemy has again appeal on behalf of the British: Red again proclaimed his intention to Gross. and St. John War Organteaflack Britain with every weapon at tion. sponsored by HR, the Duke! his disposal. His desire 1s to destroy of Gloucester, This of course "does the land we love, to kill and injure het alter the' fact thet during "and our people. While we have every Immediately after raids it is the Red confidence in our final and complete Gross. primarily "that. helps. the! victory over our Nazi and Fascist Sufferers and spends in their humane foes, we know that we hive to face Work a part of the money" made force and relentless attacks from the vallable to local authorities for ths air, with all the following tragic sutfering and distress, purpose, Whatever may be the conditions Lord Mayor's Pamphlet experienced it Is realized that" ade-'With the Lord Mayor's leter came quate and, speedy assistance should a pamphlet dealing with. the -Te-organization of his Fund which was In order to facilitate this large Secesslated. by the spreading of the credit grants have been placed at the homy's attention to fo, many provine Aisposal of each Region. lat cites and towns, At thie present The Fund now amounts to more moment. with " Shanghai.incteasing than £2,000,000 and grants have been financial help for the War Funds made of approximately £800,000, but and "RED. Calling' puting "on it ts absolutely necessary that this such a splendid entertainment. for Fund should have at its disposal the benefit of "Air Raid Victims, ample resources to meet all possible {eof particular Interest to learn how launs. which may be made upon it, the money subscribed from all over The Lord Mayor and the Council he world Se. administered, would like to feel that however" great "The pamphlet reads:-—"On Septem= and widespread the need may. be, ver 177 1010 the German. Air Fores the regular and generous gifts of all commenced. thelt Intensive raids on who sympathize "will ensure prompt Great Britain, and rained death and and sufficient help for every demand, Gestruction upon London, followed The support and gifts of all men simest daily attacks "upon the! and women of goodwill are urgently Ives and homes of the citizens, needed. Civic heads in every part "in response to" urgent, requests of the country are setting up and with the approval of the Govern: organizations to. bring the urgent ment, the Lord Mayor of London, by claims of this Fund to the notice of feller in "The Times" of Septem= all in their respective areas, and it ber IN, opened a London Air. Tald 4 hoped that those wishing to help Distress Pund.at the Mansion House will assist the local effort in every for the prompt assistance of all possible way.
Sufferers from the ruthless bombing Lot us endeavour to make the fron the ar. maximum contribution for the relief "ihe response was immediate and of those who suffer so much from generous gifs flowed in. from, all enemy air attacks.
Seer the country, while cables from The Mansion House, parts of the Empire brought not London BEA.
Sin? pledges of substantial ancial January, 10941, felp but Inspiring messages of sym pathy and admiration for the wonder-Pur birt of Pluck' and endurance
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