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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WED`ESDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH, 1934.-

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TO FED EUNDING (OPPOSITE, ICS Bonar St

THE JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE P.&O.BANKING CORPORATION

RELIEF OF FOREIGN VICTIMS.

LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND 1920) with which is afiliated

TEK ALLAHABAD BANK, LTD. INDIA.

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£5,000,000 £2,584,160 2113,000

Mr P. də AL. Vosburgh, hon, weretary the Foreign Earthquake Relief Com- mittee, writes in the course of a letter From Kobe to the Kanchester Guardian- In your

issue of September 21st you AUTHORISED CAPTITAL

communication from published

the SunscraD AND PAID UP .. Japanese Embassy in London regarding RT FUND the relief of foreigners. That communica tion is misleading, itusmuch 45 it ignores that the foreignor-that is, principally Europeans and Americano took care of themselves, and gives to the Japanese authorities crédit which they are not entitled.

the

The communication states that the for- eiglers in the carthquake zoni “ have been gradually removed elsewhere," but it does dot mention that the foreighters were removed by foreign ships and foreign- rescue parties. Passenger lists

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HEAD OFFICE.

112, Leadenhall Street, London, EQ. 3

WEST LONDON BRANCH:

14-16, Cockspur Street, London, S.W, L.

EASTERN BRANCHES:

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Calante, Sanchi, Madras, Colombo, Singapors, Hugong and Shanghai.

The Corporation undertakes General Basking

org nineteen foreign ships carries ad Exchange Business of every descriptica and

Show

show 3499 foreigners, 2,763 Chinese, and 2,157 Japanese refugees frem Yokohama to Kobe during the first part of September, and that during the game period_14_for- eign refugees were card on Japanese boats. Various parties of foreigners made their own way overland to the railways. and paying the 11411721 fares, came down to Kobe in this manner. One large party:

there wer

fer Conditions with re-

n addition to its Branches has Agencies in al the principal Cities of the world.

O. CHAMPKIN,

Manager. 11, Des Voeux Road Central Hongkong,

CAPITAL (FULLY-FAID) REMZETI FUND

Roxbles.

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55,000,000

H

$6,960,00

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CAPITAL CONTRIBUTED BY THE

CHINESE GOVERNMENT RESKATE FUND

Kup. T.

3,500,000

H

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1,750,000

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LONDON OFFICE:

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of foreigners was brought down from the RUSSO-ASIATIC BANK mountains by a rescue party organival foreigners in Kobe. This clearly shows the moans by which foreigners were removed fer the earthquake 2014

The next paragraphz the statement

of to describe to foreign

in Kobe, on The umber of foreign is given as 1,000, but actually were over 2,000. It is sinted that. about 760 have been received in private homes, but it is not made clear that these were the homes of forrige

igners. The statement goes ปุ่ม: ..

The general relief work in connection with these refu

being in the hands of the Relief Com- is no etatement that this Relief Committee was

was entirely a foreign organisation composed of the consular body and a large number of the men and women of the foreign community. This organisation came into existenes on Monrows: day. September 3rd, and handled, and is still hardling, the problem of relieving- foreigters.

Batter There

The statement continues: " The medi-{ cal arrangements being deat with by the Japanese local authorities." This state- The medical arrange ment is incorrect. ments consisted of a foreign owned and

SANKERS i

LONDON: Mosta, Gign, Mills, Curris & Co. Bocists Generale pour Favoriser Developpement du Commerce et de Mindse trie en France.

PARTS: Societe Generale pour Favoriser le Developpement du Commerce et de l'Indu prie en France.

Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas,

Sodete Generale pour Favoriser is

du Commercs et de l'Indus

tria

en

Nxw

Ang Bank- Columbis

Trust Company.

BAN FRANCIsco The Crooker National Bank

of San Francisco,

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operated hospital which took in the most Changchan Hankow Manchonli Tantsin serious cases, an emergency hospital. a Chefoo temporary dressing station, a maternity Dairen hospital, and a surgical convalescent home, Hailer.

all organised and operated by fot

Foreign doctors met al: the ships

ip

obé. Foreign ladies in Kohe did the

the emergency

Harbin Newchwang Uzantohi Hongkong Peking Yokohama Kashgar Shanghai

HONGKONG BRANCH: Interest allowed on Current Accounts and

Ameri- Bills discounted.

September 12th, when #nta Fed Deposita. Terms on application. Losal

can Red Cross unit arrived, from Shang-

bai

and relieved them.

A visiting staff of foreign nurses and doctors was organised

to book after refugees in private houses schools, and to guard against

and

the

of any epidemic of disease These

arrangements were made by the foreign Relief Committee, and not by the Japanese local authorities.

Foreign Exchange on the Principal Oltion of the World bought and sold.

E. BAINES, 537]

Manager.

BOWERN & CO.,

No 8 MurUM ROAD, SHANGHAL

communication then states: .. The Russian refug to the number of 160. are accommodated in 'thoatres, and the cost of their food is being" paid from" Japanese sources.' Actually there were Members British Chamber of Commerce more than 250 Russian refugees in Kobé (Shanghai). Mr. T. W. BOWERN, Fellow of on September 13th. They were not adoom the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokes, Incor modated in theatres but were accom-porated by Royal Charter, London. mcdated in foreign schouls and in the STEAMERIT AGENTS AND SHITEHOKKAN

gymnasium

and other rooms of å for viga clubhouse. Their food was supplice at the cont of the foreign Relief mittee, supplemented to a small extent with some gift of food from the proprie tors of a Japanese newspaper and from

individual Japanese tradespeople,

In conclusion, it is stated that: "Gen- rally speaking, the relief work of the refugees is being carried on satisfactorily, except in the case of the Russians, who are in a difficult position on, account of their lack of funds, of their inability for the most part to earn their living by restarting their callings, and further by their being little likelihood of

In

can for their future relief,uring the The implication is that other foreign refugees are not in this unfortunate pos tion, aud, therefore, do ant wed funds for their future relief. This is wat true. many, many cases generous financial assist ance is absolutely essential in order to re-establish the homes and businesses of foreigners (other than Russian) who have been rendered destituide by this great cal amity. The Japanese also need help, but it must be remembered that they are in their own country, and that the entire force of the Japanese nation and their Government will resist those Japancer in need. Foreigners however, for the most part, will have to provide for themselves. To do this they must have money. The small

have contributed ermunity in Kebá

about y.220,000 (£24,000)

to help their fullow countrymen. The funds received by the foreign Relief Com mittes from other ports in the Far East have been small in

funds received Eram Saz and ad

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the

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