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in Houstons entirely supported by the soluntary contributions of the Chinese
During my
administration, it
became necepay for me to make in appeal to the whole community
on two occasions for contributions
or
to alleviate or
prevent famine, in one case the Famine in China and
mine
recently the distres in Ireland.
on both recasions the larger clave
of the contribution, and the largest individual subscriptions came from In the China Famine,
the chinere.
For
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the European Banks in Songsong, the Public Companies and the a Foreigners generally, subscribed $12,000. Looking to their
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comparatively small numbers I think
it
it was
a
munificent subscription.
The Chinese of Houstone however
subscribed nearly ten times that
amount,$ //8,000.
I felt come
delicacy about waking them to do anything for the dish Famine Fund, but they came forward themselves and subscribed the greater part of
the total eum collected.
In the
enclosed list Your Lockig will we a chimer interiber groine $2,500
another $1,500 and a long list of Shopkeepers giving $100 on over.
Looking to euch facts and
8.
bearing in suind that these people
are the permanent residents
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