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Telephone No.:

PADdington 7497.

THE BRITISH FUND

FOR

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Telegrams :-"Chinrelief, Padd., London.” Cablegrams :-"Chinrelief, London."

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The Lord Mayor's Fund for the Relief of Distress in China.

Under the administration of a Joint Committee of

The British Red Cross Society, the China Association and the Conference of British Missionary Societies.

Chairman of the General and Executive Committees :

The Right Hon. THE EARL OF DONOUGHMORË, P.C., K.P.

Chairman of the Medical Supplies Committee : Lt.-Gen. Sir HAROLD B. FAWCUS,

K.C.B., C.M.G., M.B.

Chairman of the Finance Committee : Chairman of the Clothing & Comforts Committee :

D. G. M. BERNARD, Esq.

DAME RACHEL CROWDY,

D.B.E., R.R.C.

General Executive Secretary and Treasurer: H. GORDON THOMPSON, Esq., M.D., f.r.c.S.

121, WESTBOURNE TERRACE,

LONDON, W.2.

26th October 1938.

Trafford Smith, Esq., Private Secretary, The Colonial Office, Downing Street, S.W. 1.

Dear Sir,

The Lord Mayor of London has talked over with me the

contents of your letter, sent through his Private Secretary,

and the cable from Hong Kong has been discussed by the

Executive at a meeting yesterday. May I ask you kindly to

convey by cable the following reply to His Excellency,

Sir Stafford Northcote.

"To the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Stafford Northcote.

In reply to your cable the Lord Mayor's China Relief Fund has now become The British Fund for the Relief of Distress in China initiated by the Lord Mayor of London Stop. Secretary Executive and all home administration remain same.Stop.London Executive heartily approves of proposals for local associated fund provided concurrence is obtained of Central Administrative Executive Committee Shanghai.

Gordon Thompson.

Yours sincerely,

H. Gordan Thompso

Exec. Sec. & Treas.