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PICTURES OF THE JAPAN EARTHQUAKE. Call or 'Phone Central No.

EARTHQUAKE RELIEF.

A

COMMITTEE.

DAY'S MEETING.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1923

The Committee decided that a grant towards this project might fittingly be made by the Relief

FULL REPORT OF YESTER- Committee, but left the question of the exact amount for further meeting of the Japanese consideration. Earthquake Disaster Relief Com- Grant to Kobe Relief Committee. mittee was held at the Chamber The Chairman mentioned thes of Commerce room. Chartered request of the Foreign Rellej, Crum Bank Building. yesterday after mittee of Robe for a substantial neon, and was presided, wer by gmat from the Hongkong Com Mr. G. T. Elkins.

Imittee's funds, which was report-

The Chairman said: You will re- ed ut the last meeting of the Com- member at the last meeting the mittee. As promised. Mr. J. Me- question arose of replacing the Arthur wrote giving details of this "Namsang" which is the present request and enclosed the following depo: ship at Yokohama. Owing letter: to business reasons that vessel is not available any longer and the

say

Earthquake Relief Committee. J. McArthur, Esq. Chairman. Reliet Committee. care of The Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Corporation, Kote. 2nd Oct., 1923.

consequence was that the Foreign Hongkong community and the Foreign Board of Trade were in a difficulty. very glad to be able to through the initiative of the Hon

Dear Sir-The Earthquake Re- Mr. Stephen, and the sun! publie spirit of the Hongkong and Shang-ef Committee desire to express 4310hal Banking Corporation, the Bank which has been offered to us by

has acquired the s.s. Oriental, and

the Hongkong Relief Committee. are placing that ship at the dis we request you to convey our ap

MASSAGE HALL

25 WYNDHAM STREET MRS. H. MORITA Me. H. SUGITA.

FOR HAIPHONG AND

HOIHOW.

Paule for Ralphnaz every Versate Tuesday,

PAM TAMMINILE pamojez steamer

Camp

Apps The.

HAI-MUN

of the Foreign Board of

their thanks for the

assistance

de in Japan without making preciation to the Hongking Co- ang charge 83 far as the actual mittee. charter hire is concerned. I am!

From the copies of the various sure you will be very gratined to telegrams, which you have so kind hear at a ship of this kind, was the Hongkong

ly placed before us, it is clear that Committee will will be extremely useful and valuable as a base for relief work favourably consider contributing and for the re-establishment. to our relief fund as sten as they business of all kinds, freign and now that the money is required. Japanese, is now available and As I advised on Saturday, Septem- think the community has reasenber 20th, our unexpended balance

was approximately || to congratulate itself on the Bank that day

Yes 140,000.00. This sum is very. being able to place this ship at

mach below what will be needed to its disposal. The vessel is to be re-j named the "Tai Wayfoong" and carry on our work to the end. she will proceed to Japan at the end of the week. One of the rea- sons for calling you together is to been taken care af by this Com- mitte, is more than three times invite your suggestions and

the number of the European popu- operation in deriding as to suitable

addition to rellaf stores ta te conveyed to fiation in Kebe. In

the European refugees, we have Japan by the "Orienta!"

also assisted a large number of It was agreed that huts Bassians, Japanese and Chiness. students. requested by the Mavor You can readily appreciate the LADIES' of Yokuhama, le sent be the vesseltremendous amount of work and also 2,000 blankets already ordered expense, which has been involved BOOTS

The Japanese and Chinese members in the housing. feeding and date andertook to submit saggestionsing of these people.

Our Committee has collected here

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As you know, the number of European refugees which have

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The emergenty work i now early fiolaned and we have eater- td the second phase of our relief work.

From now on we will need large

in the course of the next day ori SHOES and the Committee authorised Kobe over Yen 200,000.00, and in view of the small size of the the stovision on the ship of commanity, we cannot expert 20 general equipment of winter com-j forts suitable for distribution da-

g the coming winter. Mr. S. L. Watson mentioned the need for books, and it was decided to invite contributions of books, which would form the nucleus of a library for the ship. Enquiries! are also to be made as to whether sums of money to provide heavy

winter clothing for destitute T a plans and gramaphone are avail- able and, if not, to take steps to fugees. We will also need large provide the vesse!

sums of money to assist in provid- with these.

that permanent housing facilities The Chairman mentioned

for those who are destitute. Larga some equipment for recreational purposes was being provided. Itums of money will be needed for

repatriation work. was also decided to obtain a quar-

ity of footwear. especially stream! beets, from the Naval Authorities, if available.

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The Committee estimate that the total expenditures from Now on will be at least Ten 250,000.00 and possibly more.

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Mr. N. S. Brown, who attended by invitation of the Chairman, ard who had in hand the fitting cucontribute funds, we have, there-

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appeal of the Japanese.

well for the same purpose. I pointed to administer this Fund. Again expressing the thanks of gather that until recently the re- I understand that the intention is of this particular Fund to use this Fuad not only to pay the our committee for the. generous sources support received from Hongkong. have been used for the relief of passages of Britishers to England all nationalities. The intention or elsewhere and give them some- now, I understand, is to use their thing in band to carry on with moner and supplies for the relief after reaching their destinations, of foreigners only, of which but also to help British Arms and fore, decided to request the Hong- of the "Oriental" informed thei

Earthquake Reef Committee.there are about 1,200 in Kobe business men with capital where-. kony Committee to contribute Yen Committee that the expenditure of

Mr. McArthur's letter

this area, most

of them destitute. with to resuscitate their businesses this 100,000.00 to 23sist in

very considerable

ad sum

been

the following A great many of them are receis in Japan. More money will be necessary 'relief work. Would you subject contained in a necessary to put her

ag from the Fund a subsistence needed to carry out these projects be kind enough to convey this reparagraphs: She had accommodation for!

The Earthquake Relief Fund. allowance of Yen 3 per head per Association will be asked to belp 150 passengers and was being fitted quest to your Committee in Hong

kong and explain the urgent nores. The most of the money collected diem, and are being supplied within the matter and even to bring to accommodate 50 people, one in each cabin. He thought that when y of placing these funds at car has been subscribed by Britishers what clothing is available and as pressure to bear on the Govern

disposal.

and Americans, the former probit comes along. These people will ment to contribute." members of the Committee inspect-}

any have to be helped for some time At first thought it may seem aably contributing more than ed the vessel they would be pleas-futtle premature to request these others. Money and supplies of yet until they can help themselves balance in hand of the Hongkong at present was about fanda at the present time in view fall kinds have come in from people or are shipped to their home coun- Fund The Chairmen added that of the amount of our unexpended of a!! nationalities, including tries. The total funds collected $130.000. He thought, before de- acctmmodation, in addition to that balance, but you must understand Japanese. Baron Sumitomo contri-to date is about Yea 5 lacs and the ciding to what extent they were provided for 50 people, the Kobe that the Committee' cannot proceed buted Yen 5,000, and other sub-janexpended balance is about Yen prepared to assist the Kobe Relief Foreign' Bourd of Trade would with the work which we planscriptions bring the total received 140,000. The foregoing is a mere Committee, they should wait a little and see what eventuated from able to develop as required when unless we are assured that funds from Japanese up to about Yen sketch of what has been done.

Committee control- British Subjects Relief Fund. the arrival of the "Oriental," the vessel was in Yokohama. She will be available to pay the expense 10,000. The

It was decided to acknowledge would be commanded by Capt. that would be incurred.

ling this Fund sent the s.s. West An amount of £35,000 from the:

the Earthquake Weston, who was formerly Com- We, therefore, trust that your O'Rowa twice to Yokohama as a Lord Mayor's Fund has been re-the letter from mander of the Orient liner Ormond. Hongkong Committee will respond relief ship bringing to Kobe re-mitted out for the relle of Bri-|Relief Committee, express sym- a foartera thousand tos vessel to the appeal of their countrymen ages of all nationalities includ-tish subjects, and I believe about pathy with the request and promise and she would probably be in Japan with the same generosity with fing Canese and Japanese. They,000 more has come from other early consideration.

Trustees have been ap This concluded the business. which they have responded to the have recently sent the 3.5. Weser Bources.

ed with her condition.

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DOINGS OF THE DUFFS

TOM, YOU'LL HAVE TO LEAVE ME SOME MONEY THIS MORNING - | WANT TO GO DOWN AND GET BETTY JANE SOME THINGS AND DANNY NEEDS A NEW

SUIT -

THAT MEANS DIG DOWN I GUESS -

They Keep Him Working

GUESS I'D BETTER LOOK AND SEE IF

I HAVE CAR FARE

LEFT SHE JUST ABOUT CLEANED

ME -

BY ALLMAN

YOURE STILL WORKING FOR THE SAME

GOOD MORNING, TOM - YOURE GETTING AN EARLY START THIS MORNING AREN'T YOU?

HELLO, CHARLEY- ON ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS USUAL-

PEOPLE AREN'T YOU,

TOM?

The Chairman said that the

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