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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WUCHOW FIRE.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11,

1924.

FLOOD ECHO.

66

CLOTHES

huts had already been put up in the business parts of the city and the authoritics had issued an order. MORE RELIEF REQUIRED. convenient,

for their removal, ne as we HONGKONG'S GENEROSITY. MAY NOT MAKE THE MAN BUT USED

tu Irsa busy The plight of the thousands of pincer. The neemmedation plans At a menting at the Tung Web RIGHTLY THEY CERTAINLY HELP. destituto Chinery renderor home-meemitated a substantial outlay, Hospital' yesterday afternoon it lem by the destructive fire in Wa. Dit being Miggested that S30 to 560 | was announced that n careful es- chow on the 80th of inst month, re. Fbe given táinch destiture.

timate had been made of the pro- coived the attention of the Direg-

Hongkong's Scepticizm. {bable cost of rerepstructing food, tore of the Tung Wah Hospital and Mr. Li Po kwai, Chairman of banks in villages in Kwongtung. other philanthropic Chinose, when the Chinese General Chamber of which werd damaged in the la this Committos at visitation some months ago. The the latter held 'n nooting Fester. Commerce: day afternoon to discuss relief Wuchow formed by Government Hospital, it was said, would allot

oficials?

monkures.

lit WAB, but the

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Mr. Ma Chi-lung, Chairman Afr. Lam Kwok-man replied that of the Tung Wah Hospital, consisted of representatives from executivo presided. He said the meeting was every seeting of the community.supplied

The estimate, enleulated on figures EVERY GARMENT. THOROUGHLY hold in consequence of letters from foannial help was forthcoming in their reports of damages, runa DRY-CLEANING) BY EXPERIENCED by the trade unions STEAM PRESSED (AFTER GENUINE Wachow, to the Hon. Mr. Chow the Wuchow merchants intended into seven figuras. Shou-son and Hon. Mr., R. H. to work independently, but money have all been obecked and examin.

The reports TAILORS. Kotowall, which requested the was needed urgently. Hospital to take steps for the

ed by Mr Li Yau-chuen, a pro- relief of the fire victims. The fire work deserved unstinted support, building cost, and it is he who has Mr. Li Po kwai aid the reliet mineat gentleman familar with was unparallelled in the history of but at the same time they must decided the extent of help to bo Wuchow in point of devastation, anfeguard their mODOY FO About three thousand buildings what was spent would have proper calculations are made on a propor that given to various applications. The baing razed to the ground and five resulta. He proposed that the tion basis in relation to the cost of to six thousand people readored Hospital should do something in the reconstruction. In many cases hamelosk. The Dumber of des- the matter. Įtituton only represepted. a noction

the contribution represents 25 por of the victims, who after the fire. H. Kotewall, the Chairman,

At the request of the Hon. Mr.eent of the cost. found themselves absolutely bereft told the meeting that over $600,000

a little more than $840,000 from IN GOOD CONDITION FOR LESS THAN the Flood Relief Fund to help the THE PRICE OF ONE NEW SUIT. villages affected.

to

of means of susterinuce.

was subscribed for flood relief, demand for cotton stuffed cloths The letters to the Hospital were The relief work absorbed about and quilts, dealers of those articlos. then rond, these confirming the $11,000, white a sum of $300,000 hud found it hard to meet further Chairman's reinsrks na regards tho had to be Toberved for the lorddere na substantial na would be: aituation,

construction of flood banks, leaving expected in the recent instance. Mr. Lam Kwok man, a repre- a balance of about $100,000. Only the other day he had shipped sentative from the Wuchow Cham- The Hou, Mr. Kotowall said the | About 2,000 catton articles ber of Commerce nod other recent chain of diensters in the Canton for charitable purposes. organisations that have interested interior, followed by the usual np. Orders appeared to have come in themselves in the relief problem, peals for relief, showed the truth of from my places in the neigh. was asked to address the meeting. the old ndage: It never rains but bouring province benides Cinton, Mr. Lam anid the first step a pra-it paurs," The generosity of the making it almost impossible to viding relief had been taken by public had well been taxed and obtain large supplies.

Under various public institutions at Wu thought it would be difleult to raise the circumetorices he thought it chow and also a special Committee subser tions at present. He pro- would bo A good expedient, had been formed to further the posed that $40,000 from the our to get in touch with local knitting: work. Owing to the extensiveness plus of the Flood Relief Fund befactories and bargain for cheap of the damage a considerable sumed to help the Wuchow people. of money was necessary to marry With this mount the Committee out the project which the Comeuld continue "geat relief, mitten had in mind, and for this and if any surplus was left it could renson he had been sent to secure he used for the construction of the help of Hongkong. The pro-wonden buts. ject was of # dunl character: The notioga Was Feconded by Gamely, concurrently with the di--] Mr. Ila Kwong and corried tribution of congée and facistu ananuman-ly; which was now going on, the Con mittes proposed to erect >inall wood-

Shortage of "upplies. Mr. La Yani chuen said ministra en shacks for the accommodation tinns in relief work of this untore of the homeless to save them from included the, distribution of warm exposure and the rigoane of the! clothing and other winter necessi. weather. A certain number of ties. Owing to the unusually brisk

jerseys Dr goods improperly finished, which would perhaps be more economical and better appre- cisted by the destitutes.

Another speaker suggested that an eliort bo made to recure old woollon articles-rugs, blankets, etc.such NA were offered at auctions.

sometimes

On the question of rico, Mr. Li Yun-chuen said Hongkong need not ship supplies to Wuchow. where the price was more favour able.

The meeting then terminated,

NO illustration of an exquisite piece of jewellery 'was ever made which at all adequately pictured it. The illustra- tions in this advertisement are merely intended as a hint to the Christmas shopper.

Sincere's extend a cordial invita- tion to all seekers of beautiful gifts to visit the store to examine the originals.

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