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THE damage inflicted on universities in the course of the Japanese invasion has been enormous, amounting in several instances to complete destruction of all the university buildings and equipment. Concerted action has been taken by students, professors and the Chinese Government to combine the relief of distressed students with the maintenance of some form of training in centres remote from the war theatres, such as Changsha in Hunan Province. Appeals to universities in other lands have been organized by International Student Service for the relief of destitute students and for equipping them in their efforts to carry on their studies. In England there has been a response from every single university and the majority of university colleges, the amount raised in this way up to date being £3,000. The English committee has undertaken, in addition to contributing to the international fund, to assist Chinese students in Great Britain whose funds have been cut off. In a letter to The Times of January 7, Sir Walter Moberly, chairman of the International Student Service, appeals for at least another £2,000. Contributions may be sent to Prof. Ernest Barker, the Hon. Treasurer of the Chinese Universities Relief Fund, at 49 Gordon Square, London, W.C.I.
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Chinese Universities Relief Fund. Nature 141, 152 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/141152c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/141152c0