BELGIAN RELIEF.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15948, 9 July 1917, Page 9

BELGIAN RELIEF.

TO THE EDITOR OF "THE PRESS." Sir, —Tho Consul for Belgium, at C'hristehurch has received tho following communication, dated May /.2nd, from Mr J. Navaux, the secretary or tho Clothing of Belgian Destitute Civilians' Executive Committee, London, as ■under:— "I bog to inform you that in accordance witii the new Government regulations concerning the issuing of appeal? for charitable objects, a new committee, registered under the War Charities Act. lias been formed for tho work previously carried on by 'The Belgian Relief Fund,' and for which I shall again have the privilege of acting as honorary secretary. The uaino of the now committee is as above, and our new premises, at 13 City road, afford greater facilities for receiving and packing tho gifts. - Remembering your assistance in the past, I would again appeal to you for continued support in our work, which is more, than ever necessary at the present time. The Belgian Minister at .the Hague writes to say that, in order to eave the Belgian children, it has become, necessary to send tlieni in batches, for a few weeks to Holland to ret-over from their privations. Some of the schools in Belgium, as you may have heard, are closed because the children fire too weak to attend. Quite ropently a telegram was received paying that 300 of these, poor children had arrived at the Hague, lacking suitable clothing. and wirhotit evrn boota to ihc'r feet. The vr'irrsentntive in Holland is api'-eaiip.g to us for clothj itig for these children, and I'a«rain ask i you to civo us vour help. "Will you j send us your fipare garments, alio, if ! po=cil)le. materials for making ur>? Xo ! <rift is too small. fn France, also, the | Belgian children taken from the danger zone behind the firduin-r lir"\ who ! ;'rr> being ef.rp.-l for in tbo Belgian I 'Hotiee.* failed 'Colonies Seolaires,' are much i" nerd of clothing. Our first enre will be >o help the children in Holland and in France, and we hon® eventitallv that we shall again be able to ?r"-id clothing ; eto the occuoied parts lof Bnlrprim. XVe also want a'Tult j e|nfbin<t for the me f her.«. many of Trb'" , i ha*-" boe" widowed in the war. TTe | this urgent anneal to yon in <Ho firm conviction that it will not be in "vai", and w« venture *<-> exriroyj the bono that it will .ifnin find a responsivo in yiYiir heart. The sneaks for itci>]f. and donations ad<-lre«<»d jo the Consulate wiT? hr remitted to tho proper quarter.— Yours, etc.. CVT?TT, T?. TV*T?T). Acting C- > *'" : "I for 'Holgium in piirigichurch. Ju?y G£h. IS] 7.