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■ . RELIEF MEASURES. BRITAIN CONTRIBUTES •£•152,325. ON £ FOR £ BASIS. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Received May 20, 12.20 a.in.) CONDON. May 18. If, is olTicially announced that Hie Treasury lias -spent £152,329 since June last on grants ,;o voluntary societies for the relief of the famine stricken areas of Europe in connection with the scheme by which the Treasury pays £ for £ on amounts, voluntarily raised. WASHINGTON, May 18. The American press is supporting Mr Davidson's appeal for the United Stales’ instant help for the stricken peoples of Eastern Europe. AMERICA’S ATTITUDE. CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME. (Received May 20. 12.5 a.in.) WASHINGTON, May 17. ; Congress does not seem inclined In vole appropriations to aid Central Europe along the lines Mr Davison suggested. Members pointed out that the United States has duties to its own people first, and whatever- aid America gives should be donated privately.
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Waikato Times, Volume 92, Issue 14367, 20 May 1920, Page 5
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