HELP FOR SUFFERING SERBIA

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2720, 15 March 1916, Page 2

HELP FOR SUFFERING SERBIA

an appeal

Wg have been asked to publish the following appeal on behalf of Serbia:— "London, January, 1916. "The Serbian Minister in London has the honour to convey his • warmest thanks to all the benevolent donors who generously have sent until now their donations through the Serbian Legation for several relief funds existing in Serbia. "At the same time, the Serbian Minister lias to announce that several relief funds in Serbia are sending through him tlieir appeal to all benevolent men and women, fathers and mothers, and all philanthropic' institutions, painting the horrible suffering of the Serbian refugees, the starvation of thn population staying at liomo in Serbia, the painful scenes of the desperate mothers and frozen children. Many thousands of refugees are dispersed m the villages of Greece, in the Albanian desert, or in the rocky hollows of Montenegro, without home, without food! The life of these refugees is now nothing else than a slow dying out. This help will bo a Teal help only if it comes as quickly as possible. "Such appeals have been madef rom the following funds:— The Serbian Archbishop of Belgrade's Relief Fund for the Families of the Fighting Men. The St. Helen's Relief Fund for the Orphans, whose fathors wero killed in the war. The Parliamentary Fund for tlio Relief of Serbian Refugees The Serbian Red Cross Fund for the "Wounded Soldiers. ','The generous donors who would help any of the above-mentioned funds are kindly requested to send their contributions through the Serbian. Legation, 195 Queen's Gate, London, S.AV. "Please do not forget to mark for which of the funds the donation is destined, which will be duly acknowledged."