The Association was generously supported in Shanghaiand elsewhere by subscriptions， donations and the proceeds ofentertainments， etc. The total in Mexican dollars appearing in theTreasurer"s accounts for the five years ending October， 1919， was＄423，45 2.37 。 Of this approximately ＄70，000 was subscribed by theTreaty Ports and other places outside Shanghai. The Shanghai RaceClub alone contributed ＄26，500.
In view of the very high silver rate prevailing during the last twoyears， when about two-thirds of the amount was raised， the value of thegrand total in sterling could not have been much less than ￡100，000.
The total expenses of the Association other than the purchase ofmaterial were ＄28，902.73 ， of which nearly two-thirds were expendedon payment of Chinese work. It is thus obvious that a very large andincalcuable amount of help was furnished gratis. There were no chargesfor premises， storage， insurance， shipping， clerical and other work.
The grand total of work accomplished amounted to 1，63 0，76 0
articles， more than one-third being garments， and the rest， bandagesand surgical dressings.
At the close of the war， His Majesty， King George V.， manifestedhis great appreciation of the Association"s work by bestowing thehonour of Dame of the Grand Cross of the British Empire on thePresident， Lady de Sausmarez， who had held the post throughout thefive years.
American Red Cross
The American War Relief Association gave place to a chapter ofthe American Red Cross which was established at a meeting held inthe Palace Hotel on March 8th. The American women vied with theirBritish sisters in useful forms of war work.
Two work rooms were established， the output of which fromMarch 8th， 1918， to May 1st， 1919， was as follows：Bandages 203，177
Hospital Garments 29，722
Gauze Dressings 87 ， 414
Hospital Supplies 21，102
The account of the work of the British Women"s Work Association wascourteously supplied by Lady de Sausmarez.
Refugee Garments 10，757
Under-clothes 5 ，000
A Tea Room was opened， which added to the Red Cross Fundsabout a thousand dollars a month.
Shanghai contributed about ＄85 ，000 Mexican in the war driveconducted in the Settlements.
Shipbuilding
The shipbuilding industry received great impetus from the War，about twenty-four ships being under construction. The KiangnanDocks had a contract for four 10，000 ton ships for the AmericanGovernment. The Old Dock had four standard ships of 5，000 tonseach. The New Engineering Works had two in hand， and the NicholasTsu Engineering Works were completing two， starting a third， andexpecting to secure contracts for three more of 5，000 tons each.
Epidemics and the Health DepartmentA serious epidemic of scarlet fever broke out in the early partof 1917， and in months 70 cases among foreigners， and 423 amongChinese were reported. Scarlet fever had scarcely been known inShanghai before the year 1900， and as the Chinese had been immunebefore that time， they made a fertile for the culture and propagation ofthe disease. It may be considered one of the diseases brought to Chinaby foreigners.
Just before the outbreak， Dr. Arthur Stanley， the Health Officerof the Shanghai Municipal Council， had called attention to the factthat the International Settlement had an enviable record as far as healthstatistics were concerned， and that the death rate was exceedinglylow， 15.4 per thousand among foreigners， and 13.2 per thousandapproximately among the Chinese population.
Anti-kidnapping SocietyThe preservation of order in Shanghai became a bigger problemas the population increased， and as the undesirable elements made ittheir headquarters. We now come to the period when armed robberiesbecame frequent， many of the robbers being disbanded soldiers. Theduties of the police became more dangerous and they carried ontheir duties with considerable risk to life. The first instance in thisconnection of a foreign constable being killed was on October 23rd，when Sergeant Hamilton was shot on Yates Road while engaged insearching men suspected of carrying concealed weapons.
The Chinese themselves were alive to the evils to which they wereexposed， especially that of kidnapping， and formed an Anti-kidnappingSociety. This society was established in 1912 by a number of merchantsand had as its object the stamping out of kidnapping and tracking inchildren of both sexes. It was a very worthy philanthropic enterpriseand was the means of rescuing many unfortunate children stolen fromtheir homes in the country， some of whom were sold for immoralpurposes. A refuge was built at Kiangwan in which were housed severalhundreds of rescued children.
The Wheel
Another social evil was the establishment of a gambling hell onNorth Honan Road Extension （now Paoshan Road）， known as “TheWheel.“ Large sums of money were lost at this place and many youngmen ruined. Although there was a great outcry， it was difficult forthe Council to do anything in the matter， as the casino was situatedin Chinese territory. It required long negotiations with the Chineseauthorities before the place was finally sealed up in November， 1918.
Unfortunately in later years the same trouble arose， gamblinghouses with roulette wheels being established in the Settlement onBubbling Well Road and on Yates Road. These were raided and closedin April， 1928.
Last of the Opium ShopsThe year 1917 saw the last of the opium shops in Shanghai. Theresolution passed at the Ratepayers， meeting in 1915 required thewithdrawal of one quarter of the licences of these shops by means ofhall yearly drawings. The first drawing took place in June， 1915， thesecond in December， 1915， and the third in June， 1916， leaving theremaining quarter to be withdrawn on March 31st， 1917.
The passing of these shops recalls the time of the opium houses ordens， in which opium was sold and smoked on the premises. In 1904