ASHBURTON ITEMS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 15047, 15 August 1914, Page 12

ASHBURTON ITEMS.

BUSY WORKERS. _*/ • The Ladies' Committee at has been kept busy since its formatkrt»l"J *" and up till midniglit on Thursday even***-" ing 39 "hold-alls" were made, and filled "*•* with-tho necessary impedimenta. Mi* W. H. Collins provided the knives aoi | forks, the Farmers' Co-operative sociation 'the spoons, flhilo Mr Totty sent along combs. The draper* j , of the town were called upon to pro*/*.! vide socks, sweaters, bhirts, and alij£, other articles required to make up required outfit. The whole was od in three cases and sent to-Tinjaru >' by the first express yesterday mony*\" ing. The cases contained the follow»«jfv ing articles:—-Seven and a half down*, shirts, 50 dozen socks. 31 sweaters, '60' 1 v letterettes, three anu a half dozen *£ '.'housewives," two dozen cholera belts, *> bootlaces, and 39 "hold-alls." The Ladies! Committee has also about £SH \in hand, and £50 of trtis was sent to < J the Mayoress of Tiraaru to provide any other necessaries which were needed for the men. A further cum of £328 Iβ 6d waseubscribed to the Ashburton War Fond up till 2 p.m. yesi crday, bringing tho.7 total up to £2256 17e. In, addi* < saddles were given by A. Hray,, Carleton Bros..' -TV. F. Allen, and bridles by A. Bwy, W. F. Allon. and. <; G Harper; J. Hunt and WalterComyns a troop horjbe eachj F.A. B. ,' f Stewart, one ton of hay: Wa. Tartoo, ,-. truck of chaff; John Ducon, halfrtoa' potatoes; and.F. H. Knight, use <fl* motor-cycle. «'_> ii* • The employees on Messrs r 3 *™'" Bros.' Mitcham Farm subscribed «»,- 10s to the Lady Liverpool Fund. ' , • ■Mr H. S. Kyle, M.RX?.V&, attend - ed at the Arcade, Ashburten. s day, and examined aboui 50 horsee offered to the Ashburton otic Selection Committee for tM - equipment *oi the South G«>t«m eection of the Expeditionarr For». *J the number only about haif passed W» test. Several gift horses were ** -, eX A™other batch of Ashburtoa ?#&% torials who have volunteered to the Expeditionary Force were med *S£ . examined yesterday "■"""■e/iS'.'' C. E. R. Rendle <J<g Medical Corps of Surgeons), of 29 volunteers 18 were selected. W men went to Timaru by. the £«£»"»., slow train. Before leaving, the 3L*p* (Mr H. Davis) addressed the, JJJ. wishing them' "God-epeed." number of residents were the station, and three cheeie - as the train moved off. . » . Among the West the War Fund are the Messrs T. Bullock, J^^^ oh - Hugh Cameron, £100 each; J»|g . NicSu Bros., f 52 10s; Ca«Mrboi7g| ler Flour Mills, 5 tons of floor at £55; Messrs Hugh Hunter, n. , Strange, J. Smith and Sods Collins, £-50 each; Messrs Lao«. ?*$ ker and ■ »udkin, £35; Findlay, A. A. and E. H. |? ff A*S*,? ton "ilaU and Guardian" g>fflPgi - Robert BeU, and H. L. each. ~ ii