BELGIUM FUND.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15869, 7 April 1917, Page 7

BELGIUM FUND.

Amount previously acknowledged,' £1*28,069 3s 6d; employees Weeks, Ltd. (monthly). £3 193 9d; J. and ,G.M. (monthly), 15s; H.L. Unonthly), £1 lis; A. E. Cree (monthly), £1; employees Gas Co. (monthly),. £10'8s lOd; staff Bank of New Zealand (monthly). £3 Gs; J. Swinnerton £1 ; J. H. T. Mackenzie (monthly), £1; Gunyab (monthly), 10s; Mrs W. J. Taylor, it; C. H. Nights ingale (monthly), £J; headmaster, staff, and boys Chri6t'n College (monthly), £30; J. J. Thomson (9th donation), £23; Hon. J. Borthwick • (March and April), £-20; Timaru- quota far April, £182; 'Mount Herbert County Council quota. £5; Tawera County Council quota, £4 7s Id; staff Woolaton School (per Miss Mills, monthly), £1 159: AuleebTooVs (weekly), £3 9s 9d; Suppliers' C.C. Dairy Co. (23rd donation), £1 O3 lid; total to 'date, 7s 2d. Mr Cyril Tl. J. Ward (of Kinsey and Co., Ltd.), Acting-Consul for Belgium at Christchurch, has received the following additional donations to the Belgium Fond;—MissKitto (monthly), £1; Miss Packer (monthly), 10s; Christinas dinner table collection' (Mjs Kennedy, Mount Fyflfc), 10s 6d; Holy Trinity Church, liyttclton, (per J. T. Brice)/£2 12s. Y.M.C.A. FUNDS. ■. Trench Comforts Fund—Mrs E. ilcKenzio £1, \V. Hall (monthly)' £1 Is, Miss Barker 2s 6d, Mrs 31. A. Garland £1, Leonard Price £10, Winchmore Red Crossi £13 lie Cd. Waterton Bed Cross -16s 3d, Spreydon ' Branch of ■ the Lad}', Liverpool Fund (proceeds' 1 of echool girls' concert) £9 lis lid. Hutment . Fund—Addington Methodist Church £9 9s 4d. National War Work—Fairview Queen Eleou tion £25 12s 3d, Claremont' Queen Election £20, Otipua, Queen Election £10, E. L. Bush OS. . Gifts offmag&zines, hooka', and papers for troopships • are acknowledged from:—Miss Hayvrard,' Mrs 'Chapman, Mrs Biumioombe, Miss Barker, Mrs C. A. O. Hanly, Bev. "W..T. Todd, C. J. Cocks, Bloxham, C. H. Gil by. VICTORIA LEAGUE. The committee of the Victoria League 'mot on Thursday, Mrs Klworthy, the president, being in the chair. The 'annual report was read by the hon. secretary, Mrs Carey-Hill. The adoption of -the report was moved by Mrs_ Julius, seconded by Mrs Blunt, and carried. The date of the annual meeting of members was fixed for th« 17th inet. in the Art Gallery. It'was decided,that it should tako tho tem of an afternoon reception, withy speeches, and a short programme of music, tho members of the committee providing the afternoon tea-.. Mrs Orbel] reported that the Pspsmri branch of the League had received a letter from her Majesty tho Queen,. thanking them for the excellent work sent home by their particular branch. Mrß Carey Hill made tie announcement that tlie voluo of the maiterials sent from hero during- tho yeai" by tho League' direct to Dr. Acland Jor the benefit of New Zealand soldiers totalled £900. Besides that, various collections and donations have been made for motor Christmas gifts for nurses and men in hospitals in Egypt, end to No. 1 New Zealand Stationary Hospital, During this year the work of tho Victoria League line steadily increased, as also have the subscriptions from tho branches for th© various funds. Clothing has also been sent to London for the orphans of soldiers and sailors, a great many garments having been forwarded.