An Appeal to Canterbury Liberality.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16158, 12 March 1918, Page 6

An Appeal to Canterbury Liberality.

The people of Canterbury have shown themselves vqry liberal in the past in supporting the different war funds. They have felt none of the privations which the war has brought into the homes of many of our kinsfolk in the Mother Country; on the contrary the producers here are probably better off than in times of peace. They realised, therefore, that they were in a position to contribute liberally to the various war funds, and that it was their bounden duty to do so. The need for their assistance, so far from growing less, is becoming more urgent as the war enters upon its most critical period. As the struggle grows in fierceness, surely the hearts of all cf us must go out to our men who r.re holding their own so gallantly, suffering all the weariness of a long-drawn-out war, and faithful even unto death, so that we and tho rest of the civilised world may not bo trampled under foot by the Hun in the same brutal fashion that Russia and Roumania are now being treated. There are various channels through -which we can show our sympathy with our men at the nrcsent time. The Red Cross funds for the sick and wounded show a deficiency which must be made up, unless the good work is to be restricted—a possibility which we feel sure will not be allowed to come to pass. The Lady Liverpool Committees arc working as zealously and as unobtrusively as ever to keep the men in the .field supplied with comforts. Just now special attention is being given to the Young Men's Christian Association, whose admirable work in every part of the field of war is spoken of with the warmest gratitude by the soldiers themselves. An effort is being made to raise £15,000 in Canterbury by Friday next, and wo hope that not only will the effort be crowned with success but that the mark set will be exceeded. Highly deserving of support also is tho Salvation Army, whose war-work is carried out in tho same highly efficient style as all the other work which it undertakes. Those who wish to show their appreciation of ouc brave boys at the front have now an opportunity of ; doing so in tho most practical way,

and through the medium of more than . one organisation. e hope that the people of Canterbury will rise to the j occasion as they have done in the j past.