STARVING DUBLIN CHILDREN.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1868, 30 September 1913, Page 6

STARVING DUBLIN CHILDREN.

WELLINGTON MAN'S SYMPATHY AROUSED. "Many pitiable stories aro recounted in the slums, where many families sacrificed their poor household, furnishings to provide bread. In one tenement starving children were found praying for food before the Blossed _ Virgin s shrine." —So ran a cablegram in yesterday's Dominion, telling of tho hardships consequent on tho striko in Dublin. That messago and tho picture or suffering it conjured up so touched tlio feelings of one Wellington citizen that lie determined that ho at least would do what lay in "his power to relievo tho misery of these oliildren. Una generous impulse later in the day resulted ill Sir. M. J. lleardon, president ot tlio Trades and Labour Council, receiving the sum of £10 from tlio gentleman 111 question with a request that lie should forward ; it to the proper quarter. Tho donor, who is by no means a wealthy man, desires that his name should not bo published. Mr. lleardon has undeitakon to forward the money to the Higli Commissioner, find if uny other mem* bora of tlio publi? desiro to contribute similarly he will be pleased to send on any additional amounts which may reach him at tho Trades Hall before next mail day.