GENEROUS GIFTS BY THE PUBLIC.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2224, 10 August 1914, Page 6

GENEROUS GIFTS BY THE PUBLIC.

TO THE WAR FUND.

FOR MEN AND HORSES. The Prime Minister (the Right Hon. W. F. Massey) referred in Parliament on Saturday to the many generous offers of assistance that had alroady been received by tho Government •to meet the cost of the. expeditionary, force. From! the offers, ho said, it 'would be seen that tho people of Now Zealand were rising to meet tho occasion. Sir Joseph .'Ward said that < tho offers made clearly showed that every man would do what he could in .this time of stress. The fine example set by many would be followed by others in all parts of the country. The following are eomd of the offers received in a few minutes by the Prime Minister .on Saturday morning:'—. The Canterbury Jockey Club telegraphed an offer of JIOOO.' Oho hundred pounds offered .by tho Auckland Stock Exchange. A telegram was received from the citizens-of Little-River and surrounding districts, supporting the-notion of the Government and ; stating that at a meeting .£l2O and nine horses were: promised, with more to come. The reading of the .offer in Parliament was greeted with applause, Mr. J. Boddie, Mayor of Te Kuiti, wrote that 25 men, fully • quipped, with, horses, etc, 'were offering for service. . The Mayor of Napier sent an offer to placo the Napier Park racecourse at the Government's disposal.' Mr. Nicholson, of Rotorua, offered eight horses. Mr. Foster, - Wellington, iSO to purchase horses. ' . . ' Mr. Arthur Myers. M.P., promised a contribution of SIOOO. A similar promise was made the previous, day from Sir Walter • Buchanan. Dr. Newman, M.P., promised ,£IOO. Tho Prime Minister olso said ,that he bolioved two other members were 1 going to contribute similar-amounts. Mr. Geo, Shirtcliffe, Wellington, sent a promise to donate .£2OO. A letter was read from Canon Garland, organising secretary of the Pible-in-Schools League, undertaking that the' League would'find a sum of JSIOOO to equip a field ambulance, etc. Messrs. V. and E. Riddiford had offered ,£SOO each. Hallcnstcin Bros.' N.Z. Clothing Factory,: Dunedin, woro willing to put all work aside in their factory and undertake Government business. The Canterbury Park Trotting Club offered i£2oo, and placed their property at tho disposal of tho Government. Mr. Jas. Stewart telegraphed that the Helensville officials and employees of the canning faotbry there offered to give 100 cases of canned mullet for tho use of th» expeditionary force. Tho- Avoodalo Jockey Club offered 100 guineas. Messrs. ICirkpatrick and Co., Nelson, offered 500 cases of assorted I( jam. Tho trustees of tho Invercargill Savings Bank offered to set iSOO aside from the surplus profits of tho bank, provided legislation could bo afforded the bank to do so. "I may say," said Mr. Massey, "there will bo no trouble about the legislative authority." Mr, Max EichelWum, a native of Germany, but a British naturalised subject, sent a chequo for .£2O. "I have ho doubt tho House appreciates the loyalty of Mr. Eichclbaum," said Mr. MasScy. (Applause.) The Labour Department employees held a meeting and decidod to offer ten per cent, of their wages during the course of the war. Mr. Massey's comment: "That, I think, is one of tho most patriotic offers we have received." The St. Helens nurses hare offered '£5 .'towarda the purchase of horses,.

The Hon. Dr. Collins offers JBSO towards i the medical section of the ambulance. £ "The offers," said Mr. Massey, "are t simply an indication of what is going on. t It seems to mo that every man, woman, I and child in New Zealand has made up 1 his mind to do his best for the country < an<l Empire to which we belong." (Ap- ' plause.) . . 1 Sir Joseph Ward said that tho patriotic 1 way in wnich tho people had responded ■ made"" one's heart beat. Everyone was ' offering to do 'something in tho emergency, < and it was a reassurance, if one needed > reassuring, of tho patriotic feeling in this 1 oountry. „ w 'J Just before tho House rose Mr. Massey < read a telegram he had just received • from Sir Walter Buchanan:—"About 50 ' horses and .£IOOO to .purchase horses voted at Masterton meeting this afternoon." ( This announcement "was received with 1 henrty applause. j Mr. Massey read also a telegram from ' Cambridge stating that 200 well-mounted men from the Waikato district would be ready to serve wherevSr required. : (Ap- 1 plause.) ! Tho following offers were received yesterday. by the Prime Minister:—' . Sir George Clifford, a donation of <£500. - Mr. John Bright, chairman of tho Gisborne Citizens' Defence Committee, telegraphed that Gisborne- offered 70 gift horses. ' .. Mr. George Dash, secretary of the National Coachbuilders' Association, tele- 1 graphed, offering to the the immediate free use of all used vehicles in the hands of the trade, and undertak- ; ing. to work unitedly to construct as ; quickly as possible any transport or other vehicles required by the force. Mr. Murdoch, Mayor of Kumara, telegraphed'that at an enthusiastic meeting 1 at Kumara 25 volunteers were enrolled; one motor-bioycle offered.' and ,£loo' subscribed in the room. He expected another ,£IOO in a few days, and - mora volunteers if needed. Colonel Nicholls, of Dunedin, has offered to supply the necessary horses,for theteam for the Ofcago field gun for the ex-, peditionary force. OTHER OFFERS. DOCTORS FOR THE FRONT. At a meeting of the Wellington branch , of the New Zealand Mediodl Association, held on Saturday evening, it was decided' that members would undertake to. attend to the practices of x those who.. went abroad on. active service in charge ol tho Ambulance. Corps. A further proposal was made to the. effect that free medical attendance be given to the families of all men who volunteer to serve the Empire abroad. This was referred to a .special committee for further consideration. Mr. Robert Fletcher (chairman of'the Wellington Harjwur Board) made a statement on Saturday to the effect' that he was proposing that the board should contribute J3IOO to, the expeditionary force fund, and that'all employees who went away on active service should be granted half-pay. This had, of course, to be confirmed by the board but he did not anticipate that there would be any objection to the proposal.. Tho Wellington Savage Glib, whose members include ten of the sixteen officers v selected to go with the first contingentl of the expeditionary force, has generously presented .£IOO to the patriotic fund," and a piano for tho troopship. The cost of the instrument was subscribed in the room at the club's korero on Saturday evening, and was a' delicatecompliment to Lieutenant D. A. Kenny (the club's musical director and accompanist), who is-among .the officers selected for service. - Mr. W. E. Jackson,, of Wellington, general manager' for-Gordon and Gotch in New Zealand, has offered to supply the troopships.with one ton,of magazines and papers. . Mr. A. T. Ngata, M.P., states that the Natives' of the East Coast have ' contributed iS3OO, and GOO sacks of oaten chaff towards, the expeditionary force .equipment. He is now endeavouring to arrange for a gift of 1000 carcasses of mutton from the same quarter for the relief of those people in London .who may, a little later on, find themselves in k a,state of distress;'""' 1 •' '' Mr. E. J. Hyams, of Wellington, representative in New Zealand for the Gramaphone Company;. has presented. a gramaphdne and 100 records to the Fifth Regiment contingent leaving the ;Domlnion on active service. ■ On Saturday the Prime Minister _(the Hon. W. F. Massey), who is.also Minister of Labour, received a communication from' the officers of the Labour Department stating that-every officer had agreed to offer to the Government 10 per cent, of their salary throughout the-war. The Catholic Federation in Wellington have placed their office, in Lower Cuba Street, at the disposal of the public as a receiving depot for goods which; require to be sent on to. the Defence Department. The office staff will attend, to the receipt, storage, and forwarding of any such articles. ' . The New Zealand Natives' Association Band offered' its services to play the Expeditionary Foroe away, and the offer has been accepted. The'association is making arrangements to hold a concert next Sunday, the proceeds of which will,go-to-wards the purchase of horses for the expedition. To date, 45 members of the association .have been accepted for the Expeditionary Force. Offers of motor-cars for the use of the Government during war time have fen received by Mr. H, Dillon-Kelly, Secretary of the Wellington Automobile Club, from the following:—Messrs. Newman, «. J. M'Grath, A. E. Kernot, C. M. Banks, Vivian. Riddiford, H. Gladden, Dr. Knight, C. P. Skerrett, W. E. Mowbray, 0. Becre, T. Hall, A. Smith, J. Dwyer, P. Smith, O. Smith,' E. Bucholz, S. Townsend, F. Clark, G. Rowe, H. Wardell, C. Alcorn, B. P. Pearce,, A. N. Field, ,T. P. Luke; J. B. Howe, H. H. Greene, G. Fulton, E. Johnstoa, S. Kirkcaldie, R. A. Arthur. . An advertisement on page 7 of this issue draws attontion to a request made by the New Zealand Automobile Union to all motorists who- wish to serve the country in the present crisis by placing their cars at the disposal of the Defence authorities. Tho names of those who feel disposed to help in this matter would be received either ,bv Mr. Dillon Kelly, seeretavy of the local (association, or Mr. W. Beau--1 cliamp-Platts, secretary of the New Zea- ' land Association. A certain number of cars are required for service each day, 1 and in ordor that the demand will not 1 press unduly on a few, as many names as possible are required. 1 llr. W. Beauchamp-Platts has a great 1 deal of running about to do in organising the motor-car corps, and it would materi--1 ally expedite the> work if some motorist in a position to do so would place a car at Mr. Platts's disposal for a day or two. Tho police of Wellington City liavo sub--1 scribed money for - one horse and saddling, and tlia country police, who are now arranging for a. subscription, will probably provido another horse. "The Dominion" List. The following donations ■ to the War Fund have been received at The Dohinion office: — George and Kerdey jgioo Charles Haines bo Arrangements have been made whereby further contributions to the War Fund may be made through' the medium of this office, and publicly acknowledged. in our columns. FROM OTHER CENTRES. OFFERS FLOWING IN. (By Telegraph-Press .Association.) Palmerston North, August D. The Manawatu Racing Club has donated ilsoo towards tho war funds. ' The Licensed \ ictuallers' . Association lms undertaken to billet free all officers coming to Palmerston in connection with tho sXp.uitionn.ry camp. Mr. John Strang, president of the Manawatu Racing Club, has telegraphed to Sir George Clifford, chairman of the Racing Conference, as follows:—"Manawatu Racing Club suggests all clubs this raoo season should contribute to war fund 50 per cent, of tho annual not profits, and hoping Sir Georgo Clifford would assist and co-operate by circularising immediately .ill racing clubs." Naptcr, August' 9. Messrs. Ncal and Close, Ltd., and the White Swan Brewery Company havo each handed the. Napier , town clerk .£l5O towards the war funds. The Napier division of tho St. John Ambulnrico Brigade, hac voted j!25 towards the equipment of a field ambulance. New Plymouth, August 9. At a' meeting here on Saturday night in the open air, thousands attended, and ilsrere addressed hr. th« Miyor and" tlio

member for the district, and after enthusiastic outbursts of patriotism a resolution was carried, amid cheers, supporting the Government's action in sending expeditionary forces, and deciding to open a fund and do all possible to assist in tho dispatch of troops from this district. Over .£4OO has already been raised for tho patriotic fund, including a donation of 100 guineas from the Jockey Club and £10 from tho boy scouts. Tho enrolment of volunteers continues. Array servico corps men are leaving to prepare camp to-inorrow. The boy scouts have been placed at tho disposal of tho Defence Department. . The Taranaki Veterans' Association unanimously decided to'offer their services as members for garrison duly to free young men if necessary. At a largo meeting of ladies on' Saturday, committees were set up and aro proceeding immediately with tho work of providing comforts for the expeditionary forces. ' •■■.'. Darjnevirke, August 9. The Maoris of Danuevirke, who had a surplus of £30 10s. from the recent carnival queen competition, handed this over to tho "Evening News as a contribution to the fund to be raised by the Mayoress towards the dispatch of the Expeditionary Force. Street collections brought the total contribution up to .£55.' ■■'•■.. Feilding, August 9. A remarkable patriotic demonstration 'took place in Feilding last night, many country people attending. Tho Mayor, Mr. A. M. On«ley, presided. Speeches were made by Messrs. P. H., Guthrie, M.P., ministers of religion, and others. It was announced that the Lytton Street School in Feilding had undertaken to provide a. horsa for the Defence authorities, for the \var.. It is' also suggested .that the 6chools should discontinue the senior girls' sewing syllabus, and join the ladies' committees in each town, to-sew for. the soldiers.- Thnre were ringing cheers for the Belgians. ■ Christcriurch,' August 9. A big patriotic demonstration was held Inst night in Victoria Square. A procession marched through the city, and speeches were delivered from the Band Rotund* in the square by the Mayor and others. Donations to the field force fund include £1000 from the Canterbury Jockey Clnb, £500 from Mr. E. Beaton i Rhodes, .£SOO from Sir. George Clifford, and ,£2OO fitun the Canterbury Park /Trotting Club.' , Timaru, August.9. The collections in aid •'of ..the'Expedition Fund in town yesterday now total over, .£3600; also over twenty horses. Mess'rs. J. Craigio, M.P., and J. M. H. Tripp, gave ,£IOO each. 'Many twenties and tens were given. Gore, August 9. A meeting of the Gore A. and P. Asso-' ciation on Saturday resolved to donate a gift of five horses suitable for military, purposes -to the Government, also the use of .its horse boxes, and cattle pens on the show ground , for military purposes. '■.«'! ; . Invercargill, August 9. At an open-air meeting of six thousand people held in' Invercargill last night patriotic speeches were made appealing tor funds', horses, and gifts, and enrolments in the Expeditionary Force. The; sum of .£IOOO was subscribed in a few minutes; The Mayor, Mr. Duncan MTarlane, is'giving his year's■■. honorar- i ium; The .litvercargilT Savings Bank, has given .£SOO, consequent on Government sanction. Mr. W. M'Alister promised £200. The meeting was preceded.by a huge procession of motor-ears and decorated traps. Four bands played.national airs and the National Anthems of the allied Powers. The National Mortgage Company's employees have given £100; for horses. -. , At a .largely attended and enthusiastic meeting of Tailwaymen' this afternoon it was decided to ask "each member of-the service to contribute voluntarily, at least one day's pay per month in aid'of the New Zealand war fund until- furthe? notice. ' . ■ . ••'-. '■.'■:■ At a meeting of the Southland branch of the Public Service Association a motion was carried unanimously that the Public Service Commissioner -'be telegraphed thiil the member's 'of.-'the branch' are desirons that ho inform the Prime Minister of their wish, to render every assistance in carrying on the work duringxany officer , s ; abscnce: : ', '- MASTEBTQN'S FINE EESPONStf. •(By Cvirrct oondent J •.••''. Masterton, August 8. A great patriotic demonstration of farmers and settlers of the Wairarapa, convened chiefly by telephone, was held here this afternoon. Speeches wero delivered by Sir Walter Buchanau, M.P., who met with an immense ovation, Mr., G.B. Sykes, MiP.i-the Mayor, and others. An appeal was made for horses and money, to purchase horses and equipment. Over £5000 was subscribed in the room, including: Mri H. 11. Beetham, £500; Mr. W. H. Beetham, £500; Mr. D.H. Eiddi--ford, £300, and horses; Mr. J. F. Mannsell, £500; Mr. Hugh. Morrison, £250, and horses; the 1 5V.F.C.A.,'£250; Mrs. P. M'Laren, £200; Mr. A. -P. 'Whithan, £200; Mr. D. Sutherland, £150; Mr. G. Elkingtcn, £100; Mr. C. E. Cbckburn-Hobd, £100 (first instalment)', Messrs: Percy Brothers, 40 tons of chaff. Others gave 6ums.-of £50 down to.£s, and many

horses were- promised. .'•. ■'...".-.■'•