THE PATRIOTIC FUND

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2229, 15 August 1914, Page 8

THE PATRIOTIC FUND

FURTHER DONATIONS ONE GIFT OF £5000 In the House if Representatives last 3vcning tho Prime Minister (Hon. W- F.Nlassey) stated that he had been notified j£ the following additional subscriptions to the War Fund:- ' Trustees Auckland Savings Bank, .£SOOO Inglewood Bason Curing Company, 50 hams for' Expeditionary Force. Raglan County Council, £100 (first instalment).' '•-,'' Manchester Unity, 1.0.0. F., £100. Egmont Box Factory, £100. Merchants' Service Guild, New Zealand section, .£100.: - J. Murphy and Son, Wellington, £5 ss. E, F. Blair, Otaki, £20. " Mrs. Aitken, .420'. Ruanui Station hands, £22, and will subscribe up to 10 per cent, of wages.as long as war lasts C. P. Skerrett, K.C., Wellington,- £50. kelson Defence Committee, ,£2300 and many horses. • Hokitika Patriotic Committee, £250. • At Lean and Gray, Wellington, ,£25. Evans Bay limber Company, tent pegs to the value of .£35. ■' ™^ Napier citizens, further JJIOOO (thus totalling.£sooo.). . ■ v "I think lion, members willagree," said tho Prime' Minister, as he concluded .his reading, that these telegrams are veTv very satisfactory, indeed/' ■ • ' FARMERS' GIFTS. \ The New Zealand Farmers' Distributing Company (acting as agents' for the Defence: Department) has received ■ advice of the following donations'from the' vari,ous( branches of the New Zealand Farmers Union-and from other sources:— Wairarapa. contribution (per Maaterton Farmers'' Union), 251 tons chaff, Wtons hay.. ■ C. E. Jones (Matarawa), 1 ton chaff. J.. H. August (Dalefield), 1 ton hay. . T. C:.Bayliss (01areville),.Mf e ton of hay. '. . Dawn Bros. (Kuripnni), half ton of chaff./ G. B. Mintin (Kuripnni), 1 ton hay. Maori Councils (Waipu County), per Mr, A. T. Ngata, :M.P., 500 to 600 sacks chafi and oats.. , . . •, ' ! '■ Wilson Bros/(Bulls), 50 sacks oats. ' : Chaytor and Co. (Spring Creek, Blenheim), 20 tons ohaff. Mrs. B. J. Port (Waikanae), proceeds oi sale of flowers. Percy Bros. (Masterton), 40 tons chaff. : .John Jones (Kairanga), 2 tons,hay an<! 2 cases egus. - P. A. M'Hordy (Palmerston North), H sacks chaff. •-.■ . : .Farmers' Union (Nelson), per Mr. I TuTinyoliffe, i tons chaff. Farmers' Union (Waverley), per Mr. A Howev, 2 trucks hay, 1 truck carrots. D. H. Speedy (Whanparonea), per Farm ers' Union'(Palmerston North), 1 ton chaff J. Wingate (Lonp-burn), per Farmer Union (Palmerston-North), 20 tons hay. - — Eyman, per Farmers' Union, ■ Pal raereton'North, -7 tons' hay. , Barraud and' Abrahams (Palmerstoi North), per Farmers' Union, PalmeTstoi •North, 100 sacks-oats. Farmers'.Union: (Blenheim), 180 ton chaff, 40 sacks orits, 8 tons potatoes, sacks onions. 17 tons hay. Farmers' Union (Hastings), 127 ton chaff, 30 tons hay. 10 sacks oats, 12 sack carrots, 3 tons potatoes. , : Messrs. Preist Bros., :p« FarmeTf Un'on, Eketahuna. 5 tons chaff. Per. Secretary Defence" Fund, Wooc ville, half "ton chaff. ' , J. J. T«uwridffe (Otane), 5 tons chaff. In addition to the aljove advice ha been received since Monday of donation as follow:—Chaff, '570 tons; hay, 150 tons oat*,. 2(10 sacks.' - :■ _ ' Wt. Teidi Hivnt'snys tTiat donations aV still being received, arid they' willbe gla /to 'h^'e > pai%Mars;olshme'i'as,soott as po: 6ible.'. - " : : Vj"', ''' : ' r "' : ' ';; , A patriotic meeting'in aid of/the W-s Fund waa,held at St. James's Hall, Lowf Hutt, last evening, and was' well, atten< edi the Mayor (Mr. H. Baldwin) presii ing. Appropriate speeches were deliver* by the chairman, Mr. T. M. Wilfon M.P.i and Dr. Mason, and items'were rei 'd«red by Messrs;,E. J. Hill'i Dr. .Hale Dempster,' Bishworth, •; and. Dr. Purd; The Crown. Pictures Orchestra, deliver* several selections of martial -music, i: eluding "The -Matsellaise," and Mr.. Findlay conducted, tho.pipe'band. It understood that a substantial sum < money was,raised. ■ ', '■''■' Lient.-Colonel Begg desires to expre his thanks to Messrs. Alex. Cowan and O . Ltd., for .£2O worth of ledgers for tl : -use of the 1 second Expeditionary .Fie '■. Hospital. Also to the Accountancy Pn : lications,- Ltd., for £7105., and Watkii ! Tyer,'and Tolan for printing. • ■ '.- ' ' .Anderson and Broad, Ltd:, Marton, oi 1 truck of chaff, valued at. about .£25. .' ; South Wairarapa Trotting Club, .£25. I - A unique idea, which it is proposed , put into operation for the Telief of t : distressed in connection with-, the Ni ' Zealand Expeditionary Forces,' eminht ' from a meeting of the St. Hilda's Debi '■' ing Club at Island Bay last'night. I was decided, on bohalfof .the. Island B residents, to' approach the-owner's 1 vacant sections .in tho suburb- so tl '■ such might bo used for the planting '■• \potatoes and other 6uch crops for t • relief of tho distressed. A committee h r set up to finance the proposal. Own< • of land desirous of so'helping towai ' the good cause are - asked' to communici , with Mr. H. G. Hill, Island Bay. D The .Defence Department'- states tl donations of field-glasses for non-comm ' eioned officers will be gladly received ' Headquarters. •■•■',. ' '■' ' The Carterton Fund has',reached a " tal of £602 25.'4 d., and the Lady Lw< pool Fund £78 16s. Id. >■ ' ißir Tel«rfcnh —PrftM A«soel*tt«n.l Auckland, August 11 The patriotic fund, including i "Herald fund, now totals about including a'donation of £5000 from ( i-- Auckland Saving Bank. The latter dpi ;t tion is subject to' validating. legislate y -New- Plymouth, August 14 L " The Maketawa Dairy Company, m Inglewood, to-day decided unanimoui 0 at the annual shareholders' meeting to g 0 one bos of butter weekly to N'.-Z. Govei a inent as long as the/war lasts, and tUe . 1 glewood Bacon Company donates one hi 7 dred hams to the war fund. TheMaketa n offer is equal to one and a half per ce '• of the output. ■■■■"' '■ . ■ '-■ « Tho New Plymouth General Laboure . e Association to-night decided to vote J '■' to War Fund. The . Borough,Cpun " staff is donating 5 per cent, of. their £ ,s , Gisborno, August V The Gisborne shippers of meat by i Eimutaka have cabled authorising i Bristol-Dominions Producers Assoaat to distribute' the meat valued at .£547 3. the families of: Bristolians on active s io " C 6' Palmerston North, August ' V. Ie . At a largely-attended patriotic-meet u to-night, a substantial sum was collect p Christchurch, August 1>f The movement to provide by volunt contributions for a- ship-load of m« dairy,' and other produce, for the-re of the poor at Home was advanced stage' at a preliminary representat mooting held to-day. The gift will ' from the people of New Zealand, and to bo known as "The poor of Gr Britain ■ and • Ireland Eelief Fund. very generous response was made by th • present, and a donation of 1000, sh was made by Messrs. H. B. and .A. Williams, of Poverty Bay.. Cash do ' tions'wefe promised by W. O. Eutl ■ ford and D. Bufherford and family, J51450 j S. Manning and Co, and-Pyno i Co. eaoh gave Dr. Levinge-,and B. Eeid JEIOO each, in addition to sma amounts. The movement will be exten throughout the Dominion bv the org isation of tho Sports Protection Leag Ashburton,'"Angust 1' The Ashburtdn Patriotic Fund reached .£2250, the principal contributi ,■• being as follow Farriman and f: ■• ily, .£210; Ashburtou Trotting Club ( 11 Ashburtou Racing Club, £105 -'ea' s - Friedlander Bros., Hugo Friedlander, ' e Bullock, J. Studholme, and Hngh Ct "• cron, £100 each; Nicoll Bros., £52 1( Cauterbnry Roller Floiir Mills, 5 b flour, valued at £55; Hugh' Hunter, n S. Strange, J. Smith and' Sons, and W. )f Collins. £50 each; Lane, Walker, a .d Eudkin, £35; John. Fiodlaf, A> A: and :o. H l .' Ciri-, Ashbnrton "Mail": aud "Gu « dian" Company, Eobert . Bell; : H;. ■:• lfcrker, £2.5 each. A fair number

troops horses and fodder, etc., have alsobeen given. ' •Nelson, August 14. The local subscriptions to the Empire Defence Fund now total £2-100, besuH- _i many, honses; The local committee;^lte -*" .' buying horses and equipping the contingent. Greymouth, August 14. A large patriotic demonstration was held to-night, when speeches were made by the-Mayor .and prominent citizens. The West Coast troops were farewellod with a great display of patriotism. The collection in aid of the war fund resulted in a total of £37. ..-,'■ Dunedin, August 14. ;A, large and representative meeting of citizenß called at the instance of tho Mayor, was held to-night,, when it was decided to form ariOtago Patriotic and General Welfare Association,, in' connec- . tion with the war. Other, resolutions were passed setting up committees for ft variety of purposes, but mainly for the collecting of funds and the distribution of tho money collected among those who might suffer privation as a result of tho war.- The meeting was enthusiastic, and it-was announced that already a fund amounting roughly to £lliooo had been' raised, Invercargill, August 14. In four days, the Southland Patriotic Fund has reached £3500, and the ladies, under the' Mayoress, are' devoting their time to the'furnishing of necessities for Southland troops. •,■'.. The "Southland Times" newspaper staff at a meeithg to-day gave one day's pay as a contribution to the i Patriotic Fund. : {By Telegraph.—flnecial' OorresDondenU • '■' Masterton, August 14. . The Wairarapa War Fund has now ,'..". reached £0000 in cash, while the value oi the horses donated amounts to £2000, and of fodder to £400. A further sum of £444 has beon_subscribed' for the 'Lady Liverpool Equipment Fund, and about . £500 for home relief, making a total of over £12,000. This splendid result is duo in a large/measure to the perfect organisation of the Farmers' Union. • "THE DOMINION" LIST. ' The following are the donations to The Dominion's War'-"Fund-list to date:'— ...,■'.....-" £ s. d. Hon. John Duthie .;.,'... 250 0 0- • George and Kersley .;...:.... 100 0 0 Charles Bull, Aorangi; Feilding 100 ;0 0 Charles Haines ..!........-. 50 0 0 ' *' Alex. Cowan and Sons, Ltdv... 50 0 0 Norman Kirkcaldio ......».>.!..... -50 0 0 F. Cooper,- Ltd. „.;?.....;...'......'. 25 0 0 Dr. G.'Anson, Lower Hutt ...... 25 0 0 ' D. W. Virtue and C 0............. 25 0 0 ' ■ ; W. Weir'....;...'...„.... 25 .0 0 " John Onambers and Son, Ltd'.' 25 0 0 . ,' British and Continental Piano' ," ■' Co.' .......v. ': .....•.........;. 25 0 0 Geo. Hume, Featherston, one ■'• horse and ..'2l 0 0 , E. K. Kirkcaldie '.........:..:........ 20 0 0 J. Sraitton 20 0 0 Employeosof Geo. Hume, Fcai thereton; .; ..i.. ..;;.. -MYS'O C. H., Dickersoa .....' '.., 10 10 0' Mangaonohi Sohool. ..;..........: '1010 0 W. E. Bethune ;.... .'; 10 10 0" J.;G. 5t0tt'..........;...... 10 0 0 ' E. M. Jack .„...;..;..... 10 0.0 . W. W. Smith, Paekakariki ...... 7 0 0, J. J. Boyd'aid Sons ..;.... .'.; 5 5. 0' I Mrs. Geo. Hume, Featherston 5 5 0 H. M. Christie,. 5.0 0 James Stephens .......'. 5 0 0 J. Hambly- .'..;. '50 0 , Mrs; C. C. Holmes, Alfredton 5 0 0 Alex., McKay 5 00 Mrs. Arthur Grabham 5 0 0 , Walter Francis ...............:..:..■. 5 0 0' t Wise and Deeble, Lower Hutt 3,30' Chas._Laishley .........;...i ; 2'o 0 ' 3 Total „.......;...... £934 8 0 • : I THE MAYOR'S,' FUND. The Mayor's Fund now 6tanda as'fol. • lew's:—- ~ : "' :'■ "•£. s.-d.. Amount'. previously acknow- . sledged ......;. .....'.;....;.......:.. 594 17 4 S' Charles E. Proctor .........;' ...11 0 ; G: W. Barltrop ......:.....-......... 1 1 0 George Snaddoa .............;.. 10 0 .0 p -Sir Robert Stout-..:.....'............. '25.i'0 0 i E., and G.Hunter'.;.;......;."........'. 10 00 i- Bowling'Club >-..vi'.....-... 25 0; 0 ; ■ Oceans- "■ Accident ■'-Assurance (office staff) , ........;. 10 0 0 . •fD.N.W.".';;...;....;..:.'..—.."......'.. -2 20 I- ,Hcnry Sedcole ;......„..;.,.;. .'./1..1 0 i r Mrs. F;-M..Martui'...:.;..';.-........'„ .1,-0" 0 1 Mr! and Mrs. C. M. Like .'. 10 10 0 a Mr. and Mrs. k: H. Sargent ..;■ 12 0 I Miss B. Nurse ,;...;....'...;........» 10 0,0"", l ' ; N'; : , ;.:;....'£7o2 4. 4 ■ T i .'.'-.- patriotic matinee; r< r. GRAND OPERA' HOUSE THIS AFTER-, is NOON. - : ! >f The loyalty of the actor is not altoeether theatrical; In London this week tho'members of-the theatrcal profession' . ,'~ have offered their services to the authon-, $■ ties to act as special constables, and £ here in' Wellington the members )Of the g theatrical profession- have ruen -to the! ' occasion in a manner which should bring , , 0 substantial aid to. the Patriotic,, Fund.) For this afternoon's matinee, (which begins at 2 p'.ni. sharp) the members of. . f„ the Niblo' Company, tho Smart" Set, and). :„ the Brennan-Fuller Company have com- ™ bined their forces in a programme thati '.a must' make a .strong appeal _to ail if classes. The' Comedy Company is to be w seen in the wildly humourous second act iv of "Never Say Die," and the popular, It American comedian Mr/Fred Niblo is to at be heard in one of;his clever'monologues, of The Smart Set are to,provide a highly \m delectable musical entertainment, -. anoV a as sumber of the Brennan-Fuller Company, y "s including the sprightly are^ d, to make.me Try for.thesake of King and to country. The' Prime .Minister and the '-. Minister of Defence are to be, presentat' and'wiU deliver Pataotio T SpeecheSr and is- as- many members of the Legislature as at possible are to attend. - -:.r ■ ■ , The Countess of Liverpool, and a partji i>- from Government House are to be pres- ■. £ ent, and if his duties; oermit His .JSm*-. lency the Governor wifl also be present.! An item of special interestjill be the 'disposal by auction of a fine Union Jack, which.should, realise a handsome sun he for the fund on account of itsjustorical DO, interest. The box plan will be open at he theDrcsdon up tilUnoou »-aay. ,-_ ia . A street oolleoti'on is to; be made by the In. Companies between 11.30 and- X p.m.- today.'- • ■ . ' ■'.... ar . ■' .'-.-■ J y FOR THE UNEMPLOYED .ve - _____ ■ .' ■ ■ t LABOUR DEPARTMENT TAKES -.... :"; : ~ , steps. iva- ■ ■ ■- — it. With a view to assisting those persons. who are thrown out. of employment, or rß ' who have lost their positions on account ; S? of the war, the Department of Labour_is ■H 1 inviting representatives ,°£ .employe™,. J l" workers, and of thelooal authorities m - the chief centres of the Donunion-to form Employment Committees.. be Any clerks, artisans, or other persor.3 :h ? who are thrown out of employment on ° n account of the war are invited by the JJet« partment to record their names and parer' ticulars, personally or by letter,.at the nearest onice of. the Dewrtmeat. •, AwlJ • cants should specify the Pf rt^ al n a 0 r r >". d ' n ? of work which they are able to perform, «• and state T hetli« tl«y « e .^, r n llo°- - proceed to any other f townj here employ L T ment may be found for them, i.ne J^e at.' prtmoTwishes 11, ««d l « f that it does not anticipate being awe to > for all applicant, birt ' T e txvprv endeavour will be mado »y tne ue- ¥ rrtmeidToffices, through fhe proposed tK ;b *2S>f the Department .' A JX emplovers of labour, whose employees »se We }S the Expeditionary Force, 01. *P wJk, otherwise have vacancies on their B - staffs will notify the nearest agents.of »"-.' the Department of the fact, tpeufymp er ; their reauirements. ; of __ ■ -. "j! : FOOD PRICES ler • ■ [f INCREASES ONLY SLIGHT.- ' • uo. The Labour Department hes. compiled its half-yearly schedule of food prices, and' ids it is interesting to note that m Wellingms ton there is but. little'difference in tho m- figures for August 1 and the hgures for nd six months ogo. -:- • - :)i; The current list follows:— T. Bread, 21b. loaf, 3.-d- '.' .. "r. ~ m- Factory butter, Is. 2d. to Is. 3d. per lb. s.; Flour, 251b., 3s. 9d. (formerly Js.) >»._• One sliiUine's worth of flour, 61b. W. Oatmeal, 71b., Is. 3d. H Oatmeal, 251b., is. (formerly 4s. 3d.) nd Fresh eggs, per dozen; Is. 6d. (formerlj ir l Sugar,- per "lb., 2Jd. formerly 2.3-), v .'. L .Sugar, 661b„ Ssi 6d k (formeTly 9s. 3d.).: of I Meat, almost upaltettd... -.. ■:• "•;: