THE PATRIOTIC FUND

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2233, 20 August 1914, Page 6

THE PATRIOTIC FUND

PRIME MINISTER'S LIST SOME GENEROUS GIFTS The Prime Minister '(tho Right Hon. W. 'F. Massoy) received yesterday notice, in most eases the notice boing ac•companied by achequo, of the following donations to the' Empire Defenco Fund: ' £ s. d. Ladies of 'Wellington Golf. ' Club :.. ....'.. . 08/19 G Bulls District High School , pupils, National Relief •Fund. -12 0 0 J. Kebbell.-.Ohau 20 0 0 Mrs. Dee Lord, Sydney. 5 0 0 D. A. Ewen. ' Wellington, \ < two liorsos O.' Houldsworth, Dunedin 100 0< 0 Employees P. Harman and ■ Co.. , .: • 20 o o ,J. D.' Ritchie, Wellington 20 0 0 Stuart Douglas, Wellington '20 0 0 .Mrs. Joseph Joseph,' Wei- . lington . ■ : . 30 0 0 Town Clerk, Napier- '• (first instalment) ' 4000 0 0 Gisborne Brewery 100 0. 0 Fletcher, v Humphreys and Co:, Christchurch 250, 0 0 N.Z. Floar and '■ Produce ' Agency, Christchurch 105 0 0 'Canterbury Frozen ' Meat' • .' Company 250 0 0 ' Henrv Berr.y and Co., • Christchuroh . , .100 0 0 Stewart Daivson and Co.,' '; Wellington '. .'..v.....'.': •' 50 0 0 Auckland Trotting Club..., 157 10 .0 Members. . of ' the Police Force! .... 630 0 0 Residents of Howiclt ...... 1 100 0 .0 Otahuliu Ladies.'..'...:. :/ 211-0 0 Directors N.Z.: and Austra- •"" lian Land Co. •.... 250 0 0 G. W. MoSs and Sons, Greymouth ............ 100 0 0 Hatrick. and ' Co;, motor lorry' ; _ ; Pupils of Man'aia School, ambulauce outfit. ■: • • . Croatinns, Dargnville • .....; 560 0 .0 W. :, Duncan, • Wanganui, , Austin motor-car; , ' ... T. A. Duncan, Hunterville 500 0 0 Settlers jit Lauriston 65- 0 . 0 Hunterville settlers; (oxclu--'sive- 'of gift horses,' •valued at £400) ....... 1150. 0 0 Opotikl-residents ..'.. • 520 -0 0 Residents Putokoho >; 500 0 0 Greymouth Harbour Board 500 0 0 Hawera district ................ 1000. 0, 0 Maori Mothers'.Unions of ' ' • ! Pakipaki - R 0 0 Ditto Tehauke .. ' 4 0 0 •Lyttelton Harbo.ir Board ,1000 0 0 T. Ballinger and Co., one horse. ' ■' The Minister of Justice (the Hon. A. L. Hcrdman) has received a communication from tho Commissioner of Police (Mr. J. Cullen) stating that the'morabers of the Police Force have subscribed a sum of £630 towards the expenses cif the . Expeditionary Force i\ow being organised for service .with the. Imperial Forces.' . ' •" Tlie Boy Scouts have been granted by the National Mutual Life'-, Association,"' tho uso of the bqjsement .of the building at ihe. corner of Hunter Street arid Featherston-. Stregt; ' This will bo used as a depot where books and magazines may 'be left/for. the Expeditionary Forces'. The Scouts acknowledge ■with thanks literature from .the.following Mt. W. E. Fjuller, Mr.i Jacobs, Mrs". Moore, Mrs. Crichton, Mrs. L! D. Gaze, Mrs. Reid, . Miss F. Rayward, Mrs. W. B- Griffiths, Mr. F. W. Phillips, 63 .Murphy Street, 73 Salamanca Road. Up till Tuesday night the total sum donated to' Defence Fund in Taihape was over,, £230, and it is expected that when outside district contributions have, come ■ in' a. very substantial sum will be.- available.' Cpntributioiia to ,tho Liverpool FuniJ are also coming in freely. ■ The suppliers of the Taihape Co-oper-ative Dairy Company are- being circularised, asking that" they contribute }_d. per lb. on all butter-fat supplied while the war lasts. 'It is expected that the proposal will meet with the hearty support of the suppliers. . A meeting of the residents of Pah.autanui was held in the Pahautanui Hall on Tuesday to organise} the- collecting of subscriptions for the fund. Tlie Rev.i C. H'. Isaacson was' voted to the chair. It was resolved that T a'calivass of the whole district should be made' at once. Messrs. W. Galloway, R. S. Wall, and E. Boulton were appointed._canvassers, and tho chairman was appointed_ treas- , urer. ■ The sum of £50 19s. was collected in the room, and a further meeting is to be held on Monday next when the canvassers -are to state. the result of their efforts. > . : - ' At a largely attended meeting of the members of tho Wellington .Working Men's Club last evening, it was unanimously decided to donate £150 to tho War Fund.. _ The following additional donations have ben received, for the. Empire. Defence Fund:—Mr. Manricp O'Connor, Wellington. £100;' Whitcombe and Tombs, AVellington, £100. _ The treasurer of the AVairarapa . War Fund reports that the cash ,in nand to is £8200, • and £2000 more had been promised, which has not yet been collected, making a total of over £10.00(1. . I ~ ' , v : ..' 51r. Lewis, 'of Kilminst'er Avenue, has presented a portable acetylene lamp and gasometer (combined) to,- the Expeditionary' Force. ]' . . / Tho Maoris, of Hastings are. organising a. patriotic demonstration to bo held very shortly in aid of the Patriotic Fund. War:'dances, hakas, and music will form sonife of tlie attractions and live stock will be sold. The pupils of the Tliorndon School, who at first set out to £13, lia.vo since subscribed tho full price of a horse, £2,0, and paid it to tho Pay-maftcr-General. . The Grevto.vn branch of -the Wairarapa War Fund has; collected well over £500, besides donations of horses and fodder amounting to another £70. A meeting of the I'etone Ladioß' War Fund Committee was held yesterday, at Petono, Main School, the Mayor (Mr. J. W. M'Ewan) presiding over a good attendance. The canvassing committee reported that £8 had boon collected in cash, and the sewing circle intimated that 200 _ woollen, shirts, 800 cholera belts, besides a, largo quantity of sundries, had been completed. The Mayoress thankee 1 , all who had assisted in "the work,, and mentioned the liberality of tho shopkoopers in giving material! etc.

The final meeting of the committee will be hold noxt Tuesday. IN OTHER CENTRES. (By Telegraph—Picas Association.) New Plymouth, August 19. , All sections of the community are contributing and organising for the patriotic fund which stands at about £2000. Foxton, August 19. Contributions are coming in.froely to the Empiro Dofence Fund, and tho Lady Liverpool Fund. Several settlors liavo given horses, and cash in sums ranging from ■ £25 downwards. A committee has been set up to relieve cases of local distress should they arise if Clio fidxmills are ooinpellcd to close at tho end of t-lio month. Timaru, August 19. Tho proposal to sow_ more wlioat has been woll taken up in the Geraldino district, the list now representing 680 acros. The Timaru. grain and manure dealers will assist. Tho Fairlio farmers will meet on Friday. > (Bj Telosrapli.—Bsccial Oon-oßDandentJ Palmerston N., August 19. Speaking at tho meeting of tho Fund Committee on \Tiicsday ovening tho Mayor disapproved of t'lio handing of largo sums to tho Government. He advocated making provision for tho wounded, or relioving distressed families of volunteers. It was iillo to say thoro would bo no distress. If they did not havo a carefully-worded resolution tho Government might claim the wholo fund. It was agreed to leave tho distribution ot tho fund to & commit,teft. . / . Mastorton, August 19. • .Mr. C. F. Viillanco, president of tho Mnstcrton Racing Club, has donated four horses of tho value of over £250 to Iho War Fund. One of these is Undo Jnn, a cross-country horso that recently compfitod at! tho Grand National Meeting, It has been suggested that this fine animal bo presented to General Godloy. Tho amount collcctod in tho Wairarapa towards tho War, Fund has now reached £10,460. This is, besides nnmorous gifts in kind, and about £1500 collected for tho Lady Liverpool' Fund and the local Distress Fund. RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETS. Mr. C. P. Skerrett presided at a meeting of the Recreation and Entertainment Sub-Committee of the Patriotic Fund Committee, held last evening. It was decided to accept with thanks the offers of iMiss Estelle Beere and Mr. Alexander Watson (elocutionist) to give entertainments in -aid of the fund. The offer of- the City Couucil staff to arrange a. ball; to be given in the Town liall, in aid of the fund, was also accepted with thanks. The matter of open-air carnivals or sports gathering's was ; referred '.to - a sub-committee, consisting, of Messrs. C. G. Wilson, A. Marryatt, and J, F, Atkins, to arrange a definite programino of such events. It ivas proposed to' organise a'grand, treasure hunt (at Lyall Bay), the arrangements to be mado by Mr. Bert Rojle. : , Tho chairman undertook to obtain. the -permission of the -Minister of Internal Affairs (Hon, -H; D. Bell) to allow an attraction to take place'. Mr. : W." Smith' .suggested that' subscriptions might be obtained for providing the men who are going a,way with something in the nature-of punch-ball's,' boxing: gloves, and such material, which would be of direct benefit to the men on the long sea voyage. The chairman said that he thought, that such a proposal was beyond the: scope of the.committee. . They were out to get money, not to spend it. The idea* was a splendid one, and no doubt'if special sjibf scriptions could: be ear-marked for such 'a purpose some citizens "would be only too willing to give .donations.. \ ' ~ , It was also decided that the City. Council be approaohed with the request' that the committee be given , the'right to charge admission fees to any enterthat .might''be• arranged' in i aid of the Patriotic Fund. ... ' ; The names, of Messrs. B. A. Guise, J. Brinsden; W- Smith, G. Winder. J. F. Atkins, and A. Faape were added to the sub-committee.' ; ' - . Tlie next meeting of the. committee will be held on Monday evening next. J "THE DOMINION" LIST. I • The fpllowirig are. the donations to VThe Dominion's War Fund list to date:— . - ~ , £ s. d; acknowledged'... 1153 11 6 Kempthoilie, Prosser & Co;, . ' Ltd. 50 0 0 Graco Bros., ■ Carterton ... 30 0 0 iA. Nicol, Pahautanui .1 0 0 "Quand Meme" ' 0 1* 6 ■ v Total ;..... £1234 13 0 THE MAYOR'S FUND, i . ' 'V "'■ £ »•' dAmount previously . acknow- ~ ledged ; L 1272. 3-. 4 E. 'Metz,. B. Metz, and'P. Mete..' 20 0 0 R. L. Johnson .\... 1 1' 0 "A.D." v .....0 10 0 Total £1293 14 4 In addition to the above, the Mayor has received the'sum of £3 10s. 1 from the school children attending l the Maranui Sichool. This amount is .to bo devoted to the local, Distress Fund. \ In'connectioii with the Mayor's Fund, Miss Flora Shaw will conduct'a benefit concert in the Concert Chamber of: the Town. Hall, on Wednesday, September 0, supported by .some of Wellington's leading .artists. The. whole of the proceeds will be devoted to the fund. The programme, when arranged, will'be advertised in these-columns. ..