PATRIOTIC FUND.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2267, 29 September 1914, Page 7

PATRIOTIC FUND.

DISTRESS RELIEF FUND. FOR POOR OF BRITAIN, IRELAND, AND BELGIUM The Wellington Committee of the Poor of .Great Britain and Ireland and Belgium B-elief Fund acknowledges the following donations to tlio fund; — fi s.'d. K. D. Bell .:... 20 0 0 J. P. Firth 25 0 0 ■J. B. Harcourt 23 0 0 T. Shailor Wcston 10 0 0 F. J. Walker and Co 5 5 '0 Martin Kennedy 50 0 0 W. Ross and Son, Foxton ... 110 8 Professor T. H. Laby 15 0 0 R. C. Renuer 3 3 0 Miss M. Page, Khandallah ... 5 0 0 lan G. Duncan 50 0 0 Huntcrville Branch of Overseas Club 57 9 6 267 8 2 PATRIOTIC WAIRARAPA. (By. Telegraph— Special Correspondent.) Masterton, September 28. At the annual meeting of tlto Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association to-day, the action of tlio directors in making a vote of £250 to the War Fund was confirmed. A resolution was passed authorising the directors to make a further grant in tlio same direction if they considered it necessary,.

"THE DOMINION" LISTS. The following are the donations to The Dominion's War Fund lists to date: — WAR FUND. £ 6. d. Previously acknowledged ... 1,962 3 3 i LOCAL RELIEF FUND. Contributions to the fund for the relief of local cases of distress aro:— & e. d. Prevrtusly acknowledged ... 328 7 8 BELGIAN RELIEF FUND. • Contributions to the fund for the relief of the Belgians in distress will subsequently be forwarded te the authorities in Belgium for distribution „ . £ s. d. i.'reviou'sly acknowledged ... 901 15 5 Collected by Miss Ivy Nicli % olson, Bulls *■■ 1 0 0 Victor Fatouros (per "Evcning Post") 0 10 0 Percentage of proceeds of Khaudallah School lec- ' ture ,; 0 10 0 Irene M'Lean, Hawera 0 8 0 Total '.. ....904 3 5 , BLANKET FUND. Contributions to the Blanket Fund in aid of the distressed in England, France, and Belgium, are:— n . * £ s. d. Previously acknowledged ... 82 5 0 FLOWER. DAY AT GORE. (By Talegraplu-ITesß Association.) „ . , Core > September 28. Saturday was sot apart by the Horticultural Society us Flower Day. at Gore, lhe weather was inclement, but £93 ss. 3d..was collected in aid of tho 'Belgian llehof Fund. . At the annual meeting'of the Mangatainoka Athletic Society, held at MaiiKatainoka on' Saturday evening, the question of the advisability or otherwise" of holding the annual sports gathering on Boxing Day of this year proyoked considerable discussion. Prominent supporters expressed the opinion , that it would be preferable for members urn) donors to- subscribe the sum given in former .years to' the society's fund, to a fund for the .distressed in Great Britain, .as a result of the European ivar. . It was pointed out that the Athletic Society was different froni a racing club, in' that whereas racing clubs ■Rave ' employment, and 'also were a means of making money, which could be devoted to ' purposes for relieving distress, the Mangatainoka Athletic Society only paid its way under'normal conditions, and was therefore 'not in a position to contribute a sum to the Distress Kuiid; The',, president, Mr. G. W. Chatwin, remarked that.if the war was concluded iu a week's time he bad not the slightest doubt that, as a direct result of tli«"«var, there -would'be,'thousands in Great Britain who would, be in sore distress. He thought the nioncy usually spent on Christmas'.'enjoyment, would assist to'relieve this distress. . Mossis, R. A. Williams, and iB. J. Ben'gstoii also favoured not holding the sports, and agreed with Hie proposal to institute . a Distress (fund. A proposition to hold the gathering, and reduce the prize-money by half was lost by a!'large majority. It was decided to institute the Distress Fund, and also not tot hold the sports this year!... The .secretary (Mr. D. ' Vf. . Wilton}, was, authorised to collect subscriptions for the fund, which will be closed on November 20. The following donations were given or promised before tho meeting dispersed:—Messrs. H. Cowan, £5 55.; A. M'Pherson,'£s 55.; G. AV. Chatwin, £2 2s.;' W. R. Bayliss, £2 25.; E. Rarvoy, £2 25,; B. J. Bengston,. £2 '.!*.; R. A. Williams, £! Is.; IJ. Robertson, £1; W., Skilton, 65.; North Island Brewory .Co., £2 25.: total, £23' 6s. '' Two socials, iri aid of the same fund, will be held at Mangatainoka by the Athletic Society. '' ! .