"THE DOMINION" LISTS.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2271, 3 October 1914, Page 8

"THE DOMINION" LISTS.

The following are the donations to 'Pirn Dominion's War Fund lists to date:— ' WAR FUND. £ s. d. Previously, acknowledged ... 1,962 3 3 LOCAL RELIEF FUND. Contributions to the fund for the relief of local cases of distress aro:— ■ . , .■;£ s.- d. acknowledged '... 323 7 8 BELCIAN RELIEF FUND. . Contributions to the fund for the relief of the Belgians in distress will subsequently be forwarded to the authorities in Belgium for distribution. & s. d. Amount. previously acknow- . ledged. .;:,....' 1,361 6 1 Waipawa Patriotic Commit- . tee, per Mr. John Duggan 75 0 0 "C.E.8." .... 1 0 0 Mr. A. M'Kay T 0 0 Total ........... 1,438 7 I BLANKET FUND. Contributions to the Blanket Fund in aid of the distressed in England, Krance, and Belgium, aro:— ,'fi ~s. d. Amount previously acknowledged .■' .; 85 15 0 Misses Evans snd Whitcombe, Johusonville ...;.. 1 0' 0 .Total - "86 15 0 The total sum collected by TnE Dominion to date amounts to £3815 18s. , ..".. ..-'■.. DISTRESS RELIEF FUND POOR OF BRITAIN, IRELAND, AND BELGIUM. The Wellington Committee of the Poor of Great Britain and Ireland and Belgium' Distress Relief Fund acknowledges receipt of the following :— £ b. d. Already acknowledged 437 9 2 Per Mrs. J. P. Luke (Mayoress) — K. Newnum, M.P:, Martoii 5 0 0 ' S.S.L.U. : (Clyde Quay School) 2 8 8 ■ Jus Bourke 5 0 0 Miss Jean D.Wilson, Bulls 10 0 Trentham Social Commit" . tee .: '..... 11 0 0 A. Percy Easton, Foxton ... 5 0 0 W.H.A 1 0 0 Total ... 467 IS 10 The above subscription of £2 Bs. Bd. was received from the "Secret Society :of Literary Undertakings," whose mombers aro all little girls of Clyde Quay School. These young enthusiasts organised a bazaar among themselves, and secured the sum of £2 Bs. This was done without assistance from anyone, and the members of the "Society"' (Misses B. Astley (captain), D. Lock (secretary), E. Trott,, D. M'Grath, V. LapwortVV. Elliot, M. Lerwill, V. Bennet, M. Burgess, E. M'Dermit, and F. Raven) deserve the heartiest congratulations. . MAYOR'S WAR DISTRESS FUND. '■.'■'■.''.'. ■ ' £ s. d. Amount previously acknowledged 2147 0 2 Employees Messrs. Johnston and Co., Ltd. (first monthly contribution)..'. 14 17.6 E. H. andC. A. Allen ...... 1, 0 0 £2162 17 8

The postal authorities advise that the s.s. Maheno, -which sailed from Sydney on Wedncsdav. for Auckland, has Australian mails'only, the Wellington portion of which is due per Mam Trunk express on Monday afternoon.' •. Tho wa.r will not prevent the 10,000,000 Americans who wear glasses from getting new lenses for them (says the Now York "Sun")- American manufacturers already plan the manufacture of adequato supplies of optical glass and also lenses for opera-glasses,' moving'picture machines, and scientific instruments. Most of the optical glass used on, this continent has come from Germany, France, and Belgium. It comes in rough form, being moulded, ground, and polished liere. There is now an ' opportunity for American manufacturers to start a new industry, employing thousands of men, and to supply glass not only to this country hut to South America, hitherto also dependant upon Europe. Several manufacturers already havo started experiments in producing such glass, but as tho process is long and intricate results will not ho 'known for a few weeks-. Through tho war the country's glass manufacturers now havo an opportunity, t'hoy point out, which may never ■bo duplicated to develop a new industry to largo proportions. •

Tlio 'Postmastor-Goneral notifies that ordinary full rate cable- messages written in plain language exchanged between Now Zealand and the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, India, the Union' of South Africa, and all British possessions, aro, iintil further notice, to bo counted and charged for—address and signature included —at ten letters to a word, irrespective of tho. actual form of each word. _ Each figure occurring in a messago is to bo counted as equal to two letters. Telegrams are 'to bo written as at present, but tho total number of letters contained in a mossago will bo divided by ton to ascertain tho number of chargeable words. The system is to be a temporary one, ponding the result of' further negotiations, and is subject to withdrawal without notice.

A sale of unclaimed (logs by auction will bo hold at the Corporation Yards, Clyde .Quay, at 2,15 this afternoon,