THE PATRIOTIC FUND
! DISTRESS RELIEF FUND FOR THE POOR OF GREAT BRITAIN, IRELAND, AND BELGIUM. The Wellington Committee of tho Poor of Great Britain and Ireland and Belgium Relief Fund acknowledges receipt of the following donations to the fund: — £ s. d. Amount previously acknowledged 1623 12 4 G.C. and R.R ; 0 15 0 "A Friend" 0 5 0 "F.H;," Lower Hutt 110 Saved at Longwood (Ist. instalment, per ' Mrs. Meta Riddiford) 4 0 6 A. Houghton, Mnuakau .... - 1 10 John Miles, Paraparaumu... 10 0 Mrs. Miles 10 0 J. AVebster ■ 10 0 Mawson and M'Arthur, Island Bay 2 2 0 Miss A. M. Hibbert ...... 2 0 0 Total ) ■ 1637 16 10 MAYOR'S WAR DISTRESS FUND. • t £ s. d. Amount previously acknowledged , 2347 19 8 Miramar Borough Employees (2nd instalment) 3 12 0 Total :..: 2351 11 8 The amount credited to Miss, Alice Tyennan on October 15 under this heading should have been credited to tho Civil Staff at the Defence Headquarters, per Miss A. Tyerman.
A FINE DUNEDIN -EFFORT.
(By Telegraph.— Vieis Association.)
1 Dunedin, October 21. Four meetings were held this _ afternoon simultaneously with the object of raising money for the British and Belgium Relief. A half-holiday -was proclaimed and thero was a large and enthusiastic gathering at each meeting. All the meetings were addressed by the Revs. A. Wynne Thomas and R. S. Gray, and at each a resolution of. sympathy with the Belgians in their distress, and admiration for their gallant resistance was carried. Cash collected at the-meetings, and promises, total about £2828. .
. MOVEMENT TO RAISE ; £25,000.; Auckland,. Octobet- 21. A large gathering of citizens was held to-day to inaugurate' a campaign for assisting the Belgians. A- strong committee was - appointed and various echemes for raising funds were discussed. Subscriptions are pouring in to the funds. A sum of £25,000 will probably be the objective, of the movement.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2287, 22 October 1914, Page 6
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311THE PATRIOTIC FUND Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2287, 22 October 1914, Page 6
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