FOR BELGIAN CHILDREN
A MEMORABLE FIFTH OF .NOVEMBER. Fire with something more than the ancient contempt for the wicked Guy l'uwkes inspired the youth and , maidens of'the city schools yesterday.' The idea had been happily created that-the Fifth of November fun could be turned to some account on behalf of the suffering Belgian children, and each school, charged with extraordinary zeal, applied itself to the task of making the hawking round of an effigy the means to that very laudable end., Citizens were not permitted to rest in ignorance of the date very long yesterday. Many fancied they had only been asleep an hour or two when they were aroused by clamant versification outside the front door, and apprised thereI by that all contributions were in aid of the Belgian children's fund. Who oould resist such an appeal? Few attempted to do so, and'the Tesult was the , collection of a very substantial amount, which one hopes will help to provide comforts for the little fatherless children of gallant Belgium. The effigies ■were not restricted to the, late Mr. G. Fawkes. Some of them wero identifiable by. a spiked holmet and fiercelyupturned moustaohios, as the arch destroyer of the peace of. the world. One happy idea was an effigy of a wounded soldier, who was closely tended by little girls attired as Red Cross nurses. This famous effigy' made a distinct impression, and after its peregrinations on the Mount Victoria side of the city a substantial sum when sold at auction in the fruit market.
The returns were not completed yesterday, but the following sums will show that the total should be-a very respectable one: — Clyde Q,ua.y Scbflol, aimut £6Qj Mount Cook Boys, about £45; Terrace, £35; Kilbirnie, £42; Roseneath, £12; Brooklyn, £21; Normal (Thorndon and Kelburn), £26; Petone, £16; Kaiwarra ,£B. This is not the exact amounts, and as the'collection is .extending over to-day in some cases, the total cannot be given. As soon as any school closes its list, we would be glad if the exact amount is forwarded for record purposes. The Wellington College has set itself the task of raising £250, and a large amount towards that sum Was collected yesterday morning. The scholars have agreed to forgo prizes this year in order that the money usually expended in that direction may bo dovoted to thci.Belgian Belief Fund. The Roseneath School' is also to sacrifice its annual picnic and prizes that the fund may be benefited. The school hits also decided to hold a garden fete oh December 1.2, the whole of the proceeds of which will be devoted to the Belgian Belief Fund, Doubtless other »o(iunls will e«(«liriit<> llie l)rqakl|i£.U[l similar acts of wlf-dcuial,
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2300, 6 November 1914, Page 3
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448FOR BELGIAN CHILDREN Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2300, 6 November 1914, Page 3
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