THE PATRIOTIC FUNDS.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2300, 6 November 1914, Page 6

THE PATRIOTIC FUNDS.

DISTRESS RELIEF FUND FOR THE POOR OF GREAT BRITAIN, IRELAND & BELGIUM. The Wellington Committee of the Poor of Great Britain and Ireland and Belgium Relief Fund acknowledges receipt of the following donations to tho Fund :— £ s. d. Already acknowledged 5371 13 9 Edward Anderson and Co., Ltd 5 5 0 Port Nicholson Motor Boat Club 6 6 0 Lewis, Tilly, Rosie, and . Hadio Asher ("Guy Fawkes" collections) 0 12 2 Wellington Chamber of Commerce 100 0 0 Staff of Union S.S. Co 6 0 0 Wackrow Bros, (per his Wor-. ship the Mayor) 25 0 0 Inglis Bros, (per Mrs. J. P.' Luke, Mayoress)- 10 0 £5515 16 11 The following goods have also been received:—Parcels: Mrs. Ludwig, Granny; Mrs. G. Jcnniss, Lower Hutt; M.A.C.; Roseneath' Presbyterian Church (6); Mrs. Best, Bewen Street; Mrs. Burnett, Kelburn (2); Mr. Evans, Murphy Street j Congregational Church, Terrace (5); Miss Morton ;E. J. Colley, Island Bay; No Name (4); Mrs. W. Kirker (2): Mrs. Belt, Kelburn; Mrs. Piatt, Northland; Mrs. Carver and Miss Warren, Kelburn; 'M. Rigg; Mrs. S., Petone; No Name; Girls, Fourth Standard, Newtown School; R. P. Stewart; No Name, from Town Hall (9); Mrs. J. Montgomery: Mrs. M'Keague, Lower Hutt : Mrs. M'Lean, Daniel Street (2); Mrs. Chipper, Berliampore; Sympathiser (6); Miss Helver, Brougham Street; Mrs. Murphy, Island Bay; Mrs. Clark; Mrs. A. Boyes, Karori;' A Friend, Kilbimie; R. F.. Kerr, Mein Street (2); Mrs. and Miss Fraser,' Tinakori Road; Mrs, Lovatt, Hataitai (3); Mrs. M'Kee; Mrs. Smith, Karori; Mrs. .1. M. Dawson, Lower Hutt; Mrs. T. Ballinger (2); Mrs. Kemp, Constable Street: Mrs. Tbawley, Cuba Street.; • Mrs. H. B. Jacobs; Mrs. French; Mrs. Spurdle; Mrs. W. Gray; ladies, Assembly Hall, Newtown (2), and 1 case; No Name, from Town Hall (7); B.B.; Mrs. E. Cairns, Barker Street;-W. Hislop; W. B. Montgomery ; Mrs. Hoby; Mrs. Linney; Haslett and M'Keague, Lower H'utt (2) ; Mrs. E. Edmanton; Mrs. A. Jack, Bowen Street; M. T. C. Faville; —. Turner, Eketa'huna (2), and 1 sack ; Mrs. M'Leod, Murphy Street; Mrs. de Castro; Mrs. Kelimore, . - Hawkestone Street; Mrs. Butler, Elice Street; 194 Vivian Street (2); Mr.- Fordham, Mrs. King, Kelburn; Miss Lucas (3); Mrs. H. A. Morris, Hutt Road; from OhaKuno (1); M'Leod and Walkley, Parapararumu; Te Aro School, 6 parcels, 3 sacks; Miss Copeland and Mrs. Brown, Lower Hutt (2); Mrs. D. Riddiford; No Name; Waikanao School; Mrs. R. Hatch and lady friend (2). Cases: Ex Railway (no name); Fly and Young, Masterton (5); Garlick, Feilding (6); Mrs. Exley, Rona Bay ; Anoiiymous, Rona Bay (2); Mrs. J. Sullivan, Oriental Bay; Mr. J. Devlin, grocer; B. A. Hawke, Scarborough Terrace; from St. John's; ladies of Pahiatua (G); Cook, Otaki (6)-; Card, Foatherston (2). Bags: W. B. Montgomery; - U.S.; from Mangahoa (2). Boxes: Mrs. E. Muir, Kelburn: Miss Rothenberg, Buller Street; from Nukumaru.

The following is a list of scholars attending the Waikanae School who have contributed cloihing to the above fund: —Masters Rickard, Freeman, Winge, Bastin, Thompson, Misses Hart, Walton, Winge,, Thompson, Bastin, Kelly, Silvester. ' ; Parcels have also been received from Mesdames Duncan and' Hunter, Wai-" kanae. "THE DOMINION" LISTS. : The following are the donations to Tee Dominion's War Fund lists to dato:— 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. Amoiint previously acknow- •; ■ ledged 3741 11 ,0 Central Co-operative Store, Stratford 10 0 0 A Friend, Pahiatua 5 0 6 Robert Orr .500 George Thomas and Co., salo of flowers on account of a clerk 1 17 3 Mrs. Marsden, sale of flowers ' . 10 0 Eric and Winston Willoughby,. contaits of moneybox 0 13 9 Percy's fireworks money 0 4 7 Alan 0 2 0 Mary's, cracker money . 0 1.9 Total 3765 10 10 PROVIDING FOR N.Z. TROOPERS. (By Telegraph.—Prase Association.) Dunedln, November 4. At. a meeting of the executive of the Otago Patiotic' Association to-day Mr. P R. Sargood moved: "That tho sum of £20,000 be specially earmarked for the purpose of providing relief to returned troopers, or dependents of any of the troopers who have gone to the front, and that the amount be placed in the hands of the Finance Committee, on trust for the above purposes." After a lengthy-, discussion, in the course of which the opinion was expressed that the Government was not likely'to make adequate provision in the way of relief, the following amendment, pioposed by the Rev. R. S. Gray, was carried : "That, witha v.iew. to first ascertaining the intentions of the Government regarding members of the Expeditionary Force, who may be incapacitated and dependents of those who may lay down their lives for the Empire, the sum at" credit under the head of unconditional be in the meantime left unallocated."

Details of tlie sales of the lot'of flowers sold on behalf of a client by Messrs. George Thomas and Co., and acknowledged above are:—Mr. Jacobs, 45.; Mr. Clewer, 45.; Mr. Logan, 35.; Mrs. Jones, 3s. 9d.; Mr. Gestro, 35.; Mr. Green, 2s. 6d.; Mr. Burge, 2s. 6d.; Mr. Thorpe, 2s. 6d.; Mr. Clewer, Is. fid.; Miss Jones, Is. 6d.; Mr. Clewer, Is.; Mrs. Parnell, 25.; Mr. Murray, 25.; Mr. Poole, 25.; Miss Parnell, 2s. ■