"BELGIUM WEEK"

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2308, 16 November 1914, Page 7

"BELGIUM WEEK"

AUCKLAND'S EFFORT-£lßl7 IN V DAY. (By Megxapl-Press Association.) Auckland, November 14. Belgium Week opened on Thursday with a street collection, with a large nuiriber of lady workers in the "city tod suburbs. Miss Carrie Moore and othfer vocalists, in . k gaily-decorated lorry, did great business selling flowers' and.kisses, the latter at a guinea each, £90 being raised by, this effort alone. The total for the day was £1817, the largest sum collected in a Eingle day in Auckland streets.

This afternoon a - monster procession &nd Carnival was held. : The procession went from the wharf to the ..Domain, where a successful sports meeting waS held. A great crowd lined the route, aiid thousands paid for admission to the sports. . Included in the procession were twelve bands, fire brigades, boy scouts,, and friendly society members in ftlll force. ' Monday is Clothing Day, and already a very laTge quantity of useful garments have been sent in. Other functions are following throughout next week.

The Belgian. Relief Fund yesterday realised £2338. . FESTIVAL AT WAIROA. (By Tsleeranli—Press' -Association,! Walroa, November 14. In the election of a Gymkhana Queen at the; Festival in aid of the Belgii Fundi nearly 76)000 votes were cast; Miss Queenie White, niece of- Sir James Carroll, tt'as electa with over 24j000 votes. The vote, money reached over £628, beating the Napier Carnival figures. There was fine weather fc the orowning t ceremony, and. the procession by day and night,

"THE DISTRESS IS ENORMOUS.": By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright

London, November 13. The various Belgian relief committees and - distinguished Belgians hair© guaranteed £600,000, which is to be given to a Commission for the Relief' of Belgium, but the distress is enormous. . MAYOR'S WAR DISTRESS FUND. £ s. d. Amount previously acknowledged ..." 2430 14 8 'Wellington Publishing Company's List 347 17 8 Total .2778 12: 4