PATRIOTIC FUND

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2310, 18 November 1914, Page 6

PATRIOTIC FUND

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 tho following donations -to < the Fund:— £ s. d. Amount previously acknowledged 6296 13 0 Rov. J. J. Lewis ~ 10 0 "Note" : 1 0 .0 Per His Excellency the Gov- •' ... ernor—Blenheim Branch of Fund 600 0 0 Levin Branch of Fund— Ohau Assembly 7 0 0 It. Brown, Wereroa ...;.. 110 F. G. Roe „.. 220 D. S. Mackenzie, Levin .. 3 3.0 R. Bishop, Wereroa ...... 1 1 0 W. Gorrie, Ohau 110 Fred, Rotter, Wereroa ....3 0 0 L. V. Kay, Levin . 1. 1 0 Friend • .' '2 6 D. S. Mackenzie (chil- : dren's fireworks money) 6 0 H. Ledger, Wereroa .10 0 "Justice" (additional) 1 10 £6920 1 6 , The Blenheim secretary reports that £600 has already been remitted by his committee to Mr. C. J. Ward, ActingConsul for Belgium in Christchurch. Six cases of clothing have also been forwarded. Promises have been received for, between 1600 and 2000 sheep, and it is expected that a further £400 will be secured in cash. "THE DOMINION" LISTS. The following are the donations to The ' Dominion's War: Fund -lists to date:— - ■■, > 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 acknowledged ...I .......' 5217 13 0 Miss Gilmour, Gisborne ... 100 0 0 J. B. A'Deane, Takapau ... 50 0 0 Proceeds of concert hold on board s.s. Manuka, per J. , CM. Scott, purser ... .. 910 0 Third and Fourth Standards Johnsonyille School .':.... 10 0 "The Boys," ' Syme's Sawmill, Hbropito (fireworks • money) '.. .,..:. 1;0 0 • Total ........; .£5379 3 0 RELIEF SUPPLIES REACHING BELGIUM. B?Teleertfph—Pi'wii Ai.siK.ii!tion-Oopjrlzht London, November 15. During the past three weeks 10,000 tons of foodstuffs have been delivered in Belgium for the fobdless people. Six thousand four hundred tons are being delivered, 42,000 tens are being loaded at various ports of the world, and 50,000 more are being collected for shipmerit. '■ ■ • '

Mr.' T. A. Coghlan, Agent-General for New South wales, has handed-''to Count do Laining (Belgian Minister in London) a further (£20,000 ■for. the Bel : gian Relief Fund.. The sum includes contributions - from New South Wales, Queensland, Chnistehurcli, and Auckland. 'Count de Lalaing asked that his most grateful thanks be convoyed to all kind contributors for. the magnificent gift. •; • A REPORT. DENIED. (Rec. November 17,11.35 p.m.) Washington, November 17. Mr. Page, the American Minister in London, has cabled a denial of the report that the Germans are stopping the food supplies intended for the Belgians. MAYOR'S WAR DISTRESS FUND. £ s. d. Amount previously acknowledged 2778 12 4 Proceeds of concert, Mr. , Szenes and pupils, £6 45.; Ticket Staff at Concert, 1.55. ; A. Szenes, £2 2s. 9. 1 0 £2787 13 4