THE PATRIOTIC FUNDS.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2312, 20 November 1914, Page 6

THE PATRIOTIC FUNDS.

;; DISTRESS RELIEF FUND FOR THE POOR OF GREAT BRITAIN, IRELAND, AND BELGIUM.The Wellington Committee of the Poor of Great Britain and Ireland and Belgium Relief Fund acknowledges receipt of the following donations to the Fund:— > £ s. d. Previously acknowledged ... 8319 15 7 Pupils df .JFitzherbert Terrace School (sports prize money) 21 16 0 Mr. and Sirs. J. J. Williamson ' 10 0 0 J. Gentles 0 10 0 Mr. and Mrs: A. D. Craw-. , ford ..; 25 0 0 Residents of Feilding (ad-' ditional), per His Worship - the Mayor of Feilding— \ C: E. Taylor .. 0 10 6 X. G. Nicholas , 010 6 Church Choirs' Concert 37 6 0 School Children, Table , . Flat 1 14 6 District High School Pupils 0 10 9 Mrs. Dermer's Garden Party 12 10 0 Collections in' the Roman , Catholic Churches of the Archdiocese of Wellington 234 9 9 Mrs. 'Agnes Whittem......... 2 0 0 H. Shackleford, Featherston 1,0 0 "L" 1 0 0 Major C. T. Tatum 5 5 0 .: ' . ' • £8673 18 7 The above amount of £21 16s. from the pupils of Miss Baber's Fitzherbert Terrace School represents the annual prize money which the pupils have generously agreed to 'give, to .the poor of Great Britain, Ireland; and Belgium. FOXTON'S FINE EFFORT. ' (By Teiegrepn—Press Association) Foxton, November'l9. , The floral carnival and juvenile queen competition in' aid "of the Belgian Relief Fund realised newly £400, the voting for-the juvenile queen alone accounted for £181. ...The" carnival was the biggest aifair of , its kind, yet held locally. POOR, FAMISHED CHILDREN. By Telegraph.—Press Association— Copyright London, November. 18. Cardinal Mercier, Archbishop c.f Mechlin, Belgium, is appealing for food on behalf of,the Belgians, at Maimer Ho writes: "Famished children in desperation often go to the German soldiers and tear the'bread .from their hands. The Belgian soldiers divide their bread with the .children and strangers who > are travelling. The city and the countryside are 6urroifnded by women and children begging for food." The "Chicago Tribune" has started a scheme for .the -adoption .of Belgian children into Arnerican families, or providing them with homes for three years, subsequently returning them to. Belgium. " ' • ■

"THE DOMINION" LISTS. The: following' are-the donations to, Tub Dominion's War Fund lists to date:— "' . ' . BELGIAN RELIEF FUND; Contributiohs. to the. fund for the relief of ilio Belgians .in distress will subsequently be forwarded to .the authorities in Belgium for distribution. .. £ s. d. Amount previously acknow- 4 \ledged ...........v..... 5379 3 0 Rikeiorangi ' Morris ' Tube Club (proceeds''of social) 210 0 Proceeds sale of fowls, Mrs. G. Tully, Waikanae ...... 110 0 Proceeds sale of flowers, : Miss Sk.errett. .and Messrs. ~. • Zohrab, Turnbull, and ■ Marsdon 13 6 "H.A." ■ ...: 10. 0' "R.G.," Kakariki \ 0 10. 0 "A.L.," Mungaroa ......... . 010 0 Totalv 5386 6 6^ WAR FUND. Amount previously acknow- > legged 1970 13 0 LOCAL RELIEF FUND. Contributions to the fund for the relief ,o£. local cases of distress are :— : £ s. d. Amount previously acknowledged . 347 17 8 BLANKET FUND. Contributions to the Blanket. Fund in . aid of ■ the distressed- in England, France, and Belgium,, are: — • ■ £ 6. d. Amount previously acknow- • ledged' ~......... 134 12 0' GIFT TOBACCO FUND. THE GENERAL LIST. Contributions to 'thi3 fund for the supply of cigarettes and tobacco , to members of the/New Zealand' Expeditionary Force while at the front, may be sent either to this office or to His Worship the Mayor. £ 6. d. Amount previously acknow- " hedged 101 15 Oi