PATRIOTIC FUNDS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2334, 16 December 1914, Page 6

PATRIOTIC FUNDS

PRIME MINISTER'S LIST Further contributions received by the Prime Minister are: — £ s. d. Mataura Welfare Committee 1 16 6 Metliven Patriotic Committee ... 13 3 0 Waipawa County (flth instalment) • '■ 20 10 6 Waitara North • Patriotic League (third instalment)-........ 6 0 0 DISTRESS RELIEF FUND FOR THE POOR OF GREAT BRITAIN. IRELAND, AND BELGIUM.. The Wellington Committee of tho Poor of Great Britain and Ireland and Belgium Relief Fund acknowledges receipt of the following donations to the Fund:— ' £ s,.d. Previously- acknowledged 17,045 310 Geo.: Weston 3 3 6 Second-Reinforcements 'recently in camp at Trentham ~.: .• 14 8 7 R. Jamieson and Co., Ltd. ■ 25 0 0 Miss M. Russell 0 10 0 Johnsonville Methodist Sunday School 3 0 0 The Superintendent Methodist Sunday School 0 10 0 G.S., Waitahora (per The ■ Dominion) 10 0 David Hogg 5 0 0 A. L. Williams, Levin 110 J. Smellie, L,evin ......:........ 1 1 0 J. Stratton, AVereroa 3 0 0 Dean and B-awson, Levin... 2 2 0 Levin Brass Band collection 2 17 Featherston Flower Show... 22 1 6 South Featherston School prize money .5 10 6 Featherston donations, 'wr secretary Featherston Branch of Fund ; 8 1 0 '' . . ' ' 17,142 14 ;6 MAYOR'S WAR DISTRESS FUND. ■'-.'".'• ;, ■/■..• ..-.£■». a. Amount previously acknow- . ledged ....:.:) ...3130 7.8 St. Joseph's and St. Mary's i ; Churches, Wellington...- 62 10 0 • ' "'■■■'''■ 3192 17, 8

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BELCIAN RE/.IEF FUND. Contributions' to tie fund for the relief of the Belgians in distress will' subsequently bo forwarded to the authorities in Belgium for distribution. ■ _ : £ s.'d. Amount previously acknowledged 7987 3 3 Carterton Fund (per L. H. Smart), including £100 from Sir Walter Buchanan 500 0 0 Wm. Gibson, TJrenui, Taranaki ;.......'. 5 5 6 Collection Eaton's balcony, . i election night 12 0 School children ...:... 0 4 0 Total 8493 14 9 \ WAR FUND. J

Amount previously acknow- ' ledged- .............. 1979 1 3 LOCAL RELIEF FUND. _ Contributions to the fund for the relief of local cases of distress are:—'■ Amount previously acknowledged .............;;.■;.... 349 12 2 BLANKET FUND. Contributions to the' Blanket Fund in. aid. of the distressed in England, France, and Belgium, are:— .'.■■■ £ e. d. Amount previously acknowledged ;. 134 12 0 CIFTTOBACCO FUND. THE GENERAL LIST.

Contributions to this fund for the supply of cigarettes and tobacco to members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces-while at the front may ba sent either to this office or to Hi's Worship the Mayor :?-'■■ '■ ■ ■.■'■-.. ■'.■'■'■ £ b. d. Amount previously acknowledged , 101 is o J - b ': — 03 0 Total ......... ions Q URGENT CALL FOR FOOD. ' , TELEGRAM FROM FAMINE■STRICKEN. REGION. Bjr Wegnwli-Pieaa _ London, December 14 Ihe Belgian Relief-Committee in Erietod has received a telegram from Blankenberghe stating that the situation will be grave unless food arrives Immediately.; The whole region has beea plunged into the blackest famine