PATRIOTIC FUNDS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2338, 21 December 1914, Page 7

PATRIOTIC FUNDS

PRIME MINISTER'S LIST . 1.

"A SCRAP OF PAPER." SUCCESSFUL' SALE OF CALENDARS The scheme originated, by the Rev. E. H. Hobday to raise money for the British and Belgian Poor Relief Fund by street sales of calendars was very successfully carrield through on "Saturday. As it happened, the weather was fine, the streets were busy, the people were generous. The highly satisfactory result of the venture is thaf£loo will be handed over to the fund. The calendar, which was designed and afterwards copyrighted by Mr. Hobday, gives prominence to the olause in the treaty, the "sorap of paper" for which England wont to war, guaranteeing the integrity of neutral Belgium. All the sales were undertaken by the ladies of the Vivian Street Baptist Church, under the superintendenco of Mrs. Charles Godber. THE "DOMINION" LIST; BELGIAN 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.

Tho following donations to patriotic funds aro acknowledged by the Prime Minister:— £ s. d. ■Alatamata Patriotio Fund, 2nd instalment 21 2 9 Waihi Grand Junction Gold Co., Ltd., 6th instalment 150 0 0 Ladies' Committee of Liverpool Fund, Mataura (through Town Cleric) .... 1 5 0 North Taranaki Patriotio League, Waitara, 4th instalment 100 0 0 North Taranaki Patriotio League, Waitara (4th instalment ; ioo o o MAYOR'S PATRIOTIC FUND. £ s d. Amount previously acknowledged .' 3712 10 5 Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Sargent 5th instalment 10 0 Total 8713 10 5 MAYOR'S WAR DISTRESS FUND. Amount previously acknowledged 3201 1 8 Brooklyn Committee, "The Empire's Call" (per "Evening Post") 72 14 9 Total 3273 16 5 o POOR OF CREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND AND BELCIUM RELIEF FUND. ■ £ s d. Previously- acknowledged 20,720 1 0 Mrs. L. Blundell 2 . 2 0 Wellington Rose and Carnation Club (sale of sweet peas from Mr. C. Trevethick's stand at summer show) 1 18 5 Staff of Ross and Glendillning's . 11 14 6 Messrs. Pearce Bros., Pahautanui, proceeds salos of heifer per Dalgety and Co., Ltd. ...) 2 2 6 Mrs. O. Finch 5 0 0 Proceeds of breaking-up entertainment given by pupils of Miss Hall Pri- v vate School, Kelburn 3 7 4 Sale of Patriotic Poem (per Leo 'Buckeridge) 2 0 0 "J.F.G.," Palmorston North 10 0 Total 20,749 5 9 AID FOR THE BELCIANS. LARGE AMOUNT~REMITTED. The Prime Minister has received the following from the High Commissioner: —London, December 19: —Sir T. Coghlan, Agent-Gerieral for New South Wales, has' handed £60,000 to the American Embassy through tho Belgian Minister for tho relief of the Belgians. Tho donation comprises contributions from Queensland, New Zealand, and New South Wales, making a total of £100,000. The donors express the hope that the money may alleviate the miseries of the Belgians during the Christmas seasoii. BELGIAN CHRISTMAS SHILLING ' FUND. £ s d. Already acknowledged 950 3 4 Per Miss Lock 0 4 6 Per ManaWatu County Council 2 8 0 Te Aro, per Miss E. A. Robinson 0 2 0 Native Land Committee .... 1 17 0 Paekakariki, per Mrs. M'Cabe 2 13 6 Porangahau, per Mrs. Huntoj- 4 0 0 Temuka, per the Mayoress 1 18 0 Anonymous 0 4 0 Per "Opunako Times" 120 North Taranaki Patriotio League, Waitara 59 10 6 Waipawa Sports • Protection / Leaguo ' 2 10 Timaru Harbour Board Employees 4 10 0 Pahiatua, per the Mayoress 48 8 6 Mastorton Borough Council employees 3 16 Per "Evening Post" 0 5 0 Per Mr. W. H. Sefton Moorliouse 10 18 0 Per Mrs. Magill 0' 10 0 Per Makara School Children 3 8 6 Maramii, Lyall Bay, per Mrs. G. A. Kennedy 48 8 0 Mount Victoria, per Mrs. E. Brady 47 10 0 Per Miss F. M. Dixon 0 2 0 Public Works Department..., 2 18 0 Per Mrs. L. Vealo 13 0 Per Miss Gladys Nathan ... 22 0 0 The Agricultural Department 3 10 0 George and Doughty 0 11 0 Per Hutt County Council ... 14 0 Per "Ted" Whittaker 0 8 0 Hataitai, por Mrs. Tolan ... 16 10 0 Kilbirnio, per Mrs. Seville... 23 15 0 British Trade Commissioner's Office 0 11 0 Per "Maoriland Worker" ... : 0 5 0 Berhampore, per Miss M'Keon 16 12 6 Nelson Moate's 0 10 0 Por Mrs. S. R. Gyles 15 12 3 Total ...; 1298 10 i

£ a. d. Amount previously acknowledged 9498 8 9 Wanganui Citizens' Oommitteo (per His Worship the Mayor) 393 15 7 "Taranaki Herald and Budget" Fund (further instalment) ■ 100 0 0 "Awawaro" 10 0 0 Mrs. Cowan, sale of milk (second instalment) 3 19 4 Mrs. W. Cook, 6ale of roses 13 0 "R.G." 10 0 Total ; 10,007 16 8 LOCAL' RELIEF FUND. Contributions to the fund for the relief of local eases of distress are:— £ s. d. Amount previously acknowledged 349 12 2 James Stephens 3 3 0 Total 352 15 2