THE "DOMINION" LIST.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2350, 5 January 1915, Page 6

THE "DOMINION" LIST.

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.

THE GENERAL LIST.

Contributions to' this . fund t for the supply of cigarettes and tobacco to members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces while at the front may be sent either to this' office or to Hi.s Worship the Mayor—2s. 6d. 'will buy , 100 cigarettes and 4oz. tobacco:— " £ s. d.. Amount previously acknow- , ledged 119 13 0 Mrs. . Harold Brookfield, Wangamii 0 2 6 Total 119 15, 6 Addressing a publio meeting in Victoria, B.Ci, fu aid of the Belgians, the Right Rev. Mgr. Leterme, V.S., domestic papal prelate and vicar-general of Victoria diocese, stated that as a Belgian he had been unable 'to communicate with his relatives in Belgium because he had refused to put "Belgium, Germany," on his envelopes. The coffee stall opened in the Bank of England for 'the refreshment of tie refugees recalls a little known privilege of the Bank—no loss than the right to sell beer without a license. This privilege was allowed the Bank by tho Charter of Incorporation, dated July 27, 1694, and the directors, 'if thay chose, could open a publio house in Theardneedle Street. -

"Do you admit being drunk?" inquired Mr. Heddorwick at North London, of George Kimber, a clerk. "Yes; regimentally drunk, siri" was the reply. Mr. Heddorwick: ""What do you mean by that?" "If-you have half a pint in the Service * you aro considered drunk." The accused was bound over. The war has had a striking effect on industrial unrest in England. According to tho Board of Trade statistics for September, only twenty-three disputes arose in that month, involving; thrco thousand work people. In tho corresponding month of 1913 there were 121 disputes affccting over 90,000 .workers,

• £ 8. A. Amount previously acknow- ■ . ledged 12,291 1 • 2 Gisborne "Times" subscrip-, tion list 800 0 0 E. H. Lee, "Waipawa, • sale of wool 4 10 F. Bursill, Seddon, Bale of wool, ; 9 12 4 Pxovidor'a Department,. a.s... HVahine .: 6 15 6 F.D.G. 2 0 0 Collected",it smoke - concert, Hamiia, per S. Walkley ... 2 0 0 Miss Codper, Karori 1. 4 0 G. C. Webb V . 1 0 0 I'otal 12,611 17 10 CIFT TOBACCO FUND.