PATRIOTIC FUNDS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2463, 17 May 1915, Page 7

PATRIOTIC FUNDS

FOR THE BELGIANS SYDNEY'S GREAT EFFORT (By Telegraph—Press A6sn.—Copyright.) Sydney, May 15. up to midnight of Belgian Day a total of €86,000 was taken, of which the city and 6ubtirbs street collections provided £.21,000. The list is Still far from complete. Up to 6 o'clock the incomplete returns showed that £26,000 had been collected outside the Metropolitan area. The Belgian Bay matinee at Her Majesty's drew a house worth £3531. The sales of flags and other items and money presents sent by Mr. Hugh Ward brought the total received at the theatre during the day to £21,000. LATEST DETAILS. (Rec. May 1 17, 0.45 a.m.) Sydney, May 16. The Belgian Day collection totalled £9600, and is still increasing. MAYOR'S (NEW) BELGIAN FUND. £ s. rl. Amount previously acknowledged 2263 10 3 National Cash Register Co., convention collection ...... 15 15 0 Collected at Paekakariki by Mrs. Holton, Miss Prain, Mrs. Boyd, and Mrs. Thomson (4th instalment)- 815 0 Proceeds of dance at Paekakariki ..... 4 o 0 Te Aro School's Concert and Dance Committee (additidnal amount) 0 5 0 Total 2287 5 3 "THE DOMINION" LIST. £ s. d. Previously acknowledged 24,851 610 Proceeds concert by Young N.Z. League, 24/4/15 7 15 0 Mrs. Wicks 0 10 6 Total 24,859 12 4 The imperial fund to date. £234,000. (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) London, May 14. The sum of £10,000, received from various New Zealand funds yesterday brought up the Belgian Fund to £234,000.