WELCOME GIFTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2519, 14 July 1915, Page 8

WELCOME GIFTS

TOBACCO FOR THE TOOOPS; Shortly after tho outbreak of war Messrs.. W. D. r.nd.E. O. Wills made an offer through The Dominion to supply Tlireo' Oast-le' cigarettes and. Cap- ! stan, ..tobacco,, to our troops .at '. the front on generous terms. . Arrangements jwere-made by wbicli : the firm in question, agrwd 'tb supply the cigarettes at approximately 2d. per packct, and-the tobacco at 2}d., pei- oz., delivered to thei:-;tr6ops. S:The.only, condition was that the money for; the supply of the - tobacco, and .cigarettes, should bo Mised-'by'-public'subscription!' "This gen-, erbus offer resulted in donationo-being :sent;to'.us_ which "enabled a large quan-tobacco.'-to bo' sent to -t-lio. troops. .Subscribers will be interested in the .'following letter of thanks, received by tlie.'British ,;Empiro Trading Coy., Ltd. tho agents for tho tobacco, from oral Godley:— ■ , •"Headquarters,... .-"New Zealand and Australian. • .. Division. : : - "23-d May, 191s. ! 'Su',—l'have to acknowledge the receipt of the gift of eleven cases (11001b.—8800 two-ounce tins) of Capstan Navy Cud Tobacco, winch was so generously subscribed for by the people of" New Zealand through Tub Dominion newspaper, ■ Wellington. . , ' "The tobacco was distributed among ■the New Zealand troops and hospitals, and was highly appreciated by them.

"Will you kindly convey my thanks on behalf of the Now Zealand Expeditionary Force to tjio subscribers to Tub Dominion newspaper and your beard for this most suitable gift, and for the kind thought which prompted them to send it, and for tho interest and trouble you have taken in the matter?

. "Yours faithfully, : "(Sigricd) A. J. G'ODLEY, ' f ■ "Major-General, "Commanding New Zealand and Australian Division,"

Every half-crown contributed to the Fund means 100 oigarettes 'and"4<>z. of tobacco for .distribution amongst our moa; and what .is equally; important, each-package will contain ' a-printed' slip, stating that it is a Rift, presented by tho people of New Zealand. This is a fund in which t all can,share, and.feel that their contribution,' however small, is going to bring some measure of pleasure to meiV who are layip'g" down their live? for: -us, overseas. .