WOUNDED IN ENGLAND
FUNDS NEEDED FOR WINTER COMFORTS ; By -Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright , .London;' October 22. Now that thero are 4600 ' wounded New Zealand solders': in. England, the cost of supplying the necessary comforts is making great inroads into the funds of the War Contingent Committee. . . . . Unless further, assistance is received immediately from New _ Zealand, - the committee will find it difficult, in. ' view of the approach cf. winter,: to supply the needed cofeforts. Several thousand pounds will be necessary, to tide . over the next few months. '■
CARING FOR AUSTRALIANS. London, OctobeP22. Tho Australian War Contingent Association carried Sir George Reid's reso- ■ lution in favour of appointing competent men, preferably Australian noncommissioned officorsy to look after tho wounded men in the.hospitals, to satisfy their logitimats wants, and distribute • clothes and comforts. The Hon. B. R. Wise, .High Commissioner for New South Wales, the Hon. F. W. Young, High Commissioner for 1 South Australia, and tho Hon. J. G. - Jenkins, late High Commissioner for South Australia, were appointed a subcommittes to decide what . comforts .■ i should be sent to. the Dardanelles. ■
- RED CROSS FUND. THE PUBLIC CAMPAIGN. Tho Mayor* (Mr. J. P. Luke), has received a letter from Mr. B. Burn (Mayor of Karori) stating-that Karon's contribution to the R-ed Cross Fund will amount to the very, creditable sum .of £174, and that a. cheque will ;be forwarded for that amount early this week. Mr. J. F. Dann, of Otaki; has written ■to Mr. Luke informing him that tho Otaki campaign was..to. end.up on Saturday evening, and the money would be forwarded in due course. •, On Saturday considerably- over £75 was collected at Pctoue for the Red Cross Fund. fllie Carterton Patriotic; Society on Saturday raised £100 with a cake, flowers, and lollies stall iii aid-of tho Red Cross Funds. Included in this total is a £50 donation from a Mr. M'Gregor, of .the .Wairarapa district. 4
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2601, 25 October 1915, Page 6
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313WOUNDED IN ENGLAND Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2601, 25 October 1915, Page 6
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