FRUIT FOR BLUEJACKETS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2613, 9 November 1915, Page 6

FRUIT FOR BLUEJACKETS

CONTRIBUTIONS ROLLING IN. Lieut. Nimrao, who is acting in Wellington for tho British and Foreigu Sailors' Society in connection with tlio dispatch of tinned fruit, for our sailors' Christmas fare, is smiling broadly. For a day or two he wondered if there was anything wrong in the idea of sending cool, fruit to sailors, who aro doing their bit in "the oven of tho East" to uphold tile prostigo of our flag, but ho now realises that tho public's ear takes some little time to reach, but having gained it tho response is quite all right. Further names of contributors in fruit or money are as follow:— dames Scott, 'C. A. Thorpe, Carter, Petherick, Tinge,v, Macklin, Muir, C. Adams, J. O'Sliea, W. M. Hales, Nee, P. Hodgson, Smith, Robertson, K Pleasant (Taihape), J. Duncan, C. W. Petoreon, MoncriefF, Corkhill, 13. Bartlett (Cross's Creek), Booth (Carterton), Misses Cooper, MoncriefF, K Howarth, Booth (Carterton), Messrs. F. H. Myers, A. G. Powell, Norton-Taylor, C. IT. L., E.H. (Mastorton), P.V.P., "One Who Would. Like to do More," Grand Hotel staff, W.F.C.A., Johnson and Co., William Campbell, Bitossi, E.C.8., "A Friend" (Dannevirko), "Anonymous," F.D., G. Cripps (Potone), and Mr. H. S. Wright (who collected 275. for expenditure on fruit).