NAVY LEAGUE FUND

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2798, 16 June 1916, Page 7

NAVY LEAGUE FUND

FOR SAILORS' FAMILIES MONEY ROLLING IN There appears to be every prospect of a very substantial sum being raised in tho Wellington district by the Navy League for tho relief of the widows and children of the naval men lost in tho war. On Wednesday the Mayor (Mr. J. I'. Luke) received. the following letter from Palmerston North:— "Dear Sir,—l have sent to-day 411060 to the Bank of Australasia, Wellington, to tho credit of the Navy League. This represents a collection taljen up ut All Saints' Church, Palmerston North, at a memorial, servico held on Sunday last in memory, of the late Lord Kitchener. The. yiCiir and wardens of All- Saints' ask you to cable this' amount to tin.credit of your emergonoy committee in London for distribution amongst the widows and children of the sailors who lost their lives in our recent great sea victory, also including those of H.M.o. Hampshire, if possible.—Yours faithfully, H. U. Blackburne (Vicar), E. H. Morrah, Vicar's Wnrden." The following were the amounts donated or notified to the Mayor yesterday:— ji s. d. All Saints' Church, Palmerston North 1060 0 0 Levin and Co. 100 , 0 0 Merchant Service Guild .... 100 0 0 Mr. Martin Kennedy 100 0 0 Mrs. Kennedy 50 0 0 Miss Kennedy 50 0 0 Miss Agnes Kennedy • 50 0 0 Mr. and.Mrs. J. -P. Firth 25 0 0 Hospital nurses ' 17 1 0 Residents of Ngaio Ward, Onslow Borough (Is. collection) 10 11 0 Mr. Thos. Pringle 5 0 0 Mr. Geo. Pirie 5 0 0 Mrs. Alex. Gray ;. 110 Miss Sybil Nathan .......\....... -. 1 n u S.D. 2 0 0 H. Brice ;...; 50 .0 0 "Reba" .5 0 0 Agnes H. Pike : 10 0 0 Mrs. J. H. Bacchuß 5 0-0 Mr. and Mrs. G. Shirtcliil'o ... 50 0 0 Mrs. Walter Nathan 25 0 0 J.H.H. .......; 5 0 0 J. Myers and Co. 10 0 0 Mrs. H. A. M'Gregor 2 ,2 0 Mrs. C. F. Frost .: .2 0 0 Ethel Hobbs 10 0 A. E. Pearce 10 10 0 Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Kebbell .. 15 15 0 Messrs. Bell, Gully, Bell, and, - Myers 26 5 0 Mrs. M. Myers 2 2 0 Mrs. W. Moncrief 15 0 Messrs. P. Hayman and Co. ... 25 0 0 G.G.B. 5 0 0 B. Metz ; 3 3 0 Kelburn Presbyterian Ladies'-' ■ : Patriotic Guild 5 0 0 The above only represents the amounts that the Mayor wishes to acknowledge, not tne'.total amount donated altogether. DONATIONS SENT TO THE PRIME MINISTER. The Prime Minister (the Right Hon. W. F. Massey) has received the following donations towards the British Sailors' Dependants' Fund:— £ s.'d. P. A. M'Hardy, Palmerston v North 1000 0 0 Hon'. A. M. Myers, Auckland 1000 0 0 Sargood, Son, and Ewen, Wellington (on account-JBIOOO)" 250 0 0 Mrs. T. H. Lorry, Hastings ... 500 ■ 0 0 J. Bayly A'Deane, Takapau ... 250 0 0 Mrs. L. Rathbone, Lower H u 't 250 0 0 "Evening Star" Fund, Dunedin (instalment) '• 200 0 " 0 Mayor's. Patriotic Fund, Ha- 1 wera • • 100' 0 -0 C.'.N. Boult, Westport ; .-; 50 0 0 United . Memorial Service, Mas- • terton (Mayor) 45 12 5 M.R.8., Wellington 25 0 0 Mrs. M. Hume, Wellington .... 20 0 0 C. Robinson, Wellington ......... 20 0 0 .. ONLY. ONE FUND.! . , The Mayor-wishes to make it;.quite clear that..there is only. one.fund at present in existence in connection with the raising of money .for the dependants of men of the Navy, who have lost their lives in -the war. ' Some people may - be under the impression that the Mayor's Euud and the Navy League Fund are separate funds. That is not the caso. This year. Mr. Luke -happens to be president of tho Navy League, and lie considered it the'special duty of that body to undertake the present effort. All moneys received will do credited to the Navy League Fund, and will-be banked daily, and can only be oporated upon by the president and treasurer (Mr. Robert Darroch) acting jointly. 1

CONCERT TG'NIGHT. COUNTESS OP GLASGOW'S APPEAL. . Attention is drawn to the programme of an exceptionally good concert to be given at til© Town Hall this evening, under the aegis of. the Countess, of Glasgow, who, being the; wife of a. distinguished naval officer, feels it. her duty bjnake an effort.on behalfof those ivjuo'ws and children of naval men who may ba in want owing to.tlio bitter loss tliey have so recently .sustained. At the; Dufault recital last evening the Countess of Glasgow, thanks to ,tho courtesy of tho management", came forward on the stage and announced the fact that she was. giving a concert in aid of tho widows and orphans of those who had lost their lives doing what they had wished to do all their lives—to fight ana die, for their country. Those mothers and wives had given their all, and now that • they . were suffering and hearted it was not iieet that they'should "want as well. The concert, tho Countess of Glasgow announced, would be 'a very .beautmn one,: and last, but not least, Mr. Paul Dufault was coming to sing for them. Tho; announcement was received with great applause, and the appeal to all present us well as their friends to attend tho concert should meet with a ready response. It is needless to expatiate on tho programme. It appears in full in our advertising coTupi'is, Kud includes two ap'•carances of Mr. Dufault, who is only too pleased to assist so deserving a cause. •

SOME BICr lIAWKE'S BAY DONa- - TIONS. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Napier, Juno 15. . So far, ,£2250 has been subscribed in Hawke's. Bay towards the Naval Relief Fund, the principal donations being Mr. Paul Hunter .£IOOO, Mr. "W. Richmond .£250, Mr. Mason 'Chambers £250, G.' Elizabeth Chambers =£250, and Mr. G. 1\ I Donnelly i; 250. SEEKING INFORMATION. By Telegraph—Press As.-oeii lien. Auckland, Juno 15. Discussing the Fund for tho Relief of Dependants of Sailors lost in tho North Sea. Battle, Mr. Ross, chairman of the Auckkud branch of tho Farmers' Union, 6aid it was the duty of ; tho Imperial Government to provide for her sailor dependants. Ho proposed that a cablegram should I>3 sent to tho Admiralty, asking what tho requirements wore, and if the' British Government was not making sufficient provision. The meeting resolved to telegraph to Mr. Massey asking (or information.