OUR SOLDIERS IN FRANCE AND ENGLAND

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2818, 8 July 1916, Page 7

OUR SOLDIERS IN FRANCE AND ENGLAND

WORK OF THE AVAR CONTINGENT ASSOG'JATiO-N. Now that so many of our soldiers are in France and. England, many people have been inquiring as to what is tlie beav course to adopt when sending moneys for the benelit of our soldiers. .doners siiould lie sent to the -New Zealand War Contingent Association in London, and can be seut_ to that a:socifttion through the Minister oi Internal Alfairs or rurough any bank. The High Commissioner is chairman of the association, and Lord Plunket is chairman of the executive. Many well-known New Zealamlers are giving their whole time to look alter the affairs of the association. Ull the Executive Committee are: Mr. Gilbert Anderson, late of Canterbury; .Mi'. James Crates, 01 -"Wellington; Air. T. E. Donne, Mr. Ci. F. Gee, Mr. Douglas M'Leail, of Hawke's Bay; Sir ,Tames Mills, Mr. 1. AV. Raymond, South-, land: Mr. C. Elgar and many others. Mr. F. Watdegrave, late Under-Secretary for Justice, is lion, secretary for the Executive Committee. Mr. Cecil Wray, of AVangauui, sglicitor, is organising secretary. Mr. Norman Dalston, of Wellington, is adjutant to the Hospital Committee. Lady Islington is at the head of the Ladies' Committee, arid there are a large number of ladies well known in New Zealand who are acting on the committee. A very large number of ladies and gentlemen are giving their whole time to visiting our men in the hospitals and homes in different parts of tho' United Kingdom. Lord Plunket, in cabling to a member of the Wellington War Relief Association, in reply to in- " q 11 ivies as to the work that his Association was doiiig in England, pointed out that .their visitors are regularly visiting and providing minor comforts for our men in the hospitals at Walton, Brockenhurst, and all other hospitals and homes where our men are. He stated that the association is starting recreation rooms, staffed by New Zealanders, at Brockenhurst and Salisbury. They also have a Nurses' Rest Home at Sandwich, and the London Hostel is nearly finished. Furthermore,

special care and attention is now being given to our men who are on furlough from I'rance.

The association iri also spending money v lied Cross purposes on balialf of our men, ana i» providing comforts for men in the firing line or at the front. It will lie seen, therefore, that it will be necessary for the New Zealanders to keep this association well supplied with moneys in order that they may carry out the Rood work which tliey are doing. I'ho dilfercnt War lieiiei' Societies in New Zealand are sending moneys to this as-.-■■ociation through the Government, but there are many people who are desirous of sending money, and do not know where to send it. Those who want to send moneys for the benefit of our men in England or at the front-, should-send the same to the Minister of Internal Affairs to be paid to the New Zealand War Contingent Association in London, or.it should be sent through, any bank to be paid to that association, No. 11 Victoria Street, Westminster, London.