FOR OUR SAILORS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2830, 22 July 1916, Page 11

FOR OUR SAILORS

CHURCH ARMY WAR HOSPITAL A CHANCE TO HELP ; Writing from the Vicarage, Weber, Hawke's Bay, the Rev. I''. W. Whibley, hon, secretafyof tho Churoh Army in New Zealand," encloses the following extract from "'a letter received from London Headquarters, dated May'll:—■ "Thanks, to you and. your kind people for..the further i2a tor tho New Zealand bed. Wo , are teaming the nest one you desite to endow "The Weber Church District Bed," so as not to cause delay .in waiting for the money to . arrive. .... You will be interested to know- ' ■ that the hospital''is now to bo re-, moved to Scotland (from .Caen, in France).' Tho work has been most appreciated by the ' French Red Cross. ' But an urgent need has arisen for hospital work among our sailors, . and we have accepted tho invitation of tho Admiralty to work among the men of our l ? Ieot. We feel' sni'b this will be a popular . ' move in-New Zealand. . Wo. feel it difficult to express oitr thanks for the' constant lielp received from New Zealand, but we'assure you it. is an immense encouragement 'when' wo think of our successful ■ work in your_ : far-away port of tho globe/' '. Mr. Whibley states that £109 has been sent . Home this year from wool and donations to. endow, two bods at the. Churoh. Armj-..Hospital (£SO endows.ono, for. a. year). Those-who.have so generously helped in.this patriotic.work, will be glad to. learn that their two beds-are now set up in Scotland for tlio sick, and wounded of our bravo sailors .who. aro doing so much to ensure the prosperity of New Zealand during this war of tho nations.. . ... -2. s. d. Previously acknowledged ._... 103.15 10 Messrs. AVilliams 'and Kettle's Julv wool-sale^- 1 ' Mr. .1: C. Afflick, crutchings ... .3,6 0 Mr. F. A. Cunningham, crutch- ... ings ; '. .1 4 2 •Mr. Max Speedy', black' wool ... 110 0 Mr. AV.' H.- Speedy, .black wool i 8 4. Mr. F.'G. Cowpei", donation ...... 10 0 • 'Total 115 4i. There will be another North Sea battlo (writes Mr. Whibley). How grand it will be if wo' can have another bed ready for our v bravo defenders—only .£35 required. „ The Christmas Dinner Fund account, oftho New' Zealand Branch of the same organisation shows "that £60 was cabled Home, for dinners)''to. London poor and Belgian refugees and their children in Church Army homes for iast Christmas. Now inhanil for Christmas, 1916: J! s. d. Mr. F. Mayne, Brancepeth 1 0 ,0 South School, Dannevirke 1 Q 0 St. John's Sunday School, Dannevirko • 014 6 Miss S.-Brown, Tokomaru J.... 05 0 Master .Smith, Waitahora 0 10 0 , Total. ' 3 0 G Donations for cither of the above funds will be very sveloojne. They should bo 'addressed to the Rev. F. Whibley, Tlw Vicarage, AVcber, 'Hnwke's Bay, and ■ the purpose for which it is desired that 'they should be used should be stated.