THE WAR LOAN

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3185, 8 September 1917, Page 7

THE WAR LOAN

APPLICATIONS'STILL BEING , i ACCEPTED.;-, ■-. ] It has been decided that"applications , -I for investment in the War loan for.' nil classes of bonds will be accepted tot n further period. Those coining to hand! j up to to-day will carry interest- as from: j 'September 3. ■ Those coming to hand! . : after that, date will carry interest, as ] from the date upon which tho money is ; lodged to public account or with the j Tost Office. After the end of this week: \ fully-paid subscriptions only will be ac- j cepted. „. i Subscriptions to the loan are sliU i steadily flowing in. particularly from the | remote country districts, lo winch Sir ; Joseph Ward pent a special circular. . ; Investment of JSOOO of the Tramway* ■ : and Electric Lighting Accident Fund lit war certificates was approved by the j Oitv Council vn Thursday ■ night. the j Mayor explained that the Finance Com- ; mit'tec had been in (ouch with the Sink- , ing Fund Commissioner.-;, who found the? ] could spare .£15.000 for the loan, and j bv taking £5(100 froni tho Accident Fund j they were able to make up the round- j Bum of £20,000. ■ .j The amount subscribed in MarlborojigK ■ , (o tlic War Loan was over ,£130,000. ceil- ,i eisting of £42,717 through the Post. Office, i £76,00(1 through tho banto, and £10,000 i through brokers. The subscription would! ■ j have been considerably greater if the i investments mado in larger cenjres were .■'-. to bo added.—Press Assn. i

The Y.M.C.A. of the United States if* X J nieptins the tremendous opportunities j nnd demands created by the entry of- ■ "i America into the wa'r. The leaders of) ) the association immediately planned'to '. cater for an arny of a million men, amKlhpy ostimaled' that to do this satis- ; i factorily Iho following equipment would j be requiron:—200 wooden buildings, 1000 j experienced secretaries. 200 pianos ai'di ; piano players, 200 moving picture luaeh- : ines. 2GB,oOoft. of films a day, 200 gramo- ; pliones, and 10,000 records, 3,000,000 sheets i of writing paper daily, 40,001) ■ pounds \ of ice'per day, 10,000 pens a day, and! j barrels of ink, n Bible to every man, 95 i automobiles and tmclcs, magazines b?. ; j ■:tlie-!nmdre£tons,"and m j . ;thi : ce wcefe;'s _."•.. .'.•■s ; i " Prince- Albert (the Kinsrs second «ou) ; and Prince George of Battenberg are ia ; the list of officers awarded, decorations. ■ by the'Tiussdan Government for distini. ! fnished service in the Battle of Jufla'nd, j