SYMPATHY IN SYDNEY

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 31, 6 February 1931, Page 11

SYMPATHY IN SYDNEY

MAYOR OPENS FUND

ENERGETIC CAMPAIGN

United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. | SYDNEY, sth February. The- Lord Mayor of Sydney announces that he is receiving donations to a fund to assist the ,New Zealand earthquake victims, and a meeting ia being held on Thursday next to inaugurate a citizens' fund. The Lord Mayor, Alderman Jackson, says that Sydney has serious problems of its own, but the people's hearts are Ing enough to respond to an appeal made in the light of the knowledge that

others have suddenly found themselves! so much worse off. , In the meantime the New Zealand] Association, on. behalf of-30,000 New|; Zealanders .resident in New South! Wales —the largest community of. its kind outside the Doinhuon: —are moving energetically to assist the campaiguj to swell the Mayoral fund. The popular mind is shocked ai never' before since .the. war by thai daily reports from. New Zealand of tha growing seriousness of the cataclysm^ and sympathy for the stricken people; is expressed-in many offe-rs. "of aid. 'MB. HUGH WARD COMING. Mr; Hugh Ward, well-known to Ne-flj Zealanders in former years in connect tion with his theatrical • enterprises^ and his, efforts in raising funds for; New Zealand hospitals, leaves for Wei* lington to-morrow to offer, iris volun« tary services in. organising relief fund,' efforts. ' . .'■ . . ■-:.., .A s He says that he has' such an affee" tionate regard for. the people,.of thai' Dominion, that he feels he cannot dot less than employ his . leisure" thus in; their service.- - .-.*■ '■„...- ~ .: . The-New Zealand Government TourV ist. Office reports'that there have been! no cancellations of proposed visits to, the Dominion by Australians. Official assurances have ..been received ■:''.- that none of the tourist resorts, are affectei by the earthquakes. Vi V ANXIOUS INQUIRIES. A : i The- Bey. Oliver Dean, of New Zealand, returned by the liner, Mongolia! from a .world tour,.to-day; to learn thati his home town, of Napier was almost completely .destroyed. .-■..-. , ;■ ■ Accompanied by his-wife, he leave^ aboard the Marama -to-morrow ,witaj little hope of .'finding the home he-lef £ at Napier intact. The cofiple are gre'atr ly perturbed, because of .the ■entire, abr, senee of news [regarding the fate../ p£ their family, who lived on Middle: Hill behind the town. A. A.-. '~ -..'.A .;.-■'• .. .'At .Canberra, the .Speaker.in. the| House of'.^Representatives, Mr..,,iC S. .Om Makin, sent thik .message *$o , the' Prim* Minister of New,' Zealand: ''On behalf of .t^e, members' of ._. thet .:Eederal:.Par« liament I desire to convey sincere Bym« pathy to you and the people of NeTfj' .Zealand in the loss of ; life .and ■ suffer*. ing caused, by 'the , calamitous -'earth" quake.:; A, A-'.' '■' ;i- ''-"•■■■■ A'A' ,-.,' .