HOSPITAL COLLECTION IN WELLINGTON.
A RECORD ANTICIPATED. Press Association. WELLINGTON, Dec. S. Determined efforts were put forth • ith great success to make the Hos- • ual 'Saturday and Sunday collecons in Wellington this year eclipse 11 previous collections. Yesterday lie passer-by was accosted at every .11 ner by ladies armed with JtedJroco labelled boxes, and the i»er.latent collectors were rewarded with ■- total sum of £249. In addition to ilia boxes from the various hotels •iv a yet to be emptied. So far it is npjssi-ble to estimate- what this afternoon’s demonstration on the Bain Reserve will yield. The various lands of the city and suburbs gave heir services, and contributed an xcellont programme of "music. There vas a very largo attendance of Ihe •ulilia, estimated afc^five or six Hiousand, and as the übiquitous lady col-v-ctors were as "attentivo to their ' : a=k as they were yesterday, a total •ollection of a very substantial ammnt is assured. The crowd this afernoon was addressed by the lion, r. W. -Hislo-p ,(Mayor of "Wellington) md the :Hon. C. M. Luke, ,M.L.G. "chairman of the Hospital Trustees).
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2058, 9 December 1907, Page 3
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