“SAVE THE CHILDREN” FUND.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2212, 7 December 1920, Page 3

“SAVE THE CHILDREN” FUND.

LOCAL ' CAMPAIGN CLOSES SUNDAY NIGHT.

The lower part of the North Island is among the last districts of New Zealand, and the last of the British Empire, to have a big organised effort to help in saving the famished, disease-stricken children of Central Europe. This delay is not due to indifference, but"to the fact (hat other appeals have intervened. However’, it is believed that this part of the Dominion will respond now in the manner which will prove that the people hero have hearts as warm as their kin elsewhere.

Eoxton’s campaign consists of the 'Mayor’s Picture Entertainment on Friday night, in the Town Hall, Shop Day by the Girls’ Guild on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and retiring collections in (lie various churches on Sunday next.

The Fund is endorsed by the New Zealand Government, and their Excellencies, Ford and Lady Jollieoe.

“It seems to me,” said the Prince of Wales, at Parliament House, Wellington,” a few months ago, “that the British people have a very special duty laid upon them. Now dial wc arc all recovering very rapidly from the si rain of the last five years, and we are enjoying (he wellbeing and happiness which is si ill denied lo nearly all the nations of Ihe old world, it i> hard to remember, Iml it is a fact, dial millions of people in Europe are still ia dm grip of famine, misery, and despair." Among these millions are about live million children.

“'ll is eruel neeessily,” states the British Weekly of l2r>i h .Inly this \ear, “Ihiil eompels Ihe puhlie reveliilii*n of Ihe horrible reality of Ihe situation amongst Ihe infant population ol' Ihe famine areas of l'’/uro|ie. Volant;iry effort eon alone save the 0,000,000 imperilled. helpiess ehildren. thousands of whom nee dying, :iu<i were we nol t.ohl in cold print of the horrors Hint are daily and hourly oeeurring, we eonld not realise the dreadful urgeney of the appeal whieh is made to-day to every Briton who has a spark of pity or generosity.”

Just think of it, fIUO will feed LOGO children for one work.

.Anythin"' that can be converted into cash will be thankfully received by the Girls' Guild for the Shop Day on Saturday next. AVbal cannot 1)0 sold over the counter will be auctioned.

Gills in kind, such as fowls, bains, vegetables, etc, will be thankfully received by the girls for -.hop day.

Some cash donations have been promised the girls for llieir effort, which will be acknowledged later.