SPLENDID RESPONSE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 158, 4 June 1940, Page 2

SPLENDID RESPONSE.

SICK AND WOUNDED FUND. Per Press Association. QHRISTCHURCH, June 3. New Zealand is contributing to the Sick, Wounded and Distress Fund ,at the rate of £IO,OOO a day. The appeal for £250,000 was launched on May 12. and up to last Friday £160.000 had been received. These facts were revealed to-day by Major Abel (Dominion treasurer of the appeal). He said the figures already in hand did not include the proceeds from the barrow day in Christchurch. These would run to approximately £IO,OOO. This effort was outstanding. The national total reached £167,840 this afternoon, when it was expected that miscellaneous payments wmdd bring the grand total to more than £l7l,ooo.District totals are: Wellington, £44.380; Canterburv, £32.200; Auckland, £2B 500; Dunedin. £22.000; Naoier, £15,900; Palmerston North, £10.160; Taranaki, £9500: Gisborne. £2000; Marlborough, £1700; West Coast. £ISOO. ~ Major Abel said he had been advised that £2OOO had arrived in Wellington to-dav from Southland, and the result of the Nelson appeal was unknown. In addition, some of the figures in the other district totals were now three da vs old, and might'be altered by sums which had since been remitted. Otago’p quota of £25 000 has alreadybeen passed and the committee is aiming at- £30,000. says a Dunedin message. Last night, at a-, concert, over £2600 was taken., . : • LOANS AND DONATIONS. v

Per Pre«S Association; WELLINGTON. June 3. Tnterest-free loans and donations received bv the Government now total £1.949.438.' Loans of £IOOO for the duration, and six months have been received from Cramn and Nicholls. Ltd.. Auckland and the Southland Racing Chib. The Syrian Benevolent Society. Wellington, has made a donation of £250. Other amounts are; G.lEdgar, P»ngitata. duration and six months, £500; Amalgamated Society of Railway Servantx Wellington, duration and six months, £500; C. J. Finerar. Cl’r'=tchurclv, dgra+ion and, six months, £300,: T. Y. Ward'-po. Christchurch, duration,£3ooNelson Qn a ran tee Coroora)tion. Ltd . Nelson, (duration and six months. Ltd.. Te Whaiti. duration and six months, .£9'o ; ,T. Co«. Mastertoli. duration. £200: Zealand Lawn Tennis Association. ’Well'""ton. duration and six mon+hs. £2oo'; Anonymous, A t-nroa duration and six months. £2OO- Mrs A. J Fox. Okato.. rln-»f,j 011 tamJ longer if necessary), £200.'..,, ..