MANSION HOUSE FUND.
DONATIONS FROM ROYALTY
(British Official Wireless.) (Rec. y. 50 a.m.) RUGBY, Sept. 12. To -alleviate the distress caused by the indiscriminate bombing of London, the Lord Mayor is appealing for help and has opened a Mansion House Fund, to which the King has sent £IOOO, the Queen £SOO, Queen Mary £3OO, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester £250, and the Duke and Duchess of Kent £2OO.
Other large gifts have been promised, including a substantial donation from the American Ambassador from the funds under his control and from the London County Council.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 245, 13 September 1940, Page 7
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95MANSION HOUSE FUND. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 245, 13 September 1940, Page 7
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