FUNDS FOR FIGHTERS.
WORLD-WIDE CONTRIBUTIONS.
(British Official Wireless.) V RUGBY, Oct. 2. Further contributions to the Cyprus fighter plane fund organised by : the contribution _ to the cost of aircrat for Britain is £IOOO. . The sum of £SOOO has been mibscrdr cd bv the Kenya War Welfare 1 W for the relief of distress due to air raids in London. . From Nigeria a further of £SOOO has been sent to the ..w 11 The Spitfire fund organised among the British >» „W(MO It within a month raised £13,00U. expected that the fund will yield Miffi dent for three Spitfires. _ r khanga The Maharajadhiraja of DarWm*has given two fighters to .the War Purposes Fund. One fire for the R.A.F. which if’ ed in action. wiLl he rep < fiVrlitei* Maharaiadhiraja. The second figM* is for the Indian Air force. . The Maharaja of Morvi has y money lor two Spitfires.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 263, 4 October 1940, Page 7
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145FUNDS FOR FIGHTERS. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 263, 4 October 1940, Page 7
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