HELP FROM NEW YORK

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24408, 20 September 1940, Page 6

HELP FROM NEW YORK

ANZAC RELIEF COMMITTEE GENEROUS GIFTS TO TROOPS SYMPATHY WITH BRITAIN (Per United Press Association) AUCKLAND, Sept. 19. “We are glad that the committee was able to do something for New Zealand," writes Mr Alfred H. Banjamin, a member of the Anzac War Fund Relief Committee in New fork, to Mr R S Little, an Auckland business friend. “ Since writing to you the Ethylgasoline Company has given 1000 dollars to the fund, and several oth'ei contributions have been made. I recently received a letter from members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in London asking for cigarettes I have recommended that 50,000 be shipped immediately. They also ask if we can send an ambulance for the New Zealand No. 1 General Hospital. We are doing our utmost to comply at the earliest possible moment. “As you can quite realise. Americans are behind the British as well as the Australian and New Zealand soldiers, wherever they may be, and I think it is onlv a matter of time when the British will win; but the sacrifices are going to be tremendous, Mr R. S. Forsyth writes to me from London to say that the R.A.F is miles ahead of the Germans in efficiency, although numerically the Germans are in the lead. Wo are all working for the cause, and if men are willing to give their blood we should give support in every possible way. “ We have a bigger job on our hands here than in 1914. because people today haven’t got the money they had then. It was much easier then to get 1000 dollars than 20 dollars now. You can tell the people of New Zealand however, that the United Slates is 100 per cent, behind Britain, and we think that, were it not for the election here, we would Rive a areat deal more than we are doing now.”