THE SERBIAN FUND.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 15, 21 December 1915, Page 6

THE SERBIAN FUND.

LOCAL .’CONTRIBUTIONS. 0;i 13, Mr £P- .Skoglund, hon. sec. of the Belgian Relief Committee, tp S|r R. W. Shallcrass, /general §§efetarj;. Dominion Belgian Relief Funcf, Wellington, as foUpws:— (l | Lave beep disputed to ask in view' of the fact that Belgian Fund is in a ( healthy . condition, whether., an effort might .not be made on behalf of the V Sej|>mns, and whether your committee ’ jpjj;e * funds fjp’ this purpose. jfollop-jng /reply frpip Air 1 Shallcrass : . jl haye to acknowledge phe Receipt of , yopr,^letter suggesting’that as the Bel- ’ gian tfup'd is in such' a healthy condi--7 two,' that ap effort should be, made on behalf of the Serbians. If one' copld ’ judge' from the newspaper re- " ports,' Serbia is in more need of assist- ’* ance than Belgium. Curiously enough, I* the Serbian Fund has not appealed to the septirnpnt of the people in the Do- ' piimon to the extent that the Belgian 'ReTief lias done. This, I think is rgther a pity, and I feel sure that any effort paade on behalf of Serbia will be ■'"weir directed, and contributions would Be an immense amount of good and be very greatly- appreciated. Ido not think thepi is any central governing organisation ill ‘ connection with the Serbian Ftind or any committee to pro-, mote it'throughout the -Dominion. Promiscuous- efforts have been' made

in various S&iifk i»»d{; contributions sent ;to the 'Department of Internal 1 Affairs. , Tins' Department lias uncler- ( * taken to receive such contributions, ’’ land -t/iHd- tluttf to the proper Authorities at. JHfonie.' If ypur qomuattfcese .wqyld, undertake to ■ promote a fund in your district _ .it would be a very good, thing, would suggest that the contribution'' Should be sent to the Department of IptflPtal .Adairs. I dp pot think that my executive wpuld undertake the promotion of another fund, but 1 shall be pleased to give any instructions ae-.-qpired tp. the Department of Internal , and ; to,-see tfiat your instructions are carried out. .- ponnpcljionwith ;the. above a pub- # lie.,meeting will be held in Klder-’s * at 8 p.m. .