'QUAKE RELIEF

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 701, 28 June 1929, Page 11

'QUAKE RELIEF

(Continued from Page 1) CENTRAL CONTROL COMMITTEE SET UP PERSONNEL ANNOUNCED JTBS SUN'S Parliamentary Reporter) PARLIAMENT BLDGS., Today. The Central Executive has been set lip by the Government to handle all funds contributed for the relief of earthquake sufferers, and, after investigation, local committees in electorates affected bv the shake will have to jnake application to the committee for fundsThe central committee will consist of members for districts concerned, Messrs. G. Black, H. E. Holland, J.’ O’Brien, H. Atmore, the Public Trustee, Auditor-General, Secretary of Treasury, Under secretary of Public Works, Under-Secretary of Lands, with Mr. Thompson, of the Public Works, as secretary and treasurer. After the conference, which lasted over an hour and a-half, the Prime Minister said that in addition to members mentioned there would be the Mayors of the four centres and himself on the committee, which would control all funds.

GOVERNMENT THANKED MEASURES FOR RELIEF MESSAGE FROM COMMITTEE Press Association NELSON, Today. The following resolution has been passed by the Nelson City Council which, with a few additions, including Murchison representatives, comprises the Nelson Relief Committee: "That this council desires to express to Sir Joseph Ward its grateful thanks for his Government’s very prompt response to all requests made for the purpose of alleviating the distress and disorganisation resulting from the recent earthquake. "The council also desires to convey its great appreciation of the very fine services so willingly rendered by the various Government departments concerned, notably the railway service, telegraph and telephone s€*rvice and public works service in keeping transport possible, all duties being onerous and the two latter at times distinctly dangerous.”

TOUCH FINE WORK BY TELEGRAPH LINESMEN PERILOUS JOURNEYS MADE Press Association NELSON, Today. I The chief telegraph engineer, Mr. A. Gibbs, and Mr. J. McDermott, district telegraph engineer, of Wellington, are at present in Nelson In connection with arrangements for restoring the shattered telegraph services in Murchison and surrounding districts. Every effort will be made to link up the district again. Telephonic communication is being effected today with Murchison from Reefton, via Springs Junction and Maruia. The lines are very badly damaged from Glenhope to Inaugaliua Junction. What difficulties would have been encountered in getting the refugees away from Murchison if the telegraphic lines of communication had not been kept open cannot be imagined. Life depended on the wires remaining intact. The task, however, was a very severe and perilous one, and the telegraph linesmen, with many workers in other directions, have made history for New Zealand during the past 10 days. The earthquake cut off all communication with Murchison, and it was not until Mr. B. F. Spiers somehow or other made a perilous journey to Glenhope on the actual day of the occurrence and reported that the outside world knew what had happened. Immediately a party of telegraph linesmen was organised to restore communication. The party consisted of Mr. T. H. Jenkins, line foreman, of Nelson, and the following linesmen: Messrs. O. J. Kerr, E. Constable, C. Nicoll and P. . Holland.

VICTORIA LEAGUE’S AID LARGE BUNDLES OF CLOTHING The sewing circle of the Victoria. League is hard at work collecting garments to be sent down to the sutlers in the earthquake areas. All day yesterday the league rooms were crowded with workers busy receiving the clothes sent in and packing them for transmission to the South. There were 238 garments of various kinds made by the circle itself and contributions from the sub-committee of the Ever-Ready Girls brought the total up to 264. In addition, many more were sent in from private givers, including such things as pairs of trousers and even a fur coat and a man’s heavy overcoat. A bundle of children’s bloomers was also sent in, in each of which a tiny pocket had been contrived holding a §ay-eoloured handkerchief and a penny. The clothing which has so far been received is being sent down today to the Mayor of Nelson to distribute as he sees fit. FUNDS STILL COME IN TWO £I,OOO GIFTS MADE Money continues to come in steadily to swell the funds for the relief of sufferers in the earthquake district. An anonymous donor has sent £I,OOO to the Mayor of Westport and the Associated Banks, except the Bank of Xew Zealand, which has already made a gift, have decided to give another £I,OOO. The good, brown earth is wet with rain, puts his oilskin on again. Mum gets her macintosh, but Min caught—she’s soaking to the skin! !>ad puts his leggings on. and goes Tor a great medicine he knows, s infant cold does not mature, gets her Woods' Great Peppermint

Riven 6 i ) 1 t ft h a ’^ U i, BorOUSh Council Has given £lo and has opened a subscripBowl ini distrlct - The Auckland Bowling Club, at its annual meeting last evening, voted £lO and the Waitemata Club has given £5. • U .?L to > est erday evening the total *2, Hamilton fund had reached and the funds at Dargaville, opened, by the “North Auckland Times, and at Te Aroha, opened by the “Te Aroha News,” have each passed the £IOO mark. The Timaru Harbour Board, at a p' '!" 8 , today, voted £IOO to the Earthquake Relief Fund. The Masterton earthquake funds now total over £520. CITY MAYOR’S FUND

Contributions continue to in “i"' 6 f a yor of Auckland’s earthquake celved today:- f °" owlne Previously acknowledged .. 2,751 3 d 9 Clark-Walker ' . . 0 7 Ponsonby Social Club 10 3 Newdick Brothers, Ltd. ‘ " j j Mr and Mrs. If. E. Myers .. 2 2 0 i Council Employees’ dent Society .. . A. Adams 5 0 0 0 Auckland Rugby League Devonport Presbyterian 21 0 0 Thomas Mahoney .. [! Tattersfield. Ltd. . , Employees of Tattersiield, Ltd Passenger Transport Co., first 12 0 0 contribution 0 Wilkinson and Ross .. .. James Hodgson and Sons. Ltd 10 0 0 Hutchinson, Bros., Ltd. A. J. Entrican and Co., Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. A J. Entrican 10 Dixon and Co., Ltd .. Staff of Ponsonby Club 0 0 Mrs. C. Fitzpatrick J- P. "Wright L. C. Ansell F. E. "Wilson .. .. , 10 Mrs. J. Fuller H. S. Elliott 5 0 B. Ggldwater E. and H. Craig, Ltd Auckland Provincial Licensed 5 0 Victuallers* and Hotel Owners’ Association Bradley and Binns McCallum Brothers .. Mrs. K. Me N.Z. Trained Nurses’ Associ1 1 0 ation. Auckland branch .. C. W. Egerton Stormonts, Ltd Milne and Choyce, Ltd Miss S. L. Cunninghame . . Australian Glass Manufac0 lOi 0 turers’ Co.. Ltd Dr. M. G. Pezaro Hardley’s, Ltd Independent Order of Recha50 0 0 bites Auckland Electric-Power Bd. 100 R. E. Isaacs 2 Whitcombe and Tombs .. .. 10 Auck. Rugby Football Union 5 0 • >. O. Rennie 1 1 0 Boys of Auck. Gram, school l Ponsonby Boys’ Brass Band 5 5 0 Guthrie and Norton, Ltd. .. 5 0 <r. A. Coles and Co., Ltd. .. 0 0 Manchester Costume Co., Ltd., and staff 10 0 0 Mi*. and Mrs. W. G. Mason .. 0 Steel Construction Co.. Ltd. . 10 0 0 Uevonport Foresters’ Lodge . 2 2 0 Mrs. R. Messana 2 2 0 Total £3,754 14 0 MAYOR OF NEWMARKET’S FOND A fund for the relief of earthquake distress in the South Island lias been opened by the Mayor of Newmarket. Mr. S. Donaldson. Donations received thus far are as under: — £ d. Newmarket Borough Council 21 0 0 H. Denton and Co .10 0 0 S. Donaldson 10 .0 0 Marriotts, Ltd 10 0 0 Motor Traders (N.Z.), Ltd. . 3 0 .0 0 Stacey Bros., Ltd 10 0 0 Harrison and Gash, Ltd. . 10 0 0 M. Gregory . 5 5 0 John Hardley 5 Ji 0 11. J. Cooper 5 b 0 G. E. Smerdon 2 2 0 N. Ivelleway 2 2 0 A. R. Townsend 2 2 0 R. T. Michaels 2 2 0 It. Newport 2 2 0 C. II. K. Mountain 2 2 0 Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Latham 2 2 0 Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Watts . . 2 2 0 W. Mason 2 2 0 Anonymous 2 2 0 H. P. Blakey 2 2 0 C. Hamblin Vincent de Paul Society— 1 1 0 Remuera Branch 1 0 0 F. .1. O’Meara 0 10 G C. Trethe-way 0 10 0 Mr. O'Brien 0 10 0 Total £130 13 6