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Trooper .V. Anderson, of Stratfo'-.1, on 1 ]u' eve of liis leaving for the front, was presented by the stall' of the Stratford railway goods otliee, of which lu: is a member, with a wrist watch and a cover for his nionnt. .Ingle',vood, 'writes oiir correspondent, is doing its duty by the nation in tin? hour of stress, already over .(.'.'Hill being subscribed. Mr C. Young and .Mr W. A. Tlioninso'n <have each contributed a horse. The la'igest donations so fur received are:—Dr. Xiitting. I'ereival ami .Messenger, 11. 1!. Curtis, •!. W. Winlield, .Matthews, (iauilin and Co., W. ,1. Lille, £lO Ids; and IL Brown and <l. 11. Pllllen, .€lO. Sergt.-Ma.jor Jlesp left Waitara yesterday morning for the front. He took charge of the gift horse of .Mr Atkinson. It is a line stamp of a troop horse, and should prove of great value. The Waitara contingent that left on Friday got a, rousing seml-elf 'at the railway station. Tile, party comprised troopersBaldwin, Fulton, Uraliam, J'lomior, Weston and Yarrell.—Own 'Correspondent. 11l place <;f the grey charger wliicil he had uresented to Lieut.-Coioiiel Malone, and which was rejected on account of its color, Mr K. Xops ha. l ? presented a bay cob to Sergeant-Major Mahoney, who is to pioceed vo the front. Tin* response to the call for members of the National Reserve has not been as satisfactory as was expected in New Plymouth. Officers will be in attendance, until fur: her notice, each evening between 7.30 and B.SU, at the old Drill Ifall to enrol members. The following suggestion to raise money for the War Fund is made by a. correspondent to the Inglewood paper: There are about 1000 licensed houses in .the Dominion drawing on an average of • l>ecr (say) (i hogsheads a week (a very small average), which equals 8000 hogsheads. I would suggest that the brewers of the Dominion sdart a "Beer War Fund"' and charge the publicans' £2 per hogshead extra. This would bring in a weekly cheque of £.12,000. The licensed victuallers have themselves a war fund to light the prohibitionists—why not show their loyalty and 'help the War Fund? Now is their chance, and the result will assist them greatly next December. The brewers are giving handsomely—and they can afford it. Wake up, "John Bull' 1 publicans! Mr. W. A. Hewitt, Stratford manager for the Xew Zealand Loan and 'Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., has received advice that the company has donated .toftO fo the Patiiotio War Fund, and that t'hey havj decided on paying ail those in their employ who have volunteered for service half-pay for six months. The company will also keep their positions open, for- them on their return. This donation is exclusive of amounts being subscribed by the Australian and Londo.i offices. The Xew Plymouth branch of the Bank of Xew South Wales in in receipt of the following cable from its London office:—"London selling exchanges, sight •His premium, 30 days ss, <;<) davs at, r'r.'d ' r ' U ' ( '' xcll:l:, oCS are "unal- ' Tin# Mamgutoki branch of tile Fanners' I'll ion opened a subscription list tor the Patriotic Fund at its special meeting held on Friday night and real-i-ed i' 27 in Ule -room'. Mi. '■. Kaspar, of M.dhiTst, has given a h;..rse valued sit £23. besides donation .of ■money. towards the War Fund. . Mr ,1. B. lline, M.P. for S'.ratford, arrived -in Stratford on Thursday night ami after consultation, with the Mayor wid .tiiio Wit Fund Committee, sent'the following telegram to the Premier: ' Stratford . n(hii-.:a.- tically patriotic. 1 Volunteers leaving here ' daily, with large numbers o.'lcr.ng services. War' Fund in Ntratiord £7llO and j expect vo raise this amount to £looo' shortly.'' T.h tlnis message, the Premier replied as follows:—'"Many ihaiiks for! \our telegram received this e,veiling. I| shall lie g'.ad iif you will 'express 'to the loyal people n'.f Stratford the warm appreciation of the (lovcnimcu.: for their patriotic co-operation and assist- j aicee m this time of nat'icual crisis. The splendid, response whichi . ; s being wade t'roiM one end of Xew Zealand 1 to .the other is proof positive '.hat the Lominiin stands united to a man in .the cause of Empire." The rush for enlistment in the maisn body of the force ha l "- been something piienoimenal, ami up to date 1451 men in Wellington alone, exclusive tef territorials, have applied to be admitted. The rate at which applicants are presentau; themselves far exceeds the requirement* of tile authorities, lm:, all the. names of prospective recruits are being 'taken, and a selection from thiese will eventually be made. The recruits are a. verv goed type of men. and general!v older and better set than those of the. first contingent.