New Zealand

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 140, 6 November 1914, Page 5

New Zealand

HKITAIN AND BBU'iIAX IiELIEF Ki'M). ]'OII\VA!!J)KP. By Telegraph.—Per Press Association. Wo]im{ton. Ixist Night.

The (Juveruor, as patron of the Poor of Great Britain, Ireland, and Belgium Belief l>'unJ, reports that lie to-day has transmitted by cable lo the. missioncr the sum of £50,000 as the first eai-h contribution from the New Zealand Hind. Of the amount forwarded Christchurch, Timaru, Ashburton and oilier Canterbury districts liave prov'.def £15,000, and £SOOO has been donated from Wellington, Wairarapa, Wanganui, aiid other Wellington districts. The special instructions of each committee and the wishes of those giving donations for a special purpose have all been observed and the sum will be apportioned as follows: £12,575 for the pcor of Great Brtain and' Ireland, to be banded to cxeeufivt. of the "rinee of Wales' Fund for administration; £7425 for Belgian relief,' to be given to the proper authorities at Home for distribution.

The various committees desire to say that the amount forwarded is to ie recognised only as a first contributor, and that considerable sums of mi ivy are still in hand. Very handsome donal.'uns (.! sl'vk an>! produce have also heon pronj-fccl and largo quantities of clothing are coming forward. These are being shipped as opportunity offers. The following shipments have already made from worth of blankets, 70 cases of clothing, 224 crates of hares an.! rabbits. 40 cases of butter, 2 tons of ch'W:, flour i>nd ba'loy: from Welfagrron: •123 packages . of mutton and lamb, CO case; o' clotliiug.

OUR AEROPLANE. No one has heard of the Dominion's gift aeroplane lately, but Mr. G. Witty, M.P. for Riccarton, unravelled the mystery in the House on Wednesday night. On the Supplementary Estimates appeared an intern: "Flying machine, £2C." Mr. AVitty asked what had happened to the Britannia. Was it on its way to the front, or was it still on exhibition ? The Hon. James Alfcn; "It '.e on its way to the front"