BELGIAN RELIEF.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 279, 4 May 1915, Page 3

BELGIAN RELIEF.

TARANAKES GENEROUS RESPONSE. Farmers throughout Taranaici are undoubtedly doing their quota ta assist in vc\-::i\t<J Uil' distress among Die Belgians caused by the war, and functions are being he'd almost daily at on;; centra or uiiotlicr, the settlers apparently viein" with each other in a friendly rivalry winch does much to as.sist the ••.'lUise. In.: ".aranaki farner cannot y"t see the si err. reality of Lie war. To him in the nncrity of eases it only in.mis Ineivaicd milk cheques, and it is oa'y iiU.'ng ihnvfore, that some of the proceeds should lie devoted toward'- assiHing the Ueljians, who did so much for the •inise of the Allies by their noble sacrifice. K:ieh small district has already contributed its share, and is prenaiod to keep on doing so.

TIKORAXGI AND WAIHI. At Urenui yesterday a gift sale of live stock donated by settlers of >Vaihi and Tikorangi was held by Mr. Newton King. Mr. (.'lias. Eairbrothcr ably wielded the hammer, and the bids which came freely from all parts of the district as far as Unili kept Mr. R. Cutfield very busy booking up, until the sum of over £IOO was realised which will help to swell the district's contribulien to the North Taranaki patriotic fund. The donors of the stock, with tiic purchasers, were as follow: Steer (D. Grilliths), \". Corcoran .€1 2.3; heifer (Cole Bros.), A. J. Eraser, £2 laa;; heifer (11. Jury), W. Spence £3; three heifers (A. -Jupp), W. .Spence £-2 17s; two heifers (1). Alexander), D. Alexander £4; two weaners (E. Marsh, snr.), E. Gibson £2. two heifers (B. Alleman), J. Whitehead £2 10s; two heifers (A. Soil'e), W. Spence £2 12s; two weaners (J. Lye), Constable Lapouple £2 12s; two weaners (Peteh, snr.), J. Whitehead £3 12s; one steer (W. Clare), W. McKenzie £1 12s; one heifer (E. Carrick), A. J. Eraser £2 12s. three heifers (J. H. Allen), T. McKenzie £5 8s; one vveauer (J. Robinson), W. Spence £1 Cs; two weaners (G. Wills), J. Whitehead £1 10s; one cow (H. I'urdio), W. J. Day £3 12s; one cow (J. Cole), P. Cole £2 10s; one cow (11. Faull), T. McKenzie £3 15s; one cow (W. Langley), J. Whitehead £3 ss; one cow (G. Foster), F. H. Jellman £) 15s; pedigree Jersey bull (J. C. Davidson), S. Topless C|g::s.; one cow (R. Hodson), Jas. Sarten £2; one cow (J. Vickery), W. J. Day £3 18s (id; cow (A. Cole), P. Colo £0 2s Od. one cow J and calf (B. F. Lye), Jas. Sarten £3 10s; one dog (G. H. Wray), C. Barnett .103; two pups (L. Newman), J. White- j head 5s and W. Murray ss; marc (Hebor« Wells), Tom Lee £2 10s; horse (Bert Jury) was sold and resold to W. Mc-S Kenzie £l, A. Cole £l, A. Shcard £l, G. N. Skelton £l, G. Wills £l, V. Sarten 10s, J. Smith (Uruti) Ms, W. J. Tucker 15s, T. Lacey 10s, E. J. Sarten 10a, W. McKenzie 15s, total £8 10s; steer (F. H. Blundcll), W. Corcoran £1 15s; heifer (Jas. Sarten)., M. Harnett £(i 12s Cd; pig (A. J. Honeyfield) sold and resold, J. Smith (Uruti) 10s, Bert Oxenham 10s; D. Eea 10s; pig (W. Har-i ris), A. Cole £2 ss; pig (J. Cole), J. B. Mabin lis; two pigs (J. B. Mabin), J. B. Mabin 10s.

DOWN THE COAST. The net result of the Rathotu picnic on Easter Monday was £ll7, which is highly creditable. l'ungarehu settlers dispute the fact that they were greeted by unfavorable weather for their sports meeting last Wednesday, which also netted £lll. The Okato Domain Board has forwarded us a cheque for £l3 7s sd, which wc have pleasure in handing to the treasurer of the fund. This represents half the profits of the picnic and sports meeting which was held on the Domain on Easter Monday. The other half will be devoted to the improvement of the new domain. There is still a lamb to be sold, which will augment the fund n little.