HELPING OUR WOUNDED.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 303, 1 June 1915, Page 4

HELPING OUR WOUNDED.

TAJtANAKI HAS ABOUT £3OOO. NEWS FUND EXCEEDS £SOO. FUND CLOSES TO-DAY. The Hospital Ship Fund motley, received by the internal Allah* jW mrt . ment now total t: 14,iif), says a £ rcsg Association telegram received from Wei luigton last night. 10-day provides the last opportunity to give a donation towards tlio equipment of the .New Zealand hospital ship and It' you have not already responded to this appeal you should do bo at once. A few days ago tile Daily News'appealed to the public to make the Daily Ac.ws land .Cam, and we are pleased to announce that it now stands at £SOS 3a. throughout laranaki there has been a generous response to this appeal This New Plymouth branch of the St. John Ambulance Association lias forwarded £2BO to the Government, Inglewood has contributed £2OO, the Hawera fund now stands at £<i7o, the Stratford fund is <-£.>i)4 8s 2d, Opunake has received £2OO, and Eltham £3O 5s fid. In addition to the Daily News fund, another list in New Plymouth has £479 11, 93. Tlujse figures show that Taranaki bah contributed the line sum of £290017g 5d while other small amounts not embrace! in this total, and donations which mai* be received to-day, will ensure Taranaki'g contribution being over £3OOO. Anifr iar.inaki's efforts Jo not end here, for , every where the, women of the district have displayed commendable activity in 1 providing material for th« ship. In this connection the Mayoress (Mrs. J. E. Wilson) r«|nests that all New Plymouth gifts for the ship should .'be left at Mil* ■ Hamorton's shop not later than 2 p.m. on June Bth. DAILY NEWS LIST. '£ 8 d. Amount previously acknow- 1 leged 423 9 0 Amount as per Tarurutangi donations published elseT wlu ' r ' ! 14 11 S Loyal Excelsior Lodge 10 0 0 Melbourne Clothing Co. .j 5 6 0 H.M.O. (Uruti) 5 0 0 'Mr.,). W. S.Oliirord (Tarata) 5 0 0 New Plymouth Golf Club .. '2/00 Sale of Gerald and Willie r Picture's yacht at Urenui 3 16 Mrs. W. 'li, Wright (Itahotu) 20 0 A. E. (Williams (Rahotu) .. 2 0 0 W.A.C 1 1 0 T. 11. Price (Rugby Road) .. ITO Mrs. R. H. Picture (Urenui) ] 1 0 Mr. Managh (Urenui) 10 0 Mrs. 11. Allen (Ivorito) 10 0 Mr. H. Cordon (Onkura) ..100 Mr. R. Looney (Oakura) .. 10 0 Mr. L. iA.. .Marsh (Hillsborough) 10 0 Mr. J. B. Marsh (Hillsborough) l'.J 0 Mr. Aaron Marsh (Hillsboroiigh) 1, 0 0 Mr. E. S. Upson (Hillsborough) 10 0 * Miss Munro (Tarata) 10 0Mr. N. W. Ilill (Hillsborough) 10 0 Mr. J. R. Hill (Hillsborough) ,1 O 0 Mr. F.llaskell (Hjllsborough) 10 0 Mr. W. Stanley (Hillsborough) 1 0 0 Mr. W. C. Stanley (Hillsborough) 1 0 0 Mr. L. Creenway (Hillsborough) 10 0 Mr, H. C. Sampson (Hillsborough) 1 ft v 0 Mr. T. Smellie (Hillsborough) 10 0 Mr. F. Earp (Hillsborough) 10 0 Mr. Herbert 'Martin (Smart Uoiid) 10 0

Proceeds Dutch auction, Korito (donors, Mrs. Kearney and Mr. B. Herbert) 0 15 .6 Odds and Ends o 15 0 Mrs. Wood (Tikorangi) 0 10 6 Mr. 0. W. Stanley (Hillsborough) 0 10 0 Mrs. A. Marsh (Hillsborough) 010 0 Mr, A. Q. Marsh (Hillsboro»gl>) 0 10 0 Mr. H. E. 'Marsh (Hillsborough) o 10 0 Miss Humphries (Tarata) .. 010 0 Mr. L. W. Bishop (Hillsborough ) 0 10 0 Mr. J. W. Bishop (Billsboro.Ußh) 0 10 0 Mr. W. E. Cole (Hillsborough) o 10 0" Mr. H. C. Marr (Hillsbop „ oU ff'') 010 0 . Mr. C. Thomas (Hillsbor- . ou s'o 010 0 Mr. C. Green way (Hillsbor- \ '... 010 0 Mr. N. A. Hill (Hillsborough) o 10 0 Total £502 3 0 TARURUTANGI'S CONTRIBUTION. The rarurntangi settlers have distinguished themselves bv the liberal response they have made to all appeals. The appeal for the Hospital ship is no exception. We are in receipt of the Sum of £l'4 2s (id, made up as follows: G. LongstalT £l, R. Street, senr., £l, C. ' G " ( ' i,W y £l . J - Cuthbert 11, J. Giddy R. Street, junr., 10s 6d, A. Street 10s, Mrs. A. Street 10s, Mrs. R. Street, junr., 10s fid, N. Green 10s, L. Street 7s lid, A. Giddy ss, L Copestake ss, H. Copestake ss, E. Barriball ss, ,T. Linklater ss, E. Scott'ss, E. T. 'Marsh ss, Mrs. K. Street, senr., 5s and half-a-dozen pillow slips, iA, C. Nitz »s, Ij. A. Rogers ss, J. Martin ss, Vie. Martin ss, H. Martin ss, Mrs. A. IC. Collins 3s, Derm Street 2s Od, J. Hamblyn 2s fid, A. Hayes 2s fid, W. Rana 2a 6d, T. Potter 2s fid, C. Longstaff 2s 6d, B. S. Longstafl' 2s (id, Miss E. Street 2s fid, T. Eynon 2s od, Mrs. F. L. Bishop 2s fid, Miss 11. Thorns gon 2 S Gd, P. 1. Biijhop 2s fid, Miss O. Giddy 2s 6d, W. Cartwright 2s Mrs. Greenway 2s fid, S. W. Martin 2s Od, 11. Young 2s (Id, R. C. Bishop Is, p. Harding 2s Cd, Miss I. Longstaff 2s, Miss R. Tliomason 2s. H. / Barriball Is, P. Barriball Is, H. Rowe 2s, E.B. Is; total, £l4 11 8 Cd. At a patriotic meeting at Waverley an J'liday evening over £3OO was raised in the room, including the following substantial donations:— G. V. Pearce £50," O. Sy,nes £SO, O. Ilawes £SO. Symcs Jilos. In proportion to the population, Waverley has given to the various patriotic funds perhaps more than any other district in the Dominion. y V • £450 OR 2Jd? OUKSTION OF A DONATION. Auckland, Last Night. Last week at the annual meeting of the Terminating Building Society, it was proposed that £l5O be donated to the hospital ship fund, but an amendment moved by Mr. .John Payne, M.P., that the amount be reduced to 2}d was carried by 75 votes to (i 4. To-night the directors of the society considered tiio matter fully, and finally voted £450 ta the hospital ship. They further' announced that if their action is challenged they -will call a further general meeting to get confirmation of their action.