"TRICOLOR DAY."

Taranaki Daily News, 28 February 1916, Page 3

"TRICOLOR DAY."

COLLECTIONS IN NEW PLYMOUTH.. I OVER £360 IN HAND,,. '•Tricolor Day" was celebrated in New Plymouth on Saturday, when collections : were made in kid of the French Red Cross. It was the first opportunity the community had had of showing its practical sympathy with the. French people, and the public's desire to provide aid for the care of France s wounded soldiers was splendidly expressed by a generous response. Many and varied were the means employed to induce the public to contribute, and the result is that there is new a sum of over £360 in hand,; while other amounts yet to come are expected to bring the total past £4OO. A French nag will be auctioned at the tt. and P..Show this week, and should produce a good sum, while donations fram the proprietors of the People's Pictures and the collections made at country post-offices have to be added to the present total. The details of the collections are as follow: £ 3. d. House-to-house and street collection (including the following cheques): Mr. and Sirs. Burgess £lO, Mrs John Avery £5 ss, Mrs. F. G. Evans £5, Mrs. A. L. Thompson £5, Dr. Leatham £5, Sirs. M. Frasev £5, R. J. Deare and employees £2 10s, H. Stocker £2 2s, Mr*. Bremer, A. H. Johnstone, E. Whittle each £1 Is, Hy. Brown and Co., E. W. SI. Lvsons, W. Symons, each £1 296 17 11 Sole Bros.' competition .... 18 10 0 Red Cross Mart 17 17 3 Fish Slart 12 10 0 Slarble Bar, Empire Theatre and Theatre Roval , 10 4 0 Sirs. Walker's flags 7 0 0 Total '£362 19 3 l HOW MONEY WAS RAISED. The house-to-house and street collections proved the best money-producing means, and excellent work was done by the large army of lady collectors. The .total gathered now stands at £296 17s lid, but several boxes are yet to come in. This is a very satisfactory amount, and is almost equal to that collected by this means for the British Red Cpias some time ago. The canvass in the residential parts of the town was very comprehensive, while the ladies in town did not allow anyone to escape their attention. The collectors were: Mesdames Martin, Pike, Harker, N. Allen, B. Honeyfield, Ron. Quilliam', Jones, 0. W. Browne, Wadwojtb, Bevan; Misses Kindburg (2), McGahey, Goldwater, Olive Ambury. Ballantyne, Pellew, Gibson (2), Montea'th (2). Crooke (3), Putt, Wade, W. Sole, Healy, Ingley (2), Cobon, W. Webster, Terry, Collis, Bullard. Corkill, Blewman, Baily, Kirkby, Whitton, Sfankelon, Foote, Cutfield, Devenish. Sfaekay, Dempscy, SfeAllurn, Amy Ward, Barnes, Roy, P.radbnry. Williams, Herbert, Gilbert. Warren, Hnmmcml, Mouat, R. Clarke, Greatbatoh, Olccson, Carter (2), Harker, Webb, Chaitrrton, and Slaiter Barton: Hospital Nurses Gill, Lepinc, Hir.;t, Taylor, Jamescr., Langman, Gler.tworth. The ;npcrvia!on of the collecting was done by Mrs. Doekrill and Mi'. A. F>. Gibson, whose headquarters were at the Town Hall.

MEAT, VEGETABLES AND ICES. In ether ways people were able to contribute, and receive something in return. The Red Cross Mart was well stocked with a variety of articles for th» table, and the staff' of ladies 'in charge were kept busy throughout the day. Four sheep donated by Mr. Maunder, of YVestown, were auctioned at the Haymarket on behalf of the Mart, and the proceeds from the sale, added to the takings at the Mart, showed a total of £1" 1/s 3d. A capital means of raising money was provided by Messrs Sole Bros., who displayed a quarter of beef for a weight-guessing competition. Tickets were sold at a shilling each and the prizes were: First four, each a leg of lamb: next four, each a loin of lamb; next eight, a portion of lamb of the value of -2s fid. Mr. .T. R. Hill and a returned soldier were in charge of the competition, which was the centre of much interest. The weight of the beef was ]ol%lb, and the winners were: Messrs Ci. Colson, XV. Oliver. H. C. Spence. C. E. Bellringer, P. Brooks. E. A. Craig, F. Andrews, .T. Sarten, A. Marsh. S. Main, YV Davy, L. Hoffmann. V. McGregor, YV. Ruebe. A. Avery. T. Fawcitt. Then the Marble Bar was handed over in the care of Mcsdnmes Walker and R. XV. D. Robinson in the afternoon, and all the proceeds were given to the fund.

THE FISH MART. A good idea was intioduced by the Fish Mart, and the satisfactory sum of £l2 10s was raised. A number or nm«tenr fishermen went out with some of the Moturoa crews in the early hours ol Saturday, but they met with comparatively poor sport! However, they succeeded in "cornering'' the market, ami consequently the price of fish was unusually high. When the fish was hioiight to town it was placed in a gaily decorated cart in charge of Messrs R. YY\ 1). Robertson. YV. Amburv, and L. Hoffmann. The sale was brisk throughout the morning, and in tlie afternoon a small quantity of cray-fish was quickly disposed of. The promoters of the Fisji Mart wish to thank Messrs J. and G. Brough. )!. l'rewin. and Smith for donations of fish, and Mr. Harry lli.fl'ord for the use of his motor car. The complete returns will be available towards the end of the week. COLLECTIONS ELSEWHERE. AUCKLAND RAISES £2OOO. Br Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Feb. 25. To-day was devoted to s street campaign i n aid of the French Red Cross. At His Majesty's Theatre to-night a French fUff was auctioned for ' £5Ol. The total results of the day should reach £2OOO.