RELIEF OF DISTRESS

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21229, 27 September 1940, Page 9

RELIEF OF DISTRESS

(To the Editor) Sir,—l enclose two cuttings from your paper, one dated September 24, quoting the honorary Dominion treasurer regarding the Red Cross funds;—“No individuals or organisations, or even the Joint Council itself, was in order in promoting functions or endeavouring to raise funds for the sick and wounded.” Next day, September 25, there appeared in your social column the notice of two coming functions this week, both held by the Red Cross Society. It appears rather a strange coincidence. However, no one wants to quarrel with the excellent work of either the Red Cross or patriotic funds, their collections now reading £500,000 instead of the £250,000 first intended. Let us all now concentrate on one object; that is, on helping those in the front line of battle—the unfortunate civilian population of London, who in thousands of cases have no homes to which they can return after the war is over. Even our boys in Egypt would say, I am sure, “Help them now; their need is greater than ours.” “He gives twice who gives quickly.”—l am, etc., SYMPATHY Hamilton, September 26.