NEW CLASSES

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21363, 6 March 1941, Page 2

NEW CLASSES

WAIKATO WINTER SHOW r CLOTHES FOR CHILDREN ASSISTANCE TO LONDONERS “Besides providing the British Empire with men and material to help in the prosecution of this war against Nazi aggression it is the bounden duty of each and everyone to do all that is humanly possible to contribute to the victory that will asuredly be ours,” writes the Mayor of Hamilton, Mr H. D. Caro in a letter to the Waikato Winter Show Association. Mr Caro thanked the association on behalf of the people of Hamilton for the contribution they had made, and were making, to the cause and stated that the latest innovation by the association —the establishment of special classes for New Clothes for British Children — would be of great assistance. “Britain’s battle is our battle and the more we can do to encourage the brave people of the British Isles to withstand the Nazi brutality the safer we will be and the sooner will the ultimate victory be ours,” adds Mr Caro. “Everyone now realises that the front line of this war is England and the front-line soldiers are the civilians in the Island forttess. They have a great burden to bear and anything we can do to assist them in their task should be done without the need for constant appeals. Will be Appreciated “One of the ways each and every one of us can help is to ensure that the children who have been bombed out of their homes in England are adequately clothed and fed, as, with the knowledge that their children are being well cared for, the parents will be able to maintain their wonderful morale. “The Waikato Winter Show Association, in this year’s great exhibition, has provided special classes for new clothes for British children, the entire entry to be packed and sent to England in time for the winter of 1941-42. Besides the worthy nature e>f the cause there is an added incentive for all to enter clothes in these classes as the Show Association is providing about £l5O in prize money. The classes are most complete and there is scope for all to help. “Here is the chance that many have been waiting for to show their appreciation of the wonderful spirit of those civilians in England who are at present standing the brunt of the attack,” concludes Mr Caro’s letter. “There is no question that the cause is a worthy one and there is no question that the responsibility for the welfare of the British children has to be shared by us. As the clothes will arrive in England in time for the 1941-42 winter they will be greatly appreciated. I know that people not only of Hamilton and the Waikato but throughout New Zealand, will see to it that many thousands of young British children will be warmly clad next English winter by eagerly patronising these splendid classes.”