GIFTS FOR RED CROSS FUND.
LONDON, -Line 2:!.
The sale arranged by the wine trade for the Red Cross funds realised £56,----000. of which £7711 came from the King's gift. In order to mark the Royal silver wedding, the Red Cross is appealing for gifts of silver articles or old silver, which will be sold to assist Red Cross work. The scheme has been taken up enthusiastically throughout the Kingdom. It has been suggested that a similar scheme might oe initiated overseas. j. The Queen and Princess Mary visited an exhibition of 2.500 pearls, which various owners have donated to the Red Cross. The pearls are housed -in the Grafton galleries. (A. and N.Z. Cable.)
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Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 149, 24 June 1918, Page 5
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115GIFTS FOR RED CROSS FUND. Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 149, 24 June 1918, Page 5
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