i THE KARITANE HOSPITAL. I

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 183, 2 August 1923, Page 8

i THE KARITANE HOSPITAL. I

■ I LIST Or DONATIONS. GOOD RESPONSE TO APPEAL. A meeting of the executive of the Citizens' Committee that has undertaken the campaign t° raise £15,000 for ; establishing a Karitane Hospital in Auck- ; land and the maintenance of the good : work done by the Plunket nurses, was . held last evening. The reports submitted gave practical proof of the public sym- . pathy with the work of the Plunket . (Society in this district. Almost before '. the campaign has been properly launched \ donations totalling £4100 have been j made to the fund. Preparations are now , virtually completed for a comprehensive j appeal to the public. The reports showed that important assistance had been volunteered for work during the cam- ■ I paign. It wae decided to invite the cooperation of mayors of provincial towne ' and chairmen of other bodies, in organising local campaigns for the fund. The ' committee propose to actively inaugurate ' the campaign next week. " j Donations to date are as follows:— ; £ s. a. Messrs. Wilson and Horton 500 o o Messrs. J. Court. Ltd :><>■> 0 0 Sooth British In«urnn<-« Co. ... : "O on Mr. and Mr*. J. F. Ewen 250 0 0 Northern Rollins Milling Co. ... I!Mi n U I Dr. and Mre. XV. H. Parties ir>o n 0 Dr. Sidney Allen 150 0 ii Mr. and Mrs. n. A. Lnldtaw .... 1.10 <> 0 Meßsrn. Wlnstone. Ltd l.'O 0 0 i Mr. Jofcn Marshall 10<i 0 0 Dr. and Mrs. Truby King 100 0 0 Mrs. McLaughlin 100 0 o Mrs. Hodgson iro o o , I Mr. and Mr*. J. H. Upton ltiO 0 l> Mr. and Mrs. P. H. fpton JOO 0 0 Mr. and Mm. V. J. Larnei* 100 0 0 ' Mr. J. C. Craig Kio 0 0 Mr. John Fleming 100 o o Mr. George Fleming 100 O O Messrs. E. Ashley and Son lOu 0 0 Mr. and Mrs. A. J KntHcan ... 1<« 0 n Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Caugbey .... 100 o nj ■ Messrs. Brown. Barrett i>o o o Mr. A. B. Rankart Kin 0 t» I Mt. R. 11. Abbott ICK) 0 0 Messrs. Brown anil Stewart ... 1«O 0 •» Messrs. W. Sutherland and Co. . 100 0 o Messrs. W. aud It. Fletcher < <N.Z.». Ltd 100 0 O Total to date 4ino 0 0 ALLEGED THEFT OF NOTES. 100,000 FRANCS SAID TO BE MISSING. NO REPORT TO POLICE. It was related to a '•N.Z. Times" reporter that the purchase of a 100 franc note on the Wellington waterfront re- | cently had an unpleasant sequel for the unfortunate purchaser, who endeavoured to dispose of the note in Papeete. On presenting the note at the bank (it was said) he was requested to wait a moment, and he was then confronted by the manager, who explained that the note could not be cashed as it had not been signed by the bank by whom it was issued. The purchaser, who arrived in Wellington on Monday, stated to a "Times" reporter that he was then interrogated by the police authorities at Papeete, and after satisfying them of hie bona fides was obliged to make a statement a* to the purchase and details of the vendor. BOX OF NOTES SAID TO BE MISSING. It wae stated that a box containing 100,000 frtiie notes, of 100 franc denomination, was being consigned to ' a French bank in the island*, and this box is alleged to have mysteriously disappeared in course of transit from Wellington to the islands. The matter was referred to the local police, who state that they have received no communication regarding the Affair. Notes of 100 franc denomination are difficult to negotiate, and particularly , so in Wellington. They were, it is stated, being freely offered in Welling, ton at a eliding rate, from lOe to £1, although their par value is about £4. It was etated that a number were purchased on the Ling Nam prior to her departure for Papeete, but the unfortunate purchasers are how 'bewailing their lost owing to the notes being valueless, not bearing the bank's signature. ■