PATRIOTIC UNITY

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 119, 22 May 1941, Page 6

PATRIOTIC UNITY

Auckland patriotic organisation: have worked under one provincia council for the collection of fund; for patriotic purposes ever since th< gazetting of the regulations for this service gave them the right to swinj into action upon this very importan front of our war effort. The cam paign has been further unified hi the institution of a central commit tee, but it is suggested by hi: Excellency the Governor-Genera that still more is necessary in thi: direction. Sir Cyril Newall, a recen arrival, brings a fresh point of viev to the subject, and if his observatioi leads him to feel that greatei co-ordination and co-operation an possible his suggestions should b< very carefully explored. But in tin meantime a very high degree o unity has been achieved, and then will be many evidences of the exten of the pooling of effort and resource: to-morrow, when the first organise! street appeal will be made to citizen to raise our quota of £127,00 i towards the Fighting Forces Fund That appeal will go straight to th hearts of Aucklanders, upon when a realisation of what the men ovet .seas ate doing and suffering fo them has been impressed by th stern course of recent events in th Mediterranean war theatre. Lnndni is this week setting an exampl staggering in its immensity. i3iu*.<j I and bombed, driven from homo an from shelter, and paying enormousl heavy taxes, the city is yet raisin a voluntary fund of £100,000,000 i a week—and that by gift alone Anything we in this city, free I'roi: the horrors of shell and bomb, cai do will be puny by comparison witi that mighty effort, but a recollectio: of it should spur every citizen I give with a smile till he reaches th bottom of his pocket. Every citize [should seize the opportunity gladl; to-morrow especially, but ?J.~o in th longer campaign organised by th supporters of the soldiers' mother;