ADDITIONAL DONATIONS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 15112, 30 October 1914, Page 8

ADDITIONAL DONATIONS.

, X s. d. Amount previously acknowledged 17,301 3 7 i.-iun-iv.')t)j*>uai v.U*.r*,uc*> (-Un instalment) •- 13 6 9 Boc-r .. *tr Fund (per Hon. C. Lonisson) •• ■• 123 IS 5 Anglican Churches (2nd instalment) .. .. 108 5 i Per '' Lyttelton Times" Co. — C. M*. Morse- 103 C-d, Pieparatory .-school, ji Worc«.«;-s.r street £1 10a, 11. (Papanui) H2>, Friend Is. Gaston Chambers .'.(is, '£. Chapman Taylor i-'l. Employees At-sj, i>;*,*:uiS >Jo. Kb lis, A Bermondscy Boy 7s Cd .. 11 6 0 Employees Kaiapoi Woollen Co. Cliristchurch Factory (4th week.y donation) .. .. 4 2 G David Archibjjd .. .. 5 5 0 Employees Scott Bros. (3rd *io..**.;on) .. .. 4 0 0 W'cijrht-sr'.easaia: at Show, per. El.esnicrc A. and P. Atsocia-" tion, Ist instalment •- 10 0 0 Ricc;>.-...'.. '• sa.o potatoes .. ... .. 1 18 G J. Sicv.art (Mcdbury) .. .. 10 0 George Mann .. .. 3 0 0 Emi>.oyc*.-3 A. J. White .. 8 17 3 T. VV. Cane .. .. .. 10 0 Ladbrooki District (pci John Sharp)— A. Suarr> £0, F. T. l-.iii.dl© 2s 6.!," J. J. Mc- ' Carthy 10s 6d, E. McDiury ss, J.B. is, E. L.athem '2s Gd. I). Meycrh-ff Ss, J. \V,-te 2s Cd, it. Kutlcdge £1, N. Sharo A'l, W. Payne as, A. Kcscoo • 63, H. P.ckering £1, J. iimg is. J. Clifford 2j Gd, J. Batcmau 23 Gd, A. Gabbatirt 2s Gd, J.C. as, L. Campion £1 Is, J. Payne ss, L. Coleman ss, T. Foster £.', H Aru-st 03, — Hatch ss, F. Kccsler s*;, Patiiotio £1, .Mrs v. Andeison £i, A. Erickson 2s Gd, Miss Frazer £-. *>*> *.(1, J. -*u.u*r j*., \V. M:-3-.-.n *.s, C. il. .Vr.rr £1, ' proceeds of social £" lCs .. 31 0 G Total to date .. .. 17,63-1 2 10 A mooting of the Ladio-s' Committee \vho have undertaken so v.c 1 the work of orgaaiisia.j the ooi.-jction of goods and gifts for the poor and distressed of Brituin ifnd'Belgium, wii. lx- he.d at the rooms, Glouco..ter street iovcr Hn-wk'.-s's garage), at 11 a.m. to-day. AH thn bdhs ivp i-c..ira''.d .0 attend. At a meeting of tho Executive Committee of the Poor of Great Britain and Belgium Relief Fund, a letter was read from a wellknown Canterbury cheep owner, who stated that he would be pro-pared to give 200 Ehc-ep : ii..* uind 01 a <:h- ue for the amount. Ho said: "V hope-, as the season advances, that I can again give you further drafts if necessary: in tact, I w'lild like to 1 give you all I have, only just keep enough to pay expenses for a year." Tho Kaikoura Committer of the fund advice- that i'-GO has been collected in that district. The following goods have been shipned by tho s.s. Tainiti:—22 cases cloth. ng, 46* boxes butter, 4 crates cheese, 12-1 crates harts and rabbits, to the total value- of £655. At a meeting of tho Christchurch Headmasters' Association, to be held tljis evening, a proposal will be submitted that hove who usually celebrate Guy Fawkcs Day "should bo asked this year to devote their energies to a more worthy object, and instead of going round with Guy Fawkes effigies ohouid help in tho support of tho children of afflicted Belgium. Tim idea originated in -y-v'-'.inv.tr.n, wher*j it is being given practical eCect to. A Press Association message from Hamilton says that the proposal of Mr F. E. Smith, cx-pres:dent of the Waikato Winter Show, to forward to the distressed Bolgians bt-tween 50,000 and 100,000 rabbits, has fo*und favour with the Government, which is taking stops to carry out the suggestion. Tho whole of the Waikuto is being organised for a, rabbit-trapping campaign. A subscript.or. of £1 circuited to Mr W. K. Dennis on the 21st inst., should have read: Gknroy Methodist Church (per \V. E. Dennis).

Mr Cyril J. Ward, Acting-Consul for Belgium at Christchurch, acknowledge*, with thanks, receipt of £2i 133 9d from Mr Gerrard J. Riddeil, Mayor of Picton. This amount was subscribed in Picton. Tho total received by Mr Ward to date ia £1219 ll a 3d.