MONTHLY SUBSCRIBERS.
With regard to tbo resolution pas=ed by tho. osecutivo of tho Poor of. Great Britain, Ireland, and Belgium Kolief Fund laet week, relieving subscribers from their obligations of continuing their monthly subscriptions after tho end of April, an official of tho executive etated on Saturday:—"The reaaon for the passing of the resolution was that the e*ccu-, tivo of the Poor of Great Britain, Ireland, and Belgium Fund considered that they i wore bound to hold contributors of monthly jsume to their guarantee co long only as tho (.Government took no action in granting re- [ liof, Aβ tho Government has taken etepa in ! th<« matter, tho executivo decided to release ; subscribers from any definite guarantee made, and allow them to'continue to give voluni tarily what«v«r it -was considered could bo ! afforded. Tiic campaign for raising money j for Belgium will bo carried on a3 vigorously us in the past, as the need for relief in Belgium is-a3 acute- as over, and ie likely to become increasingly so a 3 long us tho country ie in- the- bands of tho invader or until the
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Press, Volume LI, Issue 15268, 3 May 1915, Page 9
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