SICK AND WOUNDED SOLDIERS.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15337, 22 July 1915, Page 10

SICK AND WOUNDED SOLDIERS.

EFFORT TO RAISE £35,000 IN SOUTH CaMTERBUHY. South Canterbury ie endeavouring to raiso £35,000 a» a Sick" and Wounded Soldiers' Fund, and as £11,000 is already in hand, tho prospects of success arc bright. Speaking of the proposal at a. meeting held in Timaru, Mr a. S. Cray said the idrai waa to form a company with a capital of £35.000. the share? beinsr taken up in £100, £.50, jC.IS. and £10 lot?. Anybody who could not afford cither of sum? ormld combine v.-ith one or,, morn othere to acquiro a share, and voting power for the committee of control would >>o in proportion to the .snares held. Of course n<j dividend would bp paid. Tlw money would not. bo required immediately, and payment of tht , "hare capita! would be spread over a period of three year.v The eiupioyfv of tho Tiinaru Herald Company held a on Tuwday fir the purpose of consider in c how they could heln the fund which is w ,9 ' ryinc Tai.««l in South Carit?rhury for °' r k a,l d woun<le<l soldicra on their return borne. They sulwriNxl £201 .'!; in 'he room. .* The South Oniiferbury Trotf.ins Club made a net profit of £510 from their recent trottiftsr meetms*. At a nicetin™ of th« mmmitif* hi'ld l»«t nitrht, £K;0 was vol*d to the South Canterbury fund fo r t.ick and wounded eoldiere.