THE WAR FUNDS.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15463, 16 December 1915, Page 9

THE WAR FUNDS.

"THE PRESS" LISTS. ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS. RED CROSS FUND. £ e. d. Amount previously ackr.o:rlcdccd 525 10 4 t.j.m*. .. \. ioo Total to Cilo .. .. £3-25 10 4 CANTERBURY PATRIOTIC FUND. £ «. d. Amount previously acknowledged 1133 11 6 W-ellin?:on Branca of Kodak Auatrulasian .. .. 10 10 0 i Total 1? da:* ... .. £1501 4 G I RED CROSS FUNDS. HORNBY-ISLINGTON. A meciins: of tbo Hcrnby-lelingtou Red Cro&a Branch wap held at the Schooiboueo on Friday, >frs A. Morten presiding. Tho 1 secretary reported that, the proceeds of the recent i'r«inwar Bajid concert, and auction sale amounted to £21 10s Gd, «nd that during November sifts bad been received from Mrs J. Dawson, Mrs Mci'arlane, Mrs Mcintosh, Miss Eamshav, Mrs Hay, Mrs Perry, MLss .Curtain, Mrs Wore ley, Miea Kininf&ouib, asd 'AiV«j Morten, 'ino receipts for eis months "'ere M2l 10s Sd, and tho expenditure i&i Jd, leaving a balance of £36 7a. .ENTERTAINMENT AT ST. MICHAEL'S. A bright entertainment in aid of the Red Cross Fund was given by 200 children of St. Michael s Day bchool on Tuesday, in the prcaonco of ;i crowded Audience. The first part of tho consistco. of part fiorjgs by. the etiilaren, a.nd a pianoforte duet by Misses Alice Reynolds and Alice Cloudeoiey. The Eccond part.was devoted to a fairy play, "The Slej-pw;: Beauty." ORDER OF ST. JOHN AND RED CROSS ASSOCIATION. GENERAL RED CROSS WORK. Amount previously acknowledged, £12,573 Is; Mifis Gibt-oii's School, £o 1C«; proceeds of children's concert (per Mrs A. Williamson), £2 oa; JCaituna and Birdling's Flat (per Mrs John Parkinson), 110. Total to date, £12,952 15?. Tho Ladies' Committse. acknowiedj-o-'j receipt of gifts in kind from the following: — Ambsrioy School, Mrs Izard, Wainiato Branch. Kangi-ltu.ru School (per Miss Gibson). Mw Ralph, Mrs Tucker. Mxr, F. Murray, Wharenui School, Avonsido Branch (per Mrs Wat kins). pc-r Mrs Pairrnan, Shiriry•Burwood Brauch, Mrs Nicholle, Anoa., Lower Ricearion Branch,/ Anon., Colwoll "Work Party, Mrs Vale, Jjittlo River (per« Mrs Jones), Tai Tapu Branch, Mre Nedwill, Horriby-Tnlington Branch, Greenpark Branch, Hororata Branch, New Brighton Branch, Rakuia Branch. Opawa Branch (per Mrs 3'V-rrier). Mrs Smellie, Methveu Branch, Upper Ificcarton Branch, Lvtteiton Branch, Miss E. A. do Vcaux. Mri Nfave, and Hals\tc!l Blanch.

GOVERNOR'S BAY. At tho monthly meeting of the Governor's I Bay Branch, (subscriptions wcj© received j from members totalling is 13s; also the following donation*:—r. Tap ley "e, Mt Herbert County Council £o us, Mrs L. Wibon I i'j. ! DAR FIELD. A meeting of dele-rate* from the. various ratriotic committee* in ih<i Malvern County was hole! in the Council Chambers, Darfield, on Monday afternoon, Mr H. A. Kxiight was elected chairman. It was resolve* to accept th c allotted quota for the Cantcibury Patriotic Fund (£3750 V After a good deal of discussion aa to whether the amount ehould bo obtained by ineuns of a county ra.te or by voluntn'y flubacription. it was decided to adopt U» latter «v«tem, each committee to uso it 3 own discretion aa to the means employed. A sicoial committee, consisting" <>• Mows It. R*id. G. Wrisht, D. Gillanilei'R. 11. A. ICnis'it, aad (i. H. Judd, was e?t up to assisi the local committees wherever required, and to help in the formation of committees in districts not at present organised. COALGATIS CARNIVAL. A garden party will lx» held at tb© residence c<" Mr J. Deans, Ilomebmh, on Saturday afternoon, in supvort of No. 3 candidate for tha Conlgatc Carnival. XIIAS PERFUMES. » LOASBY'S PHARMACY. Nothing is more suitable For a Christmas present than n nice bottle of porfume in a handsome bottle. The perfume is delicious, and the bottle and casket are always kept as an ornament to remind the receiver of the kindly sentiment that prompted the donor in giving it. We have Lavender Water, the good old English lavender that has a lasting perfume, in bottles from Is, and in decanters of fancy bottles up to £1 each ; Eau-de-Cologne, in decanters, up to £2 2s. Lovely Caskets, at prices, to suit every pocket, from'3s 6d to"£3 3s. A. M. LOASBY. With W. F. MeARTHUR. , The Only Prescribing Chemist, 679 Colombo street. Mc 6143