CHRISTMAS IN THE TRENCHES.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15699, 19 September 1916, Page 6

CHRISTMAS IN THE TRENCHES.

GIFTS FOR CANTERBURY

SOLDIERS,

WHO WILL HELP? Our Fund for providing Christmas gift parcels for the Canterbury soldiers fighting tho battles of the Empire in Franco and Egypt has now reached a total of £093 5s 3d. Further subscriptions in aid of the Fund will be gratefully received either at "Tho Press" office or by Mis Hol» land at tho Lady Liverpool Depot, and will be duly acknowledged : .n this column. Tho following additional subscriptions have been received :— "THE PRESS" LIST. Amount previously acknov.ieuge'd ... ... 6~7 13 S. M.P.C. 0 5 0 E.J.C. ... ... 0 5 0 M.L.P.C. 0 5 0 E.S.P.C. 0 5 0 Ails., jjullcn ... ... 0 5 0 Itilaue Bullen ... ... 0 5 0 F.M. 0 5 0 Errol and Ronald ... 0 5 0 Warstead (Avonsido) ... 0 15 0 Mr and Mrs G. Wood (Woolston) ... ... 0 10 0 Miss K. Gerard ... ... 10 0 0 Limvood Club ... ... 2 '2 0 Total to dat 0 ...£693 5 3 LADY LIVERPOOL FUND LIST The following additional subscriptions towards tho fund for providing Christmas Darcels for tho Canterbury soldiors at the front havo been received hv the committee of the Lady Liverpool Fund :— £ s. d. Amount previously acknowledged 378 13 0 E.A. ... ... 0 5 0 Hilda McNeil 0 6 0 Miss E. Brooke ... ... 0 5 0 Mrs J. Sansora ... ... '0 10 0 Miss M. Sansom ... ... 0 10 0 Frank J. Cordeux ... 2 0 0 Mrs M. J. Nichols ... 2 2 0 Mr» K. W. Sheppard ... 1 0 0 M.W. 1 10 0 May Palk 0 5 0 Linwood-Dallington Soldiers' Guild: Miss E. Bailey, Mrs Bowlker, Mrs Car- i ter, Miss Carter, Mrs King. Mies Foley, Mrs Welsford, Mrs Retallick, Miss Retail ick, Mrs, D. Coulter, Mrs • . C. P. Rutland, Mis W. L. McKay, Mrs Hunt, Mrs Paton, Miss Paton, Mrs S. I. Ffitch, Miss G. Ffitch, Mrs. Nankeville,. Mrs Denton, Mrs Ellis, Mrs flange, Mrs F. I. Evans, Mrs Yorath,Mrs i'aiilips, 6s each ... 60 0 Total to date ...£393 o 9 CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOB NURSES Wo should be'pleaaed to receive and acknowledge donations for the purposo of sending a number of Christmas gifts to each of tho Canterbury nurses who are doing such good .work in attending to the New Zealand sick, and wounded. Only a small sum is needed, and wo propose to close the list on Saturday nest. • ' ~ ' SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED. £ s d Nat Woods & ...10 0 Three Friends ... ...0 3 0 F. P. Beckett ... ... 0 5 0 J.W. 0 2 6* Mr and Mrs J. W. H. Blako (Sumner) * . ... ...10 0 Total to. date ... ...£2 10 0