THE CHILDREN OF BELGIUM.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15776, 18 December 1916, Page 6

THE CHILDREN OF BELGIUM.

A CHRISTMAS APPEAL,

Some little time aco the Lord Mayof of acting for tho authorities in London tvho are charged '.vith maintaining the work of raising funds for the relief of the unhappy people of Belgium. sent out a circular letter asking for co-operation in a plsn to ra:«e » special Christinas fund for the mitigation of the unhappiness of the children in Belgium. This appeal ltns been heard, and stops are being taken to raise money by the var'ous bodies concerned with Belgian lelief. The executive of the local Belgium Relief Fund is taking active steps to secure that Canterbury siiall make a good showing in a cans* which is verv appropriate to the present, reason. "We hare opened a subscription list, and every contribution sent in to "The Press" oflire will be acknowledged. We have already received the following contributions:--- £ 8 d Amount previously acknowledged ... -. -69 8 8 G. "\V. Striekett ... ... 0 10 0 Purau School ... ... 0 10 ft I.C.A. ... O 10 0 Edpn Hill School entertainment, Mount Pleasant (Misses E. and Musgrave. P. Hamilton. F. H. Middlewjti, and Masters P. Hamilton and Jimmy Middleton) ... .j I) Puoite and Teachers of Girls' High School ... 20 6 0 A. D. F. Ledger ... ... 1 0 ft Hal. Ledger ... ... 0 0 Rosa P. "Williams, St. Andrew'-* ... ... 1 <i t\ R. Mulligan ... ... 1 0 0 M.Z. ... 10 0 Luke Waghorn, Little Akaloa ... ... o 0 0 Total to date ... £303 U 8