FUND TO BUY FIGHTERS

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23129, 19 September 1940, Page 6

FUND TO BUY FIGHTERS

SUBSCRIPTIONS FROM CANTERBURY Subscriptions to the Canterbury Fund for buying fighting aeroplanes for Britain are coming in steadily but not spectacularly. Additional sums received by the editor of "The Press" yesterday amounted to £l9B 13s 6d, bringing the total for Canterbury to date to £3085 12s sd. The fund will close on September 30. Mr E. F. Stead has given a collection of gold medals, valued at £ls, and "An Elderly Lady" has given an emerald ring. The editor acknowledges receipt of the following additional subscriptions:

Members of Gold Band Taxis staff: C. C. Falconer and R. Bullen (office staff), O. E. Gunther, W. J. Chambers, D. Frampton, G. Howard, A. Symons, H. May, T. Kendall, J. A. Randle, E. Ettrick, C. Saunders, N. Denham, P. Duggan, A. Archer, E. Phillips, S. R. Bruce, H. • R. Rosindale, R. Haydon, •N. Pilkington, C. Cullen and J. W. Smith (drivers) 2 10 Total to date .. 3085 12 5

£ s. d. Already acknowledged 2886 18 11 R. and E.H.B. 10 " " 0 U L.W.S 5 0 0 J.E.S 5 0 0 F.R.H. 1 0 0 R. H. Maidens 5 .0 6 R.A.P.L. 5 0 0 Mr and Mrs H. Wyatt .. 5 5 0 Cornstalk 1 1 0 Francis H. L. Jellett 5 0 0 Mr and Mrs T. F. Gibson 10 0 0 Mr and Mrs B. .. 10 0 0 B.B 2 0 0 A.C.A 10 0 0 E.E.D. 1 0 0 R. M. Adams 5 0 0 H. T. Adams 5 0 0 In memory of F.H.P. 1 0 0 Anonymous 50 0 0 Mr and Mrs A. E. Ackroyd 25 o' ' 0 E. F. and J. C. Butler 10 0 0 McGregor Bros. .. 10 0 0 B. C. Boulton 5 0 0 A.H. 0 10 0 Calder Mackay Co. staff .. 5 0 0 Mrs Faux 0 5 0 E.D.G 0 10 0 E.M.S. 1 0 0 R.M 2 0 0 Mrs L. R. Shutte 1 1 0