NAVY LEAGUE APPEAL
About £5OO Raised , About £5OO was collected ! by the Canterbury branch of i the Navy League in its street I collection yesterday. This ■ was a little better than last | year, although there were ' fewer collectors, said Mr M i Newman, vice-chairman of the branch and chairman of I the Sea Cadet committee. I “For some reason the pubI lie have been more generous I this year. There has been ' mo’e in the boxes.” he said I The mon-v would be used for the maintenance of the 'equipment that Christchurch land Sumner-Redriiffs open j Sea Cadet units. Some of the 'money would be used for entertaining members of visitj ing ships, such as the function that was held for some Merchant Navy cadets from I the Otaio last evening. | The 80' collectors came | from schools, business firms. ! and organistions allied to the iNavy League.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29554, 1 July 1961, Page 10
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