THE PATRIOTIC FUND

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2235, 22 August 1914, Page 8

THE PATRIOTIC FUND

PRIME MINISTER'S LIST : ; MANY;GENEROUS DONATIONS . )■ . The 'following""donations to the Empire were received by the Prime Minister yesterday,:—. ,-V ■'• V:;; ; a;;; ~'•/■ r:.;; : :<£-ai;d.. 4 Waihemo County, Palmers- ;. ; ton-:;:.;;v:;.;. ; ?................ 100 0 . .o'. Sidney Dix;:-Wellingtbn .;.:.. 20 0 0 G; Christehurch 100 0 0 Rotorua; Patriotic Fund Committee (1), ....... .271' 0 0 Thames Contributors (third' '■ "■' ■-'.'; instalment), Thames 158 '6 '7 Residents of Bulls (second), : Buiis:-..;:;.;:.... '16/17. .e Roderick Grayyjyallacetojvflj.i;!...;'.' . ilnvercargillr 0 Springs. County ■ Council, : Spnrigston .;.......;.... 100, 0 0 llnglewood • Patriotic Fund , : -.: . (first), 1ng1ew00d '...'..;..;.. 250 0 0 Waipulcurau Defence Fund (third), Waipukurau ...... 171 0 0 Staff Seacliff Mental Hospi- - tal,.Seacliff ........;.... 64 18 0' Seacliff Township , -, 28 14 0 Puketeraki residents ..........' 23 6 0 Melton residents 15 0 6 Evansdale residents 11 15 6 Warrington residents 10 0 0 Spreydon School Committee, Sproydon 3 3 0 Employees of Messrs. Hay- • man &' Co;,..Wellington...;; ..20 0 ;0 Normanby residents, Normanby .■....;;. ;........•- 72 0 0 Nelson, Motueka, Blenheim, ' ;,:■ and District; Committees, equipping 400 men, send-. ...".. ■' : , ing 175 horses, probably. '■'.'.■ 'run into ......;.; 5000 0:0 Wellington Trust, Loan and ' Investment Co. 100 0 0 Avondalo Jockey Club 105 0 0 Wellington. Working Men's Club 150 0 0 New Plymouth Savings Bank 100 0 0 New Zealand Kennel Club .. 50 0 0' Grand Lodge Loyal, Orange' ; Institution. 100 0 0 Opotikj and Waioeka Do- ' ' main BoaTd .....I 150 0' 0 Pharmaceutical Society of ' N.Z. & Pharmacy Board . 100 0 0 Levin and Co;, Wellington .. 250 0 0 Levin and Co., Masterton .-. 100 0 0 Levin and Co., Wanganui ... 100 0 , 0 LeyjiiandCo., Foxton ....... 100 0 0 Levin and Co., Nelson 100 0 0 Levin and Co., Blenheim ... 100 0 0

In all, Messrs. Dawson, and' Ck). nave contrimited £200 to the Empire Patriotic Fund—£so from each of tho centre branches in the Dominion. A patriotic meeting/was held at JbhnsonviUo last niglit, for' the purpose of raising money for the Empire Defence Fund. Mr. F. T. Mooro presided. A icsolutiori was carried to hold a monster patriotic. concert next week,' for ..which 1000 tickets are to be sold! Resolutions wero also carried requesting the Jolmsonville Town Board to contribute ( £100 and the Jolmsonville School Committee to. contribute £50 in hand for, the improvement of: tho school playgrounds. The chairman said that the division of this latter eumof. money would be a magnificent act of patriotism. It is hoped that the proceeds of the concert, together with the sums mentioned above, and the monies collected by Madame Mrs.'Petrie, and Mrs. Oscar Cook will bring tlio totSl up to £3oq. ; ' Tlie chairman of the Gisborne '• Citizens! Defence Committee has received the. following letter from Mr. W. Tail, a prominent Chinese merchant in Gissir: On behalf of tho local Chinese; I wish to extend to the 'Ncw ; Zealahd Government our sympathy in the 'proseii'tTiyar. that-has been forced upon the'.-British Empire by a hostile nation; I enclose herewith a chequo for £37 45.; beinVi small donation towards , the Goveriiineij't Patriotic War Fund. In wishing . ; the". New Zealand forces many, successes.vin their expedition, we are agreed -tliati; they.will.do credit to Kew Zealand-,- the fnireat spot in the Empire, r God' , 'Save the King." "- A.special collection is' to be made tomorrow morning and evening in St. John's Church;"Willis Street, in aid of the Patriotic.-Eiind. It is also intimated that contributions may be earmarked for the Relief Fiilicl if so desired. Dr. Gibb's theme \yill be, in tho morning, "Now Zealand's Debt to tho Motherland/" and, at'the evening service, "For tho Erapiro." ~; :> AVith.a yiew'of cultivating and 1 planting certain areas in tho Lower Hiitt district with, potatoes etc., to relieve 'any distress that : may-arise through the European war, an enthusiastic meeting was held at the Lower Hutt Arcade last evening, tho Mayor (Mr. H. Baldwin) presiding. A. management cominitteo consisting of the farmers present, Messrs Hobbs, Brassel, Westbury, England, Allen, and-Silver, was appointed, Mr. T. P! Allen offering to devote tho wholo of his time to- supervising tho work. It was.decided to commence operations on two acres of land at Dr. Mason's, a por-

tion of the King's Road school ground, and if necessary to utiliso the now rocreation ground for the purpose. Tho chairman intimated that the Ladies' Committee had collected upwards of £200, and l with' what was to yet come in., thoir fund would probably reach £300, irrespective of nearly £1500 that had. been raised in tho district by others. ■, (Applause.) Dr. Purdy undertook to organise a concert in aid of the funds, and a number of donations wero handed in at the close of the meeting towards defraying preliminary expenses intho planting scheme. A finance committee was appointed, consisting of 'Messrs. Baldvin (chairman), Bucns (secretary), and Reeves (treasurer). The Highland. Society of Wellington, who have on more than otto occasion provided a first-class evening's antra , - , tainment, are now to the fore with a programme for a ■ Highland concert. They have taken the 'Town Hall for August 29, and promise to give "a night of nights." The'wholo of the proceeds will go to,the Mayor's patriotio fund. In Highland dancing, it js generally admitted that the items staged by the Highland Society at their'. Ceilidhs have never been equalled in Wellington. /By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Feilding, August 21. The stock auctioneers to-day held a gilt sale of sheep,, cattlo, and horses for the War, Fund. The result .was a sum of £750. This, added to the amount already makes the Feilding. War Fund over £2000, and, besides this, many horses, fodder, etc., have been donated.. '• -.'".' . Mangaweka, August 21. The Mangaweka Patriotic Fund benefits by £27, as tho result of a patriotic concert. Mr. Frank Gorring has. donated one troop horse. Christchurch, August.2l. The Christchurch 'hotelkeepers . have contributed £537 19s. to the. Mayor's Patriotic Fund. , IBy Telegraph.—Special Corresiiona'ent.l Palmerston North, August 21. Mr. Hebenton, organising secretary to,the Wairarapa Farmers' Union, who' 'attended the meeting of the Wellington Provincial Branch here on Thursday, said that the donations to the Farmers' ;Union -War Fund' now' totalled £10,000 and , 150 horses.- A. Wilson, the Dominion president, in a letter of gratitude for tho readj , response to tho union's , appeal, said -that the ready .support which had been shown in the provisioning of horses, and especially the splendid gifts which in the Wellington province amounted to nearly the .whole amount required, was simply beyond praise. The Advisory Board, Mr. Wilson added, contemplated arranging, a date.for tho dispatch of sheep aM produce, which many farmers dosirod to donate. Mr. H. J. Richards has been appointed provincial organiser, and will be provided with a motor-car. During the meeting it-was stated that a Ma'rton farmer had, given 50 acres for wheatgrowing. Neighbouring'farmers will do the work, and seed and manure will bo given. The proceeds will go to the relief, of Britain's poor, and are estimated at £500. It was decided to ask if the Government will supply seed for other similar undertakings. ~.'"' Pahiatua, August 21,. .In keeping with other districts, tho Pahiatua district is subscribing liberally towards the various-funds to assist ;■ the raising of financei*and •■other necessaries for the New-Zealand--Expedition-. lary Force. _ Sooial gatherings aro being organised in the surrounding' country centres in a'id of the project. Similar functions held in Pahiatua during the -past week proved,very successful. Approximately £200 lias -been raised ;by "the ladies of this, district for the Liverpool Fund. Everybody in the district appears to be assisting to the best of their ability. On Thursday' 23 horses , were .'procured' by the ■ Government Stock , Inspector, five being gift horses, the donors being Messrs. A. Nelson,, J. Nelson, A. Ross, J.'G.'Cox, and the. employees of Mossts. Hill- and Son (Wellington). FARMERS' CIFTS. , .The N.Z. Farmers' Co-operative Distributing: Co., Ltd., as agents for'tho collection'of fodder for the Defence Department, advise the following additional donations:— . Per ■' Farmers' . Union, , ;Palmerston North:—V. Noesgaard. Tiakatuhuna, i ton onions; D. Buchanan, Tiakatuhuna, i ton onions. ' '--■'.-'Tobgood Estate, FeatheEston, 1 truck hay; Toogood Estate, :Featherston, 3 trucks hay. ■ ' : •"■■"' ; . . 'Defence Committoe, .Waverley (per W.C. Christie), 10 sacks oats, 20' sacks rhaffi 30 sacks carrots. W. Mowbray, Opaki, 40 dozen e'ggs; J; ■'Johnston, Carterton,- J tori chaff; Daller and Kemble, Carterton, 2 tons dliaff; J. Aehton, Carterton, J ton chaff; W. C. Ellis, 1 ton hay; C. Diamond, Carterton, 1 ton hay; C. Tunnicliffe, Carterton, 1- ton hay; W. G. PeaVce, Colyton, 10 tons hay; H. Pickford, Woodville,. 1- ton hay: Sandon Pstriotio Committee,, 150 : sacks chaff; Sandon Patriotic Committee, 2 tons chaff; Te Aute College, 1. ton potatoes. Per Farmers' Union,, Masterton:-— Geo. Shaw, Masterton, 2 tons hay; H. Lee, Masterton, 2 tons hay; W..H. Buick, Masterton, 3 tons hay; W. J. Welch, Masterton, 2 tons hay; Wm. Cooper, Masterton, 3 tons hay; W. Cameron, Masterton, 5 tons hay; J. Bannister, Masterton, 2 tons hay; 8,. Rayner, Masterton, 3 tons hay; G. H. Perry, Masterton, 5 tons hay; R. M'Gregor, Masterton, 2 tons hay; Sir Walter C. Buchanan, Masterton, 8 tons hay. . ' ■~;' , "THE DOMINION" LISTS. Whe following' are the > donations to CTBifDomNios's War Fund list to date: — • . ' WAR FUND. ;■ ' '. £ s. d. Previously'acknowledged ...,1293 4 6, The Dominion 100 0 0 Total :..... ...1398 4 6 RELIEF FUND. • In addition to the War Fund we have becii requested to open a fund for the Telief of local cases of distress as a re-, suit of the war. The contributions to this Relief Fund will be kept; entirely separate from tho War Fund, and will be iised. solely for the purpose designated. - .1 We have to acknowledge the followkg:-~ ~■' • "£.. d.. Bing, Harris and Co. .3.00 0 0