PATRIOTIC FUNDS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2427, 5 April 1915, Page 6

PATRIOTIC FUNDS

THE PRIME MINISTER'S LIST. Further contributions received through ibe Treasury arc: — £ b. d. Taieri County Council, Mosgiel 100 0 0 .Tames W.. Blair, ex-chair-man, Mosgiol 50 0 0 Jlillerton and Granity Prince of Wales Relief rHind, Granity 50 10 0 Miss M. Risk, Raetihi 122 0 0 Through Town Clerk, Petonc Borough Council— Collection Box, Petone ... 0 10 Miss Evelyn Olsen (bazaar), Petone 5 7 6 Through Mayor, Westport... 283 12 0 DISTRESS RELIEF . POOR OF CREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND AND BELGIUM FUND. „ . £ s. d. Previously acknowledged 43,004 14 0 Balance of proceeds of Ngaio School Bazaar (balance already received £44), per H. Brenton Rulo\ 0 19 4 Hunterville Farmers' War Relief Fund (proceeds sale of stock per H. M'Manaivay) ......'. 86 10 9 A.M.P. Society, Industrial Department (6th instalment) 18 0 "J. 8." (additional) 2 0 0 Inglis Bros. (22nd instalment) 10 0 Proceeds Lolly Stall and . Sale of Work, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Wavcrley, per J. Muir 11 9 9 "F.N.N." (monthly contribution) 110 £43,107 10 6 BELGIAN RELIEF MAYOR'S (NEW) FUND. .£ s. d. Amount previously acknowledged ....: 827 9 1 Wcrser Bay School (first instalment) 2 0 0 South Wellington School (oth weekly instalment) ... 2 7 7 Dr. J. H. Kemp (2nd monthly instalment) 4 6 8 Mrs. Kemp 10 0 C. A. and E. H. Allen ... 3 0 0 Proceeds concert Aro Street Mission and donations ..." 11 0 0 Pupils Normal School, Thorndon (special Easter offering) 10 0 0 Proceeds sale of work by R. Howe, D. Broughton, I. Collins, E. Pearce, and E. Ralph 3 0 0 Private entertainment (per Mrs. Hiley) .' 25 0 0 £889 3 4 The sum of 10s. credited previously ias "Telephone pennies" should have [ read "Collected at Kilhirnie School Lolly Shop, per Mrs. R. Robinson, 10s." THE "DOMINION" LIST. Contributions to the fund for the relief of the Belgians in distress will subsequently be forwarded to the authorities in Belgium for distribution:— £ s. d. Previously acknowledged 23,667 13 1 J. M. Davis, Ohau, proceeds sale of fish ' (per Abraham 1 and Williams, Ltd., Levin) ....: 4 6 9 D. M'Kellar 3 0 0 Marjory and Florence Joseph' ! 3 0 0 Staff G. W.. Wilton and Co. (2nd instalment) ... 2 14 6 G.P.R 2 0 0 Total 23,682 14 4 Tlie Patriotic Committee of Featherston held a very successful concert and sale of a patriotic flag on Tuesday night. The -Masterton Operatic Socioty gave an excellent entertainment, which was greatly appreciated.'by the large and _ enthusiastic audience. A silk patriotio flag presented by Mr. J. W. Card was offered and resold many times for amounts from 10s. 6d. to £100.' It was finally purchased by Mr. J. M'Master for 60 guineas, and presented to the town of Featherston. Many of the bidders at the sale are also contributing a fixed amount per month. The amount' realised for the flag, reached the great amount of £1065, with which the proceeds of concert and other amounts are expected to reach over £1200. Mr. Ingram, of the Loan and ■Mercantile Agency Co., conducted the sale. The ladies on the east side of the harbour are anxious that to-day the public should combine personal amusement with rational helpfulness by_ patronising the Belgian Carnival, which is to bo held at Day's Bay. There are to bo many attractions for the little people. There is to be a Christmas tree, a fancy-dress procession, and bran pies, etc. There will be a marquee erected close to the wharf, where will be found stalls for flowers, tobacco, fruit, produce, and so on. In the evening there will bo a concert in the pavilion. After the concert there will be a dance, ,and a boat will leave for town at midnight. £20,000 FROM MELBOURNE. (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Rec. April 1, 4.20 p.m.) Melbourne, April 1. A further £20,000 has been cabled to the Belgian Commission, being the fourth instalment since, the fresh appeal was made.