HOSPITAL SHIP MAHENO

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2532, 5 August 1915, Page 3

HOSPITAL SHIP MAHENO

OFFICIAL NEWS OF HER MOVE-' . MEXTS. , His Excellency the Governor has received official information from the Secretary of State for War that the New Zealand Hospital Ship Maheno will procoed direct from Port Said to England to bring back to New-Zealand as many as possible, of the men who are incapacitated .for further foreign service. Tho Maheiio is duo iu Groat Britain towards tho end of August, and will leave'for New Zealand early in September, arriving hero approximately between October. 12 and 24. Further particulars as to these dates will, however, be published later. As soon as the Maheno leaves the "United Kingdom a complete list will be sent of those invalids on board and their condition. Mails for the Maheno after, this week should bo i addressed care of the Officer Commanding, New Zealand Hospital Ship Maheno, Colombo, Ceylon, and this direction applies to mails leaving New Zealand np to, but not later than, August 26. -As soon as the Governor knows the exact date of the departure of the steamer from England, it will be possible to state definitely the ports of

call where mails can catch tho Maheno after she leaves Ceylon. The Secretary of State for War has further intimated to His Excellency that he would be glad if, after her arrival in New Zealand, the Maheno could return as soon as possible to Egypt, where she will receive a second consignment of invalids to be returned to New Zealand. To this arrangement the Now Zealand Government has readily acquiesced.

MAYOR'S PATRIOTIC FUND His Worship tho Mayor acknowledges tho following:— .£ 6. d. Amount previously acknowledged 4052 0 11 Bis Excellency the Governor .. lfl 0 0 Hon. W. H. Herries 115 0 0 Lady Stout 5 0 0 Edward Anderson 10 0 0 A.8.1i 1 0 0 T. W. Smith 1 0 0 A. S. Biss 2 2 0 .■£1196 2 11 MAYOR'S BELGIAN FUND. His Worship the Mayor acknowledges the following:— £ 6. d.. Amount previously acknowledged 3708 12 5 Employees Gear Co., Petone ' (22nd instalment) 8 7 6 .£3716 19 11 WOUNDED SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' AND DEPENDENTS' FUND. His Worship the Mayor acknowledges the following £ e. d. Amount previously acknow- 1 ledged 12,162 2 5 Proceeds sale of vepetaWes, .Misses Broad and Skerman, Qtaki ....' 0 18 0 A.B.E. 2 0 0 .£12,165 0' 5 PATRIOTIC SOCIETY FUND. The secretary of the Patriotic Society acknowledges receipt of the following:— X 6. d. Balquidder School (Miss Thornton), Khandallah, sale of work and children's dances, etc 20 0 0 Mr. Alexander Smith, Kaiwarra 10 0 0 0 "THE DOMINION" LISTS , TOBACCO FUND, Every half-crown contributed to the Fund means 100 cigarettes and loz. of tobacco for distribution amongst New ZealandeTs at the front; and what Is equally important, each package, will contain a printed slip, statmg that it is ■ a gift presented by the people of Now Zealand. This is a fund in which all can share, and feel that their contribution, however small, is going to. bring 6ome measure of. pleasure to men who are laying down their lives for us over-

6 WIS. ;£ s. d. Previously acknowledged 203 15 3 Alcock and Co., Ltd.- 6 8 0 A. W. Rutherford, Mendip Hills, Canterbury . 5 0 0 D.S.H. . 0 1 0 Total , 215 1 3 FOR BELGIAN RELIEF. ' .£ 6. <1. Previously acknowledged 26,501 1 5 Remlap (further donation) ... .10 0 Total 26,502 1 5