MONEY FOR THE WAR LOAN

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3174, 27 August 1917, Page 6

MONEY FOR THE WAR LOAN

£200,000 ON FRIDAY TOTAL TO DATE OYER £800,000 APPEAL TO THE SCHOOLS Friday's investments in War Loan Certificates and lloiuls bring the total lip to JM)G,OOO. It will thus be seen that investments lor ,£200,000 were made during the day. There has been a heavy domnnd for ,£1 War Loan Certificates, and iliis is no douot due to the efforts of tlie school teachers in response to Sir Joseph Ward's circular. It is known Chat in many schools the subject lias been specially placed before the children. The headmaster of the Wellington College has made the matter a personal one, «nd given his boys good and sound advice. There has been a further case of a member of the public offering to exchange 5Jj per cent, debentures lor Post nilice" 5 per cent, war bonds. Thcso inuTvattons show how well the loan is being received. The Appeal to ins Schools. Tho letter which the Hon. 'the .Minister of finance addressed -to all headmasters and headmistresses or scliools in New Zealand is as follows: — till' or Aladnni,— You have been entrusted wilh one of the mo»t important duties devolving upon the nation—the education oi our noys and girls. Your influence upon them is ineaiculaole, an ever-present oue in their lives, ail luuireet one upon Ineir ekiera, aud a lasting one upon tueir lu'ture, and thereioru upon that o£ our nation. 11l the pitsciit stave oi our civ- ' ilisation money is necessary to the uiuryiiig-on oi any great enterprise, it is necessary in oiuer to carry to u successful conclusion tne present war lor tho continued existence oi , freo nations. . Tlie children under your care will, it the matter lucidly explained to them by you, discuss it in their homes. Many of thorn can invest 13s. or ltis. in a war loan certilicate; all can iuduce Viieir parents to "make a small or a 'largo investment. It is tho duty of nil to maintain the oliiciency ol our Army, lt is the duty of ail to impress others with the necessity of subscribing according to their means to tho War Loan, ilay I ask you to use your unoouDtecl influence upon and through the children to make this loan a success? The effort must bo vigorous, united, and prompt. The victory must be ours. 1 am relying upon the active assistance oi every teacher in the Dominion, and I lew thai my confidence will not bo in vain. Tours sincerely, J. li. W'AI'D. Minister of l''inanco. Minister to Meet Commercial Travellers. There aro no iuore loyal citizens and patriots in "Wellington than the memb;rs of the Commercial Travellers' Association and Club. Whenever and whereover there i 6 patriotic work to bo done, they exert their influence to git the maximum return, and generally with amazing results. Tho members of the association havo been askid to meet in the reading room of the club at 1.30 p.m. to-day, when Sir Joseph Ward will address them on tho subject of the liberty Loan, the success of which so vitally affects the commerce of this country. He will luake an appeal to members to "do their bit" as far as the loan is concerned, and pledge themselves to get others to do likewise. A good attendance of members is desired. An Example From Waikato, . The Wnikato Winter Show Association is tho first agricultural tociety in New Zealand to take up war certificates. At n recent meeting of the Executive Com- | mittee, the secretary, Mr. W. H. Paul, suggested that the' association should subscribe X2OO in war certificates of sniail denominations, to be given as prizes at the 1!)18 show. The suggestion was taken up immediately by tne committee, and unanimously carried. Mr. Paul is of the opinion that his associaton may later subscribe for more certificates, for a similar purpose, as his as-,; sociation intends conducting its 19lS 6how on'a truly, patriotic basis, nml ho feels that his committee are perfectly justified in substituting.war certificates in liou of cash prizes. Jlr. Paul' niso points out that the association will gladly accept war certificates as donations towards its annual prize list, in place of money or other awards. It is the intention of the association to U6e every available spot at tho 1918 show to demonstrate the various kinds of foods that can h'i. produced iji the province, and to make this the big feature of the next fixture. The lead given by tho Winter Show in the'purchase of war certificates should be followed by every resident of the Dominion. Hokitika's Effort. Tho Hokitika Savings Bank has, states a Press Association message, resolved to invest .£SOOO in the war loan. The Hokitika Borough Council has resolved to invest i£2<)oo, subject to legal authority. Appeal by Archbishop O'Shea, In the course of his sermou at St. Joseph's yesterday, Archbishop O'Shea said;— "1 wish to recommend to you the War Loan to which you have been asked by tho Government to subscribe. (July an- | other woek is itft to obtain the money which is urgently needed to provide our soldiers with the food, clothing, and mu- j nitionS which must be given them to enable them to carry on to victory. New I Zealand has given the men iu splendid numbers and their iiualitj as soldiers is j of tho finest. As one of our priests at the front, and well known to many of you hete in Wellington, wrote to nio the other day: 'Our boys are splendid soldiers, their officers are good and fearless, the inedicai men deserve overpraise for their work, every branch of tho army is simply line.' New Zealand has sent the men, New Zealaud has also tho money in abundance, it is the duty of all Catholics to help this loan. Do not say that it is a work for the rich only. The rich will, I trust, do their part, especially those who have made such profits out of the war. It is the very least they can do, and the country expects it from them. But all should help. As a means of practising economy 1 would urge it upon the people who are not rich. Becnuso there is an abundance of money in circulation during «itr time, many are spending it rather freely. Put by a little in a safe investment, such as tho War Loan, for the bad days that may como when tho war is won. I sincerely hope that these bad | days will not come here, at least; but history tells .us that the conclusion of every "great war has invariably been followed bv a -period of suffering aud distress. l't will be as well, then, to prepare for anything that may come. So that for reasons of prudeneo and economy you should all try and save a little to invest in the War Loan. In other countries Catholics havo been foremost in subscribing to war loans, and I am sure tlie Catholics of New Zealand will be just as patriotic. You have freely and generously given the best and bravest ot your sons to fight and die for the nation,' though it has cost you many a pang and many a sorrow. Will you be lesw generous with the money that is so urgently needed now, but which, compared with your sons, is dross aud can be. much moro readily spared than they? Surely not. I have, then, every confidence that our people, will do their full sliaro in bringing about the complete ! success of the War Loan." j