£3,209,261 EACH DAY NOW WANTED

Dominion, Volume 38, Issue 4, 29 September 1944, Page 6

£3,209,261 EACH DAY NOW WANTED

Victory Loan Progress “FUNERAL OF FASCISM” TODAY Subscriptions to tbe Victory Loan of £40,000,000 now total £23,953,697, and there arc six days, including a Sunday, to go before it closes. If it is to be fully subscribed £3,200,261, must be invested on each of the five remaining weekdays. Wellington has now subscribed 52 per cent, of its objective of £4,674,000. The percentages of objectives reached by the 20 loan districts arc:— Southland, 76: Auckland, <2; Otago, 61; Taranaki, 58; Gisborne-East Coast, 58; Marlborough, 57; North Otago 54; Wanganui, 53; Northland. 53; Manuwatu, 52 ; Wellington, 52 ; Hawke’s Bay, 51; Buller, 51; Nelson, 49; Westland, 46; Waikato-King Country, 45; Canterbury, 45; Thames-Bay of Plenty, 4o; Wairarapa, 43; South Canterbury, 43. Funeral of Fascism.

At noon today a pageant representing the “Funeral of Fascism” will traverse Wellington from the Railway Station to Unity Corner. The parade will be headed by the Trentbam Military Band, and the Police Pipe Band will appear also. . . The purpose of the pageant is to demonstrate the unity of. the people and nations associated with the struggle against Fascism and to bring home to the public a realization that the victory offensive is being conducted in vV elungton no less than on the battle fronts ot the world. . , Preceded by two pages announcing tiie event, a banner demonstrating the role of the united workers, peoples and nations will be carried by a soldier and a worker, with whom will be associated naval and Air Force personnel and representatives of other services. This banner will be followed by flags of the United Nations, in each case preceded by a miniature page, typical of the country of jp asc i sm will be. borne on a float. A banner, “To World Leace and New Order,” will be carried by a doctor, worker, graduate, farmer and housewife, and a banner. Hasten y Day,” will be borne by service personnel. The Young People’s Club will be associated with the parade. The parade will culminate in a pageant at Unity Corner. The Prime Minister, Mr. Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Holland, the Bishop of Wellington, Rt. Rev. H. St. Barbe Holland, and other representatives of the community will be present. The mayor, Mr. Appteton, will preside. . At Victory Corner the Kilbirnie Sports and Wrestling Club will present a bright variety programme, preceded, by a short visit of the “funeral procession. New Investments. Trade union stock investments continue to come to hand. The Wellington Clothing Trades Union have invested £5OO, the Wellington branch of the New Zealand Musicians’ Union £oo and the Wanganui 'branch the Wellington Labourers’ Union £lOO, bringing the Labourers’ Union total to £llOO, the Grocers’ Sundries and Chemical Workers’ Union £lOO, and the Engineers Union have increased their investment to £3OO. c . ... Another small group of unions with memberships varying from lo to <0 and Witn correspondingly limited funds fi. ave invested the following amounts: Wellington coach workers £5O. Wellington paint and varnish workers £2O, Wellington soap and candle workers £2O, New Zealand superintendents and deputy superintendents of fire brigades £lO, and ,Wellington rubber workers £5, An appeal was conducted on the Wellington waterfront, yesterday., workers being addressed by the Minister of Labour, Mr. Webb, and a representative of the Trades Council campaign The total of £1036 in bonds was immediately taken up, and this brings the waterside workers’ efforts to.almost £lo<)0. Almost every man subscribed at least £lO and two men contributed £6O and £2OO respectively. , , „ T ., The staff of R. Tlannab and Co.. Ltd., have purchased £768 in Victory Bonds, ami, their national savings accounts have also increased by over 20 per cent., making their total contribution to the loan The staff of John Duthie and Co.; Ltd., have subscribed £658 toward the loan, £358 in bouds and £3OO in National Savings. . The women’s committee ot t-lie Dower Hutt Victory War Loan Committee has arranged the bond-selling booth in the main street of Lower Hutt, and one day last week sold-£3OO -worth of bonds from the booth. Further subscriptions include: Wellington Racing Club, £5000; Abraham ami Williams, Ltd., £2500; Wellington Repertory Society, Waygood Otis (N.Z.), Ltd., each £2000; Henry Berry and Co. Pty., Ltd., Armstrong and Springhall, Ltd., Hutt River Board, Foodstuffs (Wellington), Ltd., Osmond nnd Sons (N.Z.), Ltd., each £1000; F. T. Wimble and Co. (N.Z.), Ltd., Charles Hill and Sons, Ltd., £300; Ballinger Brothers, Ltd., Packers Supply Co., Ltd., each £200; Wellington Federal Club, £150; Martha Washington Manufacturing Co., Ltd., staff, £135 (increased National Savings) : Warner Brothers’ Pictures (N.Z.), Ltd., £125 (bonds and National Savings); G. May, Ltd., and staff, £lOO (bonds).

REFERENCES IN HOUSE

Four more members of the House of Representatives spoke in support of the Victory Loan during the sitting of the House yesterday afternoon. The discussion of the Estimates was interrupted to enable the speeches to be broadcast before the radio shut down at 5-15 P-m. The Minister of Industries and Commerce, Mr. .Sullivan, said there had been a gratifying response since the previous day’s appeal by the Prime Minister and others in the House and over £1,200.000 had been subscribed on Wednesday. There wn s still over £2,500,000 required daily before the closing of the loan on October 4 to ensure its full subscription. Advice had been received that the A.M.I*, had announced it would subscribe (mother £300,000 to make its total £1,500,000 The National Mutual Life Company was subscribing £200,000 and the Auckland Savings Bank advised that it would put in another £250,000_ to bring its total subscriptions to £1,750,000. Mr. F. Findlay (Hamilton). Mr. L. G. Lowry (Otaki) and Mr. R. hl. Algie (Rcmuora) also spoke.