IRISH DISTRESS RELIEF FUND.

Dunstan Times, Issue 928, 30 January 1880, Page 3

IRISH DISTRESS RELIEF FUND.

The meeting calico f >r Saturday evening last, at Clyde, by a number of unforseen fortuitous circumstances did not coma off. Vincent Pyke. l‘lsq. (County Chairman), A 1). Harvey. Esq., who hail kindly consented to act as Secretary, and Mr Paohe, (representing this paper), wore the only ones in attendance at the hour appointed, and after waiting an hour, and no one further putting in an appearance, they separated, and Mr Pyke posted down to Alexandra to attend a meeting there. Tt was afterwards explained by many that the fact of the meeting to he held quite escaped their memories, and many desired, if a Committee was formed, to place their names on, to give them a chance of aiding in the cause OtT the following Monday a semi-private meeting was held, wh-n .an inifn-ntial Committee was e’ectc I, Vincent

Pyke, E#q., being appointed Chairman, A. 1) Harvey, K.sq , Secretary and Treasurer. A canvass was at once started, and we arc given to understand was most heartily responded to, the Treasurer being enabled on Wolneslay last to remit the sum of 1.2-0 as a first instalment.

The meet-ini' at Alexandra on Saturday evening last was a most enthusiastic one, anil a numerous ami influential Committee was appmutid. The sum of L 29 was m>l - lecteil in the room, ami from the very hearty manner in which the sulij -et was reeeivoil, it. was generally suppoa. ,1 that, a much larger sum would lv> collected. The verv libnral resp m-o to the ap"eal fitly confirmed this view, every one alike, giving most freely. The Committee on Wednesday transmitted a draft for LO2 as a first instalment. At IVa ’.-s, Tinker’s Cully, Ila Val’oy, and other eontres in the (list.riot Commit-t-es were, fo-ni-d. The names of the Committees, so far as they have reached in, me as Wows : Alexandra—J Hirers, K-q , .I.!’ and Mav.'-r (Chan-man). Mr '-V. F rrest. ,Secretary), and ".'.ssrs Tiiayers, Finlay, llvan, T hill. W Itoberison. and 0. N. M‘n,mal I. Clyde—Vincent Fyke, Esq., M IT. I!. (Chairman), A. I). Harvey, I,'sq (Secretary and treasurer), and Messrs 1! Naylor, W. Auckland, C. O’Donnell, J. Parks, Rev. Mr Ash. Tinker’s Onllv— Messrs Summon, Spratt, Mnrphv, and Mellor. Drybiead—\V. Greonbank, f. ’Vise. Ida Vail y—Joseph Glass, J Blakeley. Ophir—C. F. Johnson, Martin Gavan, W. Bnrrcn. Earnsclcugh Station -W. FniS"r, E=q , J. P. Hawkshurn station—U. Stewart, E-q. Matakanui Station—J. Stronach, Esq , M.C.C. Galloway Station—W. G. Bees, Esq Spottis Mills—J. C. Jones, Esc,., J.P