THE " MORE MEN " FUND.

Evening Post, Volume LIX, Issue 38, 14 February 1900, Page 6

THE " MORE MEN " FUND.

The latest subscriptions to the v elhngton Fund are as follows : — Collected by M.P. and E.B. ... 010 0 R. F. Bitterd, Blackbridge, Lower nutt 110 Mr. and Mrs. L. Thompson 210 0 W. It. Hasolden 2 2 0 Employees Wellington and Minnwatu Railway Company, second instalment „, 35 0 0 Employees 'Wellington Gas Company, contributed towards the purchase of a hone for Trooper Erneit Oiborne 10 0 0 W. E. Hall 110 Builder*' and Contractors' Aisocialion 10 10 0 Employees New Zealand Cnnale Company 1 17 O H. Hunter Brown '6 S 0 Geo. Smith, TT.B.S. Co., first and second weekly instalment of Is 0 fl 0 Contributed by Chinese— Sing Kee, Young Sow & Co., £5 ss; "Wong She, Ye W»h. Young Lee, aud Wong Sow, £2 2s each ; Louis Kitt, Sing Lee, Wohg Wab, Yeo Kee, Wav Leo, Ah Poy, Hong Clioug, Hop Tai, Long Kee, Young Wall, Chnng Wall, Wong Koon, W. Yon Finn, Wing Kep, Yee Lee, Hong Kow, and Wong Pong Kong, £1 Is each^ Chow Foug, £1' ss ; Yon Quint*, Choug Lee, , F. Dye Chum, Wong Henng, Clioug Kee, Ah See, and Chan Cheok Yin, 10s 6d each ... 80 8 6 Singing of " Absent-minded Beggar" by Mr. Wilford at Knrori 3 10 0 Phoenix Assurance Company 52 10 0 Masterton takipgs, "Nation Mother's Cull," per Dresden Co " ... 3 14 0 Moriwn and Loughnan . . 5 5 0 Young and Trine 3 3 0 Gear Co.'s employees ... ... 3 14 0 Total to date 3216 1 7 THE MORE MEN COMMITTEE. The local Executive Committee of tho More Men Fund met this morning, Mr. J. P. Maxwell presiding. He reported that the fund stood that morning ot £3102, and that thirty-four horses hud beon contributed by the members of tho Contingent. Major Brandon wroto regretting that ho could not act on any of tho committees, but that he would assist in any military display arranged by tho com. M it tee. Tho Selection Committee reported having made a selection of sixtytwo men, twelve of whom would bear the whole expen.se of thoir equipment and pasittge. There were twelvo others whom it was proposed should be kep*t in camp as emergency men in case of vacancies or there beiog sufficient funds to send extra men. Of tho mon selected thirty-four would provide thirtysix horses, and tho money promised in addition would perhaps amount to £100. The committoo authorised tho Selection Committoo to keep seventy-eight men in camp, including tho sixty-two tinnlly chosen, tho twelve emergency men, two who appeared to havo been inadvertently rejected, and two Into anplicants, who \voro regarded ns exceptionally good men, who would be admitted on tho understanding that they wero simply there ns "second emergency men." Mr. Beauchainp mentioned that tho Premier had informed him thnt the Imperial authorities hud not ro fnr been able to arrange for a. troopship to be sent to the colony, but were still endeavouring to get ono. Tho Selection Committee was authorised to uurchnso uu to iiltcen horsey.

Only ono has liten purchased yo fur, but nt hern under oll'er me awaiting inspection. Tho committee ondor.sod tho nniuiu:'tii.ns l:y the iScl'jction Committco, and (lie ollio'i- in cliar^o nl the camp, ol Lieut. Piniglo und Mr. Kulcr as lieutenants ul ta died to the Wellington section. Air. Momon said ho undei stood that tho would not have v captam. A cheque for £52 10s fiom the Phn-nix Assuianeu Company was banded in by Mr. Hill. It was resolved that the Governmont should bo uaked l(» accept tho 62 men who had boon definitely accepted ; uko that it be nsked what funds uro available for Wellington from tho moneys subscribed in England, und whut date the transport is likely to oo despatchc£ Mr. R. C. Kirk, who had tho supervision of tho shooting teals, atated that ho believed that they were fnr more severo hero than in any other part of tho colony, tho only rungo used being tho 500 yds, and tho averngo shooting wus better than that mado by the men in both tho preceding Contingents sent from tho colony. A capitul concert was given in the Wadestown Chmch room last night by the members of St. Paul's Lads' Brigade, under the superintendence of tho Rev. Mr. Masters. It wus organised for the purpose of assisting the "More Men" Fund, but unluckily the weather rather spoilt tho attendance. Tho residents of Levin are organising a Patriotic Concert in aid of the More Men Fund.