THE RELIEF FUND.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 8, 9 July 1909, Page 8

THE RELIEF FUND.

.- Over £400 is now in tho hands of the EO'ietavy of fhe Citizens' Belief Fund ('Ji. G. Willis). The latest subscriptions are :: — * Mr--. S. A. Rhodes (per Mrs. Newman) £20 0 0 J. P. Luke, M.P 10 0 0 Bishop Wallis 10 0 0 Levin and Co 26 5 0 G. E. Tolhmst 10 0 0 Mrs. Amelia Nathan 10 10 0 (William Campbell 5 5 0 Wellington Tailors' Union ... 5 5 0 K&v. A. W. H. Compton ... 110 .Watkins, Tyer, and Tolan, "Ltd. 2 2 0 Mo.-. Willis reports, also that he has now 220 persons on his list of unemployed, including some 40 unionists — urgent cases notified by the secretaries of unions. In several cases of extreme necessity, Messrs. S. Brown and Co., hearing .from the secretary that families were in straits for fuel, came forward to their help and donated a number of bags of coal, as much as two bags in some instances. EVENING POST LIST. 'Amount acknowledged ...£SB 3 6 Herbert Seaton 110 Total to date £59 4 6 SUGGESTED BELIEF CONCERT. , When making a presentation at the .Town Hall to-dz,y x to Mr. Alfred Hill, .tho Mayor said he intended to ask the musical people of the community to give a concert for the unemployed. He .would provide the hall and the lighting if they would provide) the talent. ."That," ho said, "should be worth £100."