OTHER EFFORTS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 126, 29 May 1915, Page 6

OTHER EFFORTS

SUBURBAN SCHOOLS' SUCCESS. A series of most successful functions was held in the various schools throughout the Hutt Valley yesterday. Each school provided some sort of entertainment prior to breaking up for the term holidays, and the proceeds aie to be devoted to the AVounded _So]diers' Fund. The returns are not yet complete, but up to this morning the hon. secretary (Mr. D. Robertson) had to acknowledge the following sums from the different schools : — £ s. d. Korokoro ... ... ... 9 16 G Normandale ... ... ...10 0 Wainui-o-inata. ... ...5 0 0 Petone District High School. . 30 0 0 Petono West 2o 0 0 £71 16 6 The produce from Wainui-o-mata and Normandale was sent to Petone West School to be sold. The Hutt District High School Fund is to be devoted to the Belgian Relief Fund, and that of the Upper liult Sijlinol !.u promote Lite -cdiidtuatuo >>f L tlia Tmtlum Boj*' _gu»sn jaiadidjitju

CHINESE DONATION. The Chinese of Wellington held a meeting at the Chinese Association Rooms on Wednesday night, when a sum of about £150 was subscribed. ' This money will be used as capital to open a stall in the Newtown Park during the Carnival for the sale of fruit and sundry articles, proceeds of which will go towards the Hospital Ship and the Red Cross Society. PUBLIC SERVICE DONATIONS. At a meeting of heads of Departments and representatives of the Public Service Association held in the Government Buildings yesterday to consider the question as to whether the voluntary contributions of Public Servants to the National Fund for the assistance of wounded soldiers and their dependents were to be paid to the fund through the Public Service candidate for the Queen Carnival, it was resolved : "That officers be requested to state when contributing if they will allow their contributions for May to be utilised for the purchase of votes in favour of the Public Service candidate for the position of Carnival Queen, and that in all such cases the contributions be so utilised." COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' FUND. The Commercial Travellers' and Warehousemen's Association acknowledges receipt of the following donations for the New Zealand Patriotic Fund: — Mr. Haslam £1 10s, Mr. Dempster £2, Fruitbrokers' Association £50, A. C. and S. £10, William Campbell, Ltd. £50, Turnbull, Hickson', and Gooder £5 ss, Duncan M'Kay £1 Is, EL. S. Vickery £1 Is, Badham and Biss £1 Is, Gold and Arcus £1 Is, Anonymous £2 2s. M'Eldowney Bros. £5 ss, George Neale £5 ss. F. Laurenson £1 Is, Hooper and Harrison £5 ss, J. Gruar and Co. £5. Miller and Ahearn £15, 155, Anonymous 10s 6d, Kitson and Co. £2 2s. Bryant, May, Bell and Co. £10 10s, Moncrief 'and Young £5 ss, P. Hayman and Co. £50, Anonymous £6 6s, E. J. Hyams, Ltd. £5 ss, A. R. Hislop £1 2s, C. PaUiser £1 Is, Tanner Bros. £2 2s, R. Archibald £10 10s. Miss Archibald £5 ss, G. G. T. £5, North Company £5 ss, Anonymous £5, Mandel and Carr £25. Jerusalem and Co. £2 2s, A. Grabham £1 Is, F. H. Brodrick £5 ss, Charles M'Phee and Co. £5 ss, Lawrence and Hanson Electric Co. £15, W. Wiggins, Ltd. £40, Thomson, Lewis, and Co. £25, A. Levy £5 ss, A. Cocks and Co., Ltd. £5 ss. Arthur Clarke, Ltd. £2 2s, C. J. Stewart £1 Is, Office Appliance Company £5 ss, J. G. Rhind £2 2s, R. W. Cameron and Co. £5, P. L. Donne £2, Phillips and Pike £10 10s, J. W. Jack £5, Cycle and Motor Supplies Co. £5, H. G. Teagle £5, Joseph Boucher £1 Is, H. Moult £1 Is, Central Iron Works £5, New Zealand Automobiles, Ltd. £2 2s, Charles Haines £3 3s, Kodak, Ltd. £7 7s, Cathie, Dempster and Co. £5 ss. Total, £474 17s 6d. KAIWARRA'S SHARE. In common with other districts, Kaiwarra js doing its share in the matter of raising funds for the wounded soldiers. Very many offers have been made of goods for the Onslow Borough stall at Newtown Pai'k, and a committee of ladies *will give every assistance. A sub-committee has the arrangements well in hand for a concert to bo held Bhortly. WEST COASTERS. Intent on securing the return of its candidate, Miss Teiesa M'Enroe, the Wellington West Coasters' Association this morning opened an entertainment hall on Lanibton-quay, on a vacant section next to the Union Bank, running fiom the quay into Featherston-street, and generously placed at the disposal of the organisers by Mr. P. J. Griffin. 'The main hall consists of a commodious canvas structure, capable of seating some 300, and it is intended to give halfhour entertainments daily and nightly from now until the date of the election. Among the attractions are .the kinema films taken by the Government operator on the occasion of the West Coast celebrations on the West Coast itself, and a series depicting the gold-mining operations conducted recently by West Coasters in the Kaiwarra Stream. The admission fee is Is, which gives the purchaser a chance to win a section of land valued at £150. The net proceeds will, of course, be devoted to furthering the candidature of Miss M'Enroe. ■ Adjacent J to the main hall have been erected tearooms, a sweet stall, a«d various attractive shows, and an energetic committee is already at wcrk and making things move along at express speed. ' The formal opening ceremony was performed this morning by his Worship the Mayor (Mr. J. P. Luke), who, preceded by the National Reserve Band under Mr.. W. Jupp, was carried to the scene of operations in an unpretentious dray, accompanied by the West Coasters' candidate and followed by a number of members of the association in equally primitive vehicles. The fact that the horse-drawn drays held up for a few minutes the electric tram service merely demonstrated the fact that on such occasions patriotic effort takes precedence of municipal requirements. EXECUTIVE MEETING A meeting of the executive was held yesterday afternoon, when various matters were dealt with. - ' The Chairman reported that Mr. R. Turnbull, of Lowry Bay, had offered for disposal a pair of paddles made and used by the German escapees 'from Somes Island. It was decided to exhibit the paddles on tho military stall, and dispose of them by auction after the carnival. Mr. D. M'Laren reported that 48 stalls woutd have to-be arranged at the park. It was decided to allo^v the. various committees to make their own arrangements for utilising the space specially allotted to them. Mr. Colley intimated that an offer had been received from Mr. Crombie, of £12 collected by the girls of the Newtown Girls' High School, which it was suggested be auctioned for the purpose j of buying votes for queen candidates. The offer was accepted, and it was decided to pass it on by circular to the candidates' committees.