A VALUABLE FLAG

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 148, 24 June 1915, Page 8

A VALUABLE FLAG

SOLD FOR £21,574 WAIRARAPA'S RECORD. \ Sales at auction have realised tremendous sums of money at times ; but it is dpubtful if the celebrated Christie's auction rooms in London could produce a' record much better than that established at the Masterton Boxing Carnival last night, when a flag was sold for £21,574. Wairarapa sold a flag, and boug_ht < a reputation for generosity and patriotism. The flag was presented by Mr. A. P. ' Whatman, president of the Boxing Association, and his bid of 1000 guineas was the first recorded. The enthusiasm .which this aroused continued throughout the sale, and culminated when, amid tremendous, cheering, Mr. Whatman finally purchased the little bit of bunting for 2000 guineas, making his total contribution 3000 guineas. Among the larger bids were the following: — % Wellington Farmers' Meat Co. ... 1000 Mr. Guy Williams • 1000 , Mrs. Peter M'Laren • 1000 Settlers of Rangitumau, Mount Bruce, and Miki Miki sale of stock .. ' 1400 Mr. A. M'Donald 500 Mr. 0- A. Cameron 500 Mr. W. H. Beetham ' 500 Mr- S. Mawley ... '. 500 Mr. Rupert Morrison ... *.. 500 Mr. C. E. Cockburn Hood ... ' ... 500 Mr. Hugh Morrison . ... 600 Mr. Hugh Beetham 600 Sir Walter Buchanan 500 Mauriceville .district settlers ... 425 Mr. Robert Cooper 350 Mefisrri. Bunny and Dalziell ... 300 Mr- H. O. Toogood 260 Mr. J. P. Perry 250 Mr. R. C. Kebbell 250 Mr. W. M. Kebbell 250 Mr. W. Andrew 250 Messrs. A. and W. Cameron, ... 200 Mr. C. J. Bennett 200 Mr. D. M'Kenzie ... ... ... 200 Mr. T. W. Wardell 200 Mr. W. Mace 20t> Mr. Hugh Williams ... „, ■ ... 200 Mr. James Macara ... * 200 Mr. E. C Holmes 200 Mr, Neil M'Laren ... 200 • There were numerous bids of £100 and scores of £50. ; A gift stock sale, conducted by Messrs. iW. and G. Turnbull and Co. yesterday resulted in a contribution of £2113. Another £8000 has been contributed in the Lower Valley, making over £40,000 subscribed in the Wairarapa in less than < week for the Wounded Soldiers Fund. Over £70,000 ,has, up to the present, been subscribed in the Wairarapa for the various patriotic funds.