UNCLE TOM'S APPEAL
Over a thousand pounds have been raised by "Uncle Tom's" appeal to young New Zealand to forego their fireworks on sth November last, and give the money to poor Belgium children. The High Commissioner, in a letter to the Mayor (Mr. J. P Luke), states that the money first sent, £700, was handed over to the National Committee for Relief in Belgium, formed to work in conjunction with the Neutral Committee, under the chairmanship of Mr. R. H. Hoover, an American citizen. On this committee rests the task of feeding the bulk of the seven millions of people still clinging to their homes in Belgium. The receipt for £700 is enclosed, and the High Commissioner adds : "The secretary has promised to see that the money shall be disbursed for the relief of the children of Belgium in accordance with the contributors' wishes." The Mayor has since sent, on behalf of the children, a further sum of £398
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Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 86, 9 October 1915, Page 6
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160UNCLE TOM'S APPEAL Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 86, 9 October 1915, Page 6
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