QUEEN CARNIVAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 39, 15 February 1941, Page 7

QUEEN CARNIVAL

CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED

£100,000 FROM WELLINGTON

The Victory Queen Carnival by which it is planned to raise Wellington's contribution of £10,0,000 towards the million pound national patriotic appeal has now been launched. Speaking of the appeal as chairman of the Wellington Patriotic Council and chairman of the Metropolitan Patriotic Committee, the Mayor (Mr. T. C. A. Hislop) said it was necessary that every member of the community should play his part in raising funds. Up to the present, he said, Wellington had ' not raised a very large portion of its quota, whereas many other parts of the Dominion had completed their collections. An assurance that the funds would be spent carefully where the need was greatest was given by Mr. Hislop. Briefly, the object of the fund was to provide comforts for those serving in the forces on land, sea, and in the j air, and sporting gear in the camps. Relatives and dependants of men servf ing overseas would; after careful investigation, be assisted where assistance was justified. The funds were designed also to help disabled men and men returning to civil life after military service overseas. In many of these cases there was a gap between the time of discharge and the time when aid was effected through official Government channels. Money was also wanted to help in the relief of men, women, and children in England today. "There is nobody in this city," said Mr. Hislop, "who is not moved to the depths of his being by the sufferings and courage of the people of the Old Land." TELEGRAM FROM MR. FRASER. A telegram had been received from the Prime Minister (Mr. Fraser) in which he expressed his pleasure at being associated with the Wellington Metropolitan Area. The message continued: "The objective is high but the principle of the campaign is higher still and touches the hearts and best thoughts of the whole community. The money is required for the benefit of those who are bearing the heaviest load of service and sacrifice for victory over the' menace of the liberty and .freedom of democracies. Today there is no more appealing cause." < Mr. Fraser said that the war affected everybody. No one could afford to ; stand aloof from practical war effort. I The conflict was not confined to armed forces. Civilians took rank with combatants. Every man, woman, and child in democratic countries was menaced. AH must share in the sacrifice. "If to play a full part means giving monetary support to New Zealand soldiers, sailors, airmen, and nurses in the front line, surely no one will hesitate to give freely as a war service," he said. i In conclusion Mr. Fraser said: "I hope that the spirit of our kinfolk in the United Kingdom will inspire the citizens of Wellington in more fortunate circumstances to match their generosity with the sacrifices so courageously made the British people. I heartily commend the aim of the Victory Queen Carnival to the citizens of Wellington, feeling confident that their response will be worthy of their patriotism and a great cause."