THE PATRIOTIC FUND.

Evening Star, Issue 11153, 31 January 1900, Page 2

THE PATRIOTIC FUND.

LOYAL MAORIS. [Special to the Stab.] WELLINGTON, January 31. The Maoris at. Pareugareuga and Te Kao, in the far north, have subscribed £2O Is (id to the Patriotic Fund, and forwarded the amount through the local telegraph offhe. In a letter accompanying the. donation they said that they had subscribed the amount as a token of their love and sympathy for their mother the Queen to help her wounded soldiers and those who might, become widows through the war in South Africa. I understand that the Hon. J. Carroll, Native Minister, has received many letters from Maoris in all parts of the colony expressing their loyalty to the Queen and offering to subscribe money and horses.

Tne Port Chalmera Patriotic Committee met on Monday evening, when it was reported that the Fuad stood at about £3OO. it was resolved to hold a monster meeting and demonstration on Friday next, to be preceded hy a procession, for which Mr David Lsaeh (captain of the fire brigade) w to be asked to act as marshal. It is expected that tho following corps will take part in tho procession:—The Tort Chalmers Garrison Band, a detaohment from H.M.S. Ringdove, Port Naval Artillery (Captain Waters), the fire brigade, local Pipers' Band (under Pipemajor Adair), the friendly gooieties, etc. The procession will leave the squaro shortly after 7 p.m. Messrs E. G. Allen, M.H.R., J. A. Millar, M.H.R., J. F. M. Fraser, James Mills, and Scobie Mackenzie have been requested to deliver the patriotic addresses ; whilst the musical portion of the programme will be rendered bv the beat Dunedin talent. The whole of the proceeds are to bo devoted to the Rough Riders' Contingent Fund. Tho feeling of the Committee was that Ofcago should loyally do its share towards the equipment and despatch of tho Rough Riders. The Dunedin list now stands at £6,062 3j lid. Yesterday's amounts received included £2O as proceeds of concert at Berwick, and £5, being Januurv subscription of employes of Wright, Stephenson, and Co. The children of St. Stephen's Church, ReeftoD, handed the secretary of (he Transvaal Relief Fund the sum of lOgs, which had beeu collected for their picnic. The idea originated entirely with the children themselves.

The total amount collected by subscriptions and raised by sale of ribbons and refreshments at sports, etc., in the Balfour and Cattle Flat districts is £lO3.

The sum of £S6 has been collected for the Patriotic Fund at the Hillside Railway Workshops, and in addition the men will give regular monthly subscriptions while the war lasts.