NEWS SHEETS IN PARIS.

Evening Star, Issue 16351, 17 February 1917, Page 9

NEWS SHEETS IN PARIS.

PARTS, February 16. hi accordance with the Government decision, the morning newspapers consist ot two pages twice a week.

OTAGO WOMEN'S PATRIOTIC ASSOCIATION. , Lal W' quantities of articles ot comfort tor our soldiers have come to hand this V op h. .but much in ore is still needed. I hero is always a supply of cut-out work on hand for ladies to sow in tbair own homos, and this may be obtained on Wednesday, Thursday, ‘ and Friday of each week. Yorkers are welcome at the Early dealers’ Hall from 10 o’oelnek on these clays. Many letters are being received at hcauquarters and at all the brandies from nicu v,ho luu'o received Dominion oareels at- the from. Every donor of 2s 6d may enclose a message and address, and this gives the parcel a personal interest. Shirts and undershirts are required in lame quantities to send Home to Miss Helm, -Mackenzies New Zealand War Contiiment Association Committee [nr distribution amongst our bovs in England on wave Many of them arrive from the trenches m rags, and Miss Mackenzie and her committee have acknowledged very gratefully several cases which have been already shipped Homo from the Early Settlers - Hall. -

The following sent donations M o v. andra branch £3. Mrs Scott (Alexandra) Mrs Pax (bhag Valley), -Mrs J. Laurie! sirs Bland (Viaitati), Mrs Simmers (Waikodtoi), tvai tango la Woman's Patriotic Association and Red Crops Society £P VVarepa branch (per Mrs Allan) £1 17s od. M.S.. Sawyer s Bay branch £2, E ' !,lle . v branch £o. Shirt fund : Mrs Laid- |? w . £5, Patriotic fund: Saddle Mill branch £1 10s. St. Kild-i branch £23 15s 9d, Mrs W. Cawaon £3O Hilfl'Tos^ 11 ' 1 1 ■ UI ’ S Finnie ' ■i nn - (Caddie —St. Clair Branch.— . .Wool's are yvanted at the, rooms, and mends arc asked to take home cut-out atun ?, se l' vlc c bags, and housewives. The ■supply of machines is limited, and the work is urgently needed. Mon's, women’s and children s cloDiing is aiwavs needed ior the Belgian box. Donations: Gift parcel timet—Mesdames Hancock, Wrirdit ii oust on. Dick, and Miss Hopcraft /

patriotic “ Wee Mark," M'Giltim,.

NORTH-EAST VALLEY WOMEN’S

ASSOCIATION

limrsday proved to be a red-letter dav in connection with this brunch. Mrs Bailey sent in her one-thousandth pair of hospita slippers, aiK l Mr W. Dowio completed ins one-hundredth pair „f socks f or the association. The following is the bR of worn tor the week : _]s dozen service bags, 19 pairs socks. 18 balaclavas 1 dozen housewives. 2 suit* pyjamas. 1 dozen oue.s. Inr Red Cross rooms: 7 dozen bandages, o fomentation cloths. 5 boxes Old linen.

b.,r ,C i, C ' ln!: n iUee !U ' lcl iowk-dige donations , m tile billowing Dominion gift fund -Miss Andrew, Mrs Steers : general fund i!..*;,"' ■ cunian ; ward suppers,—airs Bailey; socks—Mrs Ross.

William Cochran M‘Lachlan, whose lame appeared in the 'ballots on TllC s da\, ; ,oiilisted m April of last vear but " p •■‘-’.iccted on medical grounds. bort e T7 f ll '° m ; Sar o° nd - >t;r >D. and Ewen's boot laclory cm))lovees £3 14s b G i-m non, contribution to the Belgian fu'nd 5