FAMILIES ISOLATED.

Evening Star, Issue 18257, 23 April 1923, Page 6

FAMILIES ISOLATED.

SOME COMPELLED TO VACATE THEIR HOMES. RELIEF PROMPTLY AFFORDED. Tlie Home Science School at the Otago University at once arranged to provide meals free for people living on the north side of the disabled Union street bridge. The Technical School also started cooking meals for those who otherwise would get none. The Y.W.C.A. undertook to supply meals for over 100. The Rev. Vincent King set up a relief bureau at the old Post Office, and started out to gather provisions and distribute them to persons who were virtually homeless. Barton and Trengrove volunteered to provide cooked meats for this relief. The Rev. G. E. Moreton, Sister Nora, Mrs Carmalt Jones, Mr Ironside, and Mr S. Dimkley were amongst those who actively co-operated. Subscriptions in small amounts were coming in steadily, and up to noon £22 had been received. In addition to this numerous offers to take in persons or families who had been stranded wore made. The telephone number of the bureau is 2,852. Mr Halliday is attending to the transport of the floodcd-out folk. His telephone number is 1,415. Very generous donations in kind are also coming in in the form of food and clothing. •