THE AGED SAILOR.
TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —The- terrible toil of the sea has lately drawn public attention to the British sailor and the risks which are almost inseparable i’ro:n his nailing, aril I am now asking jour valued assistance in drawing public attention to an institution which has been established for nearly hair a century, quietly carrying on its great humane work oi granting a home or a small pension to British merchant seamen. Having escaped the dangers of the sea, after a lifetime afloat, age, physical infirmity, and poverty drive many of them to seek the shelter of the Royal Alfred Institution until the great Pilot of all brings them to their final haven. Although thousands of these aged public servants have been given a home or pecuniarily assisted by this institution, the tide ol deserving old sailor applicants flows day by, day, and we are powerless to stem it until new friends come forward with their annual subscriptions oi donations. Please remember our sailors and the Royal Alfred Institution this Christmastide. Wo appeal to colonial friends as well as to those in the Homeland, and we trust our appeal will not be in vain.—l am, etc., J. BAILEY WALKER. See., Royal Alfred Institution. 58. Fenchurch street. London. Christinas, 1912.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 313, 10 December 1912, Page 2
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