RED CROSS WORK

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 265, 25 October 1916, Page 6

RED CROSS WORK

FUNDS FOR THE BRITISH BRANCH. For the British Red Cross collection, taken up in Hastings last week, only five cheques were received. of a total value of £3S. The final total has not yet been made up but it is understood the total collection is not considered satisfactory and further donations for the fund will be thankfully received by the secretary. Miss Maddison. The Hastings Red Gross workers are donating £2OO.

THE NEEDS IN MESOPOTAMIA

At the beginning of last week a letter was received at the Red Cross Society in Christchurch from Sister Dora, formerly of the Christchurch Hospital. The letter was from Mesopotamia, where Sister Dora is now working, and contains an urgent appeal for help in the wav of comforts for the trick ano wounded men. Te quote her own words, the letter being written from Amara : —

“Although the worst heat is over, the hot winds are very bad. Heat of 125 deg. in the shade is preferable. It is awful in the tents, where the sheets on the men’s beds sooif become like brown blankets, and when the men have been washed in the Tigris water, always muddy. the whole resembles a mud pie. Seven new sisters arrived yesterday but there is little chance of relief, as nearh’ all go sick as soon as they come. Out of the original unit of twenty six, ony four of us have not; had sick ieave. We have plenty of ; clothing for the patients, but. stores; are tfie great things—extras, such as jellv oowders, biscuits, chocolate. The bread is very bad—biscuits would be most welcome. I had a small box of chocolate biscuits, they; cost 3d a biscuit. We have very few i jelly powders, and the men love, jelly:* tinned fruit is also vervj scarce. Chlorinated water to drink; may be very good for you. but it j does need limeinice or something to make it palatable. What would we not give for some liquid fruits or fruit nowders! Ido not like asking for things, knowing how much vmi are all dome. and the difficulty I of transnort. but it makes nw heart ! aehe to’see the waiting cases alone. They come off the paddle boats.! dron down anywhere, absolutely done, wading to be classified and sent to the wards.” | A Red Cross afternoon for the comforts for the sick and wounded in Mesopotamia, will lie held on Tuesday af'ernoon next, in St. Mat-1 thews ’Hall, Hastings.

WAIPAWA

(Own Correspondent.) Red Cross Funds.—Waipawa’s efforts in the Dominion appeal for Red Cross Funds realised a total sum of £9O 5,3 and the amounts coli jetted by the respective canvassers were as follows :—Ruataniwha road :(Lady Muriel Deck and Mrs. H. Me-iLc-an) .£7 43 ; Kenilworth and Waverley streets (Mrs Ness). £5 2 1 ; The Bush (Mrs. Grenside and Misses Britten and ArrowX £7 14 -: Richmond Park (Medames Mustchin and ji’ Avison), £5 61; High street '(Mesdames Lock and D. McLean), ■£SO I ; Rose street and Windsor hill (Mrs. Bibby). £3 12 8; Lindsay • (Mrs. Hobin). £6 011 ; Tamumu (Mrs. W. Kittow), £3B 13 -; Show | Day collection (Mesdames Lock and I Eiliby), £3; racecourse collecting !(Mesdames Parker and McCleary) £> 12 6.