THE DOMINION.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 267, 27 October 1916, Page 6

THE DOMINION.

RETURNED SOLDIERS. ARRIVED BY MAIL TRAIN. The following men. ex Hospital Ship Jlararra. came through yesterday from Welington by the mail train:— DANNEVIRKE. 10'3108 Private Thorturu. 10 123 Private Pocoek, P.F. MATA MAC. 10'3103 Private Moran, T. S. GISBORNE. » 15 513 Trooper Poipoi. 11 385 Trooper Sturt, G. 4 40 Sergeant Tyson, A. K. 9,1547 Private Fitzgerald, H. NAPIER. 24 1911 Sergeant Aldridge. G. P. 23 2066 Private Pirie, E. G. 10 246 Private Sutton, N. J. 16 229 Sergeant Hohepa. . 10 2705 Private Milb’r, C. B. 16'566 Arm. C ampbell, T. R. HASTINGS. 10/1065 Private Bail, S. R. Private Le Bas. The N anier men were welcomed by the Mayor (Mr. J. V. Brown. M.P.). and were then taken to their several destinations in cars supplied by the H.B. Automobile Association. The Gisborne men leave this evening by the Tarawera. RED CROSS SHOP, HASTINGS. The Hastings Red Cross Shop will be open to-morrow in Market street, when it is expected the usual brisk business will be done. Several -sheep have been given for sale, a lamb from Pukeharuoaruoa. and a purebred Black Orpington rooster. There will be eggs, butter, and cream from the country, and fresh vegetables, beef steak pies all ready fpr the table, beautiful flowers and sweets. A jumble stall has been arranged. and many articles of cloth-, ing have already been sent in, be-; sides curtains, cushion covers. < *■•. r The ladies in charges are Mesdan.es J. J. Faulkner, Oswald Nelson. Bert Bishop, W. H. Maitland, T. W. ! Lewis, and Miss Dot I.anauzo. They,; will be glad to dispose of anything , sent in to-day or to-morrow on behalf of the splendid Red Cross organisation which is much appreciated by our men in hospital.

VARIOUS FUNDS. NAPIER. The following donations, have been received in Napic:— Belgian Relief Fund. —Employee’) at Tutira station (monthly) £9. Wounded Soldiers’ I unrl.--Tutira cookhouse n.;one.yf box £2 17 Soldiers' Christmas Gifts Fund.— Previously acknowk-dged £llO 56. Women’s National Reserve (proceeds' sword) £1 51. Mrs. I-. Kettle £3. Clive School teachers and schol,? r s £l 11'-. Mr. C. Douglas £1 subscription card N.’. 27 P. H. Harris £1 2.-. subscription card No. 46 D. B. Hill £T : total acknowledged £ll9 3.7.

Overseas Tobacco Fund. —Per Miss M. White: Mrs. Allan Williams £o. four subscribers 4'-. St. John Amhuiance and Red Cross Association. —Per Miss M White. 61 If?slices -treet. Napier: Mrs. Lowry. 2 hairi-knitted shawls ; Misslra Orinm-.1. 12 ch-k.r‘?n’sl garments; Misses L. and J. Moore (Arapawanui). 2 pairs socks : Mrs. (Major) Richardson. 1 pair socks ■ W. P. Davis, 1 pair socks : Mrs Lowry, 3 face washers. 4 seta dren’s garments; Havelock Norjh Red Cross Society. 12 pairs socks, 12 shirts. 12 suits pyjamas ; Mrs. Kevin O’Halloran, 1 infant’s bonnet, 1 pair bootees: St. John’s G.F.S., 12 children’s garments, 12 shirts. 6 pyjamas ; Mrs. Craven. 6 suits pyjamas : The Cottage Fire, 121 shirts. ,35 children’s garments, 1 pair slippers ; Mrs. Allen Williams, 5 sets children’s garments ; Hukrrere School students It shirts, 30 children’s garments; Mrs. A. Robertson, books.