APPEAL BY SALVATION ARMY

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 8 September 1923, Page 7

APPEAL BY SALVATION ARMY

TWO MILLIONS WANTED

NEW ZEALAND TO HELP

<S? TBLEGW *«w —*>T»WBP »BBOrTATIOV.) WELLINGTON, Sep. 7. In face of the unparalleled calamity which has overtaken Japan, and incidentally the work of the Salvation Army, the New Zealand headquarters of that organisation has received-an appeal from General Bramwell Booth for financial help towards the^ reconstruction of the results of patient toil for the xyapt 30 years, all of which vanished in a s'in^e day. The General says: "The Army, in common wUh other religious associations, suffer*^ a great blow. Our head- ' quarters and, J. fear, one hospital, with .->th<vv in*trtr»ts©*y.s, many officers' houses and soldiers' hfwes have gone. They havo been thrown <down into the ruins hy theSearthquake tf>r reduced to ashes liy tire. Most serious .and lamentable of ■ ail, we have"lost, some. ntfble'and devoted men and women, bo^.-.'"Western and Japanese. In the presence o/ *ftjs dreadful emergency we must turn with more /s..*f* ? rmination and faith thaAV ever to Wod and pnt our hanct/to the p\loup-h. 'Wo ?hall find men and women. Th«

Army has always been able to raise up messengers of the Cross who feared no dangers.

"W© shall also need money. The immediate claim is for thfc relief of the distressed and suffering people, and for this purpose it seems to me we should immediately wisely distribute £1,000,000 for the restoration of the destroyed buildings and for the teimiorary erections needed' for carrying on work in the present awful conditions. For the care of orphan children, who are always an important consideration in dealing with such calamities, another £1,000,000 is needed. These may appear large figures. The nations are disturbed by many conflicting cares and sorrows, yet I do not hesitate, in the presence of this dreadful calamity,' to present my claim to the world.

"The future of Japan is not a matter which concerns merely Eastern nations, nor a matter of interest merely to Western peoples; it is a matter which concerns the whole world. No opportunity ever occurred for bringing: home to her peonle the influence of Christian charity such as this one does, and that opportunity concerns every one of us. Let us use it!''

"WELLINGTON, Sep. 7. Cabinet to-day^ decided to contribute towards the British Government's measures for affording -relief to the Japanese earthquake sufferers.

SYDNEY, Sep. 7. As a result of the earthquake, and in_ view of the shortage of future supplies, merchants and retailers are advancing the prices. of Japanese goods. The snipping ' companies in Australia are advised not to accept cargo for Tokio or Yokohama, as there are no discharging:, facilities. Cargo will still be received, but all will be discharged at Kobe.- . -■. ./ - ;■•■ ■.■■•■_' : . ■■■ .

A number of Australians are supposed to have perished in the disaster, but Authentic news is lacking. An interState tennis player, Russel Keays, is reported killed along with Hawkes-.