RAID DISTRESS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 September 1940, Page 5

RAID DISTRESS

N.Z. : ; DONATIONS iSUM OF *IOO,OOO, (Per Press Association—Copyright). WELLINGTON, Sep. 13. The announcement that the Government of “New Zealand has sanctioned the immediate transmission of one hundred thousand pounds of New Zealand currency to' the Lord Mayor of London’s fund for the relief of distress caused bythe German air raids on London lias been made by Lord Galway, Chairman of the National Patriotic Fund Board, to-night. In his statement, Lord Galway said that it had been decided to make & grant of £IOO,OOO in recognition and admiration of the wonderful courage and fortiude of the people of London during these most" difficult times through which they are passing. This finance would be provided by the National Patriotic . Fund Board, through Its Dominionawido organisation. The details of the allocation among the constituent patriotic authorities of the Board were now’ being arranged, but in order that New Zealand should make this gesture at once the Standing Committee of the National Patrotie Fund Board had approved of a gift of £IOO,OOO. This includes a; provision of ten. thousand sterling made from the Sick and Wounded Distress Fund by the Joint Council of . ; the Order of St. John and the New Zealand Red Cross Society to-day.

LONDON FUND. (Per British Official Wireless.) ; ,V . ‘ .RUGBY, Sep. 12. To alleviate the distress caused by Indiscriminate. bombing in London, the Lord Mayor is appealing for help and lias opened • a Mansion - House .Fund, to which-the. King sent £IOOO, tlie . Queen' £SOO, Queen Mary £3OO, Duko and Duchess of Gloucester £250, and the Duke and Duchess, 'of Kent ' £2OO. ; . - ' Other largo gifts have been promised, . including a substantial donation from the fAmerican Ambassador from funds , under his. control,, arid from the London County Council. - RED CROSS DONATION WELLINGTON, Sep. 13. Tlie ‘ question of providing immediate assistance for tlie relief of distress arising from the air raids in the United Kingdom,. was considered at a special ;nieeting of the joint council of th? Order -of St. -John- and the New 7 Zealand Red Cross . Society, presided over Kffiot^ilus^iioriin^, It was unanimously agreed to make immediate provision; of £IO,OOO sterling .out of the Sick, Woimded and Distress Fund, to ho ’ transmitted to the joint war organisation of the Red. Cross and the Order of St. John, Lon- . don, to he so utilised. "■ ‘