BRITAIN AND BELGIUM.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16664, 24 September 1914, Page 9

BRITAIN AND BELGIUM.

RELIEF FROM NEW ZEALAND. Tho objects of the Poor of Great Britain, Ireland and Belgium Ifcliof Fund are to provido by voluntary contributions a shipload of meal, produce, clothing, and so on, for those in distress in Great Britain, Ireland and Belgium aa a result of the war. Subscriptions may bo forwarded to the honorary treasurer, Mr F. H- Pyne, at Messrs Pyne and Co.’s, or to tho joint secretaries, Mosers C. M. Parker, at the Art Gallery. and It. R. Sellars, at tho Sportß Protection League Oflico. Contributions will be received also at the “ Lyttelton Times ” Office. ' YESTERDAY’S DONATIONS. £ s. d.

Mrs Gibson (West Melton), proceeds fivo sacks onts . . 3 211 Mr J. Finchum and Mrs Stewart

(West Melton), proceeds of two hoifero as under: —G. Davis 10s; Cash 10s, S. Davison- 10a. G. Watson iOs, F. Carter 10s, K M'Lonnan 10s, W. G. Hills 10s, C. Walker 10s, R. W. Joneß 10s, W. M’Miokan 10s, Lcferro 10s, Mehrtens 10s, W. Phillips 10s, W. Hill 10s, A. Caldo 10s, J. Nelson 10s, T. M'llrnith 10s. W. Henderson 10s, F. San drey £3 2s . . 12 3 0 Employees Skelton, Frostick and Co., first weekly donation . 217 8 Samuel Harris (Belgium) . . 110 Jits Ross 10 0

Social, Lo Bon’s Boy, per W. Cross ... 15 6 O Executors late Rev R M’Lean, per C. T. Middleton, Sumner. 0. 6 0 Anonymous . . .... • 100 Miss Jeau Hayes (Blanket) . ~ 10 0 Joseph Taylor (Pnpanuil . 26 0 0 Collected by George Rutherford (Waipara County)— Jas. Douglas . . . , 60 0 0 .Tas. Little . , . . 25 0 0 Gcorgo Rutherford . . . 25 0 0 Tho following subscriptions have beon received by tho “ Christchurch Press ” Company, Limited, towards tho Blanket Fund, and have • been forwarded as a first instalment: —Henry P. N. Berry £lO, Mrs T. W. N. Beckett £l, F. P. Beckett 10s, A. If, Beckett 103, M. E. Beckett 10s, T. J. Edmonds £2, H. L. Hay £2, M. Patterson £l, W. Morrish £2 2s, Methodist Church, Sumner, per 11. Buttle, £l' 10s; J.K.L. £l, J. Hewitt £5, F.S. 2a 6d, Mrs A. H. E. Orr (Rangiora) £2 2s, Mrs Todd (Waikari) £l, C.B. ss, Miss E. Heywood £l, M. F. Gibson £2 2s, M.A. 10s, V.M. £l, F.H. £l, “ Colonial ” £1; total, £37 3s 6d. , At the Addington Kaleyards yesterday, Messrs Pyne and Co. sold on behalf of Messrs Stewart Bros. (Sheffield) five sheep at 18s each, the proceeds to Bo devoted to the Britain and Belgium Food Fund.

WOMEN’S COMMITTEE. Tho following gifts of clothing were received yesterday at tho depot of the Women’s Committee: —Mrs Balmfoitb, Mrs Cruden, Miss Butters, “ B,” Miss E. SneydSmith, Mr Bush, Miss Meddlioott, Marshland Sewing Bee (per Mrs C. Dalgety), “ Burwood,” Miss Dunn, Miss Storey, Mesdnmos Peake, A. Comerford, Gavin and G. Simpson, “ Sympathiser," Mrs Ritchie, " Sympathiser,” Miss M. Grierson, “ Sumner,” Norman and lan Carson, and Mesdamos L. J. Fountaine, Hurrell, Inkster, LuttrcU and E. M. Good.

“ Anonymous ” haß donated ono blanket to tho Blanket Fund.

The first instalment of blankets—those purchased with the £SOO raised by the Violet Day Committee and the £SOO added by the General Committee—has been sent to England on troopship No. 11. The Women's Committee wishes to thank all those who have contributed to this result, especially tho Violet Day Committeo, the donors of flowers, and those who so freely and generously purchased tho flowers on Violet Day. The committee wishes also to thank tho following firms, through whom tho blankets were purchased at cost price:—Messrs A. J. White, Strange and Co., the New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association, Ross and Glendining (through Messrs Ballantyno and Co.), Bentn and Co. and Butierworth Bros. The committee’s thanks aro also due to the Government for permitting the blankets to bo carried on the troopships free of cost, and to the National Mortgage and Agency Company for shipping them.

SUGGESTED LEVY BY TARANAKI FORESTERS’ LODGE. [Per Press Association.] NEW PLYMOUTH, September 23, At a meeting of tho Court Taranaki A.O.F. to-night it was unanimously decided to recommend tho district court to make a levy of ono shilling a member a quarter for a year, the total proceeds to be handed to the Poor in Britain Fund. As there are fifteen hundred members in Taranaki, the clonajdau ehouid bo a substantial one.