RELIEF FUNDS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16742, 24 December 1914, Page 11

RELIEF FUNDS.

BRITAIN AND BELGIUM.

LATEST DONATIONS

Subscriptions to the E’oor of Britain and Belgium Belief Fund may be forwarded lo the honorary treasurer, Mr F. H. Pyno (Messrs Pyne and Co.), or to the secretary, Mr C. M. Parker (Art Gallery).

' WOMEN'S COMMITTEE. Parcelsof ■ clothing for the . Fund have been received by the Women's Comwitteo riorn the following: —Mrs Homings, Anonymous, Nos. 1 and 3 (" The Spur." Sumner), Anonymous, Miss Greenwood. Miss Stroute, Mrs Wood. Mrs Withers, Mrs Whnnwell, Mrs Charles Clark, Mr H. Rowe (Redeliffs), Mrs Waite, Miss Cocks, Mis E. Vincent, Mrß R. Anderson, “ For the Poor." Mrs Charles Dalgety, the ladies of Holly Lea. DOMINION ART UNION. The Dominion art union in aid of the poor of Britaiu, Ireland and Belgium was drawn yesterday at Mr Charles Clark's auction rooms. The Mayor conducted the drawing, and a number of the general public were prceent. Prize-winners are requested to call for their prizes o-t Mr Charles Clark's rooms as early as possible. Over a thonsand pounds’ worth of tickets were sold for the art union, and this result reflects much credit on the committee who had the matter in hand. ASHBURTON. The Ashburton Committee, of the Britain and Belgium Relief Fund have received the following additional donations to the Fund: —Lyudhurst school children (prize fund) AS, Lyndburst Sunday school £1 10s, Win chmoro V omen’s Christian Temperance Union 10s, Ealing gchool children £1 Its, Miss M. Butterick os. The total to date is £2263 12s 7d. SOUTHBRIDGE. On Tuesday evening, when the Sottthbridge District High School old scholars' concert party, gave a patriotic concert in aid of the school piano fund, a collection was taken up on behalf of tho Poor of Britain and Belgium bund, and this and the auctioning of several dolls and flags realised about £2O. BELGIAN FUND. The Mayor of Kaiapoi (Mr ,T. W. Barnard) has forwarded to the authorities in Wellington the sum of £24 Bs, being the Kaiapoi contribution to the shilling Belsrian Christmas Gift Fund.

£ s. d. Amount, previously acknowledged 44,443 5 0 Per Bishop Grimes, additional from 1’angiora. 0 5 0 Mrs Chesmar, per Macfnilano and Co., wheat, two lots flower* .... 1 2 p H. Xicholls 10 0 0 Anonymous .... 1 1 0 Refund oil freight charges 4 35 8 A.L.S. (Christmas thanks-offer-ing for Belgium) 1 1 0 Mr and Mrs I/e on a rd E. Clark (additional Christmas thnuk=offering for Belgium) 25 0 0 Anonymous (Christmas thank-c-offering far Belgium) lo 0 0 Charles R. Clark (additional). Christmas than ks-offering for Belgium SO 0 0 Walter Thomas (additional), Christmas thanks-offering for Belgium . . .. 1 1 0 Messrs Smith and Hedges, proceeds sale of turkey 0 10 0 Addington School children, part, proceeds concert (Belgium; . o 13 * Mr J. S. Best .... 1 1 0 W. Anderson (Woedgrove), proceeds oue wether 10 11 0 Teachers South Belt School, per Miss Giimour 1 13 0 Anonymous . ' . . • .1 0 0 Anonymous .... 0 10 0 Spotsivood school children (further donation), per Ronald Opio . . ... 4 12 6 Betty and Nancy Salmond (Bel- „ S>um) 1 1 0 Two Old Colonists ... 1 0 0 Mrs Charles Clark (additional). Christmas thanks-offering for Belgium . 20 0 0 Cashmere Hills school children (Belgium) .... 10 13 7 Total to date . . ' . £44,607 16 5