THE DOMINION’S HELP

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17263, 2 September 1916, Page 10

THE DOMINION’S HELP

RED CROSS WORK. ADDITIONAL DONATIONS. Additional subscriptions received by the New Zealand branch of the. British Bed Cross Society are as follow; —M.es Bowlcer i'l, Miss Fratt -£2, Belinst inlants’ School mcr Miss Cook) 10s, tho Brewers and Maltster’s Union (per Mr Walker) £lO, Mr J. C. Holmoro £io, K.G. £l, Anonymous 2s, proceeds of social at Molunau Esiate (per J. Woman) £ll Is, : " Lyttelton Times ” G'ouipamouship £6 13s. Tho Ladios’ Committee acknowledges with grateful thanks receipt of gift 3 in kind from the following Miss Alice Patrick, City branch, Mrs, Gowan, Airs Simcox, Christchurch Women's Clinstiau Temperance Union, St Albans Red Cross, Richmond Red Cross, per Mrs Petrie, New Brighton Red Cross, Coalgate, South Malvern School, Wooiston branch, per Mrs Thompson, Cashmere Hills, Miss Cunningham, Mrs Taylor, Cricketer’s Bandage Team, Cashmere Hills Unit, per Mrs Hurst Seagcr, Mrs Dobbin, Mrs Jameson, Governor's Bay, per Mrs' Kay, Mrs Monro, East Belt Red Cross, Rakaia ■branch, M.ss Bech, Mrs • Miller, Miss' Barnard, Mrs Carter, Fcndalton C.D.C. Unit, St Luke's Men's Bandage Team, Miss Humphreys, Mrs Ross,, Mrs Beck, Ashburton, per Mrs 'Watson, Wairnate, per Miss A. M. Jones, '• Gas Company (cases) and Salon Celia (eases). Hospital comforts and gifts for the sick on transports have been received from the Eyreton Red Cross, Timaru Red Cross, Mrs Peiry, Wooiston, Misa.Rattray, Mrs J. Boag, Junr. and Sons, Mrs C. 0. T. Rutherford and Ashburton ■ branch. SOUTHBROOK. The following articles were forwarded to the Central Dopot from tho Soinhbrook Red Cross branch on August 22: —220 rollor bandages, 500 swabs, 58 diet cloths, 20 binders, 30 triangular bandages, 80 mediciue cliTths, 14 treasure bags, 17 limb pillows, 12 surgical .veils, 3 face cloths, 22 fomentations, 10 pitlow slips, 12 bojtlo covers. 53 handkerchiefs, 27 sponge bags, 23 shirts, 11 nigh.slims, 4 pairs pyjamas, 16 underfiannels,' 8 underpants,- 3 bed . jackets, 6 operation coats,, 3 oholera- belts, 19 pair's socks. 5 pairs bed socks, 16 Balaclavas, 3 pairs slippers, 2 pairs mittens, 1 pair knee pads, 1 scarf, 3 Dags sterilised rags, T. parcel magazines. Donations have been received as follow: Mrs J. Frazer £l, Mrs Corbett ss, Mrs C. Tyler 2s 6d, a Friend 2s Gel, Mrs Adamson 2s 6d and, smaller sums amounting to Os; Gifts in kind have teen received from Mesdaines D'Auvergno, "Withers, Soar., Droge, Archer, Jackson, 'Edlin, Burt, Young, A. Grimwood, Misses J. Jfo.r. A. Thompson, Dr age, Archer, M. Seed.alid Barbara Burt; ,2 pairs socks knitted by 'Mrs Edlin, Senr., aged eighty-six years, and work . from the Southbrook School children. RICHMOND. Latest conitribu.ions to tho Richmond Red Cross branch are as follow:—K.F. 2s, Mrs B. 2s, Mrs H. 2s 6d, E.G. ss, Men’s Committee £lO, Mrs 5..25, Airs W. "2s 6d, E.G. or, Mrs H. Is, Mrs W. 2s 6d, Mrs W. Is, Mrs B. 2s, ladies’ retiring. coUection £2i 5s 3d. The following articles have been sent to the depot:—69 pans day socks, -10 pairs pyjamas, 21 bundles medicine cloths, 1 dozen' diet cloths, 3 dozen face cloths, 7 jug covers, 1 Balaclava. A eucliro party and dance given by tho School Committee resulted' in £ll 10s being handed to the funds. ASHBURTON. Tlie following goods were sent to the Christchurch Red Gross Depot from Ashburton yesterday:—Two hundred and forty-nine day3hirts, 31 dressing-gowns, 15 lounge suits, 162 underpants; 100 singlets, 70 waistcoats, 65 bed jockets, 167 pairs pyjamas, 52 balaclavas, .115 pillow-s’ips, 169 pairs socks. 23 kneecaps, 70 towels, 170 scarves, 124 draw sheets, 15 pairs bed socks. 10 pairs surgical socks, 10 pairs slippers, 60 pairs miltehs. 5886 roller bandages, 540 m-amteils, 390 body binders, 830 triangulars, 550 face cloths, 140 slings, 30 wringers, 30 hot water bags, 20 pneumonia jackets, also 8 bottles meat extract, 9doz tins condensed milk for Indian hospitals, and 30 tins marma’ade. This constitutes tho largest consignment sent from Ashburton for any one month since the depot was opened. PATRIOTIC FUND. LITTLE RIVER. The’following amounts have been received during August on account of the Little River Patriotic Funds:—W. J. Whatman 10s, Mrs Newton 10s, Mrs Tyson ss, P. Fahey £5, Mr Ussker, sen. 10s, Mr Ussher, jun. ss, J. G'hapmar., sen. 10s, J. Chapman, jun. 10s, T. Mould 10s, W. Clarke ss, G. Jones, sen. £l. W. Aitk-en £l, A. Thomson 2s 6d, J. Rinaldi 03, W. Thompson 2s '6d, J. O. Coop £7, Mirs J. O. Coop £l, Miss M. Coop £l, Miss Ooop £l, T. Thompson £7, Mrs T. Thompson £l, G.. Jones, jun. £l, J. Vercoo 10s, T. Radford 2s, W. H. Montgomery £B, J. M’Gowan 7s 6;i, J. Johnson £l, John Reed 10s, H. Wilson 10s, J. F. Buchanan £lO, J. Smith £1; E. A. Patten £1 10s. BELGIAN FUND. LATEST DONATIONS. The latest donations to the Belgian Fund are as follow:—Ashbunton quota (August) £l2O 11s 6d, W. Inkester (monthly) 6s, C. R. Clark (August) £5, Rangiora Borough Council quota £3 14s lid, Lyttelton Borough Council quota £4 6s 6d, staff Union Bank (monthly) £1 Bs, -staff ' National Bank (monthly) £3 14s, staff Bank of New South Wales (monthly) £2, Miss Winifred Taylor ss. head master, staff and boys Christ’s College £27 2s lOd, employees Aulsebrook’s (monthly) £6 9s od, J. R. Maxwell- (per Mrs Courage) £l, per " Lyttelton Times ” ss, E.C.J. os, Wilfred Hall £25: total to date, £118,239 11s 7d. VIOLET DAY. - A cheqne for £lO has been sept from Springfield, Russell’s Flat and Kowai Bush Sewing Guild. The- following are the donors:—Spritigfield School (per Mr Parry) 15s lljd, Mount Torlesse £1 13s lOd. Kowai Bush (per Misses Walker" and Evans) £4 9s Old. Russell’s Flat School (per Miss M’Curdy) 2s 3d, Miss. Hoglund 18s 11 Jd, Anonymous 14s lOd, Miss Nimms £1 5s lid. CONSUL’S LIST. ,Mr Cyrii J. Ward (of Kinsey and Co., Ltd). Acting Consul for Belgium at Christchurch, begs to acknowledge receipt with thanks of tho following donations to the Belgian Relief Fund: —Sympathy (Motueka), £1; Sims, Cooper and Co. (monthly), £10; Miss Theopbile and Miss Lelievro (per Home and Empire. League, Geraldine), £1; Miss Ki+fo (monthly), £1; amount received to date, £10,219 lbs 6d.