MANAWATU EVENING STANDARD AND POHANGINA GAZETTE. GUARANTEED LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE DISTRICT. SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1900. THE JOB BEFORE US ALL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 6701, 19 May 1900, Page 2

MANAWATU EVENING STANDARD AND POHANGINA GAZETTE. GUARANTEED LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE DISTRICT. SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1900. THE JOB BEFORE US ALL.

The committee who recently organised the patriotic sports with such conspicuous success decided at their meeting last night to ask the public to make a further contribution to their funds through the medium, of a collection to be taken up in the streets by the Volunteers, while the celebrations in connection with the relief of Mafeking are in progress. Two reasons have induced the committee to take this step. In the first place it is known that there are i cases, even in our own district, where j those dependent upon some members of ! the New Zealand contingents are in need, and, secondly, because our cables last night informed us that the AgentGeneral is inquiring if a fund is being raised in the colony for those dependent on men incapacitated in the war. When writing upon the question of these patriotic funds over six months ago, we pointed out that there was a possibility of our charity bedng required at home, as in many cases the bread winners of the family had gone to the front, and that as a consequence, if no provision was made for those dependent upon them, their relief would have to come through our Charitable Aid Boards. Fortunately the number of casualties amongst the New Zealanders have been tew, much fewer in fact than there was at that time any reason to hope for, and, therefore, the call for local charity has not been so great as might have been expected; but, nevertheless, it does exist, and as the war is not yet over, that call may be increased at any time, so that it is well to be prepared for it. At present it is not known why the Agent-General is making the above inquiries, but we may reasonably suppose ho has some good grounds for doing so. If he knows of some legitimate case for relief, it would be a pleasant thing to be able to send that relief. " For the job before us all Is to help the home that Tommy's left behind him." The funds in the hands of the Committee up to the present time only amount to £208 18s 3d, and as in the event of a disaster to any of our contingents this sum would soon be swallowed up, the public are to be asked to supplement it on the night of our celebration, by any small coin they can spare, and it is to be hoped that the appeal will be heartily responded to, so that when Tommy returns from the wars he will know j . . . " What he'd very much prefer : That while ho saved the Empire, his . employer saved his place, j And his mates, (that's you and me) i looked out for her."