HELP FOR FRANCE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 225, 29 December 1920, Page 6

HELP FOR FRANCE.

LONDON ADOPTS VERDUN

, .' . LONDON,. Pec, 1., ; The Committee of the British League of Help" for thp devastated areas of France announces, that London has decided to adopt .Verdun.

The mofemenV.fprthe adoption of • war-devastated (Wwha and villages in Prance by ]. municipalities, was launched in June , towns or villus have bfen ,: adopted. ■Among 'tlie "towns well known,to New Zeajanders wM on ■ service in 'France which ljaVe' been joined In.'jthfs' bond of union i.with British municipalities are:— >' •'? " • •'" Sheffitfd— Ba'paume, Serre,, Puisieujc, Fjers. Birmiiighain J —/yibert. v , ' j Plymouth—Estaires,- : ■■-■■». <., J2 vesh am—Hebuto*H^. : jperi lesjaii-Bois. ' . » •"', •• Huddersfield—Havriiicburt, Hermies, Me.tK T enrCoutui;e,:R\i)%Jlcowrt. ...■'..., j Birkenhead—Ca'mbraL! •' iuA \ Several Mayors $ of ; tj%is visited France in order io,bec°W ac-, qna,Wted with the needs of the town oyj village which they have chosen ,toi adopt,.and returned home greatly- im pressed by the courage'shown by habitants of the devastated 'districts; Vhiqh they yisitpd,, vinccd that tho necessities ot the coinink winter were ,of so urgent a, »atiimthat, as.a debt of.'hohour/thoy pledged themselves to do. their utmost to help, ..thesejheroic people to at least,* ,tho.bare comfprts qf ]ffo. _ '■ ■ ': It lias been I .announced . that Mei-t bourne has decided "to* adopt VilkJCs Bretohneux. An appeal.to Wellington to adopt Lo Maisin Foumes is under* consideration. \.; •. ■", \,_ ,