SINEWS OF WAR.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 211, 5 August 1940, Page 2

SINEWS OF WAR.

BRITISH SAVINGS FUND. (British Official "Wifeless.) RUGBY, Aug. 3. Last week a total of £9,192,037 was raised in war savings, of which £3,2(35,562 was from the sale of Savings Certificates, £3,889,475 Iroin the sale of Defence Bonds, and £2,037,000 from an increase in the balance due to depositors in tho Post Office Savings Bank and Trustee Savings Bank. Since the opening of the campaign £181,333,260 has been raised by the sale of Savings Certificates, and £135,418,455 by the sale of Defence Bonds. During the same period the balance due to depositors in the Post Office Savings Bank and Trustee Savings Bank has increased by £46,835,314, giving a grand total of £313,587,035. British colonies in all parts of the world continue to send gifts to His Majesty’s Government to assist in the prosecution of tho war. The Governor of the Gold Coast has transmitted, to the Oo’onial Secretary £7133, being donations to the Gold Coast fund for war charities The Gold Coast Spitfire fund has now been brought up to £25,000 by a further remittance of £SOOO. The Minister of Aircraft Production has sent a message of thanks to Grenada, Northern Rhodesia, and British Guiana for their gifts to assist aircraft production. The people of Trinidad have subscribed a further £IO,OOO for the purchase of an aeroplane for Britain, bringing the total, contribution to £52.000. The Lord Mayor’s Rod and St. John Fund totals £2,502.000.