BELGIAN RELIEF FUND

North Otago Times, Volume C, Issue 13170, 7 October 1914, Page 3

BELGIAN RELIEF FUND

i Inrespqns'eto'i'rdquestthat-thVprosß pi New-2fealand}BhoUid giaii Eelief -Fund, iye have jilOasure in ppeniug a'list for tho' purpose in" tho columns of ''Tho North Otagp Times.". 'Wo coiiiniond tho F r u,ua for the follow., ing reasonß!~.:;. : ;';;'.7 : ;.',. \^' : -4'y^ ■■. ', : ' (X) '''. That, having taken up'aps; to ■;. fight.tho common-fob, tho^Belgian'' f hation is ; Bacriflclng Us.' finest;'man- :; liood, and has.laid its llourishing .provinces of "the; booted Vhool of ' tho,callous inyador; thd pooploV homes havo been violated, and many .of thoir /towns havo been ■nre'ekod. (2).lf,..instea'diof pffpring .armod.ro. Bistaucc, thoy ; liad'accoptod. Oerinan bribes, jh.o : ;<p)iy car- ' riod out its. plan of campaign Tvithouthiudraii.ee, havo invade"dl i 'ranco ) ■ and,! established strong/ strategic positions during thb early stagos'of ' thowar. :^ i ■•■■:■:■•■:". "•"' ',■[." (3) The stubborn .rosietanco' of, 801, , giuin, iias. proypntod this—h'a.Bj| .|ii '': fact, bcut th.q'odgo.i'of. the; , sword,' and. cpnsidorably,' added to; tho AlliosJ, prospects bf ultiniatb ..victory.' Tiiis, has'saved tho.-Al-; lioa many liiiiiidiis'.storliug,;. and. must reduce thoir death-roll considerably.' -'"' : : ' ■ (4) BolgiuhVs uoblost sorvicoto civil- •': isation .perhaps lies in thp fact that . sho is fighting-for tho 'principle of Viinternational, honour... rrom tho . first beat of .tho drum sho fully reali isodthatjO von ; w|th. thobost,fortune of war, sho could not keep the armies of ,;Gcrmauy out of her fair •laud. By. uushoathing tho. sword, Belgium again bocauio the cockpit of Europo. 1; ,. r .,. , : .

Total to Gate ~ ~173 0 >JI

£ B d John Buckley (Eedeastle) Staff' of Hayward'B Pic- ' PilitUl'08 25 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 A, E, Miller .'.' „'" ..' 3' 3 0 J, H.Eowe.. .... .'• .1 1 0 Mrs Wait 5 0 0 Mrs W. Waddell .. ,. 1 0 0 W. Waddell 1 0 0 T. R. Dcnuison ■ (Ardgow5 0 0 Mrs Mee, Greta Street .. 1 0 0 i 0 0 W.Strachan 7 6 Mrs J. H. Milligan .. .. Al'rioud 1 1 a 0 0 P.Femvick , 1 1 0 P.Kelly ., , 1 1 10 0 0 MissMcAdam ,, ,, .. 5 0 William Gardinor ., ., 3 3 0 Win. Gardiner, junr. 2 ,2 5 0 0 10 6 1 0 7 0 6 5 0 1 0 0 Mrs Paterson, senr ■ 1 0 0 Mrs 8.-B. Paterson .. .., 1 0 0 2 6 Sympathiser Mrs Jasper Nicliollg .. 5 2 2 6 o' 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Master G. Buckley ,. .. L H. Newton;- ..: 3 6 0 0 0

Jas, Tints (Weston) l 1 0 Mr? G. E. Uainos .. .. 1 1 0 W. B.. Allen (Waitaki) .. l 0 0 c. 0 * c 0 Mrs Messcngor. , ,, .. 5' 0 "V!. A." ., .. : .. ;. 5 0 Bruco Christie ./•... y 2 0 Dr. Douglas .. v . .. ■.'5 0 0 Master Max Douglas .. 0 0 Mortimer O'Brion '.. .. .0 0 J. S. Vostor .... ...'j '2 0 1 0 5 0 Mrs Williamson, Beur., .... •0 0 Mrs D.]{.,Kauroo.Hill ',. 0 ;0 0 6 Mrs T. Forrostor ;1 . .. 3 0. E. ... McFarlano (North .... Koad) .. ... .v 1 V Jqscph Williams (Waia- .. rcka) ..., II 0 Mr Geo. Lodiughnm .. .. «l) 0 Mrs Geo. Lcdingliain ,, 10 0 Proccda of Priyato htrio- .: tic Concert .. .. 13 3 W. Dunbar ,.; ,■;■:■■<,.'■■ 10 0 Allan and 'Albert Kearns,, 12 I J. T. Blyth .. .. .. 0 0 Miss Fcrgusson ,. .. 0 0 Anonymous ..,,,. ,, e 7 0 G. GrqufcII, junr.'.'.. '.;" 10 0 15 0 0. II. Kcut ,m'.,^.. 0 0 A. and W. Watts .... 10 0 Mister Jack Armstrong... 0 0 Miss Marjorio Armstrong 15 0 James McFarlauo .. .. 0 0 Mrs Jcnkiu procoeds of , dinner) ,,. .. .. 4. 0 John McBrido '(Hanipilcu) 1, O 0 Mrs McBrido' '..,.• '.'• 10 0 Miss McBrido ,. ., .,. 10 0 Mr McBridc, jr. .V/'"i. 10 0 Mrs C. Nichols'(Kurchckn) 5 u 0 Mr,R;Milncr ; v'.;';.^:.'i' 5 0 0 St. Paul's Ladies'Guild .. 0 0 0 Mrs Burry. ...... .. 10 0 A Mucrcwheuua Sympatic • iscr .. .... .. 1 0 0 1 0 0 North Olago Club .. .. 10 10 0 B, A. McDowell . .. .. 10 10 .0 Miss Marjorio Calder, Mnheiio .. 10 0 10' 0 W. J. Lory .' 1 0 Per B. J. Irvine— Papakaio Territorials .. !5 0 0 0 10 0 '5 0 0 0 10 ■ 0 lira Mowbiny (1 0 2 0 E, Macfailanc ., ,. , r < 0 0 10 0 0 (1 MisW." ,., ;, 10 0, n,,.y*: .•; :'/~.f * 1 II <\[ Post and Toli'giapli Corps (No 4) Onmmu .. .. 1.) 0 0 0