"NOT WANTED"

North Otago Times, Volume C, Issue 13223, 19 February 1915, Page 3

"NOT WANTED"

■-* :C". P 7 c'v «* V"":l C* ." :■ ,-VN - .DONATIONS'FROM: RACING "QLUBS v • '!'• AND BREWERS, • ' y OH'ARITABLRINSTITUTION'B ; • DECISION/• '' "" : l ; AUCKLANDi Poli; 17. Thn. iiiitlioritios 'nf tlio * jSlnnn'rhwh;: Children's Ifoirie hnvo'dqf.ljnqd co-pi;. n <lf>|inti6ii of £s'ss from tlio oo)h.mitt.ce p'f the; Auckland.lincing Club.. The accompanying- Icttor slated, thai at various tjmos aftor the publication (if the minimi report of'tlio Homo.with tlio, list of subscriptions, certain pftho,suliscriboi's had protested t)(e authorities of llio Home receiving subscriptions from browei'a and racing clubs,, iiiid, it: 'lind therefore boon , do-' eiiled. not to accept niiy further subscriptions from tlinso sources. When ashed yesterday •for his views on llio action of tlio authorities of the Home,'Mr l'\ 0, Nwinglon, lion, secretary of the Auckland Ladies' Benevo-lent'-Society, said:— I "AVe'know there are narrow-minded people in the world, but there are people who, in'their consciences, could not accept such a contriImtion. Wliile 1 would not venture to coiidei'nn these people, 'J do no!, think they have.done a wise.or ji righMhing' in refusing help from .those sources. 1 As' to racing, I nm not a racing man; Ut is an established sport, and lias'been one for centuries; so far as English' people are concerned. The King of.Kngland and some of the best, people in the Old Country patronise 1 it, andmany of those who patronise it in (he Old Country arc supporters of charitable institutions. . His Excellency Hie Governor anil. some of our well-known business men, who have given n prn.it deal to llio city, and in a monetary way. have helped our charitable institutions,' do not consider it .wrong to go to.racocourses. They have helped tlio Auckland Ladies' Benevolent. Society to a great extent, also our charitable• iiisti,-. .futions. The Auckland facing: Chili)' has been a very generous .contributor fn Hie funds nf the Society, and I may say that when we wore in great need of money we made a special appeal to : flie- Racing,, Club, and they gave;us a very • generous contribution. -A'few .days ago ;they.scn( to liie, as lion, secre-' Inn- of the Society, without any solicitation on. our part, another contribution, and tliev have been ,very helpful to lis. While lam not prepared to condemn the people; whose action is under, ■•evieiv, \ cannot, see eye to eye with t.liem in this matter, because the brewcir and racing people-have given us such help. All sorts of pooplo, including church-goers, ami some of oiir'bcst citizens, go. to- the races, and I have no doubt that the offer of this coirtriluition to tlie Home was -a--warm-heart"-ed, spontaneous response to the appeal which the members may have seen from time to timc'iii the railway train, where it savs .'Hint the institution is supported by voluntary contributions, .In regard ■ to brewers, on-one occasion a person in ■distress npponled to'me for help,'and I aimed at £IOO ..to start' the .individual in a business. ' I went to Hie late Mr lOhrenfrieil, a brewer, ami lie asked me how much I required.' '.More than 1 expect you to give,' I replied; ' I need •,P7 to make up the £loo.' lie sat. down and tilled in a chcque;'for ; .CT. I may also mention that the late Sir' John Logan Campbell left a bequest nf about £2OOO as an endowment for our - prisoners' bounty. '

' "I have never appealed to the racing people oMhc hotelkeepers or brewers," Air Kwington added, "without receiving the most hearty assistance. Our last collection was most generously responded to-by the'hotel; people, and at a time when we were greatly iii-uieed of iiinuV'- v

.When, the' Issue: tots 1 : placDiU. before Brigadier Vince, of the Salvation Arnjy, he .quoted/a ..statement,..of the In'r.b General .Bdotli, nml added. Hint the Army would always be willlng'to.riccopt' money from such sources, They had received donations from the Kacing Club, and, tlio brewers, He felt that they .were perfectly justified in (loingr so, and would continue lo accept'donations from them, , . .