THE WAR FUNDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11275, 19 January 1900, Page 6

THE WAR FUNDS.

,' ■ — ! THE HORSE FUND. . Mr. W. Crowther, M.H.R., received jester- , day the following reply to hid request to the Premier that the Govornmont should aei «pt horses nt Auckland and pay the costs i of transportto South Africa:-" Am pleased . to hear that fund for presentation of horses &m npO i? 1 T overlll » e has reached over . iOUU. If a thin? is worth doing at all, it , « worth doing well'.and to present the hone! delivered by tho donors at tho Capo it the proper thing to do. Otherwise the gilt i s taken off tho gingerbread, for the transport ' of a horse to tho Capo comes to at least ■ '5 per cant, of its marketable value. The Government of Now Zealand have no funds . telegram 1 The Government veterinary, ur- . telegram _ 1 he Government veterinary ~,r-goon goon will inspect and pass the horses free of chnrge.-R. J. Seddos." THE YACHTING DISPLAY. Matters in connection with the yachting display to bo held tomorrow afternoon are proceeding satisfactorily, and there is overy prospect of tho display being a great sue cess, Yesterday the Premier was 'communicated with, asking that tho Government steamer Hmemqa might be allowed to take part in the proceedings, and a ronly was received (luring tho afternoon giving tho required permission if the steamer was in J port at the time. The services of three bands—Hunter's, Nowton, and the United I , ire Brigades'—have boon generously given for the occasion. The committee have arranged for the fine steamers Eagle, Osprey and Admiral, and tho Coastal Company s steamer Kapanui to leave tho Queen-street Wharf at a quarter-past two o'clock to-mor-row afternoon, and if necossary other steamers will bo available for excursionists. The I American yacht Noma, which is to act as : flagship, will bo meored between faneitoco , and tho Bean Rock lighthouse, and tho ' yaoht'races will bo started from that, position.

' Our Kihikihi correspondent writes: —ln responso to the invitation of, Mr. Elmsley, chairman of tho To.wn Bonrd, a. meeting was held in the Town Hall on Tuesday to se- : euro subscriptions 'to the patriotic fund. There was a good attendance, and it was decided to stirt a subscription. Mr. Grace j and several others addressed the meeting, i] ! warmly advocating the good cause. Mr. j Walker informed the meeting that ho had ' I subscriptions amounting to £4, collected at the creamery. He also explained that the local volunteers wero arranging to hold a o gymkhana and sports meeting in February, tho proceeds to go to the fund. I under- ; stand also that a ; concert and dance is to bo held in conjunction with tho sports. A sub- < ecription list was opened, and a considerable \ sum was promised in tho hall. f Tho moonlight marine excursion by tho ] Aotea at Helensville, in aid of tho patriotic j fund organised by Messrs. James Stewart and William Kolly on Wednesday evening, proved a success. The steamer proceeded to the vicinity of Shelly Beach, and a concert was hold on board, the singers being Messrs. Swan, Cain, Foreman, Kelly, Captain and . Miss Ross. A very enjoyable evening on . the water was spent by tho number of young ( pooplo on board. In addition to £9 10s , taken for ticn.et-p, Mr. Jos. Cain collected j £2 10s in his tambourine, making a total , of £12, which !>m been forwarded to His , Worship the Mayor to augment the fund. ( The concert to be given by the members , of tho No. 1 Service Company at Devonport , on Monday ovcuing next in aid of the war relief fund, promises to bo a distinct sue- . ce?«, a number of leading vocalists Living • offered their services, while tickets aro finding a ready disposal. < The report of the meeting held last night ' at Onebnnga, in aid of the patriotic fund, ' will be found on page three of this issue. ( [BY TELEGKATH.— PRESS ASSOCIATION'.] N'Bw Plymouth, Thursday. The patriotic concert in aid of tho Transvaal fund, realised £64, including £10 odd, ' collected during the recitation of" The Ab- ' sent-minded Beggar." The local fund now ' totals £310. ' ! Napier, Thursday. '■ Tho Mayor has forwarded £700, tho second instalment, to tho Lord Mayor of London, [ in aid of tho Transvaal relief fund. This . brings Napier's contribution up to £1300. Chhistciiurch, Thursday. The Canterbury war fund to provide a third contingent amounts to £4489.

s The following additional subscriptions to tho patriotic fund have been received:— J Oxford and Cambridge Assoc.in- ) tion (per H. A. Talbot-Tubbs) £9 9 0 1 E. K. Mulgan 110 Mnrnanno 0 5 4 • W. S. Jones 3 3 0 , H. Moody 2 10 0 1 ! George Gregory 10 0 2 E. Brown * 2 2 0 a Dr. Roberton (second sub.) ... 2 2 0 Employees Northern Club ... 2 10 0 Colonial SuttiT Rennini? Co. ... 52 1C 0 (Contributions liavo also been made by this company in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane.) Auckland office staff Colonial Sugar Refining Co 16 17 0 . Cheleea staff. Colonial Sugar Co. 8 10 0 Chelsea Employees, Colonial Sugar f Co 27 3 0 i The following , subscriptions for the New , Zealand contingent only have also been rereived : — ■ i Court Zealandia No. 4741, A.@.F. 2 10 0 i J H. Moody 2 1C 0 Tho totals acknowledged to date for the . various funds arc as follo\\V>: — ) PATRIOTIC FUND. 1 Subscriptions paid £3954 4 10 ■ Subscriptions promised 121 15 6 ■ _ , , >T £4076 0~4 > Fund for New Zealand contin- . gent only 57 12 2 . Horso fund 623 8 0 , Grand total £4757~T~6