THE HERALD FUND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15746, 22 October 1914, Page 6

THE HERALD FUND.

TOTAL OF £171 RECEIVED.

The sum of £54 10s 6ri was subscribed yesterday to the fund opened by the Herald for the purpose of assisting in one relief of distress in Belgium. The fund now totals £171 14s. Details of yesterday's subscriptions are as follows : —

SYMPATHY IN THE country.

RESPONSE BY SETTLERS.

Our Te Aroha correspondent states that th,» deepest sympathy for the Belgians in then distress has been materially expressed by the settlers of Ngarua. At a ball, held' on Tuesday, a sum of £23 was collected. This, together with former sulj!>€r.pt;o!i9, and takings at socials, makes a total of about £46 collected for the fund DUNEDIS'S EFFORT. NEARLY £3000 SUBSCRIBED. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Dttnemn, Wednesday. Four meetings were held this afternoon simultaneously with the object of raising money for the British and Belgian relief, funds. A half-holiday was proclaimed and there was a large and enthusiastic gathering at each meeting. All the meetings were addressed by the Revs. A. Wynne Thomas and R. S. Gray, and at each a resolution of sympathy with the Belgians in their distress and admiration for their gallant resistance was carried. The cash collected at the meetings, and promisee, total about £2828. HERALD PATRIOTIC FUND. SUM OF £9834 IN HAND. The Herald Patriotic Fund was augmented yesterday by subscriptions which brought the total to £9694 6s lid. Details of yesterday's donations are as follows — £ s. d. J. H. Eyre ... 5 0 0 Employees A. and G. Price, Ltd. 1 11 9 J.P 10 0 ■S.A. 18 0 PATRIOTIC LEAGUE'S WORK « HAMPERS FOR SAMOA. SERVICES OF BOY SCOUTS. A meeting of the Auckland Patriotic League was held yesterday. The Mayor of Auckland presided. Appreciation of the services rendered by the boy scouts to the various ' patriotic organisations was expressed, and it was resolved to present a regulation bugle to each of tho eight, boy scout companies. It was resolved that Christmas hampers should be sent to the men from the Auckland district now serving at Samoa. Other centres wrote stating that they were not favourable to the Auckland _ proposal to contribute funds with the object of varying the fare of the men at Samoa. It was stated that, as far as it went, the Government victualling at Samoa was very good. The Otago Patriotic Committer wrote requesting that Auckland should join in a movement to securo a refund of the moneys sent to tho Central Committee in Wellington. It was decided to reply to the effect that Auckland did not need to apply for a refund as the local committee hail foreseen the necessity of retaining funds for locaj, relief.

PRISONERS OF WAR.

EXPENDITURE AT MOTUIHI

RANK OF EX-GOVERNOR.

Wellington, Wednesday.

The remarks made at the meeting ot the Auckland Charitable Aid Board last evening regarding the sum that was being expended on the quarters provided at Motuihi for the late German Governor of Samoa and other German officials interned there, were referred to the Prim© Minister this evening. Mr. Massey pointed out that tho Government in this matter was acting on behalf of the Imperial Government, and that it was simply carrying out the instructions received from tho Home authorities. which were to tho effect that prisoners of war of the rank of Dr. Schulz must bo treated according to their rank.

There are at present about 200 prisoners of war interned in New Zealand, the majority of them being on Somes Island.

SUGGESTED MORATORIUM.

"NO GENERAL WISH."

[by TELEGRAPH.—SrECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

Wellington, Wednesday. The member for Waikato, Mr. J. A. Young, asked the Government to-day whether there has been any generallyexpressed wish made to it on the part of retail traders to pass legislation providing for the postponement of payment of bills fall ing duo during the war, and, if so, has it taken the matter int-o consideration, and what was the decision arrived at. The Hon. J. Allen replied : " I am not aware of any generally-expressed wish in the direction indicated.

RUSSIAN RESERVISTS.

MAY JOIN DOMINION FORCES.

. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Wellington*, Wednesday. A cablegram has been received by the Russian Consul from the Imperial .Russian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, to the effect that the Tsar has consented to allow all Russian reservists desirous of doing so to join the New Zealand expeditionary forces.

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