HELPING THE BELGIANS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15747, 23 October 1914, Page 6

HELPING THE BELGIANS.

CAMPAIGN IN AUCKLAND.

EXECUTIVE APPOINTED.

THE RAISING OF FUNDS.

" BELGIAN WEEK" PROPOSED.

1 No time is to be lost by the citizens of Auckland in instituting a campaign to raise funds for the relief of the homeless Belgians. At the meeting held on Wednesday it was left to the Mayor and Mr. Robert Burns, Acting-Vice-Consul for Belgium, to form an executive committee. This task was completed yesterday, and the personnel of the executive is as follows : —The Mayor and Mr. Burns (ex officio), Mesdames Parr, Burns, and Volkner, Messrs. E. Anderson, A. S. Bankart, A. C. Canghey, A. 0. Limn, W. H. Pounlney, Charles Rhodes, and Wesley Spragg. The executive committee met in the council chamber of the Town Hall yesterday afternoon and various proposals as to the best method of raising funds were discussed.

It was decided that a "Belgian Week" should be held, and the Civic League offered, through the Mayoress, to undertake a street collection in that week. The offer was accepted with thanks. It was decided to divide the district into areas, and a sub-committee was set up to appoint canvassers.

The. Mayor was asked to make an appeal to the Mayors of the suburban boroughs to assist in promoting a thorough canvass of their respective districts. It was further decided to make a similar appeal to the Mayors of country boroughs and the chairmen of town boards and county councils.

I Major Lusk, president of the Auckland i Provincial Farmers' Union, intimated that Iho was prepared to enlist the active ; support of the farming community by sending circulars to the various unions. : The offer was accepted with thanks. j The decisions arrived at by the execu- ; tivo committee will be placed before the . general committee next Wednesday after- , I noon. I Mr. Neil Ohlson, a country resident, ] has expressed a willingness to give half of all his possessions to the fund if necessary. ACTING-CONSUL'S APPEAL. TOTAL OF "£2252 IN HAND. ADDITIONAL DONATIONS. The fund opened by Mr. Burns, ActingConsul for Belgium, is increasing steadily , • and now amounts to £2252 8s 4d. The ! I West Street Church of Christ has subj scribed £11. Mrs. Towle's Sewing Guild lias made a gift of clothing. The latest subscriptions received by Mr. Burns are as follows: — £ s. d. Collected by Mrs. Leonard F. Webster, in Bombay, Rama Rama, and Pukekohe East 13 0 2 Residents of Oio 11 8 6 C. Dawson 10 0 0 A. Sympathiser 10 0 0 Proceeds sale of bull, given by Mr. H. Beckett 6 17 6 Mrs. E. A. Dargaville 5 5 (J E. Ijangguth 5 5 0 H. Hine 5 5 0 Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Coates and Family 5 0 0 Mrs. Catherina Mvers 5 0 0 W. J. Hyde ..' 5 0 0 i Collected by Boxes in English I and Foreign Agencies' vestibule " ... .... ... .4 4 6 j Mrs. Calder 3 17 6 ! Irene Barlow 3 0 0 ! John W. Shackleford 2 10 0 !H. D. Heather 22 0 S. L. Kemp 2 0 0 ! Mrs. A. Ewen 2 0 0 I B.W 2 0 0 jri. G. Partington 1 10 0 j E. Vaugban 110 • Rev. Alfred Richards 110 i as. 110 !!Svmpathv 10 0 ; Mrs. Miller 10 0 j Thames Young Women's Metho--1 dist Bible Class 10 0 iJ.C.C. 10 0 i T.S.S., 8s; Waiuku additional subscriptions. 4s 6d; E.G.H., ss; E. 8., 2s 6d; U.R.F.. 2s6d; T. W. Davis, ss. i The following contributions, totalling £80 12s 6d, have been received from the

Mayor of Whangarei, Mr. D. W. Jack :— Purua War Fund Committee, £33; Hotels Trotting Competition, £10 lis: MaungaI tapere School Children, £6 15s 6d; J. i Andre, £5; F. W. Reed, £3 3s; D. A. -McLean, £3: D. W. Jack £2 2s; D. J. Fintavson, £2 2a; A.R.P., £2; H. W. McKenzie, £2; E.N.8., £l Is; N. W. Reed, £1 Is; Sympathiser, £1; D. A. McLean. £1: A. Wilson. £1; W. D. Birch. £1: G. v Foster (collection box), £1: 'Service at Onerahi (Rev. Evans), £1 3s 6d ;J. Bethel, 10s; F. Higginson, 10s ; E. Foster, 10s ; A. Coates, 10s : TV. Boyer, ss: H. Long, ss: Ellis, 29 6d; Poor Friend. Is. An entertainment in aid of the Belgian relief fund is to be given in St. Aidan's Kail. Remuera, this afternoon at half-past two o'clock, by the pupils of St. Aidan's Private Kindergarten. lIEBALD BELGIAN FUND. A GENEROUS RESPONSE. A sum of £75 10s 6d was added 'Testerday to the Herald Fund opened for the purpose of assisting in the relief of distress in Belgium. The fund now totals £248 4s 6d. Details of yesterday's subscriptions are as fellows : — £ «. d. Mrs. J. Wingate ... ... 20 0 0 Andrew Jack, Olenfield ... 11 0 0 J.M., Papakura ... ... 10 0 0 Dorothy Dawson ... ... 10 0 0 •Tames Ridjrway. Pukckoho ...5 0 0 Levien and Abbott ... ...4 4 0 T. E. Montgomery, Devonport ... 3 3 0 H. J. D. Mahon 22 0 Fitzrov Peacocke. Remuera ...220 E.A.W. ... 110 •T.D.S., Ponsonbv ... ...10 0 B.D. ..." 1 G 0 S. M. Taylor 10 0 John R. Graham ... ... 10 0 G. and H.P ... ...100 W. Cross ...10 0 Mrs n. M. Hughes. 10s ; Bertrin, Ponsonbv, 10s; E.G., 10s; Mrs. M. Williamson ss; W., 3s 6d. HERALD PATRIOTIC FUND. SUM OF £9709 IN HAND. The Her Patriotic Fund now amounts to £9709 7s Bd. Yesterday's subscriptions were as follows: ,-,,.,.. . £ s. d. bale of lieiter on account of E. Hargreaves, Bailey, per N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd. ... " sjq q Fancy skating carnival, Star Theatre, Helensville ... ...3 0 0 Kaihu Collections— T. Lineham -110 £• '{ e ore • .'.'. 10 0 *■ Itf'"1 t f'" 0 5 0 l>. Patterson 0 0 3 Employees One-tree Hill Road P Board _ ... „ 116 0 Employees Epsom Road Board, fourth contribution ... ... 18 0 8.D., fourth contribution ... 10 0