HELPING THE BELGIANS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15748, 24 October 1914, Page 8

HELPING THE BELGIANS.

AUCKLAND'S RESPONSE, THANKS FROM KING ALBERT ACTING-CONSUL'S FUND. ADDITIONAL DONATIONS. ■' The fund opened by Mr. Robert R - Acting-Consul for Belgium Tl B ? m > - offering refugees of that count™ ' result of the German invasion » increased yesterday. making C tow <* ' ceived to date £2376 18s 4d. tal re - Mr. Burns has received a m „ . from Mr. Watteeuw, Consul °p ? Uon in Sydney conveying »^«S h' k T Majesty Ring Albert and Z Z* k Government, "thanking his IS'? and the people of N« 8 zSmSTSB*' very bad and generous •*&*£'& subscriptions received are M

_ Bryant, 12s 6d; No. 72 10s- ft ' Waite, ss; C. Chilty, 2s 6d. ' 'h' ■ The following amounts, totalling cm have been collected bv Mr. Percy John > son, in Howick, Pakuranga, all X" roa—Mr. McNair, £1 Is; Hugh J ffi" ' mour £1 Is; G. Bell, £1 lsfj £ patnck, £1 Is; J. Hill, £1 l a; H F " Robertson, £1 Is; Mrs E. J. Robert - fi i ' » / Ml . ' I £1 ls; J " Hattawaj i.l Is; Robert Hattaway, £1 l s • ft Campbell, £1; Thos. Mellin, £1; A. C- 'V Hattaway, £1; Percy Johnson, 10s'6d-' ' L. Mclnnes, 10s 6d •G. H. Fry, lOs fiH! ' W. Hughes, 10s 6d; W. Green, 10s it' * A. J. Dunn. 10s 6d; J. Roberts, 10s 6d' F. Hambrook, 10s 6d; R. Bell, 10s 6d' Mrs. W. Andrews, 10a 6d; A. Roberts' ,2 s Hi , eechle y, 10s; G. Somervills! "•>> 10s; F. Roberts, 10s; Horace Wakefield -} 10s; L. Baker,, ss; A. E. Bennett, 5sW. Mercer, ss: G. Waggstaff, ss; F. Kelsey, ss; W. Massey, ss; E. A. BrickeL ss; R. Hattaway, jun., ss; G. Nicholson, If ss; Mrs. S. Lord, 5s * Miss Courtnay ssr#S C. Litten, ss: Alfred J. T. Judkins' ss* J. Doherty, ss; Mrs. B. Pa ton, ss; c! - : V Roberts, ss; F. Oliver, ss; F. Quidlev, $ ss; A. White, ss; A. Fortune, ss; j'' J5 Campbell, ss; Miss Buddie, ss; J. W.' Jl Wilson, 5s ; A Friend, ss; J. Shaw, 5s- 8 H. Shaw, ss; R. Horrell, Jds ; C. Johnson'/ ? 2s 6d; J. Heron, 2s 6d: J. W. Lambert, J J 2b 6d; Mrs. H. Johnstone, 2s 6d; Miss V;Moor, 2s 6d; Mrs. Palmer, 2s 6d; Mr. " : 4 : Palmer, 2s 6d; Mr. Ward, 2s, 6d; G. ~}• Cearney, 2s 6d; Ed. Roberts, 2s; "' " Anonymous, 2s; A Friend, 2s j Mabel Roberts, Is Miss Sybil Roberts .Is sd; -r\ Sympathy, Is; A. Forsman, 23 J. Wilson, 5s j D. Andrews, ss. ' * ;,;ii

HERALD BELGIAN FUm :i A GENEROUS RESPONSE. A sum of £47 14s was added yesterday . to the Herald Fund, opened for the pur-IStl pose of relieving the distress of the '" Belgians. The fund now totals £295 18s 6d. Detaik of yesterday's subscriptions are *£! as follows:— - I-

J.L.J., 10s; S.L., 10s; P. L. . Guillard, X ss; Englishwoman, ss; P.H., ss; Art||f|| Gallery, 2s 6d; M.A.G., 2s 6d. - /ii* — - i ASSISTANCE FOR THE JEWS. % NEW ZEALAND'S RESPONSE. f|J A cablegram recently received by Mr.' i?' A. M. Myers, M.P., from Mr. Leo Myers, - | in London, intimated that about 5000 Bel- ; gian Jews were refugees in England, and,?l||Bj were destitute. Mr. Myers immediately f|j communicated with his compatriots | i-,5 throughout New Zealand with the object hS of raising money for the relief of these un- |3| fortunate victims of the German invasion. T - || Rabbi Goldstein and the Rev. S."Katz v were among those asked to assist, and through their efforts a sum of £235 was quickly raised. This amount, with £200 collected in Christchurch and sums contribnted in Wellington and other centres, Jgjjf will be forwarded to Mr. Leopold Roths- J child, the treasurer for tho fund in London. - r O.

E. Astley and Sons ... i . J- C. Spedding ... ,5 0 0 Mrs. Geo. Niccol... ° 0 Miss J. K. Niccol... . "in 2 0 Miss Mavis Niccol in n 2 \ Anonymous ' J" V ® 0 Mrs. 'McCosh Clark !" J T. Buddie ... . - 0 0 Mr. and Mrs. J. Motley Smith 0 second donation , ' r „ „ J. Reid ;; - ? J 0 Gross proceeds sale of steer pre ° ° sent-ed by Mrs. Gibbison, Raglan ' < 1n . Children of Edendale School * 7 3 A. L. Foster ... - $ ' ° Ed. Morton ... "" % - 2 Two King's College Boys ... 1 X q J R. S. H. bus ;;; } ?,{; Jas. H. Phillips ! " 1 n S Trevor Green ... "" i n « R. H. Larsen ... 'inn J. S. Shaw ; - \ ° J Friend , ; ;;; } ° ° Mrs. Mary Paton Inn - A. Hazelton inn Albert Harris "* inn J. J. Bridgeman ... . i p. * - S V n; m „( io_ " A 0 «

£ s. d, fonson Gariick Company, Ltd. 25 0 oitfl " Ohaka" ... 2 2 0 ■ - <- Mr. and Mrs. Woolley 2 2 0 , T. M. Oawlnvell, Whangarei ... 2 0 0 iV-l R. H 2 0 0i||| Mrs. E. Duckworth ... ... 2 0 0' fit C. R. Williamson ... 1 5 6|||| R. Mackay 11 {fifes F.O.P., Napier 110" ~ Mrs. T. H. Wilson M . ... I 10-*'" Mrs. F. R. Rayner 110,Whenuaroa 11 0M$ Mrs. R. Knox ... 10 0;,:-; Sarah A. Kay ... ... ... 10 0 Si Mrs. La Trobe 10 0;-"/ K.W. 1 ' 0 ffi®8