HERALD HOSPITAL SHIP FUND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15932, 1 June 1915, Page 9

HERALD HOSPITAL SHIP FUND.

GRATIFYING RESPONSE.

TOTAL OF £6201 RECEIVED.

The Herald Fund to equip the hospital ship and to ensure ample provision for the needs of wounded soldiers before and after their return to New Zealand from the front is meeting with n most gratifying response, from all parts of tho Auckland Province. The fund now totals £6207 Is 9d, of which £4500 has been handed over to tho Auckland Citizens Committee. The Mayor, Mr. J. H. (Vinson, has forwarded the follow letter to Messrs. Wilson and Horton, proprietors of the New Zealand Herald:— " I beg to acknowledge receipt of yours of May 27, with cheque for £4500, which I note, comprises £4000 subscribed to the Herald Fund from the public of Auckland, and also £500 from yourselves. May I thank you exceedingly for your splendid effort in this connection, and also for your decision to support one general fund from the province. Your letter will be laid before the executive at its next meeting. The cheque has been handed over to the treasurers appointed by the executive, to which source the amounts received under what is known as the 'Mayor's Fund' are also paid." At tho meeting of the executive a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the proprietors of the Herald for their services in augmenting the general fund for 'he relief of wounded soldiers through the medium of the newspaper. Amounts of h and upwards may be sent by post to tho Herald, or may be paid in at the Herald Office, Queen Street, Aucidand, where a list has been placed. The following is the latest list of donations:—

Following are the details of tie collection made at Puni:—S. Mikalcvich, J. Cvitanovich, £2; F. Jurakovich, G. Jukis, M. Borich, J. Jakicevich, J. Skender, Govovko Brothers, T. Talijancich, .1. Gamin/., £1; D. A. Mihaljevich, V. .lurakovi. h, .1. Grlusich. M. Juran, G. Juran, (!. Vera, ,1. Katavich, 10s. Details of the W'aitoa contribution are as follows:—A. and F. Brown, N. E. Nikkelsen. F. C. Hansen, £2 2s; H. Bridgman. F. H. Perrott, W. Richards, W. Luxton. H. Wolfe, H. J. Hyde, W. Bellamy, M. Maclean, B. Wadham, W. Vercoel £1 Is; Mrs. A. D. Cooper, W. Harkness, £1.

Auckland Branch of the New Zealand Dental Association 126 0 0 Avondale Jockey Club 50 0 0 Officers and Men, Casual Camp 54 7 6 J. H. McElwain, Waiuku ... 26 0 U Kelsey Bros., Wairamarama ... 20 0 0 Collected at Waitoa (as per list attached) 18 16 0 Collected at Puni, by S. Mikalovich (as per list) 16 10 0 C.A.N 15 0 U H. A. Buscomb, Henderson .. 10 0 0 Various Subscribers ... . 7 9 0 St. Andrew's Presbyterian Sum < day-school, Symonds Street 6 15 A James T. Gilmour 5 5 0 A. Cramond 6 6 0 J.P.D *> 5 0 ' H. C. Swan, Henderson ... 5 5 0 Mr. and Mrs. R. Tudehopc ... 5 6 0 James T. (i. Cox 5 5 0 Mary Anne Bell, Kuawai ... 5 0b \Vm. F. A. J. Carey 5 0 0 I Mrs. Robert Luiidon 5 0 0 James Murray 6 0 ° W. Garrett ... 5 2 . Mr. and Mrs. C. It. Keeblo ... 5 0 0 Mrs. S. Hammond 5 0 0 Mrs. F. U. Clayton 5 0 0 F. 1?. and L. StiJwell, Parnell... 5 0 0 Mrs. A. St. Clair Brown ... 5 0 0 j. Batty, Karaka ... ••• 5 0 0 Employees of Waitemata, Sawmill Company (first instalment) ••• ••• 5 ° ° Congregational Band of Hopecollection, Mount Roskill ... 4 1 « Sergeants' Mess, Casual Camp ? ? & Geo. S. Lintott ... 5*0 T. Nairn * * ° C. P. Marshall tin W. C. Dnldy « * J Geo. W. Hutchison tin Mark Ballard. Runciman ... A A " Oratia Tennis Club ** »■ Bennett Bros - * * " Mrs. J. Finlayaon ... • * * " Mr. and Mrs. H. J. D. Mahon 2 2 0 I George A. Osborne ... •■• * * « W. ft. Statham ... „ „ „ W. W. and W. L. Wallis ... 2 2 0 E ' H. Craddock 2 on Ie"h. Craddock 2 2 0 Misses Doonin ;:. % * ! iWeeroona ... ••• •• « « J Waikino Ladies' Guild ... I " " Thos. Huekstep, Omanm ... 2 0 0 P. and F. Jones, Tokatoka ... , * 0 J J.K.L.. Waiuku ... 2 0 0 Mate Bobanach. Mauku ... 2 0 0 Cl.ve H. J. Wily, Mauku ... 2 0 jj S.E.F. ••• « „ n M.A.F • • ■ A u u Proceeds Girls " Fortune even- q !W. Hulse, "Tokato'ka ."' ... 2 0 0 IE. Fcnton ... < J a I Mrs. Hollywood * \\\ 18.0-E 2 0 0 M. A Bennett ... • inn L.M.H. ... ... ■■■ •■■ l ° U I Ruawai-Raupo Branch Farmers' Union ... • ■• - } [' ? Employees, Claude E. riemus... I 10 ° Takapuna Croquet Club (first weekly donation) 1 ' » una } J J J'?' 8 ... 15 0 Anonvmous ... ••• — x Members of Female Loyal Orange Lodge. . No. 15. Alexandra, Waik'no ... 15 « Mrs. Bradley, sen., Raupo ... 110 0, L. Bradley, Raupo J \ ° Rev. A. J. Beck ... - } } J J. H. Joynt 1 1 J Mrs. J. H. Joynt 110 i Miss A. C. Phillips 110 | A. D. Gray 110 J.Mrs. A. D.Gray 110 :H. Cowseil 110 ! Frank Paine, Roto-o-Rangi ... 110 ! Mr?. Bertha Paine 110 ■ci. i i ; ;-l.m.i 10° H.VV.D 10 0 Ir 10 0 'Id F. Hampton 10 0 'X.H.G., Onehunga 10 0 ilF.M.G 10 0 I'Mrs. W. J. Rutherford 10 0 i Amy F. Robertson 10 0 /Friend 10 0 jT.M 10 0 ,'Mrs. Lee 10 0 |; Miss Lee ... ., 10 0 ; ,Mrs. Atkinson 10 0 'Vorene I). Bennett 10 0 iO. M. .Simpson 10 0 ' |C. A. Simpson 10 0 Rev. J. H. Hawkes 10 0 ■ M. and 13 1 0 0 J.W.K '10 0 Sympathy 10 0 'I A. J. Hollywood 10 0 'Fanny Worthinglon 10 0 j St. David's Sunday-school ... 10 0 'I C.I.I) , 1 0 0 'I l.G.M 10 0 ! Gerard Sampson, Waerenga 10 0 1,1 Wm. Douglas, Kohekohe ... 10 0 i Annie Mitchell, Tautari ... 10 0 'jl'onga Social Collection ... 0 17 0 '| Mrs. ('., Hemiwra 0 15 0 N. McDermotl 0 12 0 B. P. Bradley, Raupo 0 10 6 M. ('. Bradley, Raupo 0 10 6 Curinda ..." 0 10 0 G.L.I 0 10 0 S.W., Ahuroa 0 10 0 E.E.B. 0 10 0 E.D.I! ■ 0 10 0 Mr. and Mrs. F While 0 10 0 Miss J. A. Lambs 0 10 0 I Linden Coleman 0 .* C A. and D-D 0 10 0 pi Well-wisher 0 10 C e M.A.P 0 10 C ,,' S.S. ... 0 10 0 v ! Robert. I-'la It ... ... ... 0 5 f J,IF. L. Hall ... 0 5 C „l A Soldier's Girl 0 5 C v l W.B.H ... 0 5 C e ! Hector and Gr.mt Coles J Papatuetoe ... ... ... 0 5 C o! M.K.H 0 5 C v ; K.,1.1 0 5 C j' H S.H., Devon port 0 5 ( ,.'C.E.N 0 5 ( , r ]•;. A. Richardson 0 5 ( H All 0 5 ( v P.H.H. 0 5 ( ' v H. D ("lark 0 5 ( : e H. G. Clark 0 5 ( IP M. (lark 0 5 ( it A. B. Livingstone 0 5 ( •e B. Sander. 1 ', Taupiri 0 5 ( ;r D. and FAV 0 5 ( Laurence and Gray 0 3 ( i,

D., G-, W., and P. Cubitt, Helensville i ... 0 2 6 A.E.C ... 0 2 6 F.C.A ... 0 2 6 Two Little Girls, Henderson... 0 2 6 A.W. , 0 2 6 A Mother 0 2 6 Mrs. J. R. Pieece, Waiomio ... 0 2 0 Doris Potter 0 2 0 Punch 0 10