GRAMOPHONE FOR NIUE ISLAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18585, 18 December 1923, Page 6

GRAMOPHONE FOR NIUE ISLAND.

Sir,— few months ago a visit was paid to Auckland by Mr. W. W. Bolton, M.A., who has charge of a school at Nine. T stand. Among other things he thanked our Mayoress and the members of her committee for many gifts of books, etc., and he came to me for some pictures and went away hajjjpy. He made one other request: " There is one thinjfj above all that we desire for our hospital—a gramophone and some records." So I placed the request before the Rotary Club and eventually, per favour of Kotarian Charlie Nathan, was passed along to Mr. S. Coldicutt o? the E. and F. Piano Company, who presented a new machine. Records ' were provided by several Rotarians; A. B. Wright and Sons, carted the goods to the wharf ■ free of charge and the mate of the Kaeo undertook the delivery at Nine, where they were landed before the ship went to pieces on a reef. I have just received a letter of thanks from Mr. Bolton. I should like to ask, through the columns of your paper, if ar.y of your readers have any records that they would like to donate Any old thing will be appreciated ; I am sure that many people nave records that they are tired of hearing that are relegated to the bottom shelf and never see the light of (lay, some perhaps that are scratched. They will all be joyfully accepted and sent along to. our isolated " foster-children" to whom , they will give great delight. A_ ring to 'phone 2316 Aor a postcard to Box 1374 and I will gladly collect alLthat are offered. A. S. Aimss.