TASMAN FLIGHT FUND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19866, 9 February 1928, Page 10

TASMAN FLIGHT FUND.

TOTAL OF £370 TO DATE.

LIST DEFINITELY CLOSED.

MONEY FOR AIRMEN'S WIDOWS

A sum of £370 17s 3d has been realised by the Herald appeal to citizens to lion out' in practical form the memory of the late Lieutenant Moncrieff and Captain Hood, who died in their pioneering attempt to fly the Tasman Sea. The J asnjan Flight Fund has now been closed, although belated subscriptions from the country will be acknowledged and added to the total. The money will be divided between the widows of the airmen. Ihe list to date is as follows:

Total to date . . . £370 17 3

GENEROSITY OP PUKEHUIA.

LOCAL FUND WELL SUPPORTED.

A feature of the appeal has been the wonderful response made by the Pukehuia district. A few days ago the receipts (£l4 17s 3d) from a dance were acknowledged, and yesterday the organising committer forwarded a further sum of £34 lis 6d, making a total from the district of £49 8s 9d. The major portion (£27 17s 6d) was raised by direct subscriptions, while £6 14s was realised from a picture show arranged by the Y.M.C.A. Subscribers to the Pukehuia list are as follows:—Messrs. E. A. Gibson, J. Anzulovich, H. Kavanagh and Mr. and Mrs. Findlay and family, one guinea each; Messrs. R. A. Richardson and M. Vlakovich, one pound each; Messrs. J. W. Houghton, C. S. Jeffs, C. Courtney, D. Ruddel, W. Flower, T. Radich, H. Keene and family, Mr. and Mrs. Reakes, Mr. and Mrs. Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Bradley, J. N. Culley, and W. J. Moore, 10s each; Messrs. T. Turner, H. Kapa, M. Hayes, J. B. Fergusson, R. Hales, C. Way, W. Sutherland, H. M. Martin, W. Ilorne, F. Burns, J. F. Lawler, E. A. Vennell. Mr. and Mrs. Larsen. V. Watts, Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Smith, L.L.M., N. McL., G. McKenzie, W. Collard, M. Galich, J. A. Roos, J. Kiely, F. Fransen, H. G. Vennell, J. Curran, M. Orsulich, F. Tennant, D. Russet, W. Edgar, Sharman, W. I. Smith, Sub., J. R- Cameron, 5s each; W. Dawson, 4s 6d; R. C. Paterson. 4s; G. Ciprian, W. McAnneny, A. Radich, M. Tolich, 3s; Mrs. Sharman, Mrs. Hawkins, Mrs. T. Bridson, Miss E. Sloane, F. R. Brown, E. . G. McKee, L. C. Shepherd, W. V. Mackav, G. W. Garard, M. Whitcombe, M. E. Crosse, Sub., F. Botica, T. Delich, M. Delich, T. Barbarieh, N. Delich,. F. Radovan, G. Scarrott, L. Gane, R. R. Murray, R. Burrow, J. Cannon, C. Price, J. H. Daniel, W. Peters, H. Wellington, W. Rollins, T. Kuzmanich, M. Radich, F. Soloman, Cates, N. Tvrdeich, P. Farac, E. Paton, M. E. Paton, J. Difilipis, E. Wade, E. Smith, W. C. Hughes, Unkavich, F. Moore, Segedin, Unknown, 2s fid each; Messrs. J. Segedin, R. J. McCarrol, T. Lancar, G. Thurston, W. A. Overington, G. T. Ayling, A. R. Sorr.

£ s d Previously acknowledged . . 311 13 9 Pukehuia District Committee . 34 11 6 CaudroD 5 5 0 Two New Zealanders .. 3 5 0 C.W. and Co 2 2 0 Epsom . . . . .. .. 1 1 0 Mikado . . , . . . , . 0 0 IVI. Henderson. Hamilton C 0 R.R 1 0 0 To Whatiga . . . . .. 1 0 0 R. Ward 1 0 .0 J.A.P 1 0 0 14/55, Te A roll a . 0 10 0 F.L 0 10 0 G. and B 0 10 0 New Zealander . . .. . . 0 10 0 Small Help 0 It) 0 Anonymous 0 10 0 N.Z.N. A 0 6 0 B.H. 0 5 0 D.U.G 0 5 0 M 0 5 0 "Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady" 0 5 0 R.I.E. 0 5 0 "Inasmuch" .. .. 0 5 0 Well washer 0 ' 5 0 H.II.YV 0 5 0 Parkside . . . . . . 0 5 0 12th Reinforcement 0 4 0 M.A.S 0 3 6 Sympathy 0 3 0 Digger Out, of Work Pour Cockie . ; . . . . 0 2 6 0 2 6 Vale . . .. 0 2 6 S.E.L. 0 2 6 Donor, Utakura .. 0 2 6 0 2 6 L.G. . . . . • • •• 0 2 6