RECOVERY OF THE KING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20241, 29 April 1929, Page 11

RECOVERY OF THE KING.

THANKOFFERING FUND.

NOBLE GIFT OF £105,000.

AN ANONYMOUS DONOR.

(Received April 29, 12.35 a.m.)

United Sorvico. LONDON, April 28. A great tlinnkoffering fund for the King's recovery lias been initiated by an anonymous donor. In a letter to Lord Stamfordbam, His Majesty's private secretary, this donor, who signs himself " Audax," says:—

Iu view of llis Majesty's gracious letter to his people referring to his long illness and recovery, 1 wish to givo expression in some tangiblo form to the lehcf ana gratitude which I share with all His Majesty's subjects. 1 should like to make a gift to help forward some causo which, in a special degree, has the King's personal sympathy and interest, and will bo of lasting benefit to the community."

'J liu writer says the most appropriate object appeared to bo tho King Edward hospital fund for London, for which purpose he proposed (o set aside a sum of £105,000 (o bo spread over seven years, in the hope that it would be tho nucleus of a largo thankoffcring fund.

Lord Stamfordbam, after a consultation with tho King, wrote, saying His Majesty appreciated tho kindly thought and generosity of " Audax," and shared liis liopo that bis gift would bo tho nucleus of a larger fund. The King's illness had brought homo to him mora clearly than ever the resources of modern medical science and tho value of devoted nursing. Medical scienco owed much of its development to tho great hospitals which also constituted an admirable training ground for tho nursing profession.

Tlio secretaries of the hospitals fund announce that they have opened a thankoffering fund.