PATRIOTIC FUND

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23661, 21 May 1940, Page 9

PATRIOTIC FUND

BAFFLING A HOUSE PRELIMINARY CONDITIONS MUST BE UNENCUMBERED GIFT [BY TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] CHMSTCHURCH, Monday The Under-Secretary .of the Internal Affairs Department, Mr. J. W. Heenari, has informed the Canterbury Patriotic Council that a raffle with a house as the prize cannot be. authorised until tho property is actually in existence, and an absolutely unencumbered gilt in aid of patriotic funds. "I take it that tho bungalow is not at present built, and that various business men and others propose to donate funds or labour sufficient to provide in the aggregate a furnished bungalow, 1 ' Mr. Heenan wrote. "I would draw your attention to the Order-in-Council of April 23, which authorised the raffling o'f 'real or personal property of any description.' The Minister lias decided that unless the property is actually in existence and an absolutely unencumbered gift in aid of tho patriotic funds no raffle will bo authorised. I would bo pleased to have an assurance from you that this condition has been complied with before proceeding further." SICK AND WOUNDED POWER BOARD'S GIFT OF £250

A donation of £250 to the queen carnival campaign for the Sick, Wounded and Distressed Fund was approved at yesterday's meeting of tho Waitemata Electric-Power Board. It was decided to forward the money to the central committee for the fund. The proceeds from 500 tickets sold for the next appearance of the Lyric Harmonists' Choir in the Town Hall Concert Chamber on June 5 will he given to the sick and wounded fund. FIGHTING SERVICES APPEAL TE AROHA RAISES £464 [by TELEGRAPH—OWN correspondent] TE AROHA, Monday The total collected in Te Aroha and district in connection with the joint appeal of the Salvation Army and the Y.M.C.A. for £IOO,OpO for the fighting services welfare .fund has reached £464. The following are figures from varfous districts: —Te Aroha, £270; Waitoa, £95; Springdale, £57; Elstow, £4l. OTAGO GREAT WAR FUND COST OF ADMINISTRATION [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION*] DUNE DIN, Monday - The belief that the cost of administration was too high was expressed by Mr. J. M. White at the annual meeting this morning of the Otago Patriotic Association. He said it cost £7OO to dispense £3OOO. Supporting this view, Mr. Gordon said that if organisations in other centres had greater costs all bodies should confer to reduce them. The committee appointed to inquire into the annual report stated that the association had spent £188,056 in 24 years, the fund now standing at £32,000. PRAYERS FOR PEACE ORDER FROM THE POPE [BY. TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] "WELLINGTON, Monday The Pope has ordered that the month of May should be set aside for special intercession that war may give place to a just peace. In fulfilment, of this command and, further, in view of the request of the King that Sunday, May 26, be a day of universal prayer, the Apostolic Delegate to Australia and New Zealand, Archbishop Panico, of Sydney, has cabled Archbishop O'Shea, requesting him to arrange tliat next Sunday be observed by Catholics throughout the Dominion as a day of special prayer for the cessation of the present fratricidal strife and that peace, founded cm justice, may quickly come to the world. APPEAL BY THE KING CHURCH COMMITTEE'S STAND Disappointment that New Zealand's national leaders had not given strong public support to the King's appeal to have next Sunday set apart as a national day of prayer was expressed last night by the Congregational Union Standing Committee. ! It was agreed to urge all Congregational churches to observe this day in accordance with His Majesty's request. In view of the gravity of the war situation, it was said, the matter should be brought before all sections of the community. NORTHERN ENLISTMENTS [from our own correspondent] WHANGAREI, Monday Tho increase in the number of enlistments in the North Auckland military district continues. The latest returns from the area show that fclie total registrations are 1747 Europeans, of which 1079 have been sent to camp and 50 fit men are available. There are 104 fit men in reserved occupations, while 174 recruits are waiting medical examination. Maori enlistments number 891 and 340 of these men have been sent to camp. Available for camp are 41 fit men and 235 have yet to be medicstlly examined. Last week 15 Maori enlistments were received at the Whangarei Army office.