FOR THE SICK AND WOUNDED.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16542, 16 November 1915, Page 5

FOR THE SICK AND WOUNDED.

NEW ZEALANDERS UNDER HOSPITAL TREATMENT. AN APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC* In a letter which we published from him recently Mr I. W. Raymond, formerly of Invercargill, now in England, chairman of the Hospitality Committee of the New Zealand War Association in England, wrote: ■ There are close on 2000 sick and wounded in England. (The members of the varioua committees under the executive are determined to dispense necessities and comforts in no niggardly manner.. The boys are far from home, and must be looked after, wherever the money may come from. This is the very least that can be done for them. The resources are almost dried up on this side. The dominion Government, or the people independently, would, I am "confident, remit £10,000 occasionally if they could but see how carefully all moneys are expended, and how urgently necessary is the outlay. Remember, the back pay is never a large sum. The total each man can draw after leav« ing hospital is 2s per day—hardly sufficient to meet 'bus expenditure. Tne reliable and comfortable boarding-houses charge 30s ■per week. The allowance ia wholly inadequate. Knowing the generosity _of the people in the dominion, I •hope if any appeal be made that they will feel safe in responding, knowing how tho money is being applied. Since Mr Raymond's letter was printed by us. the Minister of Defence has invited from the public further contributions for the purchase of comforts for sick and wounded New Zealanders in England and elsewhere. He states that he has no funds in hand for _ that purpose at the present time, though there is still a balanoe in the hands of the High Commissioner. The money which he invites the public to sub* scribe is used to buy cigarettes, tobacco, stationery, shaving gear, etc., over and above the Government's provisions. We shall be pleased to acknowledge the receipt of any' subscriptions which may be sent to us for this fund, which may be described as the Invalid Soldiers' Gift Fund.

We have received the following gobsorip* 'v tions: — wtf J. Watson, Port Chalmers — *£180 0 0 i Otago Daily Times and Witness -n Newspapers Company (Ltd.) ... 10 10 0 . J. C. Marshall ... ... 10 10 0 Dawsons (Ltd.) , ....... .... 10 10 0 A. D. Bell, Waihemo, additional 10 10 0 W. Laidlaw, Matakanui .„ 1010 0 -4 Wilson Malt Extract Company ... 10 0 0 1 Irvine and Stevenson's St George ' ■< Co. (Ltd.) ... 10 0 0 i "A. C." ... ... „ ... ... ... 10 0 0 Gifts for Soldiers' Committee (per , 1 ' Mrs F. H. Can) ... ... 10 0 -0 Thomas Brown 10 0 0 ' Mr and Mrs John Roberts, por - tion of November contribution 10 0 0 * D. E. Theomin „ ... 5 5 0 " G. Joachim ... .„ 5 5 0 ' Dr Ritchie ... 5 5 0 William Dawson. ._ ... 5 5 0 ■ "J. M." and "A. M. M." ... 55 0 t? James Maxwell, Momona .;. 55 0 A C. W. Chamberlain 5 5 0 Charles Smaill, Kaitangata ... 5 1 0 "'-fl C. W. Rattray ~ ... ... 5 0 0 H. S. Fenwick ... ... ... ... 5 0 0 '■% W. F. Edmond. ... ... 50 0 £ Mrs R'. B. Denniston, one-half proceeds of sale of crochet silk ' ' bags worked by her _. 50 0 J F. W. Platte, Port Chalmers ... 5,0 0 \ Misses Balk ... ... ... 5 ,0 0 C. F. Greenslade ... 5 0 5' John Mill and Co. (Ltd.) ... ... 5 0 0 John Steel, Middlemarch ... ... 5 0 0 '•<■< William Taylor ... 5 0 0 1 "Pro Patria' 1 ! ... ... 5 0 0 J. Bayley and Sons (Ltd.), ... ... 5 0 0 John Donaldson 5 0 0 W. W. ■ ... 5 0 0Captain Hankey ... ...3 3 0 Mrs H. V. Hankey 3 3 0 A. Murdoch ... .., ... 3 3 0 J. J .Clark, Mayor of Dunedin ... 3 3 0 C. H. Statham ... ... 3 3 0 Mrs John Sidey * 33 0 D. Crawford ... ... ... ... ... 3 3 0 David A. Jolly . v ... ...... 3 3 0' Peter Barr ... .„ ... 3 3 0 " ' "J. G." ... _ 3 0 0 "E. H. W." ... ._ ... ... 3 0 0 r "Mosgiel" ... _ 3 0 0 T. P. Williamson ..220 G. Fenwick ... ... ... ... 22 0 ' « E. R. Burton ... .„ .„ „. ... 22 0 W. Couston ... 22 0 ' W. M. Kirkcaldy ... ... 22 0 A. Bathgate ... ... ... 22 0 Arthur M. Sidey .„ \... 22 0 ; J. R. Sinclair ... ... ... 22 0 . J _ Mrs J. R. Sinclair ... 2.2- 0 ' ■'> Mrs E. C. Lee, Queenstown ... 22 0 C. W. Hay ...' 22 0 W. J. Croft ... ... ... ... ... 22 0 "F. D. Clayton ... ... ,22 0 f; M. S. Holmes ' , ... 22 < 0 T. R. Fisher, St. Clair ... ... ... 22 0 M. and E. Farquhar 22 0 Mrs G. Fenwick ... 22 0 "W. B." „. _. ;.. 22 0 A. Moritzson — ...'2 2 0 ■ y B. Hart, Lawrence ... 2 0 0 W. J. M'Kenney, Palmerston ... 1 1 6 Geo. Chance ... 110 Wm. Dawson, jun. _. ... ... 1 10 ' C. Grater • ... 110 " "A. A. C." ... "... ... ...... 110 "A. H. T."; ... 1 1 0 John M'Hattie, Lawrence ... ... 11 0 "Arrow" 110 \t F. J. du Croz ... ... 110 "D. B." 110 W. Dawson, Roslyn ... ... ... 10 0 i Mrs and Miss Holmes ... ~. -*■ ... 10 0 •?"ft "Kent" ! . .„ .„ 10 0 : "M. A.," Palmerston ' 1 0 0 "D. R. N." ... ... 10 0 "Anonymous" ... ... ... ... 1 0 0 "I. B. and J. J. M." 10 0 "Bob" 10 0 A. Laing Durrand 10 0 "Public Servant" ... 1 0 0 i Miss M. Callender ..: ... 1 1 0 0 I " Anonymous" ... ... 10 0 "F. P. S." 1 0 0 "A. J. H." ... ... 1 0 0 William Gay, Cambrian 10 0 H. C. Campbell ' ... ..T" 010 6 J. Crow ... 010 0 'j-ii Joseph Evans, sen., St. Kilda ... 010 0 v Miss Grindley ... 010 0 "E. S." 0 10 0 "R. B." 0 10 0 "K. S. M.," Mosgiel 010 0 "R. J." ... 010 0 M. H. Macdonald ... ... 010 0 "?i "K." 0 10 0 Mrs Steven : 010 0 .f. Jas. Risk, Westport (per editor < " Otago Witness) 0 10 0 "J. H. C." 0 5 0 -Total „. ...£515 7 0 ! * Subject to deductions as specified below.- ) THE SICK AND WOUNDED FUNBS. $ TO THE KDITOH. ' Sie,—Six weeks ago I wrote to our Highl Commissioner stating that as'our Government could not accept my offer of a machine gun I would about tnis date remit to him £180 for the benefit of our sick and wounded soldiers. I suggested to Mr V Mackenzie that £50 might be sent to the -tj. Rev. Mr Bush-King and £30 to the Highland and Islands Fund., As you have all , these in hand I how beg to enclose herewith my cheque for £180, to be apportioned to the above-namod_ funds in the amounts named, my only stipulation being that, when remitting to London, you mention "including Watson's donation."—l am, -r etc., J. Watson. Port Chalmers, November 15. 'i [Wo have explained to Mr Watson that • ' we have not ourselves in hand the funds to which he desires_ to allocate £80 out of the generous subscription which he has entrusted to us, and in these circumstances -.f he has concurred in the view that the whole S of his subscription should bo_ remitted to the High Commissioner, leaving the allocations to be made in London. The stipu- ■ lation which Mr Watson makes, that the advico of the remittance to the High Commissioner should specify that his donation is included, will of course, bo observed.— = ED. O.D.T.]