THE WAR.
THE OTAGO PATRIOTIC FUND. OTAGO PATRIOTIC AND GENERAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION. The honorary treasurer acknowledges tho receipt of .the following donations to tho funds:— Previously acknowledged _ £213,353 1 4 Balance Cromwell Patriotio Committee ... „. ... _. n 010 0 E. C. Walmsloy w 010 0 "W. C." „ w 0 5 0 "Debt of Honour" w 100 Sawyors Bay Collection Y 7 7 3 "W. N. B." ... _ w 30 0 0 W. Duncan, fortnightly contribution | w 0 2 0 A. D. Bell, Ida Vailey employees, Juno contribution w 12 0 Cavorsham Juno collection (per Mrs P. H. Morice) ... w 7 3 6 Caversham June collection (per Mrs P. H. Morice) ... x 0 7 0 Caversham June collection (per Mrs F. H. Morice) ... y 0 8 0 Caversham June collection (per Mrs F. H. Morice) ... w A 0 2 0 Public Appeal Committee (previously acknowledged) ... vr 664 8 0 J. Leth bridge w 15 0 0 Lieut-colonel Stoneham w 10 0
£214,082 6 1 Otago Daily Times Belgian Fund (previously acknowledged) ... 28,61919 4 Otago' Daily Times general list (previously acknowledged) .„ „' _ 29,335 14 2 Total ... _ ... „ £272,037 19 7
B Denotes Belgian Fund; w denotes Wounded Soldiers' Fund; r denotes Y.M.C.A. Fund; x denotes Red Cross Fund; w a denotes Women's Association Fund.
VOLUNTARY ENLISTMENTS. The first medical examination of youths between 20 and 21 who have volunteered for service took place at Kensington on Thursday night. Sixteen came lorward, and the following eight were passed as fit:— Kenneth William Bennet, teacher, Domed in. Edwin Broad, engineer, Dunedin. John Dunn, clerk, Dunedin. Alan Macdonald, sheep farmer, Ravensbourne. ■ Arthur MTjeod, labourer, MosgieL, Alexander Buckley Pearson, labourer, Dunedin. Charles Henry Stadwcll, plumber, Dunedin. John Varney, plumber, Dunedin.
RETURN ASKED FOR. (Fbom Oub Own Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, July 20. Mr Nosworthy gave notice in the House to-day to move that there be laid before the House a return showing:—(l), the number of men who voluntarily enlisted during the period extending, from the commencement of the war (August 4, 1914) until tho introduction of the system of ballot under the Military Service Act; and (2), the religious denomination to which each of these ; volunteers belonged.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 17062, 21 July 1917, Page 8
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354THE WAR. Otago Daily Times, Issue 17062, 21 July 1917, Page 8
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